Norbert Untersteiner
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Norbert Untersteiner (February 24, 1926 – March 14, 2012)[1] was one of the pioneers of modern polar science research, a professor of Atmospheric Sciences at the University of Washington, and an AAAS Fellow.[1]
Born in Merano, Italy, he led the Arctic Ice Dynamics Joint Experiment (AIDJEX) in the early 1970s. In 1979, he formed the Arctic Buoy Program as a contribution to the Global Atmospheric Research Program. He then formed the Polar Science Center (PSC) at the University of Washington and directed it from 1981 until 1988.[1]
Untersteiner died of prostate cancer in March 2012, in Seattle, Washington.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d John S. Wettlaufer (June 2012). "Norbert Untersteiner". Physics Today. 65: 66–67. doi:10.1063/pt.3.1615. Archived from the original on 2000-09-26. Retrieved 2015-08-13.