Sverdrup Gold Medal

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The Sverdrup Gold Medal is an award for oceanography (interaction of ocean and atmosphere) by the American Meteorological Society . It is named after Harald Ulrik Sverdrup and has been awarded since 1964 (most recently annually).

Award winners

Each with an official justification.

  • 1964 Henry Stommel for his outstanding contributions to the dynamics of ocean currents, especially the Gulf Stream, and his promotion of knowledge of the physics of the oceans and atmospheric phenomena from the large-scale circulation of the oceans to the cumulus clouds ( for his outstanding contributions to the dynamics of ocean currents, especially the Gulf Stream, and for the rich insight with which he has advanced knowledge of the physical nature of oceanic and atmospheric phenomena, ranging from the large-scale circulation of the oceans to cumulus clouds).
  • 1966 Walter H. Munk for outstanding contributions to the dynamics of wind-driven ocean currents and wave phenomena on the sea surface ( for his outstanding contributions to the dynamics of wind-driven ocean circulations and wave phenomena on the surface of the sea).
  • 1970 Kirk Bryan for his outstanding contributions to the numerical solutions of the general circulation of the oceans based on nonlinear, three-dimensional models of the oceans driven by wind stress and differential heating.
  • 1971 Klaus Hasselmann for his work on turbulence and his application of perturbation theory to a wide range of geophysical wave phenomena ( for his work on turbulence and his application of weak-coupling theory to a host of geophysical wave phenomena).
  • 1972 Vladimir Kamenkovich for his extension of the Sverdrup transport equation to a general theory of ocean circulation, including the effect of islands, coastlines, linear and non-linear aspects ( for his extension of the Sverdrup transport equation to a general theory of ocean circulation, including the effects of island and coastal boundaries, linear and nonlinear).
  • 1975 Owen M. Phillips for his outstanding investigations by both wave phenomena and turbulence in the upper ocean and especially to the theory of generation of ocean waves ( for his outstanding studies of Both wave phenomena and turbulence in the upper ocean, and in Particular for his contributions to the theory of ocean-wave generation).
  • 1976 Robert W. Stewart for his outstanding leadership role in experimental and theoretical research on problems at the interface between the sea and the atmosphere and the neighboring turbulent boundary layers between the atmosphere and the ocean. He brought his high measurement standards from the laboratory to field studies and was a pioneer in the measurement of surface waves and turbulence in the upper ocean layers ( for outstanding leadership in experimental and theoretical research in problems of the air-sea interface, and the adjacent turbulent boundary layers of the atmosphere and ocean. He has brought the high standards of measurement and analysis of the laboratory to field studies and has pioneered measurements of surface waves and turbulence in the upper ocean).
  • 1977 Raymond B. Montgomery for his important contributions to the interaction of sea and atmosphere, isentropic analysis, spatial and temporal analysis of sea level height and the equatorial flow system. He encouraged a whole generation of oceanographers and meteorologists through personal commitment and his high research standards and as one of the first editors of the Journal of Meteorology / Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences ( for his important contributions to air – sea interactions, isentropic analysis, the study of spatial and temporal analysis of sea level, and the equatorial current system. His influence on a whole generation of oceanographers and meteorologists has been profound — through his encouragement, his high standards of scholarship, and as one of the first editors of the Journal of Meteorology / Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences).
  • 1981 Jerome Namias for studies of the role of the ocean in the variability of the climate. His long-term preoccupation with large-scale interactions between sea and atmosphere and his leading, other inspiring role in research ( for studies of the ocean's role in climatic variability. His long-term dedication to large-scale, air – sea interaction and inspiring leadership has laid the basis for present progress).
  • 1983 Michael S. Longuet-Higgins for his many outstanding contributions to understanding the dynamics of surface waves in oceans, including the interaction of waves and currents, nonlinear interaction between waves, wave instabilities and the breaking of waves ( for his many outstanding contributions to our understanding of the dynamics of ocean surface waves, including wave – current interactions, nonlinear interactions among waves, wave instabilities, and wave breaking).
