A. Birol Kara

3.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
57 papers, 2.8k citations indexed

About

A. Birol Kara is a scholar working on Oceanography, Global and Planetary Change and Atmospheric Science. According to data from OpenAlex, A. Birol Kara has authored 57 papers receiving a total of 2.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 50 papers in Oceanography, 40 papers in Global and Planetary Change and 23 papers in Atmospheric Science. Recurrent topics in A. Birol Kara's work include Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes (50 papers), Climate variability and models (34 papers) and Marine and coastal ecosystems (20 papers). A. Birol Kara is often cited by papers focused on Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes (50 papers), Climate variability and models (34 papers) and Marine and coastal ecosystems (20 papers). A. Birol Kara collaborates with scholars based in United States, Türkiye and Germany. A. Birol Kara's co-authors include Harley E. Hurlburt, Peter A. Rochford, Alan J. Wallcraft, Charlie N. Barron, James B. Elsner, Lucy F. Smedstad, Robert C. Rhodes, Paul J. Martin, E. Joseph Metzger and Mark A. Bourassa and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres, Journal of Climate and Geophysical Research Letters.

In The Last Decade

A. Birol Kara

54 papers receiving 2.7k citations

Hit Papers

An optimal definition for ocean mixed layer depth 2000 2026 2008 2017 2000 200 400 600
What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

  1. An optimal definition for ocean mixed layer depth
    2000 652 citations A. Birol Kara, Peter A. Rochford et al. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres profile →

