Brian A. Colle

8.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
142 papers, 5.6k citations indexed

About

Brian A. Colle is a scholar working on Atmospheric Science, Global and Planetary Change and Oceanography. According to data from OpenAlex, Brian A. Colle has authored 142 papers receiving a total of 5.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 129 papers in Atmospheric Science, 115 papers in Global and Planetary Change and 10 papers in Oceanography. Recurrent topics in Brian A. Colle's work include Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations (115 papers), Climate variability and models (93 papers) and Tropical and Extratropical Cyclones Research (71 papers). Brian A. Colle is often cited by papers focused on Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations (115 papers), Climate variability and models (93 papers) and Tropical and Extratropical Cyclones Research (71 papers). Brian A. Colle collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Canada. Brian A. Colle's co-authors include Clifford F. Mass, David Ovens, Kenneth J. Westrick, Yanluan Lin, David Novák, Edmund K. M. Chang, Sandra E. Yuter, David M. Schultz, Kelly Lombardo and W. James Steenburgh and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of Climate and Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Brian A. Colle

140 papers receiving 5.4k citations

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Does Increasing Horizontal Resolution Produce More Skillful Forecasts?

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Brian A. Colle United States	43	4.9k	4.3k	611	524	239	142	5.6k
George Kallos Greece	36	3.2k 0.6×	2.5k 0.6×	494 0.8×	849 1.6×	285 1.2×	122	4.7k
Philippe Drobinski France	39	3.1k 0.6×	3.4k 0.8×	578 0.9×	883 1.7×	262 1.1×	175	4.5k
Stanley G. Benjamin United States	41	5.2k 1.1×	4.8k 1.1×	579 0.9×	1.1k 2.1×	659 2.8×	97	6.4k
James M. Wilczak United States	32	2.7k 0.5×	2.8k 0.7×	319 0.5×	1.4k 2.6×	326 1.4×	97	4.6k
David J. Stensrud United States	48	6.7k 1.4×	6.4k 1.5×	349 0.6×	1.3k 2.5×	132 0.6×	164	7.5k
Clifford F. Mass United States	44	5.5k 1.1×	5.0k 1.2×	649 1.1×	710 1.4×	121 0.5×	144	6.3k
Da‐Lin Zhang United States	50	6.7k 1.4×	5.6k 1.3×	1.7k 2.8×	1.2k 2.3×	100 0.4×	215	7.9k
David Pozo‐Vázquez Spain	37	1.7k 0.3×	2.0k 0.5×	326 0.5×	381 0.7×	267 1.1×	75	3.9k
Zavisă Janjić United States	23	5.6k 1.1×	5.2k 1.2×	554 0.9×	1.2k 2.3×	98 0.4×	55	6.4k
Song‐You Hong South Korea	46	7.2k 1.5×	6.9k 1.6×	869 1.4×	970 1.9×	111 0.5×	178	8.0k

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20 of 20 papers shown

Colle, Brian A., et al.. (2025). A Comparison of Approaches to Objectively Identify Precipitation Structures within the Comma Head of Midlatitude Cyclones. Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology. 42(5). 463–477.

Liu, Ping, Kevin A. Reed, Stephen T. Garner, et al.. (2025). Record-breaking persistent high-pressure systems fueled unprecedented Canadian wildfire disasters in 2023. Environmental Research Communications. 7(4). 41005–41005. 1 indexed citations

Gilbert, Christine, et al.. (2024). Investigating the role of community organizations in communicating extreme weather events in New York City: A content analysis. Risk Analysis. 45(6). 1500–1512. 1 indexed citations

Lin, Tony & Brian A. Colle. (2024). Long-term trends in heat wave gaps for the New York City metropolitan area. Urban Climate. 59. 102247–102247.

Li, Ruobing, et al.. (2024). Impact of direct experience on disaster preparedness and evacuation: A Protective Action Decision Model analysis in low-income New York City communities. International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction. 114. 105009–105009. 3 indexed citations

Ghanbari, Mahshid, Firas Saleh, Jennifer Cherrier, et al.. (2024). Compounding effects of changing sea level and rainfall regimes on pluvial flooding in New York City. Natural Hazards. 120(7). 6377–6400. 8 indexed citations

Colle, Brian A., et al.. (2023). Risk Perception and Preparation for Storm Surge Flooding: A Virtual Workshop with Visualization and Stakeholder Interaction. Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society. 104(7). E1232–E1240. 3 indexed citations

Miller, Matthew A., et al.. (2022). Detecting wave features in Doppler radial velocity radar observations. Atmospheric measurement techniques. 15(6). 1689–1702. 2 indexed citations

Yang, Kun, Rachel A. Davidson, Brian Blanton, et al.. (2022). Evaluation of Hurricane Evacuation Order Plans: Hurricane Florence Case Study. Natural Hazards Review. 23(4). 3 indexed citations

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Miller, Matthew A., et al.. (2021). Detecting Wave Features in Doppler Radial Velocity Radar Observations. 2 indexed citations

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Colle, Brian A., et al.. (2019). Multidecadal Historical Trends in Tropical Cyclone Intensity and Evolution Characteristics for Two North Atlantic Subbasins. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 124(17-18). 9893–9904. 2 indexed citations

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Colle, Brian A., James F. Booth, & Edmund K. M. Chang. (2015). A Review of Historical and Future Changes of Extratropical Cyclones and Associated Impacts Along the US East Coast. PubMed. 1(3). 125–143. 65 indexed citations

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Colle, Brian A., et al.. (2014). The Climatology and Characteristics of Rossby Wave Packets Using a Feature-Based Tracking Technique. Monthly Weather Review. 142(10). 3528–3548. 36 indexed citations

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He, Juanxiong, Minghua Zhang, Wuyin Lin, et al.. (2013). The WRF nested within the CESM: Simulations of a midlatitude cyclone over the Southern Great Plains. Journal of Advances in Modeling Earth Systems. 5(3). 611–622. 17 indexed citations

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Cochran, J. Kirk, et al.. (2012). Atmospheric fluxes of 7Be and 210Pb on monthly time-scales and during rainfall events at Stony Brook, New York (USA). Journal of Environmental Radioactivity. 116. 114–123. 29 indexed citations

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Colle, Brian A.. (2009). Development of a new bulk microphysical parameterization with varying riming intensity and its evaluation within WRF. 1 indexed citations

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Colle, Brian A., et al.. (2009). Verification of Extratropical Cyclones within the NCEP Operational Models. Part I: Analysis Errors and Short-Term NAM and GFS Forecasts. Weather and Forecasting. 24(5). 1173–1173. 12 indexed citations

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Colle, Brian A.. (2008). Orographic modification of convection and flow kinematics by the Oregon coastal range and Cascades during IMPROVE-2. 1 indexed citations

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Garvert, Matthew F., Christopher P. Woods, Brian A. Colle, et al.. (2005). The 13–14 December 2001 IMPROVE-2 Event. Part II: Comparisons of MM5 Model Simulations of Clouds and Precipitation with Observations. Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences. 62(10). 3520–3534. 64 indexed citations

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Colle, Brian A. & Clifford F. Mass. (2000). The 5–9 February 1996 Flooding Event over the Pacific Northwest: Sensitivity Studies and Evaluation of the MM5 Precipitation Forecasts. Monthly Weather Review. 128(3). 593–617. 131 indexed citations

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