J. G. Charney

14.7k total citations · 8 hit papers
30 papers, 7.4k citations indexed

About

J. G. Charney is a scholar working on Atmospheric Science, Oceanography and Global and Planetary Change. According to data from OpenAlex, J. G. Charney has authored 30 papers receiving a total of 7.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 15 papers in Atmospheric Science, 13 papers in Oceanography and 12 papers in Global and Planetary Change. Recurrent topics in J. G. Charney's work include Climate variability and models (9 papers), Geophysics and Gravity Measurements (7 papers) and Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations (6 papers). J. G. Charney is often cited by papers focused on Climate variability and models (9 papers), Geophysics and Gravity Measurements (7 papers) and Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations (6 papers). J. G. Charney collaborates with scholars based in United States, Germany and Tunisia. J. G. Charney's co-authors include P. G. Drazin, John DeVore, Melvin E. Stern, Arnt Eliassen, William J. Quirk, J. Kornfield, Norman A. Phillips, Peter H. Stone, David M. Straus and Robert Jastrow and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres.

In The Last Decade

J. G. Charney

29 papers receiving 6.6k 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.

Propagation of planetary-scale disturbances from the lower into the upper atmosphere

1961 1.3k citations J. G. Charney, P. G. Drazin Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres profile →
Dynamics of deserts and drought in the Sahel

1975 1.0k citations J. G. Charney profile →
Geostrophic Turbulence

1971 738 citations J. G. Charney Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences profile →
Multiple Flow Equilibria in the Atmosphere and Blocking

1979 650 citations J. G. Charney et al. Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences profile →
A Comparative Study of the Effects of Albedo Change on Drought in Semi–Arid Regions

1977 587 citations J. G. Charney, William J. Quirk et al. Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences profile →
On the Stability of Internal Baroclinic Jets in a Rotating Atmosphere

1962 577 citations J. G. Charney et al. Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences profile →
On the Growth of the Hurricane Depression

1964 571 citations J. G. Charney, Arnt Eliassen Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences profile →
Drought in the Sahara: A Biogeophysical Feedback Mechanism

1975 353 citations J. G. Charney, Peter H. Stone et al. Science profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
J. G. Charney United States	20	5.2k	5.1k	2.1k	893	379	30	7.4k
Abraham H. Oort United States	34	4.7k 0.9×	4.6k 0.9×	1.8k 0.9×	504 0.6×	87 0.2×	59	6.2k
James J. Hack United States	41	8.6k 1.7×	9.2k 1.8×	2.2k 1.1×	279 0.3×	559 1.5×	79	11.1k
Peter B. Rhines United States	47	4.6k 0.9×	5.6k 1.1×	6.3k 3.0×	611 0.7×	688 1.8×	90	9.4k
A. J. Simmons United Kingdom	54	10.0k 1.9×	10.2k 2.0×	2.8k 1.3×	899 1.0×	297 0.8×	107	12.5k
Gerald R. North United States	44	6.7k 1.3×	7.2k 1.4×	2.1k 1.0×	489 0.5×	71 0.2×	164	9.6k
A. E. Gill United Kingdom	37	5.5k 1.1×	5.6k 1.1×	5.3k 2.5×	278 0.3×	1.5k 4.1×	64	9.2k
Akio Arakawa United States	38	6.2k 1.2×	6.8k 1.3×	2.0k 1.0×	470 0.5×	1.2k 3.1×	98	8.8k
Robert F. Cahalan United States	32	5.8k 1.1×	5.0k 1.0×	1.3k 0.6×	245 0.3×	124 0.3×	99	7.0k
Reginald E. Newell United States	45	5.3k 1.0×	5.8k 1.1×	1.1k 0.5×	600 0.7×	59 0.2×	149	6.7k
Henry Stommel United States	42	3.9k 0.7×	4.3k 0.8×	6.0k 2.9×	176 0.2×	308 0.8×	140	8.5k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of J. G. Charney

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Charney, J. G. & J. Shukla. (2002). Dynamics of Large-Scale Atmospheric and Oceanic Processes: Selected Papers of Jule Gregory Charney. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 1 indexed citations

Charney, J. G., Peter H. Stone, & William J. Quirk. (1976). Response : Drought in the Sahara: Insufficient Biogeophysical Feedback?. Science. 191(4222). 100–102. 3 indexed citations

Charney, J. G.. (1972). Impact of computers on meteorology. Computer Physics Communications. 3. 117–126. 1 indexed citations

Charney, J. G., et al.. (1971). Structure of Wind-Driven Equatorial Currents in Homogeneous Oceans. Journal of Physical Oceanography. 1(3). 149–160. 37 indexed citations

Charney, J. G.. (1971). Geostrophic Turbulence. Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences. 28(6). 1087–1095. 738 indexed citations breakdown →

Charney, J. G.. (1969). A Further Note on Large-Scale Motions in the Tropics. Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences. 26(1). 182–185. 79 indexed citations

Charney, J. G. & Arnt Eliassen. (1964). On the Growth of the Hurricane Depression. Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences. 21(1). 68–75. 571 indexed citations breakdown →

Charney, J. G. & Joseph Pedlosky. (1963). On the trapping of unstable planetary waves in the atmosphere. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 68(24). 6441–6442. 12 indexed citations

Charney, J. G.. (1963). A Note on Large-Scale Motions in the Tropics. Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences. 20(6). 607–609. 260 indexed citations

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Charney, J. G. & P. G. Drazin. (1961). Propagation of planetary-scale disturbances from the lower into the upper atmosphere. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 66(1). 83–109. 1301 indexed citations breakdown →

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Charney, J. G. & Yusuke Ogura. (1960). A Numerical Model for Thermal Convection in the Atmosphere. Journal of the Meteorological Society of Japan Ser II. 38(6). 19a–19a. 10 indexed citations

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Charney, J. G.. (1959). Non-linear theory of a wind-driven homogeneous layer near the equator. Deep Sea Research (1953). 6. 303–310. 43 indexed citations

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Charney, J. G.. (1959). HYDRODYNAMICS OF THE ATMOSPHERE AND NUMERICAL WEATHER PREDICTION—A SYNTHESIS. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 45(12). 1650–1655. 1 indexed citations

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Charney, J. G., et al.. (1956). THE PREDICTION OF GENERAL QUASI-GEOSTROPHIC MOTIONS. Journal of Meteorology. 13(5). 489–499. 5 indexed citations

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Charney, J. G.. (1955). Generation of oceanic currents by wind. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 14. 477–498. 93 indexed citations

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Charney, J. G.. (1955). NUMERICAL METHODS IN DYNAMICAL METEOROLOGY. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 41(11). 798–802. 5 indexed citations

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Charney, J. G.. (1955). THE GULF STREAM AS AN INERTIAL BOUNDARY LAYER. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 41(10). 731–740. 128 indexed citations

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Charney, J. G. & Norman A. Phillips. (1953). NUMERICAL INTEGRATION OF THE QUASI-GEOSTROPHIC EQUATIONS FOR BAROTROPIC AND SIMPLE BAROCLINIC FLOWS. Journal of Meteorology. 10(2). 71–99. 239 indexed citations

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Bolin, B. & J. G. Charney. (1951). Numerical Tendency Computations from the Barotropic Vorticity Equation. Tellus. 3(4). 248–257. 5 indexed citations

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Charney, J. G., et al.. (1951). Numerical Tendency Computations from the Barotropic Vorticity Equation. Tellus A Dynamic Meteorology and Oceanography. 3(4). 248–257. 34 indexed citations

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