Andrew Dowdy

6.3k total citations · 4 hit papers
105 papers, 4.0k citations indexed

About

Andrew Dowdy is a scholar working on Global and Planetary Change, Atmospheric Science and Astronomy and Astrophysics. According to data from OpenAlex, Andrew Dowdy has authored 105 papers receiving a total of 4.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 95 papers in Global and Planetary Change, 76 papers in Atmospheric Science and 17 papers in Astronomy and Astrophysics. Recurrent topics in Andrew Dowdy's work include Climate variability and models (65 papers), Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations (47 papers) and Fire effects on ecosystems (39 papers). Andrew Dowdy is often cited by papers focused on Climate variability and models (65 papers), Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations (47 papers) and Fire effects on ecosystems (39 papers). Andrew Dowdy collaborates with scholars based in Australia, United Kingdom and United States. Andrew Dowdy's co-authors include Acacia Pepler, Graham Mills, Jennifer L. Catto, Pandora Hope, Jason J. Sharples, Nicholas McCarthy, Jason P. Evans, Bertrand Timbal, Giovanni Di Virgilio and Peter Briggs and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Communications, Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Andrew Dowdy

98 papers receiving 3.9k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Connections of climate change and variability to large and extreme forest fires in southeast Australia

2021 509 citations Nerilie J. Abram, Benjamin J. Henley et al. Communications Earth & Environment profile →
Multi-decadal increase of forest burned area in Australia is linked to climate change

2021 298 citations Andrew Dowdy, Acacia Pepler et al. profile →
Insights From CMIP6 for Australia's Future Climate

2020 228 citations Michael Grose, Sugata Narsey et al. Earth s Future profile →
Declining tropical cyclone frequency under global warming

2022 126 citations Savin S. Chand, Kevin Walsh et al. profile →

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Countries citing papers authored by Andrew Dowdy

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Fields of papers citing papers by Andrew Dowdy

