Walter I. Wittmann (1918-1992)

• Published in: ARCTIC
• Main Author: Newton, George B.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: The Arctic Institute of North America 1992
• Subjects: Biographies; Scientists; Civil servants; Wittmann; Walter I; 1918-1992; Research; Oceanography; Sea ice; Movement; Icebergs; Ice forecasting; Arctic Ocean; North Atlantic Ocean; Northwest Passage; Arctic; Arctic Institute of North America; Arctic Submarine Laboratory; Iceberg*; North Atlantic; Northwest passage; The Arctic Institute
• Online Access: https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/64464

Walter I. Wittmann, an arctic oceanographer and expert on sea ice, died at age 73 on 19 March 1992 . During a career that spanned nearly five decades, he was a prominent figure in many of the early efforts to describe, understand, and predict the behavior of arctic sea ice and icebergs. He resided i...