James W. C. White

33.8k citations

176 papers · 20.3k indexed · 14 hit papers · h-index 68

Co-authors: S. J. Johnsen Pieter P. Tans J. Jouzel Pieter Meiert Grootes M. Stuiver J. B. Miller R. J. Francey M. Trolier
Topics: Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (80 papers)Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics (70 papers)Cryospheric studies and observations (44 papers)
Cited by: Atmospheric Science Global and Planetary Change Geochemistry and Petrology
Journals: Nature Science Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
Partner nations: United States Denmark France

In The Last Decade

James W. C. White

170 papers receiving 19.1k 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.

Comparison of oxygen isotope records from the GISP2 and GRIP Greenland ice cores

1993 1.5k citations James W. C. White, J. Jouzel et al. profile →
Oxygen isotope and palaeotemperature records from six Greenland ice‐core stations: Camp Century, Dye‐3, GRIP, GISP2, Renland and NorthGRIP

2001 876 citations J. P. Steffensen, Valérie Masson‐Delmotte et al. profile →
Abrupt increase in Greenland snow accumulation at the end of the Younger Dryas event

1993 875 citations James W. C. White, Edwin D. Waddington et al. profile →
Molecular Paleohydrology: Interpreting the Hydrogen-Isotopic Composition of Lipid Biomarkers from Photosynthesizing Organisms

2012 779 citations James W. C. White et al. profile →
Contribution of anthropogenic and natural sources to atmospheric methane variability

2006 724 citations J. B. Miller, E. J. Dlugokencky et al. profile →
A Large Northern Hemisphere Terrestrial CO ₂ Sink Indicated by the ¹³ C/ ¹² C Ratio of Atmospheric CO ₂

1995 639 citations Philippe Ciais, Pieter P. Tans et al. profile →
High-Resolution Greenland Ice Core Data Show Abrupt Climate Change Happens in Few Years

2008 588 citations J. P. Steffensen, Valérie Masson‐Delmotte et al. profile →
The abrupt termination of the Younger Dryas climate event

1989 561 citations James W. C. White et al. profile →
Stable isotopic variations in west China: A consideration of moisture sources

2007 503 citations James W. C. White, Bruce H. Vaughn et al. profile →
Increase in observed net carbon dioxide uptake by land and oceans during the past 50 years

2012 490 citations J. B. Miller, Pieter P. Tans et al. profile →
Centennial-scale changes in the global carbon cycle during the last deglaciation

2014 370 citations Christo Buizert, Eric J. Steig et al. profile →
Upward revision of global fossil fuel methane emissions based on isotope database

2016 365 citations J. B. Miller, Sylvia Michel et al. profile →
A 21st-century shift from fossil-fuel to biogenic methane emissions indicated by ¹³ CH ₄

2016 311 citations Sylvia Michel, J. B. Miller et al. profile →
Greenland temperature response to climate forcing during the last deglaciation

