Roger Revelle

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gptkb:University_of_California,_Berkeley
gptkbp:awardReceived gptkb:National_Medal_of_Science
gptkb:Vannevar_Bush_Award
gptkbp:birthDate 1909-03-07
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Seattle,_Washington,_USA
gptkbp:children gptkb:William_Revelle
gptkbp:deathDate 1991-07-15
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:San_Diego,_California,_USA
gptkbp:doctoralAdvisor gptkb:Harold_C._Urey
gptkbp:doctoralStudent gptkb:Charles_David_Keeling
gptkbp:editor gptkb:Tellus_(journal)
gptkbp:employer gptkb:Harvard_University
gptkb:Scripps_Institution_of_Oceanography
gptkb:University_of_California,_San_Diego
gptkbp:fieldOfWork climate science
geophysics
oceanography
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Roger Revelle
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Al_Gore
gptkb:Charles_David_Keeling
gptkbp:knownFor founding Scripps Institution of Oceanography as a major research center
influencing the creation of UC San Diego
pioneering research on global warming
studies of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere
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gptkb:National_Academy_of_Sciences
gptkbp:militaryConflict gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:militaryService gptkb:U.S._Navy
gptkbp:namesakeOf gptkb:NOAA_Ship_Revelle
gptkb:Revelle_College,_UC_San_Diego
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:American
gptkbp:notableStudent gptkb:Charles_David_Keeling
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:professor
gptkb:scientist
biologist
gptkbp:researchInterest climate change
carbon cycle
ocean chemistry
gptkbp:residence gptkb:La_Jolla,_California
gptkbp:signature Roger Revelle signature.svg
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Ellen_Clark_Revelle
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