Roger Revelle Medal
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The Roger Revelle
Medal is given out annually by the American Geophysical Union
to recognize "outstanding accomplishments or contributions toward the understanding of the Earth
’s atmospheric processes
, including its dynamics
, chemistry
, and radiation; and toward the role of the atmosphere
, atmosphere-ocean coupling
, or atmosphere-land
coupling in determining the climate
, biogeochemical cycle
s, or other key elements of the climate system". The award was created in 1991 and named after Roger Revelle.
Roger Revelle
Roger Randall Dougan Revelle was a scientist and scholar who was instrumental in the formative years of the University of California, San Diego and was one of the first scientists to study global warming and the movement of Earth's tectonic plates...
Medal is given out annually by the American Geophysical Union
American Geophysical Union
The American Geophysical Union is a nonprofit organization of geophysicists, consisting of over 50,000 members from over 135 countries. AGU's activities are focused on the organization and dissemination of scientific information in the interdisciplinary and international field of geophysics...
to recognize "outstanding accomplishments or contributions toward the understanding of the Earth
Earth
Earth is the third planet from the Sun, and the densest and fifth-largest of the eight planets in the Solar System. It is also the largest of the Solar System's four terrestrial planets...
’s atmospheric processes
Atmospheric circulation
Atmospheric circulation is the large-scale movement of air, and the means by which thermal energy is distributed on the surface of the Earth....
, including its dynamics
Atmospheric physics
Atmospheric physics is the application of physics to the study of the atmosphere. Atmospheric physicists attempt to model Earth's atmosphere and the atmospheres of the other planets using fluid flow equations, chemical models, radiation balancing, and energy transfer processes in the atmosphere...
, chemistry
Atmospheric chemistry
Atmospheric chemistry is a branch of atmospheric science in which the chemistry of the Earth's atmosphere and that of other planets is studied. It is a multidisciplinary field of research and draws on environmental chemistry, physics, meteorology, computer modeling, oceanography, geology and...
, and radiation; and toward the role of the atmosphere
Atmosphere
An atmosphere is a layer of gases that may surround a material body of sufficient mass, and that is held in place by the gravity of the body. An atmosphere may be retained for a longer duration, if the gravity is high and the atmosphere's temperature is low...
, atmosphere-ocean coupling
Planetary boundary layer
The planetary boundary layer , also known as the atmospheric boundary layer , is the lowest part of the atmosphere and its behavior is directly influenced by its contact with a planetary surface. On Earth it usually responds to changes in surface forcing in an hour or less...
, or atmosphere-land
Planetary boundary layer
The planetary boundary layer , also known as the atmospheric boundary layer , is the lowest part of the atmosphere and its behavior is directly influenced by its contact with a planetary surface. On Earth it usually responds to changes in surface forcing in an hour or less...
coupling in determining the climate
Climate
Climate encompasses the statistics of temperature, humidity, atmospheric pressure, wind, rainfall, atmospheric particle count and other meteorological elemental measurements in a given region over long periods...
, biogeochemical cycle
Biogeochemical cycle
In ecology and Earth science, a biogeochemical cycle or substance turnover or cycling of substances is a pathway by which a chemical element or molecule moves through both biotic and abiotic compartments of Earth. A cycle is a series of change which comes back to the starting point and which can...
s, or other key elements of the climate system". The award was created in 1991 and named after Roger Revelle.
Past recipients
- 1992- Edward N. Lorenz
- 1993- Syukuro ManabeSyukuro Manabeis a Japanese meteorologist and climatologist who pioneered the use of computers to simulate global climate change and natural climate variations.-Scientific accomplishments:...
- 1994- F. Sherwood Rowland
- 1995- Wallace Broecker
- 1996- Robert E. Dickinson
- 1997- Hans A. Oeschger
- 1998- Harold S. Johnston
- 1999- John Michael WallaceJohn Michael WallaceJohn Michael Wallace is a professor of Atmospheric Sciences at the University of Washington, as well as the former director of the Joint Institute for the Study of the Atmosphere and Ocean --a joint research venture between the University of Washington and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric...
- 2000- James R. Holton
- 2001- James HansenJames HansenJames E. Hansen heads the NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies in New York City, a part of the Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland. He has held this position since 1981...
- 2002- Ralph J. Cicerone
- 2003- Jean JouzelJean JouzelJean Jouzel, is a French glaciologist and climatologist. He is a world renowned specialist in major climatic shifts based on his analysis of Antarctic and Greenland ice...
- 2004- Inez FungInez FungInez Fung is a professor of atmospheric science at the University of California, Berkeley jointly appointed in the Department of Earth and Planetary Science and the Department of Environmental Science, Policy and Management...
- 2006- John E. Kutzbach
- 2007- Richard B. Alley
- 2008- Michael L. Bender
- 2009- Jorge L. Sarmiento