Lakshmi Kantha

5.6k total citations · 2 hit papers
118 papers, 4.3k citations indexed

About

Lakshmi Kantha is a scholar working on Atmospheric Science, Oceanography and Global and Planetary Change. According to data from OpenAlex, Lakshmi Kantha has authored 118 papers receiving a total of 4.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 74 papers in Atmospheric Science, 69 papers in Oceanography and 53 papers in Global and Planetary Change. Recurrent topics in Lakshmi Kantha's work include Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes (65 papers), Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations (37 papers) and Climate variability and models (34 papers). Lakshmi Kantha is often cited by papers focused on Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes (65 papers), Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations (37 papers) and Climate variability and models (34 papers). Lakshmi Kantha collaborates with scholars based in United States, Japan and France. Lakshmi Kantha's co-authors include Carol Anne Clayson, Boris Galperin, A. Rosati, S. Hassid, George L. Mellor, Alan F. Blumberg, O. M. Phillips, R. S. Azad, Craig C. Tierney and J. M. Wilczak and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres, Journal of Fluid Mechanics and Earth and Planetary Science Letters.

In The Last Decade

Lakshmi Kantha

113 papers receiving 3.9k 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.

A Quasi-equilibrium Turbulent Energy Model for Geophysical Flows

1988 782 citations Lakshmi Kantha et al. Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences profile →
An improved mixed layer model for geophysical applications

1994 549 citations Lakshmi Kantha, Carol Anne Clayson Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Lakshmi Kantha United States	29	2.9k	2.6k	1.7k	454	285	118	4.3k
James N. Moum United States	43	4.8k 1.6×	3.0k 1.2×	2.6k 1.5×	572 1.3×	138 0.5×	133	5.4k
Peter G. Baines Australia	33	2.2k 0.7×	1.9k 0.7×	1.2k 0.7×	671 1.5×	155 0.5×	82	3.7k
Tamay M. Özgökmen United States	39	3.3k 1.1×	1.9k 0.7×	1.5k 0.8×	588 1.3×	148 0.5×	141	4.4k
Laurence Armi United States	37	3.6k 1.2×	2.4k 0.9×	1.4k 0.8×	1.0k 2.3×	185 0.6×	82	4.9k
Ren‐Chieh Lien United States	38	3.5k 1.2×	2.0k 0.8×	1.3k 0.7×	472 1.0×	100 0.4×	100	4.0k
Meric Srokosz United Kingdom	30	2.3k 0.8×	1.3k 0.5×	913 0.5×	532 1.2×	454 1.6×	161	3.2k
Patrice Klein France	45	6.0k 2.1×	3.0k 1.2×	3.1k 1.8×	188 0.4×	103 0.4×	119	6.6k
Ann E. Gargett United States	34	3.2k 1.1×	1.5k 0.6×	1.5k 0.9×	410 0.9×	108 0.4×	74	4.0k
Isidoro Orlanski United States	26	1.8k 0.6×	3.1k 1.2×	2.5k 1.5×	423 0.9×	465 1.6×	47	4.7k
Baylor Fox‐Kemper United States	44	4.8k 1.6×	3.0k 1.1×	3.0k 1.7×	450 1.0×	107 0.4×	124	5.6k

Countries citing papers authored by Lakshmi Kantha

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Fields of papers citing papers by Lakshmi Kantha

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Lakshmi Kantha

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All Works

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Ricchi, Antonio, Rossella Ferretti, Gabriele Curci, et al.. (2024). A high‐resolution climatological study of explosive cyclones in the Mediterranean region: Frequency, intensity and synoptic drivers. Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society. 150(765). 5561–5582. 1 indexed citations

Kantha, Lakshmi. (2024). Reinterpretation of the Thorpe Length Scale. Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences. 81(8). 1495–1510.

