AGU - Roger Revelle Medal

Organization: American Geophysical Union

President of the Ocean Sciences Section from 1956 to 1959, Roger Revelle made substantial contributions to the awareness of global change. Established in 1991, the Revelle Medal recognizes 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 cycles, or other key elements of the climate system. Edward N. Lorenz was the first recipient of this medal, given not more often than annually.