  • 1985 S. George Philander for many outstanding contributions to the understanding of the interaction between sea and atmosphere, especially many works on the description, explanation and discussion of the El Nino problem and especially the proposal of new physical processes that contributed a lot to its explanation ( for many outstanding contributions to the understanding of the air – sea interaction, particularly in numerous papers describing, discussing, and explaining the El Niño problem, including suggested new physical processes which go far to explaining the observations).
  • 1987 James J. O Brien for his outstanding leadership role in researching the interaction of sea and atmosphere, the influence of oceanic vibrations on climate variability and of strong storms on the structure of the ocean ( for his outstanding leadership in research on air-sea interactions , the influence of oceanic oscillations on climate variability and of intense storms on oceanic structure).
  • 1988 Hisashi Mitsuyasu for pioneering experiments on the dynamics of ocean waves and their application to the modeling and forecasting of such waves ( for pioneering experimental work on ocean-wave dynamics and its applications to wave modeling and forecasting).
  • 1991 Klaus Wyrtki for pioneering studies of large-scale oceanographic variability and especially his revealing analyzes of data from the Pacific ( for pioneering studies of large-scale oceanographic variability, especially his revealing analyzes of Pacific data).
  • 1992 Mark A. Cane for the insights from his many theoretical studies of the large-scale interaction of sea and atmosphere ( for the insight provided in his many theoretical studies of large-scale air – sea interaction).
  • 1993 Tim P. Barnett for outstanding contributions to the study of the role of the oceans in global climate change ( for outstanding contributions to research on the role of the oceans in global climate variation).
  • 1994 Mark A. Donelan for numerous contributions to the understanding of surface waves on oceans ( for Numerous contributions to the understanding of the physics of ocean surface waves).
  • 1995 James F. Price for important interpretations of observations of the temporal variability of the upper ocean layers, including Ekman transport , inertial force observations, responses to hurricanes, ocean eddies and physics of mixing interfaces ( for important interpretations of observations of upper ocean time dependent variability, including Ekman layers, inertial observations, response to a hurricane, oceanic eddies, and mixed layer physics).
  • 1996 Julian P. McCreary for fundamental contributions to the physical understanding of the dynamics of the upper ocean including El Nino, the equatorial undercurrent mixture horizons in oceans and eastern boundary flows ( for fundamental contributions to the physical understanding of upper-ocean dynamics Including El Niño, the Equatorial Undercurrent , the ocean mixed layer, and eastern boundary currents).
  • 1997 Kristina B. Katsaros for pioneering research and his leadership role in field experiments and international teaching in the field of the interaction of sea and atmosphere ( for pioneering research, leadership during field experiments, and dedication to international education of air – sea interaction).
  • 1998 Willard J. Pierson for his contributions to the interaction of sea and atmosphere, especially aspects of remote sensing ( for his contributions to air – sea interaction, particularly aspects of remote sensing).
  • 1999 John Stuart Godfrey for contributions to the estimation of sea and air rivers in the tropics and the theory of ocean circulation ( for contributions to the estimation of air – sea fluxes in the tropics, and to the theory of ocean circulation).
  • 2000 Mojib Latif for many contributions to the large-scale interaction of ocean and atmosphere, especially his pioneering work on comprehensive coupled models ( for his many contributions to the theory of largescale ocean – atmosphere interactions, especially his pioneering work with comprehensive coupled models).
  • 2001 Stefan Hastenrath for numerous insightful and fundamental contributions to description and diagnosis of large-scale interaction of oceans and atmosphere ( for Numerous insightful and fundamental contributions to the description and diagnosis of large-scale ocean-atmosphere interactions).
  • 2002 Michael L. Banner for advances in the understanding of wave dynamics, especially wave breaking and the role of waves in the interaction of ocean and atmosphere ( for advancing the understanding of wave dynamics, especially wave breaking and the role of waves in air – sea interaction ).
  • 2003 Robert A. Weller , for his scientific leadership role and sustainable excellence in the development and innovative use of measurement techniques at the sea-atmosphere interface ( for scientific leadership and sustained excellence in the development and use of innovative measurement techniques in the air-sea boundary layer ).
  • 2004 Toshio Yamagata , for outstanding accomplishments in the study of ocean and climate dynamics, especially with respect to El Nino and the interaction of sea and atmosphere in the Indian Ocean ( for outstanding accomplishments in the study of ocean and climate dynamics, especially with respect to El Niño and air-sea interaction over the Indian Ocean).
