Alley Receives 2007 Roger Revelle Medal

Abstract

I can't think of anyone on the planet more deserving of the Roger Revelle Medal than Richard Alley. He's not only a brilliant climate scientist but also a highly gifted communicator.Let me first say a few worlds about Richard's science. It centers on glaciers and branches out from there to many aspects of climate and paleoclimate. To me, Richard is the “answer man.” When I'm puzzled about something I read or hear, I call or e‐mail Richard. Nine times out of 10 he gives me a well‐reasoned, easily understood explanation, and if it's not on the tip of his tongue, he'll get back to me. Traditionally, his papers deal with the movement of glaciers over their substrates and how ice shelves influence this motion, but with the advent of the central Greenland ice core program, he has immersed himself in the reading of these records and what they have to tell us about the relationship between climate and ocean circulation.