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Historical milestones

1946

The Institute of Oceanology was established. Resolution of the Presidium of the USSR Academy of Sciences

1946

• The fundamental role of the spatial unevenness of the wind field in the formation of ocean circulation.
• Equatorial countercurrent theory.

V.B. Shtokman

1948

• The concept of the biological structure of the ocean and its total biological resources

L.A. Zenkevich and V.G. Bogorov

1957

• Maximum depth of the Mariana Trench - 11,022 m
• Life at depths > 7 km
• XXV cruise of RV Vityaz

1967

• Ocean turbulence theory

A.S. Monin and R.V. Ozmidov

1970

• Synoptic eddies
• Experiment POLYMODE in the Atlantic

L.M. Brekhovskih,
M.N. Koshlyakov, V.G. Kort and
L.M. Fomin

Maria Vasileva

Engineer

Laboratory of Paleoceanology
Marine Geology

Andrey Vedenin

Researcher
PhD (Biological Sciences)

Laboratory of Plankton Communities Structure and Dynamics
Marine Ecology

Georgy Vinogradov

Senior Researcher
PhD (Biological Sciences)

Laboratory of Ocean Benthic Fauna
Marine Biology

Naum Volcinger

Senior Researcher

Laboratory of numerical experiments in ocean dynamics
St. Petersburg Branch of the IO RAS

Alexandеr Vereshchaka

Head of Laboratory, DSc (Biological Sciences)
Professor, Corresponding Member of RAS

Laboratory of Plankton Communities Structure and Dynamics
Marine Ecology

Alexander Vetrov

Leading Researcher
PhD (Physical and Mathematical Sciences)

Ocean Chemistry Laboratory
Marine Geology

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Historical milestones

1977

• 1st expedition using deep sea manned submersibles Pysis with a working depth of 2 km.

A new era in ocean exploration

1978

• Theory of phosphorite formation in upwelling zones.

G.N. Baturin

1987

• 1st dive of deep-sea manned submersibles Mir

Constructor I.E. Mikhaltsev

1993-2007

• The concept of marginal filters that capture river runoff and pollution

A.P. Lisitsyn

1995-96

• RV Mstislav Keldysh and deep-sea submersible Mir take part in the filming of the movie Titanic.

A.M. Sagalevich

2007-2016

• 6 complex expeditions to study the current state of the Kara Sea ecosystem

2015

• Deep convection in the subpolar Atlantic and a record sinking of surface waters to depths
> 1.5 km are found

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Shirshov Institute of Oceanology
of Russian Academy of Sciences

Shirshov Institute of Oceanology
of Russian Academy of Sciences

Shirshov Institute of Oceanology of Russian Academy of Sciences

Shirshov Institute of Oceanology of Russian Academy of Sciences

Shirshov Institute of Oceanology
of Russian Academy of Sciences

Shirshov Institute of Oceanology
of Russian Academy of Sciences