Jeffrey S. Whitaker

16.6k total citations · 3 hit papers
87 papers, 8.3k citations indexed

About

Jeffrey S. Whitaker is a scholar working on Atmospheric Science, Global and Planetary Change and Oceanography. According to data from OpenAlex, Jeffrey S. Whitaker has authored 87 papers receiving a total of 8.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 80 papers in Atmospheric Science, 80 papers in Global and Planetary Change and 16 papers in Oceanography. Recurrent topics in Jeffrey S. Whitaker's work include Climate variability and models (79 papers), Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations (74 papers) and Tropical and Extratropical Cyclones Research (22 papers). Jeffrey S. Whitaker is often cited by papers focused on Climate variability and models (79 papers), Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations (74 papers) and Tropical and Extratropical Cyclones Research (22 papers). Jeffrey S. Whitaker collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and United Kingdom. Jeffrey S. Whitaker's co-authors include Thomas M. Hamill, Chris Snyder, Prashant D. Sardeshmukh, Xue Wei, Gilbert P. Compo, Craig H. Bishop, J. G. Anderson, Shiling Peng, Michael K. Tippett and Xuguang Wang and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres, Journal of Climate and Geophysical Research Letters.

In The Last Decade

Jeffrey S. Whitaker

85 papers receiving 7.9k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Ensemble Data Assimilation without Perturbed Observations

2002 1.2k citations Jeffrey S. Whitaker, Thomas M. Hamill Monthly Weather Review profile →
Distance-Dependent Filtering of Background Error Covariance Estimates in an Ensemble Kalman Filter

2001 838 citations Thomas M. Hamill, Jeffrey S. Whitaker et al. Monthly Weather Review profile →
Ensemble Square Root Filters*

2003 605 citations Michael K. Tippett, J. G. Anderson et al. Monthly Weather Review profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Jeffrey S. Whitaker United States	39	7.2k	6.9k	1.5k	1.2k	468	87	8.3k
P. L. Houtekamer Canada	24	5.5k 0.8×	5.0k 0.7×	933 0.6×	1.4k 1.2×	365 0.8×	36	6.5k
Thomas M. Hamill United States	49	9.8k 1.4×	9.4k 1.4×	1.3k 0.9×	2.1k 1.7×	980 2.1×	118	11.5k
Craig H. Bishop United States	40	5.4k 0.8×	4.9k 0.7×	1.3k 0.9×	986 0.8×	197 0.4×	128	6.1k
Roberto Buizza United Kingdom	54	8.2k 1.1×	8.2k 1.2×	1.1k 0.8×	1.4k 1.1×	1.1k 2.3×	141	10.5k
Herschel L. Mitchell Canada	22	4.6k 0.6×	4.2k 0.6×	867 0.6×	1.2k 1.0×	265 0.6×	37	5.5k
Dick Dee United Kingdom	40	6.0k 0.8×	6.0k 0.9×	1.6k 1.1×	903 0.7×	540 1.2×	80	7.6k
Chris Snyder United States	52	8.7k 1.2×	7.5k 1.1×	1.8k 1.2×	1.4k 1.1×	205 0.4×	130	9.8k
Zoltán Tóth United States	33	5.0k 0.7×	4.8k 0.7×	669 0.5×	832 0.7×	268 0.6×	128	5.6k
O. Gill United States	5	7.0k 1.0×	5.9k 0.9×	903 0.6×	1.7k 1.4×	286 0.6×	7	8.5k
Andrew C. Lorenc United Kingdom	32	5.4k 0.7×	4.8k 0.7×	1.4k 0.9×	1.0k 0.8×	145 0.3×	63	6.2k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Simon, Sven, Neil P Barton, Cory Baggett, et al.. (2025). Advancing NOAA’s Subseasonal and Seasonal Applications and Enhancing Collaboration among Stakeholders, Modelers, and Researchers. Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society. 106(7). E1295–E1302.

