J. A. Businger

9.1k citations

90 papers · 6.6k indexed · 2 hit papers · h-index 30

Impact in

Atmospheric Science top 0.2%
- Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations
- Tropical and Extratropical Cyclones Research
Global and Planetary Change top 0.5%
- Climate variability and models
- Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics

Papers in ⓘ

Atmospheric Science 54
- Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations 41
- Tropical and Extratropical Cyclones Research 8
Environmental Engineering 25
- Wind and Air Flow Studies 24

Co-authors: J. C. Wyngaard (3 shared papers)E. F. Bradley (2 shared papers)Yutaka Izumi (1 shared paper)Kristina B. Katsaros (4 shared papers)Steven Oncley (5 shared papers)J. C. Kaimal (5 shared papers)Eric B. Kraus (1 shared paper)Steven A. Stage (2 shared papers)
Journals: Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences (18 papers)Boundary-Layer Meteorology (12 papers)Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres (9 papers)Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society (5 papers)Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology (4 papers)
Partner nations: United States United Kingdom Australia

In The Last Decade

J. A. Businger

89 papers receiving 5.7k citations

Hit Papers

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Bulk Parameterization of Air-Sea Exchanges of Heat and Water Vapor Including the Molecular Constraints at the Interface 1979 · 862 citations

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if any of the following hold:

it has ≥500 total citations;
it reaches ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (the threshold is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it);
it reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

1979 Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences
1971 Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

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1	Flux-Profile Relationships in the Atmospheric Surface Layer Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences ·J. A. Businger, J. C. Wyngaard, Yutaka Izumi, E. F. Bradley Hit paper breakdown →	1971	2516
2	Bulk Parameterization of Air-Sea Exchanges of Heat and Water Vapor Including the Molecular Constraints at the Interface Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences ·W. Timothy Liu, Kristina B. Katsaros, J. A. Businger Hit paper breakdown →	1979	862
3	Evaluation of the Accuracy with Which Dry Deposition Can Be Measured with Current Micrometeorological Techniques Journal of Climate and Applied Meteorology ·J. A. Businger	1986	301
4	Flux Measurement with Conditional Sampling Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology ·J. A. Businger, Steven Oncley	1990	272
5	Atmosphere-Ocean Interaction Oxford University Press eBooks ·Eric B. Kraus, J. A. Businger	1995	228
6	Surface-Layer Fluxes, Profiles, and Turbulence Measurements over Uniform Terrain under Near-Neutral Conditions Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences ·Steven Oncley, Carl A. Friehe, John C. LaRue, J. A. Businger, E. C. Itsweire, Sam Chang	1996	174
7	Heat thermal structure in the interfacial boundary layer measured in an open tank of water in turbulent free convection Journal of Fluid Mechanics ·Kristina B. Katsaros, W. Timothy Liu, J. A. Businger, J. E. Tillman	1977	142
8	Case Studies of a Convective Plume and a Dust Devil Journal of applied meteorology ·J. C. Kaimal, J. A. Businger	1970	135
9	An Observational Case for the Prevalence of Roll Vortices in the Hurricane Boundary Layer* Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences ·Ian Morrison, Steven Businger, Frank D. Marks, Peter Dodge, J. A. Businger	2005	126
10	A note on the Businger-Dyer profiles Boundary-Layer Meteorology ·J. A. Businger	1988	116
11	The turbulent heat flux from arctic leads Boundary-Layer Meteorology ·Edgar L. Andreas, Clayton A. Paulson, R. M. William, R. W. Lindsay, J. A. Businger	1979	111
12	Transition of Stratus into Fog along the California Coast: Observations and Modeling Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences ·Darko Koračin, John M. Lewis, W. T. Thompson, Clive E. Dorman, J. A. Businger	2001	99
13	A Model for Entrainment into a Cloud-Topped Marine Boundary Layer. Part I: Model Description and Application to a Cold-Air Outbreak Episode Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences ·Steven A. Stage, J. A. Businger	1981	85
14	Formation, Evolution, and Dissipation of Coastal Sea Fog Boundary-Layer Meteorology ·Darko Koračin, J. A. Businger, Clive E. Dorman, John M. Lewis	2005	83
15	A Continuous Wave Sonic Anemometer-Thermometer Journal of applied meteorology ·J. C. Kaimal, J. A. Businger	1963	82
16	Sea fog off the California coast: Viewed in the context of transient weather systems Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres ·Jenny M. Lewis, Darko Koračin, Robert M. Rabin, J. A. Businger	2003	71
17	Chemical sensor resolution required for measuring surface fluxes by three common micrometeorological techniques Journal of Atmospheric Chemistry ·J. A. Businger, A. C. Delany	1990	59
18	A note on free convection Boundary-Layer Meteorology ·J. A. Businger	1973	59
19	Introduction to Obukhov's paper on ?turbulence in an atmosphere with a non-uniform temperature? Boundary-Layer Meteorology ·J. A. Businger, A. M. Yaglom	1971	59
20	A study of convective elements in the atmospheric surface layer Boundary-Layer Meteorology ·A. S. Frisch, J. A. Businger	1973	51

About J. A. Businger

J. A. Businger is a scholar working on Atmospheric Science, Environmental Engineering, Global and Planetary Change, Oceanography and Computational Mechanics, having authored 90 papers that have together received 6.6k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations (41 papers), Wind and Air Flow Studies (24 papers), Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows (18 papers), Ocean Waves and Remote Sensing (12 papers), Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes (12 papers), Aeolian processes and effects (9 papers), Atmospheric aerosols and clouds (8 papers) and Tropical and Extratropical Cyclones Research (8 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Atmospheric Science (4.5k citations), Global and Planetary Change (3.6k citations), Oceanography (1.7k citations), Environmental Engineering (2.0k citations) and Earth-Surface Processes (744 citations). J. A. Businger has collaborated with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Australia. Frequent co-authors include J. C. Wyngaard, E. F. Bradley, Yutaka Izumi, Kristina B. Katsaros, Steven Oncley, J. C. Kaimal, Eric B. Kraus, Steven A. Stage, Darko Koračin and Steven Businger. Their work appears in journals such as Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences, Boundary-Layer Meteorology, Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres, Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society and Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology.

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