J. W. Deardorff

16.1k total citations · 6 hit papers
99 papers, 11.8k citations indexed

About

J. W. Deardorff is a scholar working on Computational Mechanics, Atmospheric Science and Environmental Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, J. W. Deardorff has authored 99 papers receiving a total of 11.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 53 papers in Computational Mechanics, 43 papers in Atmospheric Science and 39 papers in Environmental Engineering. Recurrent topics in J. W. Deardorff's work include Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows (49 papers), Wind and Air Flow Studies (36 papers) and Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations (35 papers). J. W. Deardorff is often cited by papers focused on Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows (49 papers), Wind and Air Flow Studies (36 papers) and Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations (35 papers). J. W. Deardorff collaborates with scholars based in United States, Sweden and Switzerland. J. W. Deardorff's co-authors include G. E. Willis, G. Sommeria, Douglas K. Lilly, Richard C. J. Somerville, Sergej Zilitinkevich, Richard L. Peskin, Gary A. Briggs, Steven R. Hanna, Sherwood B. Idso and Douglas G. Fox and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres, Journal of Fluid Mechanics and Physics Today.

In The Last Decade

J. W. Deardorff

94 papers receiving 10.5k 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.

Stratocumulus-capped mixed layers derived from a three-dimensional model

1980 1.5k citations J. W. Deardorff profile →
A numerical study of three-dimensional turbulent channel flow at large Reynolds numbers

1970 1.3k citations J. W. Deardorff Journal of Fluid Mechanics profile →
Efficient prediction of ground surface temperature and moisture, with inclusion of a layer of vegetation

1978 1.3k citations J. W. Deardorff profile →
Numerical Investigation of Neutral and Unstable Planetary Boundary Layers

1972 674 citations J. W. Deardorff Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences profile →
Convective Velocity and Temperature Scales for the Unstable Planetary Boundary Layer and for Rayleigh Convection

1970 473 citations J. W. Deardorff Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences profile →
Three-dimensional numerical study of the height and mean structure of a heated planetary boundary layer

1974 433 citations J. W. Deardorff profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Examination of the embargo hypothesis as an explanation for the GreatSilence. 1987 ·Journal of the British Interplanetary Society ·J. W. Deardorff	4
2	Buoyant plume dispersion and inversion entrapment in and above a laboratory mixed layer 1987 ·Atmospheric Environment (1967) ·G. E. Willis, J. W. Deardorff	26
3	Possible extraterrestrial strategy for earth 1986 ·Quarterly journal of the Royal Astronomical Society ·J. W. Deardorff	5
4	Numerical Study of Terrain-Induced Mesoscale Motions and Hydrostatic Form Drag in a Heated, Growing Mixed Layer 1984 ·Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences ·J. W. Deardorff, Kyozo Ueyoshi, (unknown)	4
5	A Multi-Limit Mixed-Layer Entrainment Formulation 1983 ·Journal of Physical Oceanography ·J. W. Deardorff	66
6	PROGRESS IN UNDERSTANDING ENTRAINMENT AT THE TOP OF A MIXED LAYER 1980 ·J. W. Deardorff	16
7	Comments on “A Numerical Investigation of Mixed-Layer Dynamics” 1980 ·Journal of Physical Oceanography ·J. W. Deardorff	2
8	Closure of second- and third-moment rate equations for diffusion in homogeneous turbulence 1978 ·The Physics of Fluids ·J. W. Deardorff	61
9	Island wind shadows observed by satellite and radar 1976 ·Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society ·J. W. Deardorff	3
10	Usefulness of Liquid-Water Potential Temperature in a Shallow-Cloud Model 1976 ·Journal of applied meteorology ·J. W. Deardorff	30
11	On the use of Taylor's translation hypothesis for diffusion in the mixed layer 1976 ·Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society ·G. E. Willis, J. W. Deardorff	79
12	On the entrainment rate of a stratocumulus‐topped mixed layer 1976 ·Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society ·J. W. Deardorff	110
13	Similarity Theory for the Planetary Boundary Layer of Time-Dependent Height 1974 ·Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences ·Sergej Zilitinkevich, J. W. Deardorff	44
14	Comment on the paper by A. K. Betts ‘Non‐precipitating cumulus convection and its parameterization’ 1974 ·Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society ·J. W. Deardorff, G. E. Willis, Douglas K. Lilly	25
15	Computer Methods for Simulation of Multidimensional, Nonlinear, Subsonic, Incompressible Flow 1972 ·Journal of Heat Transfer ·Douglas G. Fox, J. W. Deardorff	11
16	Comments on “A Comparison of Circulations in Transverse and Longitudinal Planes in an Unstable Planetary Boundary Layer” 1972 ·Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences ·J. W. Deardorff	1
17	On the magnitude of the subgrid scale eddy coefficient 1971 ·Journal of Computational Physics ·J. W. Deardorff	189
18	Preliminary Results from Numerical Integrations of the Unstable Planetary Boundary Layer 1970 ·Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences ·J. W. Deardorff	117
19	Gravitational Instability between Horizontal Plates with Shear 1965 ·The Physics of Fluids ·J. W. Deardorff	95
20	On the stability of viscous plane Couette flow 1963 ·Journal of Fluid Mechanics ·J. W. Deardorff	24

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