The Sverdrup, named in honour of the pioneering oceanographers Harald and Otto Sverdrup is an unit of measure of volume transport, used almost exclusively in oceanography, to measure the volume of ocean currents.
The Sverdrup used almost exclusively in oceanography. This was to measure the volume of ocean currents. The Sverdrup was named in honour of the pioneering oceanographers Harald. Otto Sverdrup is an unit of measure of volume transport.