Dean Roemmich ( ) is a contemporary American physical oceanographer. Roemmich was the early leader behind the sensors array

Argo In Greek mythology, the ''Argo'' ( ; ) was the ship of Jason and the Argonauts. The ship was built with divine aid, and some ancient sources describe her as the first ship to sail the seas. The ''Argo'' carried the Argonauts on their quest fo ...

which continuously and globally measures vertical profiles of oceanic conditions, chiefly temperature and salinity. He received the Sverdrup Gold Medal Award from the

American Meteorological Society The American Meteorological Society (AMS) is a scientific and professional organization in the United States promoting and disseminating information about the atmospheric, oceanic, and hydrologic sciences. Its mission is to advance the atmosph ...

in 2008 for ''"his contributions to the measurement and understanding of the ocean's role in climate, and for leading the development and implementation of the Argo array"''. He joined

Scripps Institution of Oceanography Scripps Institution of Oceanography (SIO) is the center for oceanography and Earth science at the University of California, San Diego. Its main campus is located in La Jolla, with additional facilities in Point Loma. Founded in 1903 and incorpo ...

in 1981. He received the 2018 Alexander Agassiz Medal from the

National Academy of Sciences The National Academy of Sciences (NAS) is a United States nonprofit, NGO, non-governmental organization. NAS is part of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, along with the National Academy of Engineering (NAE) and the ...

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