Christopher A. Shuman

8.6k total citations · 4 hit papers
73 papers, 6.0k citations indexed

About

Christopher A. Shuman is a scholar working on Atmospheric Science, Global and Planetary Change and Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Christopher A. Shuman has authored 73 papers receiving a total of 6.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 68 papers in Atmospheric Science, 18 papers in Global and Planetary Change and 14 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. Recurrent topics in Christopher A. Shuman's work include Cryospheric studies and observations (63 papers), Climate change and permafrost (25 papers) and Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (18 papers). Christopher A. Shuman is often cited by papers focused on Cryospheric studies and observations (63 papers), Climate change and permafrost (25 papers) and Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (18 papers). Christopher A. Shuman collaborates with scholars based in United States, France and United Kingdom. Christopher A. Shuman's co-authors include T. A. Scambos, Richard B. Alley, J. A. Bohlander, Pedro Skvarca, B. E. Schutz, D. W. Hancock, H. Jay Zwally, J. P. Dimarzio, Pieter Meiert Grootes and M. A. Fahnestock and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres.

In The Last Decade

Christopher A. Shuman

72 papers receiving 5.7k 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.

Abrupt increase in Greenland snow accumulation at the end of the Younger Dryas event

1993 875 citations Richard B. Alley, Christopher A. Shuman et al. Nature profile →
Overview of the ICESat Mission

2005 683 citations B. E. Schutz, H. Jay Zwally et al. Geophysical Research Letters profile →
Glacier acceleration and thinning after ice shelf collapse in the Larsen B embayment, Antarctica

2004 656 citations T. A. Scambos, J. A. Bohlander et al. Geophysical Research Letters profile →
The extreme melt across the Greenland ice sheet in 2012

2012 435 citations Dorothy K. Hall, M. R. Albert et al. Geophysical Research Letters profile →

