Barclay Kamb

8.5k total citations · 3 hit papers
68 papers, 5.7k citations indexed

About

Barclay Kamb is a scholar working on Atmospheric Science, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law. According to data from OpenAlex, Barclay Kamb has authored 68 papers receiving a total of 5.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 45 papers in Atmospheric Science, 28 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and 16 papers in Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law. Recurrent topics in Barclay Kamb's work include Cryospheric studies and observations (39 papers), Winter Sports Injuries and Performance (28 papers) and Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics (17 papers). Barclay Kamb is often cited by papers focused on Cryospheric studies and observations (39 papers), Winter Sports Injuries and Performance (28 papers) and Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics (17 papers). Barclay Kamb collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Germany. Barclay Kamb's co-authors include Hermann Engelhardt, Κ. A. Echelmeyer, N. F. Humphrey, R. M. Frolich, R. M. Goldstein, M. A. Fahnestock, A. Prakash, William D. Harrison, Sławek Tulaczyk and Edward R. LaChapelle and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and The Journal of Chemical Physics.

In The Last Decade

Barclay Kamb

67 papers receiving 5.3k citations

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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.

Glacier surge mechanism based on linked cavity configuration of the basal water conduit system

1987 593 citations Barclay Kamb profile →
Glacier Surge Mechanism: 1982-1983 Surge of Variegated Glacier, Alaska

1985 578 citations Barclay Kamb, C. F. Raymond et al. Science profile →
Satellite Radar Interferometry for Monitoring Ice Sheet Motion: Application to an Antarctic Ice Stream

1993 568 citations Hermann Engelhardt, Barclay Kamb et al. Science profile →

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#	Title	Journal	Authors	Indexed citations
1	Basal hydraulic system of a West Antarctic ice stream: constraints from borehole observations	Journal of Glaciology	Hermann Engelhardt, Barclay Kamb	49
2	The marginal shear stress of Ice Stream B, West Antarctica	Journal of Glaciology	Miriam Jackson, Barclay Kamb	20
3	Waves of Accelerated Motion in a Glacier Approaching Surge: the Mini-Surges of Variegated Glacier, Alaska, U.S.A.	Journal of Glaciology	Barclay Kamb, Hermann Engelhardt	28
4	Waves of Accelerated Motion in a Glacier Approaching Surge: the Mini-Surges of Variegated Glacier, Alaska, U.S.A.	Journal of Glaciology	Barclay Kamb, Hermann Engelhardt	86
5	Stress-gradient Coupling in Glacier Flow: IV. Effects of the “T” Term	Journal of Glaciology	Barclay Kamb, Κ. A. Echelmeyer	17
6	Stress-Gradient Coupling in Glacier Flow: I. Longitudinal Averaging of the Influence of Ice Thickness and Surface Slope	Journal of Glaciology	Barclay Kamb, Κ. A. Echelmeyer	173
7	Stress-Gradient Coupling in Glacier Flow: II. Longitudinal Averaging in the Flow Response to Small Perturbations in Ice Thickness and Surface Slope	Journal of Glaciology	Κ. A. Echelmeyer, Barclay Kamb	5
8	Stress-Gradient Coupling in Glacier Flow: II. Longitudinal Averaging in the Flow Response to Small Perturbations in Ice Thickness and Surface Slope	Journal of Glaciology	Κ. A. Echelmeyer, Barclay Kamb	16
9	Stress-Gradient Coupling in Glacier Flow: I. Longitudinal Averaging of the Influence of Ice Thickness and Surface Slope	Journal of Glaciology	Barclay Kamb, Κ. A. Echelmeyer	43
10	The crystal structure of lithiophorite	American Mineralogist	Linus Pauling, Barclay Kamb	19
11	The Ice-Rock Interface and Basal Sliding Process as Revealed by Direct Observation in Bore Holes and Tunnels	Journal of Glaciology	Barclay Kamb, Hermann Engelhardt et al.	9
12	The Ice-Rock Interface and Basal Sliding Process as Revealed by Direct Observation in Bore Holes and Tunnels	Journal of Glaciology	Barclay Kamb, Hermann Engelhardt et al.	3
13	Observation of Basal Sliding of Variegated Glacier, Alaska	Journal of Glaciology	Hermann Engelhardt, Barclay Kamb et al.	9
14	Instruments and Methods Glacier Bore-Hole Photography	Journal of Glaciology	William Harrison, Barclay Kamb	18
15	Instruments and Methods Glacier Bore-Hole Photography	Journal of Glaciology	William D. Harrison, Barclay Kamb	10
16	Position of isochromes in interference figures	American Mineralogist	Barclay Kamb	2
17	Hydrogen-Bond Stereochemistry and "Anomalous Water"	Science	Barclay Kamb	9
18	Interference colors in flash figures	American Mineralogist	Barclay Kamb	1
19	Structural basis of the olivine-spinel stability relation	American Mineralogist	Barclay Kamb	52
20	Direct Observation of the Mechanism of Glacier Sliding Over Bedrock	Journal of Glaciology	Barclay Kamb, Edward R. LaChapelle	18

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