Harold D. Orville

4.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
47 papers, 3.8k citations indexed

About

Harold D. Orville is a scholar working on Atmospheric Science, Global and Planetary Change and Earth-Surface Processes. According to data from OpenAlex, Harold D. Orville has authored 47 papers receiving a total of 3.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 32 papers in Atmospheric Science, 32 papers in Global and Planetary Change and 9 papers in Earth-Surface Processes. Recurrent topics in Harold D. Orville's work include Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations (31 papers), Atmospheric aerosols and clouds (26 papers) and Fire effects on ecosystems (10 papers). Harold D. Orville is often cited by papers focused on Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations (31 papers), Atmospheric aerosols and clouds (26 papers) and Fire effects on ecosystems (10 papers). Harold D. Orville collaborates with scholars based in United States and South Sudan. Harold D. Orville's co-authors include Richard D. Farley, Yuh‐Lang Lin, Fred J. Kopp, E.‐Y. Hsie, Bruce A. Boe, Simon W. Chang, J. A. Warburton, William R. Cotton, Roelof Bruintjes and Kenneth G. Hubbard and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences, Monthly Weather Review and Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society.

In The Last Decade

Harold D. Orville

46 papers receiving 3.6k citations

Hit Papers

Bulk Parameterization of the Snow Field in a Cloud Model 1983 2026 1997 2011 1983 500 1000 1.5k 2.0k 2.5k
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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.

  1. Bulk Parameterization of the Snow Field in a Cloud Model
    1983 2.9k citations Richard D. Farley, Harold D. Orville et al. Journal of Climate and Applied Meteorology profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Harold D. Orville United States 17 3.5k 3.2k 493 227 203 47 3.8k
Richard D. Farley United States 18 3.6k 1.0× 3.3k 1.0× 520 1.1× 244 1.1× 239 1.2× 40 4.0k
M. Tiedtke United Kingdom 7 3.8k 1.1× 3.7k 1.2× 263 0.5× 91 0.4× 472 2.3× 7 4.0k
Nelson L. Seaman United States 26 2.9k 0.8× 2.3k 0.7× 935 1.9× 507 2.2× 190 0.9× 46 3.2k
Norbert Kalthoff Germany 32 2.8k 0.8× 2.6k 0.8× 865 1.8× 354 1.6× 105 0.5× 140 3.3k
Lewis D. Grasso United States 15 1.9k 0.6× 1.6k 0.5× 395 0.8× 151 0.7× 375 1.8× 34 2.2k
Mikio Nakanishi Japan 13 2.7k 0.8× 2.3k 0.7× 749 1.5× 114 0.5× 357 1.8× 25 3.0k
Hua‐Lu Pan United States 22 4.4k 1.3× 4.3k 1.4× 695 1.4× 117 0.5× 687 3.4× 32 5.1k
U. Corsmeier Germany 29 1.7k 0.5× 1.5k 0.5× 597 1.2× 406 1.8× 101 0.5× 80 2.1k
P. Lacarrère France 20 1.7k 0.5× 1.6k 0.5× 901 1.8× 106 0.5× 198 1.0× 33 2.3k
Ming Hu United States 20 2.2k 0.6× 1.8k 0.6× 470 1.0× 141 0.6× 131 0.6× 44 2.4k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Harold D. Orville

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Harold D. Orville

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Garstang, Michael, Roelof Bruintjes, Robert Serafin, et al.. (2005). Weather Modification: Finding Common Ground. Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society. 86(5). 647–656. 48 indexed citations
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Boe, Bruce A., et al.. (2004). The Weather Modification Association’s Response to the National Research Council’s Report Titled, “Critical Issues in Weather Modification Research”. The Journal of Weather Modification. 36(1). 53–82. 6 indexed citations
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Farley, Richard D., Hui Chen, Harold D. Orville, & Mark R. Hjelmfelt. (2004). Numerical simulation of hail formation in the 28 June 1989 Bismarck thunderstorm. Atmospheric Research. 71(1-2). 81–113. 14 indexed citations
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Farley, Richard D., Ting Wu, Harold D. Orville, & Mark R. Hjelmfelt. (2004). Numerical simulation of hail formation in the 28 June 1989 Bismarck thunderstorm. Atmospheric Research. 71(1-2). 51–79. 12 indexed citations
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Orville, Harold D., et al.. (1993). Numerical Simulation of the Cloud Seeding of a Warm Base Illinois Convective Cloud with and without Ice Multiplication Active. The Journal of Weather Modification. 25(1). 50–56. 2 indexed citations
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Reinking, Roger F., et al.. (1992). Fields of motion and transport within a sheared thunderstorm. Atmospheric Research. 28(3-4). 197–226. 3 indexed citations
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Orville, Harold D., Richard D. Farley, & Fred J. Kopp. (1991). The Simulation of Cloud Seeding Effects using Numerical Cloud Models. The Journal of Weather Modification. 23(1). 17–26. 3 indexed citations
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Orville, Harold D., et al.. (1987). Further Results on Numerical Cloud Seeding Simulations of Stratiform-Type Clouds. The Journal of Weather Modification. 19(1). 57–61. 6 indexed citations
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Orville, Harold D.. (1986). A Review of Dynamic-Mode Seeding of Summer Cumuli. 43–62. 3 indexed citations
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Braham, Roscoe R., William A. Cooper, William R. Cotton, et al.. (1986). PRECIPITATION ENHANCEMENT— A SCIENTIFIC CHALLENGE. 21(43). 1–1. 2 indexed citations
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Smith, Paul L., Bernard A. Silverman, Arlin B. Super, et al.. (1984). HIPLEX-1: Experimental Design and Response Variables. Journal of Climate and Applied Meteorology. 23(4). 497–512. 16 indexed citations
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Orville, Harold D., et al.. (1984). Some Surprising Results from Simulated Seeding of Stratiform-Type Clouds. Journal of Climate and Applied Meteorology. 23(12). 1585–1600. 26 indexed citations
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Orville, Harold D.. (1984). Comments on “Cloud Interaction and Merging on Day 261 of GATE”. Monthly Weather Review. 112(2). 387–388. 2 indexed citations
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Orville, Harold D., et al.. (1982). Effects of Cloud Seeding, Latent Heat of Fusion, and Condensate Loading on Cloud Dynamics and Precipitation Evolution: A Numerical Study. Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences. 39(12). 2807–2827. 20 indexed citations
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Orville, Harold D., et al.. (1981). Numerical simulation of the effects of cooling tower complexes on clouds and severe storms. Atmospheric Environment (1967). 15(5). 823–836. 12 indexed citations
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Orville, Harold D., et al.. (1980). Effects of Mesoscale Convergence on Cloud Convection. Journal of applied meteorology. 19(3). 256–274. 48 indexed citations
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Orville, Harold D., et al.. (1977). The Effects of Carbon Black Dust on Cumulus-Scale Convection. Journal of applied meteorology. 16(4). 401–412. 11 indexed citations
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Chang, Simon W. & Harold D. Orville. (1973). Large-Scale Convergence in a Numerical Cloud Model. Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences. 30(5). 947–950. 16 indexed citations
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Orville, Harold D., et al.. (1973). A Radar Climatology of Summertime Convective Clouds in the Black Hills. Journal of applied meteorology. 12(2). 359–368. 39 indexed citations
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Orville, Harold D.. (1965). THE INITIATION OF CUMULUS CLOUDS OVER AN ELEVATED HEAT SOURCE. UA Campus Repository (The University of Arizona).

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