Reader Feedback: Lander Lab #4 - Underwater Releases
on the specs they are roughly compatible with the output of the AR60 link voltage and current.”https://evologics.de/components/acoustic-release(Kevin: “Thanks, Bart, we’ll take a look and discuss.”)Back when ...Scripps Institution’s Frank Snodgrass, Chief Engineer for Walter Munk in the 1960’s and early 1970’s, always believed in dual release systems, a primary and a back-up, but also believed in using two different release types, such as a solenoid on one side and an exploding bolt on the other. His reasoning: if the same release type is used for both
Opinion: A Call for the USNS Walter Munk to Honor America’s Greatest Oceanographer
appropriate individual after which to rename USNS Maury would be an American who made significant contributions to Naval oceanography and reflected the diversity of our population. Among the pantheon of our greatest ocean scientists, there is no better candidate than the renowned oceanographer Dr. Walter Munk. I first met Walter when I was a newly-minted Ensign in the Navy while earning a Master’s degree at Scripps Institution of Oceanography, where he was a Professor and research scientist. This was over 30 years ago, long into his career which spanned nearly eight decades. Since then,
Seamount Named for Iconic Oceanographer Walter Munk
Researchers at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego announced this week the naming of a newly discovered seafloor feature for the late Scripps Oceanography geophysicist Walter Munk.The International Hydrographic Organization approved the naming of the Walter Munk Guyot (pronounced GEE-oh), a type of seamount distinguished by having a flat peak. The guyot is located 1,600 kilometers (1,000 miles) southwest of Honolulu and rises 3,803 meters (12,500 feet) above the seafloor. Its peak is 1,397 meters (4,583 feet) below sea level.“This is a love letter to Walter from all of Scripps
#Oi2020 History
;In 2017, UC San Diego launched the Scripps Center for Marine Archaeology (SCMA). Co-led by Scripps Oceanography and Department of Anthropology, the new center was designed to investigate the relationship between human societies and marine environments. The center was co-founded by Scripps geophysicist Walter Munk and former Institute of Geophysics and Planetary Physics Green Fellow Damien Leloup, who started his research career onboard the vessels Calypso and Alcyone, while working alongside Jacque Cousteau. As part of a funding effort, Munk and Leloup managed to raise more than $400,000 in see donations
Walter Munk: 1917-2019
Walter Munk, who gave the Allies a strategic edge in World War II, helped nurture a university into existence, and became a living synonym for oceanography, died February 8 at his home in La Jolla, Calif. He was 101.As a geophysicist at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of California San Diego, Munk made groundbreaking observations of waves, ocean temperature, tidal energy in the deep ocean, ocean acoustics and the rotation of the earth. As an advocate of science and broader scholarship, Munk served as an advisor to presidents and the Pentagon and conferred with public figures
Oceanographer Pisias Honored by US Navy, AGU
the Earth’s climate,” Drake continued. “Dr. Pisias’ groundbreaking work underlies, and has had a strong influence on, current climate research.”Since the Maurice Ewing Medal’s creation in 1974, multiple ONR-sponsored researchers have won the prize. These include Dr. Walter Munk, who invented the concept of surf forecasting; geophysicist John I. Ewing; and marine seismologist Dr. John Orcutt
Marine Archaeology Center Launched
scientists and marine scientists working together in one center, we will be studying the relationship between society and the sea from both angles, increasing our knowledge of the past for a better future.” The Scripps Center for Marine Archaeology was co-founded by Scripps geophysicist Walter Munk and former Institute of Geophysics and Planetary Physics Green Fellow Damien Leloup, who began his career aboard research vessels Calypso and Alcyone working with Jacques Cousteau. Munk and Leloup raised over $400,000 in seed donations and secured approval to form the center in September 2015
Interview: Margaret Leinen - Director, Scripps Institution of Oceanography
. Scripps also proudly operates a research fleet with ships that have completed hundreds of missions in the past few years and our public Birch Aquarium at Scripps that welcomed nearly a half million visitors last year. I have to mention that Oceanology International has just recognized Scripps icon Walter Munk, the world-renown oceanographer and geophysicist, with a special (Catch the Wave) conference and we will be continuing that momentum with events and symposia in the months ahead as we celebrate his 100th birthday in October. In your mind, how is Scripps unique from similar institutions
Shell Ocean Discovery XPRIZE Semi-Finalists to be Announced at OINA
of CTNW, which is delivered in association with UC San Diego Scripps Institution of Oceanography has a very special focus, with VIP guest, ocean science pioneer and ‘living legend’ Walter H. Munk in attendance. During the year of his 100th birthday, the renowned Scripps oceanographer Walter Munk will be honored for his outstanding contribution to ocean science and technology. In addition to the XPRIZE semi-finalists announcement, the Catalysing Innovation session at CTNW will also feature several other industry prizes, including The Society for Underwater Technology Oceanography Prize
February 2024