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Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
A. Birol Kara United States 29 2.5k 1.7k 1.3k 256 149 57 2.8k
Óscar Pizarro Chile 27 1.9k 0.8× 1.2k 0.7× 741 0.6× 475 1.9× 122 0.8× 61 2.4k
John C. Kindle United States 27 2.3k 0.9× 1.4k 0.8× 807 0.6× 339 1.3× 96 0.6× 46 2.6k
Kristofer Döös Sweden 25 1.6k 0.6× 1.2k 0.7× 1.2k 1.0× 227 0.9× 132 0.9× 75 2.2k
W. Paul Budgell Norway 18 1.5k 0.6× 886 0.5× 976 0.8× 424 1.7× 179 1.2× 26 2.0k
Kuh Kim South Korea 31 2.1k 0.9× 1.0k 0.6× 1.2k 1.0× 355 1.4× 107 0.7× 75 2.5k
Dmitry Sein Germany 33 1.6k 0.6× 2.0k 1.2× 1.9k 1.5× 224 0.9× 90 0.6× 122 3.0k
Lie‐Yauw Oey United States 32 2.4k 1.0× 1.0k 0.6× 1.6k 1.3× 207 0.8× 362 2.4× 70 2.7k
Marine Herrmann France 24 1.4k 0.6× 1.1k 0.7× 778 0.6× 298 1.2× 134 0.9× 47 2.0k
Michel Crépon France 30 1.8k 0.7× 1.1k 0.7× 965 0.8× 298 1.2× 157 1.1× 79 2.4k
Mihai Dima Romania 21 759 0.3× 1.2k 0.7× 1.0k 0.8× 275 1.1× 108 0.7× 54 1.7k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Kara, A. Birol, et al.. (2024). Adherence to Mediterranean Diet and Sleep Quality in University Students. DergiPark (Istanbul University). 7(1). 16–28.
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Kara, A. Birol, et al.. (2009). Optimizing surface winds using QuikSCAT measurements in the Mediterranean Sea during 2000–2006. Journal of Marine Systems. 78. S119–S131. 22 indexed citations
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Helber, Robert W., A. Birol Kara, Charlie N. Barron, & Timothy P. Boyer. (2009). Mixed layer depth in the Aegean, Marmara, Black and Azov Seas: Part II: Relation to the sonic layer depth. Journal of Marine Systems. 78. S181–S190. 3 indexed citations
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Wallcraft, Alan J., et al.. (2009). Comparisons of monthly mean 10 m wind speeds from satellites and NWP products over the global ocean. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 114(D16). 40 indexed citations
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Kara, A. Birol, Alan J. Wallcraft, Harley E. Hurlburt, & Wei‐Yin Loh. (2009). Quantifying SST errors from an OGCM in relation to atmospheric forcing variables. Ocean Modelling. 29(1). 43–57. 7 indexed citations
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Kara, A. Birol, Charlie N. Barron, Alan J. Wallcraft, Temel Oǧuz, & Kenneth S. Casey. (2008). Advantages of fine resolution SSTs for small ocean basins: Evaluation in the Black Sea. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 113(C8). 12 indexed citations
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Kara, A. Birol & Charlie N. Barron. (2008). Comment on “Seasonal heat budgets of the Red and Black seas” by Matsoukas et al.. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 113(C12). 1 indexed citations
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Kara, A. Birol, Charlie N. Barron, Alan J. Wallcraft, & Temel Oǧuz. (2008). Interannual Variability of Sea Surface Height over the Black Sea: Relation to Climatic Patterns. Earth Interactions. 12(10). 1–11. 1 indexed citations
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Barron, Charlie N. & A. Birol Kara. (2006). Satellite‐based daily SSTs over the global ocean. Geophysical Research Letters. 33(15). 31 indexed citations
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Kara, A. Birol, Alan J. Wallcraft, & Harley E. Hurlburt. (2005). A New Solar Radiation Penetration Scheme for Use in Ocean Mixed Layer Studies: An Application to the Black Sea Using a Fine-Resolution Hybrid Coordinate Ocean Model (HYCOM)*. Journal of Physical Oceanography. 35(1). 13–32. 55 indexed citations
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Kara, A. Birol, Alan J. Wallcraft, & Harley E. Hurlburt. (2005). How Does Solar Attenuation Depth Affect the Ocean Mixed Layer? Water Turbidity and Atmospheric Forcing Impacts on the Simulation of Seasonal Mixed Layer Variability in the Turbid Black Sea*. Journal of Climate. 18(3). 389–409. 28 indexed citations
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Barron, Charlie N., Lucy F. Smedstad, Robert C. Rhodes, et al.. (2004). Validation of the 1/8° Global Navy Coastal Ocean Model Nowcast/Forecast System. 5 indexed citations
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Kara, A. Birol, Peter A. Rochford, & Harley E. Hurlburt. (2003). Mixed layer depth variability over the global ocean. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 108(C3). 329 indexed citations
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Wallcraft, Alan J., A. Birol Kara, Harley E. Hurlburt, & Peter A. Rochford. (2003). The NRL Layered Global Ocean Model (NLOM) with an Embedded Mixed Layer Submodel: Formulation and Tuning*. Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology. 20(11). 1601–1615. 48 indexed citations
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Barron, Charlie N., Robert C. Rhodes, Lucy F. Smedstad, et al.. (2003). Global Ocean Nowcasts and Forecasts with the Navy Coastal Model (NCOM). Defense Technical Information Center (DTIC). 3 indexed citations
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Hurlburt, Harley E., E. Joseph Metzger, Robert C. Rhodes, et al.. (2002). An Operational Eddyresolving 1/16 Degree Global Ocean Nowcast/forecast System. EGS General Assembly Conference Abstracts. 1058. 2 indexed citations
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Hurlburt, Harley E., Robert C. Rhodes, E. Joseph Metzger, et al.. (2001). An Operational Eddy Resolving Global Ocean Nowcast/Forecast System. AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts. 2001. 4 indexed citations
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Shriver, Jay F., Robert C. Rhodes, Harley E. Hurlburt, et al.. (2001). A Real-time 1/16° Global Ocean Nowcast/Forecast System. AGUSM. 2001. 4 indexed citations
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Rochford, Peter A., A. Birol Kara, Alan J. Wallcraft, & Robert Arnone. (2001). Importance of solar subsurface heating in ocean general circulation models. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 106(C12). 30923–30938. 64 indexed citations
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Elsner, James B. & A. Birol Kara. (1999). Hurricanes of the North Atlantic. 103 indexed citations

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