David Thomas Pugh
Dr David Thomas Pugh | |
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David Pugh making temporary sea level measurements in the Falkland Islands in 2009 | |
| Born | 13 July 1943 Liverpool, England |
| Died | 1 August 2022 (aged 79) Wales |
| Spouse | Carole |
| Children | 1 |
| Academic background | |
| Alma mater | University College London, Churchill College, Cambridge |
| Thesis | The Thermal Environment of the Deep-Sea Floor (1968) |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | Oceanography, Hydrology and Meteorology |
David Pugh OBE (13 July 1943 – 1 August 2022) was a British marine scientist and academic. He founded the Global Sea Level Observing System, was President of the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO, Director of the Permanent Service for Mean Sea Level and emeritus fellow of the UK National Oceanography Centre.