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Andrew Dowdy

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Andrew Dowdy. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Andrew Dowdy based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Andrew Dowdy. Andrew Dowdy is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Australian fire weather variability using calibrated long-term reanalysis data 2025 ·Discover Environment ·(unknown), Savin S. Chand, Andrew Dowdy, (unknown)	0
2	Occurrence and trends of historical tropical cyclone rainfall on near-coastal regions of Australia 2024 ·Journal of Southern Hemisphere Earth System Science ·Samuel S. Bell, Andrew Dowdy, Savin S. Chand, Chun‐Hsu Su	0
3	Convection-permitting climate model representation of severe convective wind gusts and future changes in southeastern Australia 2024 ·Natural hazards and earth system sciences ·(unknown), Andrew Dowdy, Todd P. Lane	0
4	A systematic review of climate change science relevant to Australian design flood estimation 2023 ·Conrad Wasko, Seth Westra, Rory Nathan, Acacia Pepler, Tim Raupach, Andrew Dowdy, Fiona Johnson, Michelle Ho, Kathleen L. McInnes, Doerte Jakob, Jason P. Evans, Gabriele Villarini, Hayley J. Fowler	5
5	An evaluation framework for downscaling and bias correction in climate change impact studies 2023 ·Journal of Hydrology ·Elisabeth Vogel, Fiona Johnson, Lucy Marshall, Ulrike Bende‐Michl, Louise Wilson, Justin Peter, Conrad Wasko, Sri Srikanthan, Wendy Sharples, Andrew Dowdy, Pandora Hope, Zaved Khan, Raj Mehrotra, Ashish Sharma, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Steven Thomas, Chantal Donnelly, (unknown)	36
6	Long-Term Observational Characteristics of Different Severe Convective Wind Types around Australia 2023 ·Weather and Forecasting ·(unknown), Andrew Dowdy, Todd P. Lane, (unknown)	1
7	Can southern Australian rainfall decline be explained? A review of possible drivers 2023 ·Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews Climate Change ·Roseanna C. McKay, Ghyslaine Boschat, Irina Rudeva, Acacia Pepler, Ariaan Purich, Andrew Dowdy, Pandora Hope, (unknown), Surendra Rauniyar	44
8	Types of Severe Convective Wind Events in Eastern Australia 2022 ·Monthly Weather Review ·(unknown), Andrew Dowdy, Todd P. Lane, (unknown)	6
9	The Relationship between High-Presentation Asthma Days in Melbourne, Australia, and Modeled Thunderstorm Environments 2022 ·Weather and Forecasting ·(unknown), Andrew Dowdy, Elizabeth E. Ebert	1
10	Reconstructing seasonal fire danger in southeastern Australia using tree rings 2022 ·International Journal of Wildland Fire ·Kathryn Allen, (unknown), Carly R. Tozer, Doug Richardson, Craig R. Nitschke, James S. Risbey, Andrew Dowdy, Matthew Brookhouse, Paul Fox‐Hughes, (unknown), Patrick J. Baker	4
11	Connections of climate change and variability to large and extreme forest fires in southeast Australia breakdown → 2021 ·Communications Earth & Environment ·Nerilie J. Abram, Benjamin J. Henley, Alex Sen Gupta, Tanya Lippmann, Hamish Clarke, Andrew Dowdy, Jason J. Sharples, Rachael H. Nolan, Tianran Zhang, Martin J. Wooster, Jennifer B. Wurtzel, Katrin J. Meißner, A. J. Pitman, Anna Ukkola, Brett P. Murphy, Nigel Tapper, Matthias M. Boer	509
12	Severe Convective Wind Environments and Future Projected Changes in Australia 2021 ·Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres ·(unknown), Andrew Dowdy	18
13	Intense east coast lows and associated rainfall in eastern Australia 2021 ·Journal of Southern Hemisphere Earth System Science ·Acacia Pepler, Andrew Dowdy	14
14	Insights From CMIP6 for Australia's Future Climate breakdown → 2020 ·Earth s Future ·Michael Grose, Sugata Narsey, François Delage, Andrew Dowdy, Margot Bador, Ghyslaine Boschat, Christine Chung, Jules B. Kajtar, Surendra Rauniyar, Mandy Freund, Kewei Lyu, Harun Rashid, Xuebin Zhang, Scott Wales, Claire Trenham, Neil J. Holbrook, Tim Cowan, Lisa V. Alexander, Julie M. Arblaster, Scott B. Power	228
15	Future Changes in the Occurrence of Hybrid Cyclones: The Added Value of Cyclone Classification for the East Australian Low‐Pressure Systems 2020 ·Geophysical Research Letters ·Leone Cavicchia, Acacia Pepler, Andrew Dowdy, Jason P. Evans, Alejandro Di Luca, Kevin Walsh	12
16	Quantifying Hail and Lightning Risk Factors Using Long‐Term Observations Around Australia 2020 ·Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres ·Andrew Dowdy, Joshua Soderholm, (unknown), (unknown), Hamish A. McGowan	16
17	On Determining the Impact of Increasing Atmospheric CO2 on the Record Fire Weather in Eastern Australia in February 2017 2019 ·Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society ·Pandora Hope, Mitchell Black, Eun‐Pa Lim, Andrew Dowdy, Guomin Wang, Robert Fawcett, Acacia Pepler	31
18	Tracking Pyrometeors With Meteorological Radar Using Unsupervised Machine Learning 2019 ·Geophysical Research Letters ·Nicholas McCarthy, Adrien Guyot, Alain Protat, Andrew Dowdy, Hamish A. McGowan	12
19	The use of spectrum width radar data for bushfire model verification 2017 ·Noel McCarthy, Adrien Guyot, Hamish A. McGowan, Andrew Dowdy, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown)	1
20	Large-scale modelling of environments favourable for dry lightning occurrence 2015 ·Andrew Dowdy, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown)	2

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