M. Joan Alexander

16.1k total citations · 4 hit papers
164 papers, 11.4k citations indexed

About

M. Joan Alexander is a scholar working on Atmospheric Science, Astronomy and Astrophysics and Global and Planetary Change. According to data from OpenAlex, M. Joan Alexander has authored 164 papers receiving a total of 11.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 134 papers in Atmospheric Science, 121 papers in Astronomy and Astrophysics and 63 papers in Global and Planetary Change. Recurrent topics in M. Joan Alexander's work include Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics (111 papers), Atmospheric Ozone and Climate (95 papers) and Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations (63 papers). M. Joan Alexander is often cited by papers focused on Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics (111 papers), Atmospheric Ozone and Climate (95 papers) and Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations (63 papers). M. Joan Alexander collaborates with scholars based in United States, Germany and France. M. Joan Alexander's co-authors include David C. Fritts, James R. Holton, Lars Hoffmann, R. A. Vincent, Timothy J. Dunkerton, K. Sato, Manfred Ern, Peter Preusse, Dale R. Durran and Jadwiga H. Beres and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres.

In The Last Decade

M. Joan Alexander

158 papers receiving 11.1k 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.

Gravity wave dynamics and effects in the middle atmosphere

2003 2.0k citations M. Joan Alexander et al. profile →
The quasi‐biennial oscillation

2001 1.6k citations M. Joan Alexander et al. profile →
Recent developments in gravity‐wave effects in climate models and the global distribution of gravity‐wave momentum flux from observations and models

2010 405 citations M. Joan Alexander, Stephen D. Eckermann et al. Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society profile →
Surface-to-space atmospheric waves from Hunga Tonga–Hunga Ha’apai eruption