Luce, Hubert, Lakshmi Kantha, & Hiroyuki Hashiguchi. (2023). Statistical assessment of a Doppler radar model of TKE dissipation rate for low Richardson numbers. Atmospheric measurement techniques. 16(21). 5091–5101. 1 indexed citations

Lawrence, Dale, David C. Fritts, Ling Wang, et al.. (2022). Instabilities, Dynamics, and Energetics accompanying Atmospheric Layering (IDEAL): high-resolution in situ observations and modeling in and above the nocturnal boundary layer. Atmospheric measurement techniques. 15(13). 4023–4045. 5 indexed citations

Lawrence, Dale, David C. Fritts, Ling Wang, et al.. (2021). Instabilities, Dynamics, and Energetics accompanying Atmospheric Layering (IDEAL) Campaign: High-Resolution in situ Observations above the Nocturnal Boundary Layer. 2 indexed citations

Luce, Hubert, et al.. (2020). On the Relationship between the TKE Dissipation Rate and the Temperature Structure Function Parameter in the Convective Boundary Layer. Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences. 77(7). 2311–2326. 6 indexed citations

Mixa, Tyler, David C. Fritts, Thomas Lund, et al.. (2019). Numerical Simulations of High‐Frequency Gravity Wave Propagation Through Fine Structures in the Mesosphere. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 124(16). 9372–9390. 2 indexed citations

Luce, Hubert, Lakshmi Kantha, Hiroyuki Hashiguchi, et al.. (2018). Vertical structure of the lower troposphere derived from MU radar, unmanned aerial vehicle, and balloon measurements during ShUREX 2015. Progress in Earth and Planetary Science. 5(1). 1 indexed citations

Falcieri, Francesco M., Lakshmi Kantha, Alvise Benetazzo, et al.. (2016). Turbulence observations in the Gulf of Trieste under moderate wind forcing and different water column stratification. Ocean science. 12(2). 433–449. 8 indexed citations

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Kantha, Lakshmi, et al.. (2008). A note on the multimodel superensemble technique for reducing forecast errors. 31(2). 199–214. 4 indexed citations

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Chu, Peter C., et al.. (2004). Lagrangian predictability of high-resolution regional models: the special case of the Gulf of Mexico. Nonlinear processes in geophysics. 11(1). 47–66. 5 indexed citations

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Kantha, Lakshmi & Carol Anne Clayson. (2003). On the effect of surface gravity waves on mixing in the oceanic mixed layer. Ocean Modelling. 6(2). 101–124. 195 indexed citations

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Carniel, Sandro, et al.. (2002). Tracking the drift of a human body in the coastal ocean using numerical prediction models of the oceanic, atmospheric and wave conditions. Science & Justice. 42(3). 143–151. 31 indexed citations

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Tierney, Craig C., Lakshmi Kantha, & George H. Born. (2000). Shallow and deep water global ocean tides from altimetry and numerical modeling. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 105(C5). 11259–11277. 13 indexed citations

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Mehra, Avichal, et al.. (1996). Demonstration of a Real Time Capability to Produce Tidal Heights and Currents for Naval Operational Use: A Cast Study for the West Coast of Africa (Liberia).. 1 indexed citations

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Kantha, Lakshmi, Alan F. Blumberg, & George L. Mellor. (1990). Computing Phase Speeds at Open Boundary. Journal of Hydraulic Engineering. 116(4). 592–597. 11 indexed citations

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Blumberg, Alan F., H. J. Herring, Lakshmi Kantha, & George L. Mellor. (1985). 3-D Orthogonal Curvilinear Circulation Modelling. 1088–1094. 1 indexed citations

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Blumberg, Alan F. & Lakshmi Kantha. (1985). Open Boundary Condition for Circulation Models. Journal of Hydraulic Engineering. 111(2). 237–255. 136 indexed citations

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Kantha, Lakshmi, George L. Mellor, & Alan F. Blumberg. (1982). A Diagnostic Calculation of the General Circulation in the South Atlantic Bight. Journal of Physical Oceanography. 12(8). 805–819. 13 indexed citations

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Kantha, Lakshmi. (1975). Turbulent Entrainment at the Density Interface of a Two-Layer Stably Stratified Fluid System.. Defense Technical Information Center (DTIC). 76. 19390. 9 indexed citations

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