J. A. L. Thomson

932 total citations
26 papers, 688 citations indexed

About

J. A. L. Thomson is a scholar working on Computational Mechanics, Instrumentation and Atmospheric Science. According to data from OpenAlex, J. A. L. Thomson has authored 26 papers receiving a total of 688 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 9 papers in Computational Mechanics, 6 papers in Instrumentation and 6 papers in Atmospheric Science. Recurrent topics in J. A. L. Thomson's work include Advanced Optical Sensing Technologies (6 papers), Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows (5 papers) and Atmospheric aerosols and clouds (5 papers). J. A. L. Thomson is often cited by papers focused on Advanced Optical Sensing Technologies (6 papers), Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows (5 papers) and Atmospheric aerosols and clouds (5 papers). J. A. L. Thomson collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Canada. J. A. L. Thomson's co-authors include W. Malkmus, John E. Reardon, C. B. Ludwig, R. Goulard, Stephen M. Hannon, R. M. Huffaker, G. Houghton, P. D. Ritchie, I.P. Jones and David J. Wilson and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres, Journal of Fluid Mechanics and Proceedings of the IEEE.

In The Last Decade

J. A. L. Thomson

25 papers receiving 583 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
J. A. L. Thomson United States	10	334	185	151	127	91	26	688
R. M. Huffaker United States	11	97 0.3×	93 0.5×	240 1.6×	198 1.6×	140 1.5×	38	565
R. Goulard United States	13	666 2.0×	351 1.9×	135 0.9×	78 0.6×	117 1.3×	36	1.2k
Jean-Pierre Cariou France	11	133 0.4×	180 1.0×	144 1.0×	126 1.0×	182 2.0×	33	573
Raju Datla United States	11	309 0.9×	262 1.4×	162 1.1×	208 1.6×	72 0.8×	58	873
Benjamin R. Halls United States	15	420 1.3×	82 0.4×	96 0.6×	38 0.3×	93 1.0×	43	691
Richard G. Seasholtz United States	14	779 2.3×	619 3.3×	37 0.2×	48 0.4×	66 0.7×	62	953
Patrick F. Conforti United States	12	113 0.3×	144 0.8×	193 1.3×	182 1.4×	52 0.6×	32	696
Rudolf Penndorf United States	11	87 0.3×	125 0.7×	353 2.3×	324 2.6×	58 0.6×	29	799
R. M. Schotland United States	10	77 0.2×	48 0.3×	278 1.8×	220 1.7×	69 0.8×	22	457
Stephen D. Hammack United States	24	911 2.7×	349 1.9×	89 0.6×	65 0.5×	190 2.1×	66	1.3k

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20 of 20 papers shown

Thomson, J. A. L., et al.. (2026). Surfing Transport of Buoyant Objects Observed in the Nearshore. Journal of Geophysical Research Oceans. 131(1).

Hannon, Stephen M., et al.. (1998). Agile multiple-pulse coherent lidar for range and micro-Doppler measurement. Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE. 3380. 259–259. 6 indexed citations

Hannon, Stephen M., M. W. Phillips, J. A. L. Thomson, & Sammy W. Henderson. (1997). Pulsed Coherent Lidar Wake Vortex Detection, Tracking and Strength Estimation in Support of AVOSS.. 261–279. 6 indexed citations

Thomson, J. A. L., et al.. (1996). <title>Airborne optical air-turbulence sensor for high-precision vector wind measurement: scanning strategies</title>. Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE. 2832. 92–104. 2 indexed citations

Hannon, Stephen M., Sammy W. Henderson, J. A. L. Thomson, & Philip Gatt. (1996). <title>Autonomous lidar wind field sensor: performance predictions</title>. Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE. 2832. 76–91. 7 indexed citations

Henderson, Sammy W., et al.. (1995). Measurement of Small Motions using a 2-micron Coherent Laser Radar. ThA3–ThA3. 1 indexed citations

Thomson, J. A. L. & Stephen M. Hannon. (1995). Wake vortex modeling for airborne and ground-based measurements using a coherent lidar. Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE. 2464. 63–63. 1 indexed citations

Hannon, Stephen M., J. A. L. Thomson, Sammy W. Henderson, & R. M. Huffaker. (1995). Windshear, turbulence, and wake vortex characterization using pulsed solid state coherent lidar. Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE. 2464. 94–94. 12 indexed citations

Hannon, Stephen M. & J. A. L. Thomson. (1994). Aircraft Wake Vortex Detection and Measurement with Pulsed Solid-state Coherent Laser Radar. Journal of Modern Optics. 41(11). 2175–2196. 69 indexed citations

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Thomson, J. A. L., et al.. (1977). Stagnation and transonic effects in thermal blooming. Applied Optics. 16(2). 355–355. 4 indexed citations

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Lawrence, T. R., et al.. (1975). A laser Doppler system for the remote sensing of boundary layer winds in clear air conditions. NASA Technical Reports Server (NASA). 320–327. 2 indexed citations

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West, Bruce J., J. A. L. Thomson, & Kenneth Watson. (1975). Statistical Mechanics of Ocean Waves. Journal of Hydronautics. 9(1). 25–31. 5 indexed citations

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Thomson, J. A. L., et al.. (1975). A feasibility study for the detection of upper atmospheric winds using a ground based laser Doppler velocimeter. NASA STI Repository (National Aeronautics and Space Administration). 1 indexed citations

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Thomson, J. A. L. & Bruce J. West. (1975). Interaction of Small-Amplitude Surface Gravity Waves with Surface Currents. Journal of Physical Oceanography. 5(4). 736–749. 3 indexed citations

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West, Bruce J., Kenneth Watson, & J. A. L. Thomson. (1974). Mode coupling description of ocean wave dynamics. The Physics of Fluids. 17(6). 1059–1067. 9 indexed citations

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Ludwig, C. B., W. Malkmus, John E. Reardon, J. A. L. Thomson, & R. Goulard. (1973). Handbook of Infrared Radiation from Combustion Gases. NASA SP-3080. NASA Special Publication. 3080. 49 indexed citations

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Ludwig, C. B., W. Malkmus, John E. Reardon, J. A. L. Thomson, & R. Goulard. (1973). Handbook of infrared radiation from combustion gases. NASA Technical Reports Server (NASA). 247 indexed citations

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Huffaker, R. M., et al.. (1970). Laser-Doppler system for detection of aircraft trailing vortices. Proceedings of the IEEE. 58(3). 322–326. 53 indexed citations

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Houghton, G., P. D. Ritchie, & J. A. L. Thomson. (1962). The rate of solution of small stationary bubbles and the diffusion coefficients of gases in liquids. Chemical Engineering Science. 17(4). 221–227. 61 indexed citations

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Houghton, G., P. D. Ritchie, & J. A. L. Thomson. (1957). Velocity of rise of air bubbles in sea-water, and their types of motion. Chemical Engineering Science. 7(1-2). 111–112. 16 indexed citations

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