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

  1. 1 2 3 4 John S. Wettlaufer (June 2012). "Norbert Untersteiner". Physics Today. 65 (6): 66–67. Bibcode:2012PhT....65f..66W. doi:10.1063/pt.3.1615.
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