C. David Whiteman

7.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
115 papers, 5.0k citations indexed

About

C. David Whiteman is a scholar working on Atmospheric Science, Global and Planetary Change and Environmental Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, C. David Whiteman has authored 115 papers receiving a total of 5.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 98 papers in Atmospheric Science, 71 papers in Global and Planetary Change and 30 papers in Environmental Engineering. Recurrent topics in C. David Whiteman's work include Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations (70 papers), Climate variability and models (36 papers) and Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics (27 papers). C. David Whiteman is often cited by papers focused on Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations (70 papers), Climate variability and models (36 papers) and Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics (27 papers). C. David Whiteman collaborates with scholars based in United States, Austria and Germany. C. David Whiteman's co-authors include Shiyuan Zhong, Xindi Bian, Sebastian W. Hoch, J. C. Doran, John D. Horel, K.J. Allwine, William J. Shaw, Thomas B. McKee, Craig B. Clements and J. M. Hubbe and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres, Environmental Science & Technology and Journal of Fluid Mechanics.

In The Last Decade

C. David Whiteman

109 papers receiving 4.8k 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.

Mountain Meteorology

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
C. David Whiteman United States	40	4.1k	3.3k	1.7k	553	313	115	5.0k
Shiyuan Zhong United States	35	3.1k 0.8×	3.0k 0.9×	983 0.6×	357 0.6×	126 0.4×	176	3.9k
T.W. Horst United States	29	2.1k 0.5×	2.0k 0.6×	1.2k 0.7×	258 0.5×	188 0.6×	57	3.2k
Steven Oncley United States	31	2.8k 0.7×	3.8k 1.2×	1.5k 0.9×	201 0.4×	241 0.8×	77	4.9k
Fujio Kimura Japan	34	3.3k 0.8×	3.2k 1.0×	2.3k 1.3×	640 1.2×	126 0.4×	111	5.1k
Margaret A. LeMone United States	44	5.6k 1.4×	5.0k 1.5×	1.8k 1.1×	199 0.4×	290 0.9×	114	6.7k
Allen B. White United States	44	5.2k 1.3×	4.4k 1.3×	812 0.5×	642 1.2×	267 0.9×	109	5.9k
Sergej Zilitinkevich Finland	39	3.1k 0.8×	2.3k 0.7×	1.7k 1.0×	382 0.7×	376 1.2×	141	4.3k
M. W. Gallagher United Kingdom	46	5.4k 1.3×	4.2k 1.3×	1.3k 0.8×	2.6k 4.7×	585 1.9×	230	7.1k
Yign Noh South Korea	25	7.0k 1.7×	6.1k 1.9×	1.4k 0.8×	551 1.0×	318 1.0×	75	8.1k
Michael Tjernström Sweden	47	6.5k 1.6×	5.2k 1.6×	542 0.3×	185 0.3×	244 0.8×	164	7.1k

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Stiperski, Ivana, A.A.M. Holtslag, Manuela Lehner, Sebastian W. Hoch, & C. David Whiteman. (2019). On the turbulence structure of deep katabatic flows on a gentle mesoscale slope. Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society. 146(728). 1206–1231. 19 indexed citations

Stiperski, Ivana, C. David Whiteman, Manuela Lehner, & A.A.M. Holtslag. (2018). On the turbulence structure, dominant scales and scaling of deep katabatic flows on a shallow slope. EGU General Assembly Conference Abstracts. 17759. 1 indexed citations

Whiteman, C. David, Manuela Lehner, Sebastian W. Hoch, et al.. (2018). The Nocturnal Evolution of Atmospheric Structure in a Basin as a Larger-Scale Katabatic Flow Is Lifted over Its Rim. Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology. 57(4). 969–989. 10 indexed citations

Eugster, Werner, Carmen Emmel, Sebastian Wolf, et al.. (2017). Effects of vernal equinox solar eclipse on temperature and wind direction in Switzerland. Atmospheric chemistry and physics. 17(24). 14887–14904. 13 indexed citations

Lehner, Manuela, Richard Rotunno, & C. David Whiteman. (2016). Flow Regimes over a Basin Induced by Upstream Katabatic Flows—An Idealized Modeling Study. Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences. 73(10). 3821–3842. 11 indexed citations

Whiteman, C. David & Sebastian W. Hoch. (2014). Pseudovertical Temperature Profiles in a Broad Valley from Lines of Temperature Sensors on Sidewalls. Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology. 53(11). 2430–2437. 10 indexed citations

Creegan, Edward, et al.. (2013). Application of triple Doppler wind lidars for the study of an atmospheric boundary layer over a mountainous area. AGUFM. 2013. 1 indexed citations

Mayer, Bernhard, Sebastian W. Hoch, & C. David Whiteman. (2010). Validating the MYSTIC three-dimensional radiative transfer model with observations from the complex topography of Arizona's Meteor Crater. Atmospheric chemistry and physics. 10(18). 8685–8696. 38 indexed citations

Whiteman, C. David, Stephan F. J. De Wekker, & Thomas Haiden. (2004). Boundary layer moisture regimes in small closed basins. 713–719. 3 indexed citations

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Zhong, Shiyuan, Xindi Bian, & C. David Whiteman. (2003). Time scale for cold-air pool breakup by turbulent erosion. Meteorologische Zeitschrift. 12(4). 229–233. 27 indexed citations

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Clements, Craig B., C. David Whiteman, & John D. Horel. (2003). Cold-Air-Pool Structure and Evolution in a Mountain Basin: Peter Sinks, Utah. Journal of Applied Meteorology. 42(6). 752–768. 163 indexed citations

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Stewart, Jebb Q., C. David Whiteman, W. James Steenburgh, & Xindi Bian. (2002). A Climatological Study of Thermally Driven Wind Systems of the U.S. Intermountain West. Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society. 83(5). 699–708. 68 indexed citations

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Whiteman, C. David. (2000). Wintertime cold air pools in the Columbia Basin. 1 indexed citations

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Whiteman, C. David. (2000). Mountain Meteorology. Oxford University Press eBooks. 523 indexed citations breakdown →

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Whiteman, C. David, et al.. (1999). Wintertime Surface Wind Patterns in the Colorado River Valley. Journal of Applied Meteorology. 38(8). 1118–1130. 26 indexed citations

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Whiteman, C. David & Xindi Bian. (1994). Semidiurnal solar tides in the mountain atmosphere. University of North Texas Digital Library (University of North Texas).

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Whiteman, C. David, et al.. (1991). Surface meteorological conditions during the Winter 1990 Navajo Generating Station Visibility Impairment Study. OSTI OAI (U.S. Department of Energy Office of Scientific and Technical Information). 2 indexed citations

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Horst, T.W., K.J. Allwine, & C. David Whiteman. (1987). A thermal energy budget for nocturnal drainage flow in a simple valley. OSTI OAI (U.S. Department of Energy Office of Scientific and Technical Information). 32(6). 373–81. 5 indexed citations

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Orgill, M.M., et al.. (1981). Synoptically driven down-slope winds and their effects on local nocturnal-drainage air flow in The Geysers Geothermal Resource Area. 3 indexed citations

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Laulainen, N. S., et al.. (1981). Mixing layer growth and background air-quality measurements over the Colorado oil-shale area. University of North Texas Digital Library (University of North Texas). 27(5). 568–579. 1 indexed citations

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