Alexander Obukhov | |
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Born | Alexander Mikhailovich Obukhov May 5, 1918 |
Died | December 3, 1989 | (aged 71)
Nationality | Russian |
Alma mater | Saratov University Moscow State University |
Known for | Boundary layer meteorology Monin–Obukhov length |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Meteorology, turbulence |
Institutions | Russian Academy of Sciences |
Doctoral advisor | A. N. Kolmogorov |
Alexander Mikhailovich Obukhov (Russian: Алекса́ндр Миха́йлович Обу́хов; 5 May 1918 – 3 December 1989) was a Soviet and Russian geophysicist and applied mathematician known for his contributions to statistical theory of turbulence and atmospheric physics. He was one of the founders of modern boundary layer meteorology.[1] He served as the Head of the theoretical department at Sternberg Astronomical Institute, a division of Moscow State University.[2]
Obukhov's 1946 fundamental paper on a universal length scale for exchange processes in the surface layer was the basis for the derivation of the Monin–Obukhov similarity theory in 1954.[3][4] The Monin–Obukhov similarity theory and the Monin–Obukhov length are named after him and Russian Academician Andrei Monin.[5]
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