赫崇本是我国现代著名的物理海洋学家、海洋教育家、中国海洋科学的奠基人之一。他开创了中国“水团”研究,特别是对中国黄海冷水团的系统研究;他领导并参与了1958—1960年间进行的全国海洋综合调查,积累了中国海洋研究的丰富资料,总结了关于浅海的海洋调查方法;他致力于我国物理海洋科学和海洋教育事业,培养了一批物理海洋科学研究的出色人才,为我国海洋科学的发展做出了突出贡献。 He Chongben is one of the founders of China’s modern well-known physical oceanographer, marine educator and Chinese marine science. He pioneered the study of “water masses” in China, especially the systematic study of the Yellow Sea cold water mass in China. He led and participated in the comprehensive national ocean survey conducted between 1958 and 1960, accumulated rich data on marine research in China, and summarized He is devoted to China’s marine physics and marine education and has trained a group of outstanding talents in physical and oceanographic research and made outstanding contributions to the development of marine science in our country.