2014 230 citations Christo Buizert, Vasileios Gkinis et al. profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	The Greenland spatial fingerprint of Dansgaard–Oeschger events in observations and models 2024 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Christo Buizert,Todd Sowers,(unknown),Thomas Blunier,Vasileios Gkinis,(unknown),Chengfei He,Tyler R. Jones,Helle Astrid Kjær,(unknown),J. A. Menking,Valerie Morris,David Noone,Sune Olander Rasmussen,Louise C. Sime,J. P. Steffensen,Anders Svensson,Bruce H. Vaughn,Bo Vinther,James W. C. White	5
2	Post-depositional processes visible in the integration of EGRIP high-resolution water isotope record and visual stratigraphy 2021 ·Helmholtz-Zentrum für Polar-und Meeresforschung (Alfred-Wegener-Institut) ·Valerie Morris,(unknown),Bruce H. Vaughn,Ilka Weikusat,Tyler R. Jones,Bradley Markle,(unknown),(unknown),(unknown),Vasileios Gkinis,Bo Vinther,James W. C. White	1
3	Reconstruction of Temperature, Accumulation Rate, and Layer Thinning From an Ice Core at South Pole, Using a Statistical Inverse Method 2021 ·Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres ·Emma C. Kahle,Eric J. Steig,Tyler R. Jones,T. J. Fudge,Michelle Koutnik,Valerie Morris,Bruce H. Vaughn,Andrew J. Schauer,C. Max Stevens,H. Conway,Edwin D. Waddington,Christo Buizert,Jenna Epifanio,James W. C. White	12
4	The role of sublimation as a driver of climate signals in the water isotope content of surface snow: laboratory and field experimental results 2021 ·The cryosphere ·(unknown),Sonja Wahl,Tyler R. Jones,(unknown),Maria Hörhold,James W. C. White,Hans Christian Steen‐Larsen	27
5	High-frequency climate variability in the Holocene from a coastal-dome ice core in east-central Greenland 2020 ·Climate of the past ·(unknown),Tyler R. Jones,Bo Vinther,Vasileios Gkinis,C. Max Stevens,Valerie Morris,Bruce H. Vaughn,(unknown),Bradley Markle,James W. C. White	12
6	An improved estimate for the δ ¹³ C and δ ¹⁸ O signatures of carbon monoxide produced from atmospheric oxidation of volatile organic compounds 2019 ·Atmospheric chemistry and physics ·Isaac Vimont,Jocelyn Turnbull,V. V. Petrenko,Philip Place,Colm Sweeney,N. L. Miles,Scott Richardson,Bruce H. Vaughn,James W. C. White	12
7	Stable isotope measurements confirm volatile organic compound oxidation as a major urban summertime source of carbon monoxide in Indianapolis, USA 2018 ·Biogeosciences (European Geosciences Union) ·Isaac Vimont,Jocelyn Turnbull,V. V. Petrenko,Philip Place,Colm Sweeney,N. L. Miles,Scott Richardson,Bruce H. Vaughn,James W. C. White	1
8	The CarbonTracker Data Assimilation System for CO ₂ and δ ¹³ C (CTDAS-C13 v1.0): retrieving information on land–atmosphere exchange processes 2018 ·Geoscientific model development ·Ivar R. van der Velde,J. B. Miller,M. K. van der Molen,Pieter P. Tans,Bruce H. Vaughn,James W. C. White,Kevin Schaefer,Wouter Peters	7
9	Variability in Atmospheric Methane From Fossil Fuel and Microbial Sources Over the Last Three Decades 2018 ·Geophysical Research Letters ·Rona L. Thompson,Euan G. Nisbet,Ignacio Pisso,A. Stohl,D. R. Blake,E. J. Dlugokencky,Detlev Helmig,James W. C. White	53
10	Anomaly Detection in Paleoclimate Records Using Permutation Entropy 2018 ·Entropy ·Joshua Garland,Tyler R. Jones,(unknown),Valerie Morris,James W. C. White,Elizabeth Bradley	30
11	Compiled records of carbon isotopes in atmospheric CO ₂ for historical simulations in CMIP6 2017 ·Geoscientific model development ·Heather Graven,Colin E. Allison,David Etheridge,Samuel Hammer,Ralph F. Keeling,Ingeborg Levin,Harro A. J. Meijer,Mauro Rubino,Pieter P. Tans,Cathy M. Trudinger,Bruce H. Vaughn,James W. C. White	177
12	A multi-species data assimilation system to retrieve information on land-atmosphere exchange processes 2017 ·Ivar R. van der Velde,J. B. Miller,M. K. van der Molen,Pieter P. Tans,Bruce H. Vaughn,James W. C. White,Kevin Schaefer,Wouter Peters	1
13	Improved methodologies for continuous-flow analysis of stable water isotopes in ice cores 2017 ·Atmospheric measurement techniques ·Tyler R. Jones,James W. C. White,Eric J. Steig,Bruce H. Vaughn,Valerie Morris,Vasileios Gkinis,Bradley Markle,Spruce W. Schoenemann	45
14	Using δ ¹³ C-CH ₄ and δ D-CH ₄ to constrain Arctic methane emissions 2016 ·Atmospheric chemistry and physics ·N. J. Warwick,Michelle Cain,Rebecca Fisher,James L. France,David Lowry,Sylvia Michel,Euan G. Nisbet,Bruce H. Vaughn,James W. C. White,J. A. Pyle	33
15	The Dominant Role of Tropical Wetlands in Dedacal-Scale Changes in the Global Methane Budget 2015 ·AGUFM ·E. J. Dlugokencky,Andrew M. Crotwell,Lori Bruhwiler,K. A. Masarie,P. M. Lang,James W. C. White,Sylvia Michel	1
16	High-resolution measurements from the airborne Atmospheric Nitrogen Dioxide Imager (ANDI) 2015 ·Atmospheric measurement techniques ·James P. Lawrence,Jasdeep Anand,Joshua Vande Hey,James W. C. White,R. Leigh,P. S. Monks	14
17	Climatic controls on water vapor deuterium excess in the marine boundary layer of the North Atlantic based on 500 days of in situ, continuous measurements 2014 ·Atmospheric chemistry and physics ·Hans Christian Steen‐Larsen,Árný E. Sveinbjörnsdóttir,Andrew J. Peters,Valérie Masson‐Delmotte,Mark Guishard,G. Hsiao,J. Jouzel,David Noone,Joseph K. Warren,James W. C. White	107
18	Invertebrate fauna of three streams in relation to land use in Southland, New Zealand 1994 ·New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research ·D. F. Scott,James W. C. White,(unknown),(unknown)	21
19	Holocene temperature variations inferred from Antarctic ice cores 1994 ·Annals of Glaciology ·Philippe Ciais,J. Jouzel,J. R. Petit,V. Lipenkov,James W. C. White	23
20	Holocene temperature variations inferred from Antarctic ice cores 1994 ·Annals of Glaciology ·Philippe Ciais,J. Jouzel,J. R. Petit,V. Lipenkov,James W. C. White	11

About James W. C. White

James W. C. White is a scholar working on Atmospheric Science, Geochemistry and Petrology and Global and Planetary Change, having authored 176 papers that have together received 20.3k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (80 papers), Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics (70 papers) and Cryospheric studies and observations (44 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Atmospheric Science (14.9k citations), Global and Planetary Change (9.2k citations) and Geochemistry and Petrology (2.1k citations). James W. C. White has collaborated with scholars based in United States, Denmark and France. Frequent co-authors include S. J. Johnsen, Pieter P. Tans, J. Jouzel, Pieter Meiert Grootes, M. Stuiver, J. B. Miller, R. J. Francey, M. Trolier, Bruce H. Vaughn and Philippe Ciais. Their work appears in journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

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