Gregory M. Flato

12.8k total citations · 5 hit papers
71 papers, 7.4k citations indexed

About

Gregory M. Flato is a scholar working on Atmospheric Science, Global and Planetary Change and Oceanography. According to data from OpenAlex, Gregory M. Flato has authored 71 papers receiving a total of 7.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 63 papers in Atmospheric Science, 35 papers in Global and Planetary Change and 12 papers in Oceanography. Recurrent topics in Gregory M. Flato's work include Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics (44 papers), Climate change and permafrost (35 papers) and Climate variability and models (33 papers). Gregory M. Flato is often cited by papers focused on Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics (44 papers), Climate change and permafrost (35 papers) and Climate variability and models (33 papers). Gregory M. Flato collaborates with scholars based in Canada, United States and Germany. Gregory M. Flato's co-authors include G. J. Boer, John C. Fyfe, W. D. Hibler, Diane Ramsden, John Scinocca, Warren G. Lee, William J. Merryfield, V. V. Kharin, Vivek K. Arora and M. C. Reader and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Communications, Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres and Scientific Reports.

In The Last Decade

Gregory M. Flato

69 papers receiving 6.9k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

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.

Carbon emission limits required to satisfy future representative concentration pathways of greenhouse gases

2011 700 citations Vivek K. Arora, John Scinocca et al. Geophysical Research Letters profile →
The Canadian Centre for Climate Modelling and Analysis global coupled model and its climate

2000 523 citations Gregory M. Flato, G. J. Boer et al. Climate Dynamics profile →
Observations: Changes in Snow, Ice and Frozen Ground

2007 485 citations Peter Lemke, Gregory M. Flato et al. profile →
Context for interpreting equilibrium climate sensitivity and transient climate response from the CMIP6 Earth system models

2020 427 citations Gerald A. Meehl, C. A. Senior et al. Science Advances profile →
Making sense of the early-2000s warming slowdown

2016 294 citations John C. Fyfe, Gerald A. Meehl et al. Nature Climate Change profile →

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Gregory M. Flato

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Context for interpreting equilibrium climate sensitivity and transient climate response from the CMIP6 Earth system models breakdown → 2020 ·Science Advances ·Gerald A. Meehl, C. A. Senior, Veronika Eyring, Gregory M. Flato, Jean‐François Lamarque, Ronald J. Stouffer, Karl E. Taylor, Manuel Schlund	427
2	Causes of differences in model and satellite tropospheric warming rates 2017 ·Nature Geoscience ·Benjamin D. Santer, John C. Fyfe, Giuliana Pallotta, Gregory M. Flato, Gerald A. Meehl, Matthew H. England, Ed Hawkins, Michael Mann, Jeffrey F. Painter, C. Bonfils, Ivana Cvijanović, C. A. Mears, F. J. Wentz, Stephen Po–Chedley, Qiang Fu, Cheng‐Zhi Zou	45
3	Large near-term projected snowpack loss over the western United States 2017 ·Nature Communications ·John C. Fyfe, Chris Derksen, Lawrence Mudryk, Gregory M. Flato, Benjamin D. Santer, Neil C. Swart, N. P. Molotch, Xuebin Zhang, Hui Wan, Vivek K. Arora, John Scinocca, Yanjun Jiao	221
4	Aerosol‐driven increase in Arctic sea ice over the middle of the twentieth century 2017 ·Geophysical Research Letters ·(unknown), John C. Fyfe, Nathan P. Gillett, Igor V. Polyakov, Gregory M. Flato	28
5	Making sense of the early-2000s warming slowdown breakdown → 2016 ·Nature Climate Change ·John C. Fyfe, Gerald A. Meehl, Matthew H. England, Michael Mann, Benjamin D. Santer, Gregory M. Flato, Ed Hawkins, Nathan P. Gillett, Shang‐Ping Xie, Yu Kosaka, Neil C. Swart	294
6	Coordinated Global and Regional Climate Modeling* 2015 ·Journal of Climate ·John Scinocca, V. V. Kharin, Yuanmei Jiao, (unknown), Mike Lazare, Larry Solheim, Gregory M. Flato, S. Biner, Michel Desgagné, B. Dugas	174
7	One hundred years of Arctic surface temperature variation due to anthropogenic influence 2013 ·Scientific Reports ·John C. Fyfe, Knut von Salzen, Nathan P. Gillett, Vivek K. Arora, Gregory M. Flato, Joseph R. McConnell	91
8	Earth system models: an overview 2011 ·Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews Climate Change ·Gregory M. Flato	154
9	The 20th century carbon budget simulated with the CCCma earth system model CanESM1 2008 ·AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts ·Vivek K. Arora, G. J. Boer, Charles L. Curry, (unknown), Konstantin Zahariev, Kenneth L. Denman, Gregory M. Flato, John Scinocca, William J. Merryfield, (unknown)	1
10	Improved representation of sea‐ice processes in climate models 2002 ·ATMOSPHERE-OCEAN ·Oleg A. Saenko, Gregory M. Flato, Andrew J. Weaver	9
11	A coupled climate model simulation of the Last Glacial Maximum, Part 1: transient multi-decadal response 2002 ·Climate Dynamics ·(unknown), Gregory M. Flato, G. J. Boer, N. A. McFarlane	111
12	Results of the Sea Ice Model Intercomparison Project: Evaluation of sea ice rheology schemes for use in climate simulations 2000 ·Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres ·(unknown), Markus Harder, Peter Lemke, Gregory M. Flato	86
13	The Arctic and Antarctic oscillations and their projected changes under global warming 1999 ·Geophysical Research Letters ·John C. Fyfe, G. J. Boer, Gregory M. Flato	400
14	Marine Science in the Arctic: A Strategy 1999 ·Waterbirds ·David N. Nettleship, Knut Aagaard, D. A. Darby, Kelly K. Falkner, Gregory M. Flato, Jacqueline M. Grebmeier, C. I. Measures, John E. Walsh	8
15	Sensitivity of an atmospheric general circulation model to the parameterization of leads in sea ice 1997 ·Annals of Glaciology ·Gregory M. Flato, (unknown)	1
16	Spatial and temporal variability of Arctic ice thickness 1995 ·Annals of Glaciology ·Gregory M. Flato	24
17	Modeling Pack Ice as a Cavitating Fluid 1992 ·Journal of Physical Oceanography ·Gregory M. Flato, W. D. Hibler	230
18	An initial numerical investigation of the extent of sea-ice ridging 1991 ·Annals of Glaciology ·Gregory M. Flato, W. D. Hibler	7
19	An initial numerical investigation of the extent of sea-ice ridging 1991 ·Annals of Glaciology ·Gregory M. Flato, W. D. Hibler	14
20	On a Simple Sea-Ice Dynamics Model for Climate Studies 1990 ·Annals of Glaciology ·Gregory M. Flato, W. D. Hibler	52

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