The Roger Revelle Medal is given out annually by the
American Geophysical Union
The American Geophysical Union (AGU) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization of Earth, atmospheric, ocean, hydrologic, space, and planetary scientists and enthusiasts that according to their website includes 130,000 people (not members). AGU's a ...
to recognize "outstanding accomplishments or contributions toward the understanding of the
Earth
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’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
Climate is the long-term weather pattern in an area, typically averaged over 30 years. More rigorously, it is the mean and variability of meteorological variables over a time spanning from months to millions of years. Some of the meteorologi ...
,
biogeochemical cycles, or other key elements of the
climate system
Earth's climate system is a complex system having five interacting components: the atmosphere (air), the hydrosphere (water), the cryosphere (ice and permafrost), the lithosphere (earth's upper rocky layer) and the biosphere (living things). '' ...
". The award was created in 1991 and named after
Roger Revelle.
Past recipients
The past recipients of the Roger Revelle Medal are:
*2021 -
Clara Deser
See also
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List of geophysicists
This is a list of geophysicists, people who made notable contributions to geophysics, whether or not geophysics was their primary field. These include historical figures who laid the foundations for the field of geophysics. More recently, some of ...
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List of geophysics awards
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Prizes named after people
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References
{{American Geophysical Union
American Geophysical Union awards
Awards established in 1991
1991 establishments in the United States