Background
Munk, Walter Heinrich was born on October 19, 1917 in Vienna, Austria. Arrived in the United States, 1933.
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This book provides a comprehensive presentation of the underlying oceanography and mathematics necessary to understand and develop such a system. It covers the forward and inverse tomography problem, as well as numerous models for data interpretation. It also includes an epilogue outlining the history of tomographic techniques.
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Munk, Walter Heinrich was born on October 19, 1917 in Vienna, Austria. Arrived in the United States, 1933.
Bachelor of Science, California Institute of Technology, 1939. Master of Science, California Institute of Technology, 1940. Doctor of Philosophy in Oceanography, University California, 1947.
Doctor of Philosophy (honorary), University Bergen, Norway, 1975. Doctor of Philosophy (honorary), Cambridge University, England, 1986. Doctor of Philosophy (honorary), University Crete, 1996.
Assistant Professor, of Geophysics, University of Calif, at San Diego 1947-1949, Association Professor 1949-1954, Professor Institute of Geophysics and Scripps Institute since 1954. Association Director Institute of Geophysics and Planetary Physics (Systemwide), University of California since 1959. Guggenheim Fellow, Oslo University 1948, Cambridge University 1955, 1962, Josiah Willard Gibbs Lecturer, American Mathematical Society 1970.
Senior Queen"s Fellow, Aust.
1978; Fellow, American Meteorological Society, American Association for the Advancement of Science. Chairman Geophysics Section 1975-1978), American Academy, of Arts and Sciences, American Philosophical Society, Deutsche Akademie der Naturforscher Leopoldina, Acoustical Society of America.
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Fellow: American Association for the Advancement of Science, Marine Technology Society (Compass award 1991), Acoustical Society of America, American Meteorological Society (Sverdrup Gold medal 1966), American Geophysical Union (Maurice Ewing medal 1976, William Bowie medal 1989). Member: New York Academy of Sciences (Presidential award 1994), American Geological Society, American Academy Arts and Sciences (Arthur L. Day medal 1965), Deutsche Akademie der Naturforscher Leopoldina, Russian Academy of Sciences, Royal Society London (foreign member), American Philosophical Society, National Academy of Sciences (chairman ocean studies board 1985-1988, Agassiz medal 1976).
Married Edith Kendall Horton, June 20, 1953. Children: Edith, Kendall.