Chris Snyder

14.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
130 papers, 9.8k citations indexed

About

Chris Snyder is a scholar working on Atmospheric Science, Global and Planetary Change and Oceanography. According to data from OpenAlex, Chris Snyder has authored 130 papers receiving a total of 9.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 102 papers in Atmospheric Science, 88 papers in Global and Planetary Change and 30 papers in Oceanography. Recurrent topics in Chris Snyder's work include Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations (88 papers), Climate variability and models (84 papers) and Tropical and Extratropical Cyclones Research (33 papers). Chris Snyder is often cited by papers focused on Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations (88 papers), Climate variability and models (84 papers) and Tropical and Extratropical Cyclones Research (33 papers). Chris Snyder collaborates with scholars based in United States, France and Canada. Chris Snyder's co-authors include Thomas M. Hamill, Fuqing Zhang, Richard Rotunno, Jeffrey S. Whitaker, David C. Dowell, Juanzhen Sun, Thomas Bengtsson, J. G. Anderson, Riwal Plougonven and Xuguang Wang and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres, The Science of The Total Environment and Geophysical Research Letters.

In The Last Decade

Chris Snyder

124 papers receiving 9.4k 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.

Distance-Dependent Filtering of Background Error Covariance Estimates in an Ensemble Kalman Filter

2001 838 citations Thomas M. Hamill, Jeffrey S. Whitaker et al. Monthly Weather Review profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Chris Snyder United States	52	8.7k	7.5k	1.8k	1.4k	473	130	9.8k
Dale Barker United States	28	12.4k 1.4×	10.6k 1.4×	1.7k 1.0×	2.7k 1.9×	375 0.8×	45	14.6k
Xiang‐Yu Huang China	25	8.9k 1.0×	7.6k 1.0×	1.3k 0.8×	2.0k 1.4×	369 0.8×	103	10.9k
Andrew C. Lorenc United Kingdom	32	5.4k 0.6×	4.8k 0.6×	1.4k 0.8×	1.0k 0.7×	274 0.6×	63	6.2k
Craig H. Bishop United States	40	5.4k 0.6×	4.9k 0.7×	1.3k 0.7×	986 0.7×	142 0.3×	128	6.1k
A. J. Simmons United Kingdom	54	10.2k 1.2×	10.0k 1.3×	2.8k 1.6×	846 0.6×	899 1.9×	107	12.5k
Fuqing Zhang United States	69	14.2k 1.6×	11.4k 1.5×	3.0k 1.7×	1.5k 1.1×	1.0k 2.2×	306	15.5k
John Derber United States	30	5.7k 0.7×	5.1k 0.7×	1.3k 0.8×	948 0.7×	313 0.7×	60	6.5k
Dick Dee United Kingdom	40	6.0k 0.7×	6.0k 0.8×	1.6k 0.9×	903 0.6×	301 0.6×	80	7.6k
Jeffrey S. Whitaker United States	39	7.2k 0.8×	6.9k 0.9×	1.5k 0.8×	1.2k 0.9×	100 0.2×	87	8.3k
William C. Skamarock United States	44	11.2k 1.3×	8.6k 1.2×	1.5k 0.8×	2.3k 1.6×	505 1.1×	99	13.3k

Countries citing papers authored by Chris Snyder

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Fields of papers citing papers by Chris Snyder

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Chris Snyder

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All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

Snyder, Chris, et al.. (2025). A Hybrid Four‐Dimensional Variational Data Assimilation System for the Model for Prediction Across Scales (MPAS‐Atmosphere): Leveraging the Joint Effort for Data Assimilation Integration (JEDI). Journal of Advances in Modeling Earth Systems. 17(12).

Schwartz, Craig S., et al.. (2025). A First Step toward Global Ensemble-Based Data Assimilation at Convection-Allowing Scales Using MPAS and JEDI. Monthly Weather Review. 153(10). 2139–2166.

