American Meteorological Society Carl-Gustaf Rossby Research Medal

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meteorology award research medal scientific award

The American Meteorological Society Carl-Gustaf Rossby Research Medal is one of the highest honors in atmospheric science, awarded for outstanding contributions to the understanding of the atmosphere and related fields.

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Label	Occurrences
Carl-Gustaf Rossby Research Medal	9
American Meteorological Society Carl-Gustaf Rossby Research Medal canonical	3
Carl-Gustaf Rossby Research Medal (eponym)	1
Rossby Research Medal	1

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Target entity: American Meteorological Society Carl-Gustaf Rossby Research Medal
Context triple: [Jacob Bjerknes, awardReceived, American Meteorological Society Carl-Gustaf Rossby Research Medal]

A. Stanley Corrsin Award
The Stanley Corrsin Award is a prestigious honor in fluid dynamics recognizing outstanding contributions to the understanding of turbulence and related flow phenomena.
B. Nansen Medal
The Nansen Medal, officially known as the Nansen Refugee Award, is a prestigious honor presented by the UNHCR to individuals, groups, or organizations for outstanding service to refugees.
C. Draper Prize
The Draper Prize is a prestigious international engineering award presented by the National Academy of Engineering to honor outstanding achievements that have significantly benefited society.
D. AAAS Philip Hauge Abelson Prize
The AAAS Philip Hauge Abelson Prize is a prestigious award presented by the American Association for the Advancement of Science to honor outstanding contributions to the advancement of science and its public understanding or policy.
E. Fridtjof Nansen Award for Excellence in Science
The Fridtjof Nansen Award for Excellence in Science is a prestigious Norwegian scientific prize recognizing outstanding research achievements across the natural and human sciences.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

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Target entity: American Meteorological Society Carl-Gustaf Rossby Research Medal
Target entity description: The American Meteorological Society Carl-Gustaf Rossby Research Medal is one of the highest honors in atmospheric science, awarded for outstanding contributions to the understanding of the atmosphere and related fields.

A. Stanley Corrsin Award
The Stanley Corrsin Award is a prestigious honor in fluid dynamics recognizing outstanding contributions to the understanding of turbulence and related flow phenomena.
B. Nansen Medal
The Nansen Medal, officially known as the Nansen Refugee Award, is a prestigious honor presented by the UNHCR to individuals, groups, or organizations for outstanding service to refugees.
C. Draper Prize
The Draper Prize is a prestigious international engineering award presented by the National Academy of Engineering to honor outstanding achievements that have significantly benefited society.
D. AAAS Philip Hauge Abelson Prize
The AAAS Philip Hauge Abelson Prize is a prestigious award presented by the American Association for the Advancement of Science to honor outstanding contributions to the advancement of science and its public understanding or policy.
E. Fridtjof Nansen Award for Excellence in Science
The Fridtjof Nansen Award for Excellence in Science is a prestigious Norwegian scientific prize recognizing outstanding research achievements across the natural and human sciences.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (44)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	meteorology award ⓘ research medal ⓘ scientific award ⓘ
associatedOrganization	American Meteorological Society Council ⓘ
awardedFor	outstanding contributions to atmospheric science ⓘ outstanding contributions to related atmospheric and climate fields ⓘ outstanding contributions to the understanding of the atmosphere ⓘ
awardingBodyField	meteorology and atmospheric sciences ⓘ
awardingBodyType	professional society ⓘ
awardLevel	one of the highest honors in atmospheric science ⓘ
category	AMS major awards ⓘ
country	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
discipline	Earth sciences ⓘ geophysical fluid dynamics ⓘ
eligibility	scientists with outstanding research contributions in atmospheric sciences ⓘ
field	atmospheric sciences ⓘ meteorology ⓘ
formerName	Award for Extraordinary Scientific Achievement ⓘ
frequency	annual ⓘ
honors	pioneering research in atmospheric dynamics ⓘ
honorsLegacyOf	Carl-Gustaf Rossby’s contributions to atmospheric dynamics ⓘ
inception	1953 ⓘ
languageOfName	English ⓘ
namedAfter	Carl-Gustaf Rossby ⓘ
namedForNationality	Swedish-American ⓘ
namedForOccupation	meteorologist ⓘ
notableRecipient	Edward N. Lorenz ⓘ Isaac M. Held ⓘ James R. Holton ⓘ Jule G. Charney ⓘ linked to: Jule Gregory Charney Klaus Hasselmann ⓘ Syukuro Manabe ⓘ Veerabhadran Ramanathan ⓘ
presentedBy	American Meteorological Society ⓘ
recognizes	fundamental advances in understanding atmospheric processes ⓘ long-term, outstanding research achievements in atmospheric science ⓘ
relatedAward	American Meteorological Society Charney Award ⓘ American Meteorological Society Sverdrup Gold Medal ⓘ
scope	international ⓘ
selectionMethod	peer recognition and evaluation by AMS committees ⓘ
shortName	Rossby Research Medal ⓘ linked to: American Meteorological Society Carl-Gustaf Rossby Research Medal
sponsor	American Meteorological Society ⓘ
status	active award ⓘ
typicalVenue	American Meteorological Society annual meeting ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Jacob Bjerknes → awardReceived → American Meteorological Society Carl-Gustaf Rossby Research Medal ⓘ

Syukuro Manabe → awardReceived → American Meteorological Society Carl-Gustaf Rossby Research Medal ⓘ

Kerry Emanuel → awardReceived → Carl-Gustaf Rossby Research Medal ⓘ