Haxby

Haxby

William Fulton Haxby (* 3. Oktober 1949 in Minneapolis, Minnesota; † 4. Januar 2006 in Westwood, New Jersey) war ein US-amerikanischer Geologe.

Haxby erstellte die erste Karte des Meeresbodens, die auf Satellitenmessungen der Oberfläche beruhte. Seine späten Arbeiten dokumentieren die Entstehung von Eisbergen vor Grönland, die dann in den Atlantik treiben.


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