Ménétrier, Benjamin, Chris Snyder, Zhiquan Liu, et al.. (2024). Three-dimensional variational assimilation with a multivariate background error covariance for the Model for Prediction Across Scales – Atmosphere with the Joint Effort for Data assimilation Integration (JEDI-MPAS 2.0.0-beta). Geoscientific model development. 17(9). 3879–3895. 1 indexed citations

Snyder, Chris, et al.. (2024). Conformal Prediction and Large Language Models for Medical Coding. American Journal of Clinical Pathology. 162(Supplement_1). S171–S172.

Liu, Zhiquan, Chris Snyder, Junmei Ban, et al.. (2022). Data assimilation for the Model for Prediction Across Scales – Atmosphere with the Joint Effort for Data assimilation Integration (JEDI-MPAS 1.0.0): EnVar implementation and evaluation. Geoscientific model development. 15(20). 7859–7878. 7 indexed citations

Snyder, Chris, et al.. (2021). Conflicting Advice between Spiritual Leaders, Friends and Family, and Mental Health Providers: Impacts on Mental Health Treatment-Seeking Behaviors. Journal of Religion and Health. 60(4). 2608–2619. 3 indexed citations

Xu, Dongmei, et al.. (2016). A method for retrieving clouds with satellite infrared radiancesusing the particle filter. Geoscientific model development. 9(11). 3919–3932. 14 indexed citations

Tardif, Robert, Gregory J. Hakim, & Chris Snyder. (2014). Coupled atmosphere–ocean data assimilation experiments with a low-order model and CMIP5 model data. Climate Dynamics. 45(5-6). 1415–1427. 26 indexed citations

Muraki, David J. & Chris Snyder. (2007). Vortex Dipoles for Surface Quasigeostrophic Models. Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences. 64(8). 2961–2967. 18 indexed citations

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Snyder, Chris, et al.. (2005). Pro PHP Security. Apress eBooks. 1 indexed citations

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Snyder, Chris, et al.. (2005). Pro PHP Security (Pro). Apress eBooks.

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Caya, Alain, Juanzhen Sun, & Chris Snyder. (2005). A Comparison between the 4DVAR and the Ensemble Kalman Filter Techniques for Radar Data Assimilation. Monthly Weather Review. 133(11). 3081–3094. 169 indexed citations

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Zhang, Fuqing, et al.. (2004). Mesoscale Predictability of Moist Baroclinic Waves: Experiments with Parameterized Convection. Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences. 61(14). 1794–1804. 76 indexed citations

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Zhang, Fuqing, Chris Snyder, & Juanzhen Sun. (2004). Impacts of Initial Estimate and Observation Availability on Convective-Scale Data Assimilation with an Ensemble Kalman Filter. Monthly Weather Review. 132(5). 1238–1253. 455 indexed citations

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Hamill, Thomas M., Chris Snyder, & Jeffrey S. Whitaker. (2003). Approximate analysis error covariance singular vectors in a simple GCM. EGS - AGU - EUG Joint Assembly. 13876. 1 indexed citations

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Hamill, Thomas M., Chris Snyder, & Jeffrey S. Whitaker. (2003). Ensemble Forecasts and the Properties of Flow-Dependent Analysis-Error Covariance Singular Vectors. Monthly Weather Review. 131(8). 1741–1758. 40 indexed citations

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Snyder, Chris, Thomas M. Hamill, & Stanley B. Trier. (2002). Linear Evolution of Error Covariances in a Quasigeostrophic Model. Monthly Weather Review. 131(1). 189–205. 43 indexed citations

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Hamill, Thomas M. & Chris Snyder. (2002). Using Improved Background-Error Covariances from an Ensemble Kalman Filter for Adaptive Observations. Monthly Weather Review. 130(6). 1552–1572. 80 indexed citations

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Joly, Alain, D. P. Jorgensen, Melvyn A. Shapiro, et al.. (1997). The Fronts and Atlantic Storm-Track Experiment (FASTEX): Scientific Objectives and Experimental Design. Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society. 78(9). 1917–1940. 139 indexed citations

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Wiegel, Robert L., Chris Snyder, & Jack E. Williams. (1958). Water gravity waves generated by a moving low pressure area. Transactions American Geophysical Union. 39(2). 224–236. 6 indexed citations

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