  • 2005 Joseph Pedlosky , for developments in geophysical fluid dynamics, including the theory baroklinischer instability and ocean circulation driven by wind and impetus ( for developing geophysical fluid dynamics, Including the theories of baroclinic instability and of ocean circulation driven by wind and buoyancy flux ).
  • 2006 Peter K. Taylor , for many important contributions to the understanding of the interaction between ocean and atmosphere and for his decisive leadership role in researching the climatic role of air-ocean currents based on measurements on ships ( For major contributions to our understanding of oceanatmosphere interactions and for determination and leadership in improving the climatology of airsea fluxes based on measurements from ships).
  • 2007 David L. Anderson for his extensive contributions to improving the predictability and prediction of climate variability and to a better understanding of ocean dynamics and by El Nino ( For his extensive contributions to improving the predictability and prediction of climate variability and to better understanding the dynamics of the ocean and of ENSO).
  • 2008 Dean Roemmich for major contributions to the measurement and understanding of the ocean's role in climate, and for his leadership role in the development and implementation of the Argo profiling float array ( for major contributions to the measurement and understanding of the ocean's role in climate, and for leading the development and implementation of the Argo profiling float array).
  • 2009 Christopher W. Fairall for important and continued contributions to the study of the interaction between the sea and the atmosphere, especially the observation and modeling of physical and gaseous transfers in various situations, from calm weather to storms, from the tropics to the Arctic ( for important, continuing contributions to air-sea interaction research, particularly the observation and modeling of physical and gaseous transfers in conditions ranging from calm to storms, tropical to arctic).
  • 2010 Bruce A. Warren , for advances in our understanding of general circulation in the oceans through observation and dynamic interpretation ( for advancing our understanding of the general circulation of the ocean through observations and dynamical interpretation).
  • 2011 Eric A. D'Asaro for pioneering instrumental, observational and analytical work to understand the reaction of the upper ocean layer to atmospheric forcing ( for pioneering instrumental, observational, and analytical progress in understanding upper ocean responses to atmospheric forcing).
  • 2012 Allan J. Clarke for fundamental contributions to the dynamics of ocean currents and the interaction of air and sea and especially the El Nino phenomenon ( for fundamental contributions to the dynamics of ocean currents and air-sea interaction with particular emphasis on El Niño / Southern Oscillation) .
  • 2013 Ken Melville for pioneering contributions on the knowledge of the refraction of surface waves and related processes of the interaction of air and water ( for pioneering contributions in advancing knowledge on the role of surface wave breaking and related processes in air-sea interaction).
  • 2014 John Marshall for his fundamental insights into the transformation of water masses and deep convection and their influence on the global climate and its variability ( for his fundamental insights into water mass transformation and deep convection and Their implications for global climate and its variability)
  • 2015 Claude Frankignoul , for essential contributions to the understanding of the stochastic propulsion of the oceans by the atmosphere and the feedback by the oceans ( For profound contributions to the understanding of the atmosphere's stochastic forcing of the ocean and the ocean's feedback).
  • 2016 Michael J. McPhaden for fundamental and extensive contributions to the understanding, observation and prediction of the variability of the atmosphere and oceans in the tropics ( for fundamental and extensive contributions to understanding, observing and forecasting tropical oceanic and atmospheric climate variability).
  • 2017 Shang-Ping Xie For fundamental contributions to understanding the coupled ocean-atmosphere feedback processes involved in climate variability and climate change.
  • 2018 Michael Alexander For innovative and insightful studies of large-scale air-sea interactions and their role in climate variability, and interdisciplinary work on climate change impacts on marine ecosystems.
  • 2019 Fei-Fei Jin For seminal and lasting contributions to understanding ocean – atmosphere interactions in the tropics and mid-latitudes.
  • 2020 Peter R. Gent For fundamental contributions to understanding the ocean's role in climate and its representation in Earth system models.
  • 2021 Sarah T. Gille For seminal work on ocean circulation and air-sea interaction in the Southern Ocean and their impact on the cryosphere, ocean ecosystems, and Earth's climate.

Web links

  • Official website (with search function for the award winners, which also provides the laudatory speech)
  1. ↑ 2021 Awards and Honors Recipients. In: ametsoc.org. American Meteorological Society, accessed August 7, 2020 .