FEATURES
An interview with:
Dr. Chris Landsea
November
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According
to our Special Topics analysis of tropical storms
research over the past decade, the work of Dr. Chris
Landsea ranks at #2, with 9 papers cited a total of
312 times. His most-cited paper is "The recent
increase in Atlantic hurricane activity: causes and
implications," (Goldenberg SB, et al., Science
293[5529]: 474-9, 20 July 2001). Dr. Landsea is a
hurricane specialist with the National Oceanic &
Atmospheric Administration. In this interview, he
talks about his hurricane research.
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An interview with:
Dr. Peter Yau
October
2006 |
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Dr.
M.K. (Peter) Yau talks about his highly cited work on
tropical storms. In our analysis of tropical storms
research over the past decade, Dr. Yau’s work ranks
at #3, with 14 papers cited a total of 255 times. His
most-cited paper, "Multiscale numerical study of
Hurricane Andrew (1992). 1. Explicit simulation and
verification," (Monthly Weather Review
125: 3073-93, 1997), ranks at #6, with 74 cites. Dr.
Yau hails from McGill University, where his work
centers on cloud physics and dynamics.
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An interview with:
Dr. Mark Powell
September
2006 |
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In
this interview, Dr. Powell talks about his highly
cited hurricane research. According to our Special
Topics analysis of tropical storm research, the
scientist ranking at #10 is Dr. Mark Powell, with 13
qualifying papers cited a total of 174 times to date.
Dr. Powell is an atmospheric scientist in the National
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA)
Hurricane Research Division, which is located at the
Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory
in Miami, Florida.
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An interview with:
Dr.
Da-Lin Zhang
August
2006 |
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In
our Special Topics analysis of tropical storm research
over the past decade, the work of Dr. Da-Lin Zhang
ranks at #6, with 20 eligible papers cited a total of
216 times. Dr. Zhang is a coauthor on three of the
papers on our top papers lists as well, most notably
the paper ranking at #6 on our 10-year list with 74
citations, "A multiscale numerical study of
Hurricane Andrew (1992). 1. Explicit simulation and
verification," (Monthly Weather Review
125: 3073-93, 1997). Dr. Zhang is a professor in the
Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Science at the
University of Maryland.
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An interview with:
Professor Johnny Chan
July
2006 |
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According
to our Special Topics analysis of tropical storm
research over the past decade, the work of Professor
Johnny Chan ranks at #9, with 29 papers cited a total
of 180 times to date. Professor Chan is the Chair
Professor of Applied Physics and an Associate Dean of
the Faculty of Science and Engineering at the City
University of Hong Kong. He is also a Croucher
Foundation Senior Research Fellow. In this interview,
he talks about his highly cited tropical storm
research.
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