[1] He was instrumental in developing the Shirshov Institute into one of the largest scientific centers for ocean and earth science studies.
[2] The Monin–Obukhov similarity theory and the Monin–Obukhov length are named after Monin and Russian Academician Alexander Obukhov.
He joined the Mechanical and Mathematical Faculty of the Lomonosov Moscow State University in 1938 and received his bachelor's degree in 1942.
He joined in the rank of lieutenant and sent to the 3rd Baltic Front where he was section leader of a frontal meteorological station.
In 1946, Monin came back to Moscow State University to continue his post-graduate programme under the direct guidance of Academician Andrey Kolmogorov who prepared and defended his Candidate's thesis on the theory of atmospheric turbulence.