2022 151 citations Corwin J. Wright, Neil P. Hindley et al. profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Convection-generated gravity waves in the tropical lower stratosphere from Aeolus wind profiling, GNSS-RO, and ERA5 reanalysis 2025 ·Atmospheric chemistry and physics ·(unknown), Sergey Khaykin, Alain Hauchecorne, M. Joan Alexander, (unknown), Philippe Keckhut, Antoine Mangin	0
2	Observation of Gravity Waves Generated by Convection and the “Moving Mountain” Mechanism During Stratéole‐2 Campaigns and Their Impact on the QBO 2025 ·Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres ·(unknown), Martina Bramberger, M. Joan Alexander, Albert Hertzog, Chuntao Liu, Corwin J. Wright	1
3	Data Imbalance, Uncertainty Quantification, and Transfer Learning in Data‐Driven Parameterizations: Lessons From the Emulation of Gravity Wave Momentum Transport in WACCM 2024 ·Journal of Advances in Modeling Earth Systems ·(unknown), (unknown), Ashesh Chattopadhyay, Pedram Hassanzadeh, Sandro W. Lubis, M. Joan Alexander, Edwin P. Gerber, Aditi Sheshadri, Yifei Guan	4
4	Aeolus wind lidar observations of the 2019/2020 quasi-biennial oscillation disruption with comparison to radiosondes and reanalysis 2024 ·Atmospheric chemistry and physics ·(unknown), Corwin J. Wright, Scott Osprey, Neil P. Hindley, (unknown), Lawrence Coy, Paul A. Newman, Neal Butchart, Martina Bramberger, M. Joan Alexander	3
5	A fiber-optic distributed temperature sensor for continuous in situ profiling up to 2 km beneath constant-altitude scientific balloons 2023 ·Atmospheric measurement techniques ·J. Douglas Goetz, L. Kalnajs, Terry Deshler, Sean Davis, Martina Bramberger, M. Joan Alexander	2
6	Tropical Wave Observations From the Reel‐Down Atmospheric Temperature Sensor (RATS) in the Lowermost Stratosphere During Strateole‐2 2023 ·Geophysical Research Letters ·Martina Bramberger, J. Douglas Goetz, M. Joan Alexander, L. Kalnajs, Albert Hertzog, Aurélien Podglajen	1
7	A Method for Estimating Global Subgrid‐Scale Orographic Gravity‐Wave Temperature Perturbations in Chemistry‐Climate Models 2023 ·Journal of Advances in Modeling Earth Systems ·Michael Weimer, (unknown), Douglas E. Kinnison, Rolando R. García, Julio T. Bacmeister, M. Joan Alexander, Andreas Dörnbrack, Susan Solomon	4
8	Seasonal Prediction of the Quasi‐Biennial Oscillation 2022 ·Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres ·Lawrence Coy, Paul A. Newman, Andrea Molod, Steven Pawson, M. Joan Alexander, Laura Holt	10
9	Using TRMM Latent Heat as a Source to Estimate Convection Induced Gravity Wave Momentum Flux in the Lower Stratosphere 2021 ·Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres ·Chuntao Liu, M. Joan Alexander, Jadwiga H. Richter, Julio T. Bacmeister	7
10	Observational Validation of Parameterized Gravity Waves From Tropical Convection in the Whole Atmosphere Community Climate Model 2021 ·Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres ·M. Joan Alexander, Chuntao Liu, Julio T. Bacmeister, Martina Bramberger, Albert Hertzog, Jadwiga H. Richter	22
11	Using vertical phase differences to better resolve 3D gravity wave structure 2021 ·Atmospheric measurement techniques ·Corwin J. Wright, Neil P. Hindley, M. Joan Alexander, Laura Holt, Lars Hoffmann	8
12	Satellite Observations of Stratospheric Gravity Waves Associated With the Intensification of Tropical Cyclones 2018 ·Geophysical Research Letters ·Lars Hoffmann, Xue Wu, M. Joan Alexander	32
13	Exploring gravity wave characteristics in 3-D using a novel S-transform technique: AIRS/Aqua measurements over the Southern Andes and Drake Passage 2017 ·Atmospheric chemistry and physics ·Corwin J. Wright, Neil P. Hindley, Lars Hoffmann, M. Joan Alexander, N. J. Mitchell	61
14	An evaluation of gravity waves and gravity wave sources in the Southern Hemisphere in a 7 km global climate simulation 2017 ·Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society ·Laura Holt, M. Joan Alexander, Lawrence Coy, (unknown), Andrea Molod, (unknown), Steven Pawson	44
15	A decadal satellite record of gravity wave activity in the lower stratosphere to study polar stratospheric cloud formation 2017 ·Atmospheric chemistry and physics ·Lars Hoffmann, Reinhold Spang, Andrew Orr, M. Joan Alexander, Laura Holt, Olaf Stein	48
16	New AIM/CIPS global observations of gravity waves near 50–55 km 2017 ·Geophysical Research Letters ·C. E. Randall, J. N. Carstens, J. A. France, V. Lynn Harvey, Lars Hoffmann, S. M. Bailey, M. Joan Alexander, J. D. Lumpe, Jia Yue, B. Thurairajah, D. E. Siskind, Yucheng Zhao, M. J. Taylor, James M. Russell	17
17	Satellite Measurements of Stratospheric GravityWaves over theAndes/Drake Passage Region Using a 3D S-Transform Technique 2017 ·Corwin J. Wright, Neil P. Hindley, Lars Hoffmann, M. Joan Alexander, N. J. Mitchell	2
18	Hemispheric Differences in the Temperature of the Summertime Stratosphere and Mesosphere 2002 ·AGUSM ·D. E. Siskind, Stephen D. Eckermann, J. P. McCormack, M. Joan Alexander, Julio T. Bacmeister	3
19	The Morphology of Far-UV Emissions from Carbon Monoxide in the Venus Thermosphere 1993 ·A. I. F. Stewart, M. Joan Alexander, W. R. Pryor	1
20	Analysis of OI 130 nm Images of Venus 1990 ·Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society ·M. Joan Alexander, A. I. F. Stewart, S. C. Solomon	1

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