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- ↑ "Roger Revelle Prize". Scripps Institution of Oceanography. Retrieved 22 December 2014.
- ↑ Scripps to salute centennial of UCSD founder/oceanographer Roger Revelle
- ↑ San Diego gives Monaco's Prince Albert the royal treatment
- ↑ Scripps to Honor Prince Albert II of Monaco for his Environmental Efforts
- ↑ A Prize Fit for a Prince