AOS wishes to our condolences to his family especially Professor Rong Fu, Robert Dickinson’s Spouse.
Taken from AGU Website: https://fromtheprow.agu.org/robert-e-dickinson-obituary/
It is with profound sadness that we share the news that Professor Robert E. Dickinson passed away on 11 September 2026.
One of the most influential Earth system scientists of our time, Dr. Dickinson’s remarkable career spanned more than six decades, helping shape modern understanding of the climate system through pioneering contributions to atmospheric dynamics, climate modeling, climate change, land-atmosphere interactions, the terrestrial carbon cycle, remote sensing, and Earth system science.
Dr. Dickinson served as AGU President from 2002 to 2004 and was recognized with one of AGU’s highest honors, the AGU Roger Revelle Medal for outstanding contributions in atmospheric sciences, atmosphere-ocean coupling, atmosphere-land coupling, biogeochemical cycles, climate or related aspects of the Earth system.
His research transformed how we represent the interactions among the atmosphere, land surface, and biosphere in climate models, laying a foundation for much of the work being carried out today.
This work resulted in numerous honors over the course of his career, including Columbia University’s Lamont–Doherty Earth Observatory’s Vetlesen Prize, the American Meteorological Society’s Rossby Medal, election to the National Academy of Sciences and the National Academy of Engineering, and membership in numerous scientific academies and societies around the world.
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