Walter Munk

Awards

1. 1999

   Kyoto Prize — Basic Sciences

   Earth Science

   Outstanding Contribution to the Earth Science by the Elucidation of Dynamical Mechanism of Ocean and Its Waves

2. 2010

   Crafoord Prize — Geosciences

   Earth Science

   for his pioneering and fundamental contributions to our understanding of ocean circulation, tides and waves, and their role in the Earth's dynamics