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All Works

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Satellite Mapping of the Extent and Physical Characteristics of an Expansive Perennial Firn Aquifer in the Wilkins Ice Shelf, Antarctic Peninsula 2023 ·Julie Z. Miller, David G. Long, Christopher A. Shuman, T. A. Scambos	1
2	Mapping Firn Saturation Over Greenland Using NASA’s Soil Moisture Active Passive Satellite 2022 ·IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing ·Julie Z. Miller, David G. Long, Christopher A. Shuman, Riley Culberg, (unknown), M. J. Brodzik	9
3	An empirical algorithm to map perennial firn aquifers and ice slabs within the Greenland Ice Sheet using satellite L-band microwave radiometry 2022 ·The cryosphere ·Julie Z. Miller, Riley Culberg, David G. Long, Christopher A. Shuman, Dustin M. Schroeder, M. J. Brodzik	30
4	Evaluation of Surface Melt on the Greenland Ice Sheet Using SMAP L-Band Microwave Radiometry 2021 ·IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing ·(unknown), Andreas Colliander, Julie Z. Miller, Dara Entekhabi, Joel T. Johnson, Christopher A. Shuman, John S. Kimball, Z. Courville	15
5	The 32-year record-high surface melt in 2019/2020 on the northern George VI Ice Shelf, Antarctic Peninsula 2021 ·The cryosphere ·Alison F. Banwell, Rajashree Tri Datta, (unknown), M. S. Moussavi, Ludovic Brucker, Ghislain Picard, Christopher A. Shuman, Laura A. Stevens	51
6	32-year record-high surface melt in 2019/2020 on north George VIIce Shelf, Antarctic Peninsula 2020 ·Maryland Shared Open Access Repository (USMAI Consortium) ·Alison F. Banwell, Rajashree Tri Datta, (unknown), M. S. Moussavi, Ludovic Brucker, Ghislain Picard, Christopher A. Shuman, Laura A. Stevens	3
7	Anomalous Circulation in July 2019 Resulting in Mass Loss on the Greenland Ice Sheet 2020 ·Geophysical Research Letters ·Richard Cullather, Lauren C. Andrews, (unknown), Nicolo E. DiGirolamo, Dorothy K. Hall, Young‐Kwon Lim, Bryant Loomis, Christopher A. Shuman, Sophie Nowicki	21
8	Brief communication: Mapping Greenland's perennial firn aquifers using enhanced-resolution L-band brightness temperature image time series 2020 ·The cryosphere ·Julie Z. Miller, David G. Long, Kenneth C. Jezek, Joel T. Johnson, M. J. Brodzik, Christopher A. Shuman, L. Koenig, T. A. Scambos	18
9	Multi-modal albedo distributions in the ablation area of the southwestern Greenland Ice Sheet 2015 ·The cryosphere ·S. Moustafa, Å. K. Rennermalm, L. C. Smith, Mark A. Miller, J. Mioduszewski, L. Koenig, (unknown), Christopher A. Shuman	22
10	Detailed ice loss pattern in the northern Antarctic Peninsula: widespread decline driven by ice front retreats 2014 ·The cryosphere ·T. A. Scambos, Étienne Berthier, T. M. Haran, Christopher A. Shuman, Alison Cook, Stefan Ligtenberg, J. A. Bohlander	60
11	Kinetic fractionation of gases by deep air convection in polar firn 2013 ·Atmospheric chemistry and physics ·Kenji Kawamura, Jeffrey P. Severinghaus, M. R. Albert, Z. Courville, M. A. Fahnestock, T. A. Scambos, (unknown), Christopher A. Shuman	22
12	Deep air convection in the firn at a zero-accumulation site, central Antarctica 2010 ·Earth and Planetary Science Letters ·Jeffrey P. Severinghaus, M. R. Albert, Z. Courville, M. A. Fahnestock, Kenji Kawamura, S. A. Montzka, Jens Mühle, T. A. Scambos, (unknown), Christopher A. Shuman, Makoto Suwa, Pieter P. Tans, Ray F. Weiss	59
13	Large subglacial lakes in East Antarctica at the onset of fast-flowing ice streams 2007 ·Nature ·Robin E. Bell, M. Studinger, Christopher A. Shuman, M. A. Fahnestock, Ian Joughin	205
14	Impact of Megadunes and Glaze Areas on Estimates of East Antarctic Mass Balance and Accumulation Rate Change 2006 ·AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts ·T. A. Scambos, M. A. Fahnestock, Christopher A. Shuman, T. M. Haran	1
15	Overview of the ICESat Mission breakdown → 2005 ·Geophysical Research Letters ·B. E. Schutz, H. Jay Zwally, Christopher A. Shuman, D. W. Hancock, J. P. Dimarzio	683
16	Satellite, Observational, Meteorological and Thermal Records From Two Sites in the Antarctic Megadunes - Stability of Atmospheric Forcing, Thermal Cracking, and the Seasonal Evolution of the Thermal Profile 2004 ·AGUFM ·M. A. Fahnestock, Christopher A. Shuman, (unknown), T. A. Scambos	3
17	Do Deep Convective Zones Exist in Low-Accumulation Firn? 2004 ·AGUFM ·J. P. Severinghaus, M. A. Fahnestock, M. R. Albert, T. A. Scambos, Christopher A. Shuman	7
18	Historical Arctic and Antarctic Surface Observational Datasets 2003 ·AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts ·J. A. Bohlander, Julienne Strœve, T. A. Scambos, Christopher A. Shuman	1
19	Interannual temperature variability and diffusion of "deuterium excess" -- results from the ITASE ice-coring program in West Antarctica 2001 ·AGU Spring Meeting Abstracts ·Eric J. Steig, Jeffrey W. White, Christopher A. Shuman	2
20	Changes in continental and sea-salt atmospheric loadings in central Greenland during the most recent deglaciation: model-based estimates 1995 ·Journal of Glaciology ·Richard B. Alley, Robert C. Finkel, K. Nishiizumi, S. Anandakrishnan, Christopher A. Shuman, (unknown), Gregory A. Zielinski, Paul A. Mayewski	15

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