Frolov, Sergey, et al.. (2024). Local Volume Solvers for Earth System Data Assimilation: Implementation in the Framework for Joint Effort for Data Assimilation Integration. Journal of Advances in Modeling Earth Systems. 16(2). 1 indexed citations

Guan, Hong, Yuejian Zhu, Eric Sinsky, et al.. (2022). GEFSv12 Reforecast Dataset for Supporting Subseasonal and Hydrometeorological Applications. Monthly Weather Review. 150(3). 647–665. 41 indexed citations

Xue, Yan, D. Koch, Vijay Tallapragada, et al.. (2021). Development of a Coupled Subseasonal-to-Seasonal Prediction Model Using Community-based Unified Forecast System for NCEP Operations. 2 indexed citations

Bishop, Craig H., Jeffrey S. Whitaker, & Lili Lei. (2020). Commentary: On the Efficiency of Covariance Localisation of the Ensemble Kalman Filter Using Augmented Ensembles. Frontiers in Applied Mathematics and Statistics. 6. 1 indexed citations

Wang, Xuguang, et al.. (2020). A Multiscale Local Gain Form Ensemble Transform Kalman Filter (MLGETKF). Monthly Weather Review. 149(3). 605–622. 28 indexed citations

Brohan, Philip, Gilbert P. Compo, Stefan Brönnimann, et al.. (2016). The 1816 ‘year without a summer’ in an atmospheric reanalysis. 8 indexed citations

Matsuo, Tomoko, T. J. Fuller‐Rowell, R. A. Akmaev, et al.. (2014). Predictability and Ensemble Modeling of the Space-Atmosphere Interaction Region. 2014 AGU Fall Meeting. 2014.

Zhu, Kefeng, Ming Xue, Xuguang Wang, et al.. (2014). A GSI-Based Coupled EnSRF–En3DVar Hybrid Data Assimilation System for the Operational Rapid Refresh Model: Tests at a Reduced Resolution. Monthly Weather Review. 142(10). 3756–3780. 57 indexed citations

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Compo, Gilbert P., Prashant D. Sardeshmukh, Jeffrey S. Whitaker, et al.. (2013). Independent confirmation of global land warming without the use of station temperatures. Geophysical Research Letters. 40(12). 3170–3174. 41 indexed citations

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Hamill, Thomas M., Renate Hagedorn, & Jeffrey S. Whitaker. (2008). Probabilistic Forecast Calibration Using ECMWF and GFS Ensemble Reforecasts. Part II: Precipitation. Monthly Weather Review. 136(7). 2620–2632. 174 indexed citations

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Whitaker, Jeffrey S., Xue Wei, & Frédéric Vitart. (2006). Improving Week-2 Forecasts with Multimodel Reforecast Ensembles. Monthly Weather Review. 134(8). 2279–2284. 29 indexed citations

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Peters, Wouter, J. B. Miller, Jeffrey S. Whitaker, et al.. (2005). An ensemble data assimilation system to estimate CO ₂ surface fluxes from atmospheric trace gas observations. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 110(D24). 164 indexed citations

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Hamill, Thomas M. & Jeffrey S. Whitaker. (2005). Accounting for the Error due to Unresolved Scales in Ensemble Data Assimilation: A Comparison of Different Approaches. Monthly Weather Review. 133(11). 3132–3147. 145 indexed citations

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Hamill, Thomas M., Chris Snyder, & Jeffrey S. Whitaker. (2003). Approximate analysis error covariance singular vectors in a simple GCM. EGS - AGU - EUG Joint Assembly. 13876. 1 indexed citations

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Tippett, Michael K., J. G. Anderson, Craig H. Bishop, Thomas M. Hamill, & Jeffrey S. Whitaker. (2003). NOTES AND CORRESPONDENCE Ensemble Square Root Filters. 3 indexed citations

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Hamill, Thomas M., Chris Snyder, & Jeffrey S. Whitaker. (2003). Ensemble Forecasts and the Properties of Flow-Dependent Analysis-Error Covariance Singular Vectors. Monthly Weather Review. 131(8). 1741–1758. 40 indexed citations

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Barsugli, J. J., Jeffrey S. Whitaker, Andrew Loughe, Prashant D. Sardeshmukh, & Zoltán Tóth. (1999). The Effect of the 1997/98 El Niño on Individual Large-Scale Weather Events. Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society. 80(7). 1399–1411. 32 indexed citations

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Peng, Shiling & Jeffrey S. Whitaker. (1999). Mechanisms Determining the Atmospheric Response to Midlatitude SST Anomalies. Journal of Climate. 12(5). 1393–1408. 247 indexed citations

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Whitaker, Jeffrey S. & Andrew Loughe. (1998). The Relationship between Ensemble Spread and Ensemble Mean Skill. Monthly Weather Review. 126(12). 3292–3302. 178 indexed citations

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