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This digital document is an article from Water: Science and Issues, brought to you by Gale®, a part of Cengage Learning, a world leader in e-research and educational publishing for libraries, schools and businesses. The length of the article is 779 words. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser. Integrates key concepts, current issues, traditional and emerging research, and major legislation in three subject areas: fresh water, marine waters, and policy and management. These topics are complemented by historical overviews, biographical sketches, and career information.

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• Published on: 2003
• Format: HTML
• Binding: Digital
• 2 pages

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Sverdrup is remembered not simply for a particular discovery or famous expedition but for his immense influence on the entire fields of oceanography and meteorology. His career started and ended in his native Norway, with 12 critical years in the United States where he developed the Scripps Institution of Oceanography into an institute of international leadership in oceanic education and research....