J. W. Meriwether

6.9k total citations · 2 hit papers
140 papers, 5.1k citations indexed

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J. W. Meriwether is a scholar working on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Atmospheric Science and Oceanography. According to data from OpenAlex, J. W. Meriwether has authored 140 papers receiving a total of 5.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 125 papers in Astronomy and Astrophysics, 75 papers in Atmospheric Science and 32 papers in Oceanography. Recurrent topics in J. W. Meriwether's work include Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics (118 papers), Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics (79 papers) and Atmospheric Ozone and Climate (63 papers). J. W. Meriwether is often cited by papers focused on Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics (118 papers), Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics (79 papers) and Atmospheric Ozone and Climate (63 papers). J. W. Meriwether collaborates with scholars based in United States, Puerto Rico and Canada. J. W. Meriwether's co-authors include Manfred A. Biondi, J. J. Makela, R. G. Burnside, G. Hernández, P. B. Hays, Vincent B Wickwar, F. A. Herrero, A. J. Gerrard, C. A. Tepley and J. T. Emmert and has published in prestigious journals such as The Journal of Chemical Physics, Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres and Geophysical Research Letters.

In The Last Decade

J. W. Meriwether

133 papers receiving 4.3k citations

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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.

Revised global model of thermosphere winds using satellite and ground‐based observations

1991 553 citations Manfred A. Biondi, T. L. Killeen et al. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres profile →
An update to the Horizontal Wind Model (HWM): The quiet time thermosphere

2015 510 citations J. W. Meriwether, J. J. Makela et al. profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
J. W. Meriwether United States	39	4.7k	2.0k	1.1k	1.0k	934	140	5.1k
H. G. Mayr United States	43	5.9k 1.3×	2.4k 1.2×	922 0.9×	658 0.7×	1.3k 1.3×	241	6.3k
J. T. Emmert United States	37	3.8k 0.8×	1.4k 0.7×	816 0.8×	717 0.7×	949 1.0×	88	4.1k
R. R. Meier United States	44	5.4k 1.1×	3.0k 1.5×	941 0.9×	733 0.7×	672 0.7×	192	6.1k
T. J. Immel United States	41	5.1k 1.1×	1.3k 0.7×	1.7k 1.5×	1.1k 1.1×	1.6k 1.7×	162	5.3k
E. C. Ridley United States	28	4.5k 0.9×	1.4k 0.7×	1.0k 0.9×	594 0.6×	1.3k 1.4×	39	4.7k
C. A. Tepley United States	34	2.6k 0.5×	1.2k 0.6×	554 0.5×	522 0.5×	319 0.3×	107	2.9k
Kendall Shepherd Canada	40	5.1k 1.1×	3.5k 1.7×	666 0.6×	496 0.5×	616 0.7×	296	5.8k
Jorge L. Chau United States	38	6.1k 1.3×	2.0k 1.0×	1.8k 1.7×	1.5k 1.4×	1.0k 1.1×	248	6.5k
L. L. Cogger Canada	36	4.1k 0.9×	1.0k 0.5×	983 0.9×	385 0.4×	1.7k 1.8×	134	4.3k
Klemens Hocke Switzerland	28	2.3k 0.5×	1.5k 0.8×	694 0.6×	936 0.9×	346 0.4×	142	3.2k

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Partamies, Noora, M. Syrjäsuo, Lisa Baddeley, et al.. (2024). Science highlights from the Kjell Henriksen Observatory on Svalbard. Arctic Science. 11. 1–25. 2 indexed citations

Paulino, Igo, C. M. Wrasse, R. A. Buriti, et al.. (2018). Intrinsic parameters of periodic waves observed in the OI6300 airglow layer over the Brazilian equatorial region. Annales Geophysicae. 36(1). 265–273. 18 indexed citations

Martinis, C. R., et al.. (2014). New radar observations of temporal and spatial dynamics of the midnight temperature maximum at low latitude and midlatitude. Journal of Geophysical Research Space Physics. 119(12). 12 indexed citations

Earle, G. D., R. A. Heelis, W. R. Coley, et al.. (2013). Low latitude thermospheric responses to magnetic storms. Journal of Geophysical Research Space Physics. 118(6). 3866–3876. 15 indexed citations

Makela, J. J., et al.. (2011). Simulation and analysis of a multi-order imaging Fabry–Perot interferometer for the study of thermospheric winds and temperatures. Applied Optics. 50(22). 4403–4403. 53 indexed citations

Makela, J. J., et al.. (2009). The Remote Equatorial Nighttime Observatory of Ionospheric Regions Project and the International Heliospherical Year. Earth Moon and Planets. 104(1-4). 211–226. 33 indexed citations

Wu, Qian, et al.. (2009). Ionosphere Mesosphere Polar Aeronomy Campaign (IMPAC). AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts. 2009.

Gerrard, A. J., et al.. (2009). Comparisons of neutral thermospheric winds as measured by SOFDI and the Millstone Hill Incoherent Scatter Radar. AGU Spring Meeting Abstracts. 2009. 1 indexed citations

Meriwether, J. W., et al.. (2006). Measuring thermospheric winds and temperatures with a tri-static Fabry-Perot interferometer network in Alaska. AGUFM. 2006. 1 indexed citations

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Liu, Hanli & J. W. Meriwether. (2004). Analysis of a temperature inversion event in the lower mesosphere. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 109(D2). 38 indexed citations

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Fesen, C. G., D. L. Hysell, J. W. Meriwether, et al.. (2001). Modeling the low latitude thermosphere and ionosphere. AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts. 2001. 1 indexed citations

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Meriwether, J. W., et al.. (2001). Analysis of an Temperature Inversion Event in the Lower Mesosphere. AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts. 2001. 3 indexed citations

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Biondi, Manfred A., S. Sazykin, B. G. Fejer, J. W. Meriwether, & C. G. Fesen. (1999). Equatorial and low latitude thermospheric winds: Measured quiet time variations with season and solar flux from 1980 to 1990. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 104(A8). 17091–17106. 55 indexed citations

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Meriwether, J. W., et al.. (1998). Rayleigh lidar measurements of the temporal frequency and vertical wavenumber spectra in the mesosphere over the Rocky Mountain region. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 103(D6). 6405–6416. 13 indexed citations

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Meriwether, J. W., et al.. (1998). Mesoscale airborne in situ and lidar observations of variance and spatial structure in the troposphere and stratosphere regions. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 103(D6). 6391–6396. 2 indexed citations

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Meriwether, J. W., et al.. (1991). High altitude lidar observations of density and temperature for four seasons. OTuD1–OTuD1. 1 indexed citations

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Biondi, Manfred A., et al.. (1990). Thermospheric neutral winds at low latitudes during the September-October 1986 Sundial campaign - Optical interferometer results. Annales Geophysicae. 8. 409–417. 3 indexed citations

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Smith, Roger W., et al.. (1989). Mapping the Wind in the Polar Thermosphere: A Case Study within the CEDAR Program. Digital Commons - USU (Utah State University). 2 indexed citations

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Meriwether, J. W., et al.. (1987). On the nighttime signatures of thermospheric winds observed at Sondrestrom, Greenland, as correlated with interplanetary magnetic field parameters. Annales Geophysicae. 5. 329–336. 24 indexed citations

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Meriwether, J. W., et al.. (1974). Interferometric measurements of the λ 7319 Å doublet emissions of OII. Planetary and Space Science. 22(4). 636–638. 13 indexed citations

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