Douglas ReVelle
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Douglas O. ReVelle was an American scientist. He worked for the Earth and Environmental Sciences Division at the Los Alamos National Laboratory.
ReVelle received his bachelor degree in meteorology and oceanography in 1968, followed by a master degree in aeronomy
and planetary atmospheres in 1970 and finally his doctorate in atmospheric science in 1974. All of these degrees were from the department of atmospheric ocean and space sciences at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. His thesis work was about acoustics of meteors .
He studied in pioneering theoretical work the interaction of meteors and planetary atmospheres. He addressed in particular aerodynamics, ablation, meteor acoustics and infrasonic meteor observations . ReVelle died in 2010 due to complications of chemotherapy treatment for lymphoma.
An asteroid
was named in his honor, 13358 Revelle
, with the dedication “Douglas O. ReVelle, of the Los Alamos National Laboratory, is well known for his pioneering theoretical work in meteor physics and astronomy based on theoretical aerodynamics, in meteor acoustics and in the interpretation of infrasonic meteor observations. The name was suggested by Z. Ceplecha.”
ReVelle received his bachelor degree in meteorology and oceanography in 1968, followed by a master degree in aeronomy
Aeronomy
Aeronomy is the science of the upper region of the atmosphere, where dissociation and ionization are important. The term aeronomy was introduced by Sydney Chapman, and the above definition stems from 1960. Today the term also includes the science of the corresponding regions of the atmospheres of...
and planetary atmospheres in 1970 and finally his doctorate in atmospheric science in 1974. All of these degrees were from the department of atmospheric ocean and space sciences at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. His thesis work was about acoustics of meteors .
He studied in pioneering theoretical work the interaction of meteors and planetary atmospheres. He addressed in particular aerodynamics, ablation, meteor acoustics and infrasonic meteor observations . ReVelle died in 2010 due to complications of chemotherapy treatment for lymphoma.
An asteroid
Asteroid
Asteroids are a class of small Solar System bodies in orbit around the Sun. They have also been called planetoids, especially the larger ones...
was named in his honor, 13358 Revelle
13358 Revelle
13358 Revelle is a main-belt asteroid discovered on 1998 Oct. 14, by LONEOS at the Anderson Mesa Station. The asteroid was called 13358 Revelle in honor of Douglas ReVelle.- External links :*...
, with the dedication “Douglas O. ReVelle, of the Los Alamos National Laboratory, is well known for his pioneering theoretical work in meteor physics and astronomy based on theoretical aerodynamics, in meteor acoustics and in the interpretation of infrasonic meteor observations. The name was suggested by Z. Ceplecha.”