M. J. Rodwell

7.4k total citations · 6 hit papers
63 papers, 5.1k citations indexed

About

M. J. Rodwell is a scholar working on Atmospheric Science, Global and Planetary Change and Oceanography. According to data from OpenAlex, M. J. Rodwell has authored 63 papers receiving a total of 5.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 52 papers in Atmospheric Science, 52 papers in Global and Planetary Change and 11 papers in Oceanography. Recurrent topics in M. J. Rodwell's work include Climate variability and models (51 papers), Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations (45 papers) and Tropical and Extratropical Cyclones Research (13 papers). M. J. Rodwell is often cited by papers focused on Climate variability and models (51 papers), Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations (45 papers) and Tropical and Extratropical Cyclones Research (13 papers). M. J. Rodwell collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Japan. M. J. Rodwell's co-authors include Brian J. Hoskins, Chris K. Folland, David P. Rowell, T. N. Palmer, Thomas Jung, Francisco J. Doblas‐Reyes, Peter Bechtold, Gianpaolo Balsamo, Martin Köhler and David A. Lavers and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Journal of Climate and Geophysical Research Letters.

In The Last Decade

M. J. Rodwell

61 papers receiving 5.0k 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.

Oceanic forcing of the wintertime North Atlantic Oscillation and European climate

1999 792 citations M. J. Rodwell et al. profile →
Monsoons and the dynamics of deserts

1996 712 citations M. J. Rodwell et al. Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society profile →
Subtropical Anticyclones and Summer Monsoons

2001 616 citations M. J. Rodwell et al. Journal of Climate profile →
Advances in simulating atmospheric variability with the ECMWF model: From synoptic to decadal time‐scales

2008 520 citations Peter Bechtold, Martin Köhler et al. Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society profile →
An evaluation of ERA5 precipitation for climate monitoring

2022 239 citations David A. Lavers, A. J. Simmons et al. Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society profile →
The Rise of Data-Driven Weather Forecasting: A First Statistical Assessment of Machine Learning–Based Weather Forecasts in an Operational-Like Context

2024 70 citations Zied Ben Bouallègue, Mariana Clare et al. Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society profile →

Peers

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Christophe Cassou France

Huang‐Hsiung Hsu Taiwan

Tim Woollings United Kingdom

Helmuth Haak Germany

Thorsten Mauritsen Germany

Monika Esch Germany

Julie M. Caron United States

Bruce P. Briegleb United States

Muthuvel Chelliah United States

Ulrich Schlese Germany

Christophe Cassou France

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Countries citing papers authored by M. J. Rodwell

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of M. J. Rodwell

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of M. J. Rodwell. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of M. J. Rodwell based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with M. J. Rodwell. M. J. Rodwell is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

Rodwell, M. J., Mariana Clare, Sarah‐Jane Lock, Katrin Lonitz, & Matthieu Chevallier. (2025). Power Spectra of Physics‐Based and Data‐Driven Ensembles. Meteorological Applications. 32(5).

Bouallègue, Zied Ben, Mariana Clare, Linus Magnusson, et al.. (2024). The Rise of Data-Driven Weather Forecasting: A First Statistical Assessment of Machine Learning–Based Weather Forecasts in an Operational-Like Context. Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society. 105(6). E864–E883. 70 indexed citations breakdown →

Lavers, David A., Hans Hersbach, M. J. Rodwell, & A. J. Simmons. (2023). An improved estimate of daily precipitation from the ERA5 reanalysis. Atmospheric Science Letters. 25(3). 10 indexed citations

Rodwell, M. J. & Heini Wernli. (2023). Uncertainty growth and forecast reliability during extratropical cyclogenesis. Weather and Climate Dynamics. 4(3). 591–615. 9 indexed citations

Day, Jonathan J., Sarah Keeley, Gabriele Arduini, et al.. (2022). Benefits and challenges of dynamic sea ice for weather forecasts. Weather and Climate Dynamics. 3(3). 713–731. 8 indexed citations

Bechtold, Peter, et al.. (2022). On the impact of dropsondes on the ECMWF Integrated Forecasting System model (CY47R1) analysis of convection during the OTREC (Organization of Tropical East Pacific Convection) field campaign. Geoscientific model development. 15(8). 3371–3385. 4 indexed citations

Day, Jonathan J., Gabriele Arduini, Irina Sandu, et al.. (2020). Measuring the Impact of a New Snow Model Using Surface Energy Budget Process Relationships. Journal of Advances in Modeling Earth Systems. 12(12). 12 indexed citations

Rodwell, M. J., Jeffrey Hammond, Sherry Thornton, & David Richardson. (2020). User decisions, and how these could guide developments in probabilistic forecasting. Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society. 146(732). 3266–3284. 8 indexed citations

Day, Jonathan J., Irina Sandu, Linus Magnusson, et al.. (2019). Increased Arctic influence on the midlatitude flow during Scandinavian Blocking episodes. Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society. 145(725). 3846–3862. 15 indexed citations

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Lavers, David A., M. J. Rodwell, David Richardson, et al.. (2018). The Gauging and Modeling of Rivers in the Sky. Geophysical Research Letters. 45(15). 7828–7834. 34 indexed citations

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Simpson, Isla R., Julio T. Bacmeister, Irina Sandu, & M. J. Rodwell. (2017). Why Do Modeled and Observed Surface Wind Stress Climatologies Differ in the Trade Wind Regions?. Journal of Climate. 31(2). 491–513. 15 indexed citations

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Leroy, S. S. & M. J. Rodwell. (2013). Leveraging Highly Accurate Data in Diagnosing Errors in Atmospheric Models. Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society. 95(8). 1227–1233. 2 indexed citations

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North, Rachel, et al.. (2013). An assessment of the SEEPS and SEDI metrics for the verification of 6 h forecast precipitation accumulations. Meteorological Applications. 20(2). 164–175. 23 indexed citations

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Rodwell, M. J., Thomas Jung, Peter Bechtold, et al.. (2010). Developments in diagnostics research. CentAUR (University of Reading). 24(4). 324–6. 1 indexed citations

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Jung, Thomas, T. N. Palmer, M. J. Rodwell, & Soumia Serrar. (2009). Understanding the Origin of the Anomalously Cold European Winter 2005/06 Using Relaxation Experiments. EGUGA. 8722. 4 indexed citations

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Bechtold, Peter, Martin Köhler, Thomas Jung, et al.. (2008). Advances in simulating atmospheric variability with the ECMWF model: From synoptic to decadal time‐scales. Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society. 134(634). 1337–1351. 520 indexed citations breakdown →

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Jung, Thomas, Adrian M. Tompkins, & M. J. Rodwell. (2005). Some aspects of systematic error in the ECMWF model. Atmospheric Science Letters. 6(2). 133–139. 19 indexed citations

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Wu, Peili & M. J. Rodwell. (2004). Gulf Stream forcing of the winter North Atlantic oscillation. Atmospheric Science Letters. 5(1-4). 57–64. 10 indexed citations

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Jung, Thomas & M. J. Rodwell. (2003). Systematic errors in the ECMWF forecasting system.. Helmholtz-Zentrum für Polar-und Meeresforschung (Alfred-Wegener-Institut). 6 indexed citations

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Rodwell, M. J.. (2001). Subtropical anticyclone and summer monsoons. Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society. 122. 3192–3221. 3 indexed citations

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