Catherine Gautier

8.1k total citations · 2 hit papers
97 papers, 5.5k citations indexed

About

Catherine Gautier is a scholar working on Global and Planetary Change, Atmospheric Science and Oceanography. According to data from OpenAlex, Catherine Gautier has authored 97 papers receiving a total of 5.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 76 papers in Global and Planetary Change, 59 papers in Atmospheric Science and 30 papers in Oceanography. Recurrent topics in Catherine Gautier's work include Atmospheric aerosols and clouds (45 papers), Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols (29 papers) and Climate variability and models (29 papers). Catherine Gautier is often cited by papers focused on Atmospheric aerosols and clouds (45 papers), Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols (29 papers) and Climate variability and models (29 papers). Catherine Gautier collaborates with scholars based in United States, France and Slovakia. Catherine Gautier's co-authors include P. Ricchiazzi, Shiren Yang, Duane E. Waliser, W. O'Hirok, Robert Frouin, Eugenia Kalnay, L. Larrabee Strow, Larry M. McMillin, P. W. Rosenkranz and Hartmut H. Aumann and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres, Remote Sensing of Environment and Journal of Climate.

In The Last Decade

Catherine Gautier

91 papers receiving 5.0k citations

Hit Papers

SBDART: A Research and Teaching Software Tool for Plane-P... 1998 2026 2007 2016 1998 2003 400 800 1.2k
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. SBDART: A Research and Teaching Software Tool for Plane-Parallel Radiative Transfer in the Earth's Atmosphere
    1998 1.3k citations P. Ricchiazzi, Shiren Yang et al. profile →
  2. AIRS/AMSU/HSB on the aqua mission: design, science objectives, data products, and processing systems
    2003 1.2k citations Hartmut H. Aumann, M. T. Chahine et al. IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing profile →

Peers

Catherine Gautier
Stephen A. Klein United States
Joanna D. Haigh United Kingdom
Norman G. Loeb United States
Christos Zerefos Greece
Tristan L’Ecuyer United States
Jennifer E. Kay United States
V. Ramaswamy United States
G. Louis Smith United States
M. R. Allen United Kingdom
Bruce R. Barkstrom United States
Stephen A. Klein United States
Catherine Gautier
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Countries citing papers authored by Catherine Gautier

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Fields of papers citing papers by Catherine Gautier

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Catherine Gautier

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Catherine Gautier. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Catherine Gautier 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 Catherine Gautier. Catherine Gautier is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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Ricchiazzi, P., W. O'Hirok, & Catherine Gautier. (2005). The Effect of Non-Lambertian Surface Reflectance on Aerosol Radiative Forcing. University of North Texas Digital Library (University of North Texas). 3 indexed citations
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O'Hirok, W. & Catherine Gautier. (2005). The Impact of Model Resolution on Differences between Independent Column Approximation and Monte Carlo Estimates of Shortwave Surface Irradiance and Atmospheric Heating Rate. Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences. 62(8). 2939–2951. 28 indexed citations
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Gautier, Catherine, et al.. (2005). Spectral observations and modeling of the Arctic surface radiation environment. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 110(D23). 1 indexed citations
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Aumann, Hartmut H., M. T. Chahine, Catherine Gautier, et al.. (2003). AIRS/AMSU/HSB on the aqua mission: design, science objectives, data products, and processing systems. IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing. 41(2). 253–264. 1187 indexed citations breakdown →
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Ricchiazzi, P. & Catherine Gautier. (2003). Sensitivity of Clear-Sky Diffuse Radiation to In Situ Aerosol Scattering Parameters. 1 indexed citations
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Lubin, Dan, et al.. (2002). Significance of multidimensional radiative transfer effects measured in surface fluxes at an Antarctic coastline. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 107(D19). 5 indexed citations
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Ricchiazzi, P., et al.. (2000). The Effect of Surface Albedo Heterogeneity on Sky Radiance. 4 indexed citations
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O'Hirok, W. & Catherine Gautier. (1999). <title>Potential biases in remotely sensed cloud properties due to the plane parallel cloud assumption employed in retrieval algorithms</title>. Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE. 3867. 8–16. 2 indexed citations
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Gautier, Catherine, et al.. (1998). Surface UV radiation environment over the Antarctic: Role of surface and cloud processes. Memoirs of National Institute of Polar Research. Special issue. 52(52). 122–134. 1 indexed citations
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Gershunov, Alexander, Joel Michaelsen, & Catherine Gautier. (1998). Large‐scale coupling between the tropical greenhouse effect and latent heat flux via atmospheric dynamics. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 103(D6). 6017–6031. 5 indexed citations
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Gautier, Catherine, P. Ricchiazzi, & Dan Lubin. (1993). <title>Mapping of surface UV over Antarctica using satellite observations</title>. Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE. 2049. 199–214. 1 indexed citations
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Gautier, Catherine & Shiren Yang. (1993). <title>Role of cloud-surface interactions on the net surface solar flux in high latitudes: climatic implications</title>. Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE. 2049. 24–36. 1 indexed citations
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Whitlock, C. H., W. F. Staylor, Wayne L. Darnell, et al.. (1990). Comparison of Surface Radiation Budget Satellite algorithms for downwelled shortwave irradiance with Wisconsin Fire/SRB surface-truth data. 19 indexed citations
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Bates, John J. & Catherine Gautier. (1989). Interaction between Net Shortwave Flux and Sea Surface Temperature. Journal of Applied Meteorology. 28(1). 43–51. 8 indexed citations
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Gautier, Catherine & Robert Frouin. (1988). Sensitivity of satellite-derived net shortwave irradiance at the Earth's surface to radiometric calibration. 287. 179. 1 indexed citations
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Gautier, Catherine. (1982). Mesoscale Insolation Variability Derived from Satellite Data. Journal of applied meteorology. 21(1). 51–58. 26 indexed citations
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Gautier, Catherine, et al.. (1980). A Simple Physical Model to Estimate Incident Solar Radiation at the Surface from GOES Satellite Data. Journal of applied meteorology. 19(8). 1005–1012. 397 indexed citations
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Zipser, Edward J. & Catherine Gautier. (1978). Mesoscale Events within a GATE Tropical Depression. Monthly Weather Review. 106(6). 789–805. 37 indexed citations

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