ON THE 75th ANNIVERSARY OF YURI MIKHAILOVICH GRACHEV (1945–2010), THE PARTICIPANT OF THE POLYGON–70 EXPERIMENT

Abstract

The article is dedicated to a memorable date – the 75th anniversary of Yuri Grachev, PhD, who was a Lead Scientist and Deputy Director of the Shirshov Institute of Oceanology of Russian Academy of Sciences. It describes the contributions of Dr. Grachev to the development of the Shirshov Institute, including both his scientific and organizational work. Yu.M. Grachev spent over 2 years at sea aboard research vessels during cruises, where he had different roles, in most cases assuming leading positions. He was one of the most experienced specialists in field data collection and analysis, focusing on experimental study of synoptic variability of ocean circulation in various regions of the World Ocean. He directly took part in major ocean projects: Polygon–67, Polygon–70, POLYMODE.