Mark D. Powell

8.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
74 papers, 6.7k citations indexed

About

Mark D. Powell is a scholar working on Atmospheric Science, Oceanography and Earth-Surface Processes. According to data from OpenAlex, Mark D. Powell has authored 74 papers receiving a total of 6.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 67 papers in Atmospheric Science, 45 papers in Oceanography and 17 papers in Earth-Surface Processes. Recurrent topics in Mark D. Powell's work include Tropical and Extratropical Cyclones Research (62 papers), Ocean Waves and Remote Sensing (41 papers) and Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations (28 papers). Mark D. Powell is often cited by papers focused on Tropical and Extratropical Cyclones Research (62 papers), Ocean Waves and Remote Sensing (41 papers) and Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations (28 papers). Mark D. Powell collaborates with scholars based in United States, Netherlands and Australia. Mark D. Powell's co-authors include Timothy A. Reinhold, Peter J. Vickery, Samuel H. Houston, Dhiraj Wadhera, Joannes J. Westerink, L.H. Holthuijsen, Clint Dawson, Julie D. Pietrzak, Richard A. Luettich and H.J. Roberts 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

Mark D. Powell

71 papers receiving 6.4k citations

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Reduced drag coefficient for high wind speeds in tropical cyclones

2003 1.2k citations Mark D. Powell, Peter J. Vickery et al. Nature profile →

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20 of 20 papers shown

#	Work	Indexed citations
1	The Track Integrated Kinetic Energy of Atlantic Tropical Cyclones 2013 ·Monthly Weather Review ·Vasubandhu Misra, (unknown), Mark D. Powell	17
2	Spatial variation of surface drag coefficient in tropical cyclones 2012 ·Mark D. Powell	1
3	Wind and waves in extreme hurricanes 2012 ·Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres ·L.H. Holthuijsen, Mark D. Powell, Julie D. Pietrzak	261
4	Origin of the Hurricane Ike forerunner surge 2011 ·Geophysical Research Letters ·Andrew B. Kennedy, Uriah Gravois, Brian C. Zachry, Joannes J. Westerink, Mark Hope, J. C. Dietrich, Mark D. Powell, Andrew T. Cox, Richard A. Luettich, Robert G. Dean	113
5	Estimating maximum surface winds from hurricane reconnaissance measurements 2010 ·Mark D. Powell	1
6	Authors’ responses to the discussion on “Predicting losses of residential structures in the state of Florida by the Public Hurricane Loss Evaluation Model” 2010 ·Statistical Methodology ·Shahid Hamid, B. M. Golam Kibria, Sneh Gulati, Mark D. Powell, Bachir Annane, (unknown), Jean‐Paul Pinelli, Kurtis R. Gurley, Shu‐Ching Chen	0
7	A Basin- to Channel-Scale Unstructured Grid Hurricane Storm Surge Model Applied to Southern Louisiana 2008 ·Monthly Weather Review ·Joannes J. Westerink, Richard A. Luettich, Jesse Feyen, John Atkinson, Clint Dawson, H.J. Roberts, Mark D. Powell, Jason Dunion, Ethan J. Kubatko, Hasan Pourtaheri	387
8	Tropical Cyclone Destructive Potential by Integrated Kinetic Energy 2007 ·Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society ·Mark D. Powell, Timothy A. Reinhold	254
9	Reply 2007 ·Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society ·Mark D. Powell, Timothy A. Reinhold	1
10	Hurricane Katrina's wind field: Synthesizing wind observations to construct an analysis of record 2006 ·Mark D. Powell	1
11	Reduced drag coefficient for high wind speeds in tropical cyclones breakdown → 2003 ·Nature ·Mark D. Powell, Peter J. Vickery, Timothy A. Reinhold	1177
12	Application of Surface-Adjusted GOES Low-Level Cloud-Drift Winds in the Environment of Atlantic Tropical Cyclones. Part II: Integration into Surface Wind Analyses 2002 ·Monthly Weather Review ·Jason Dunion, Samuel H. Houston, Christopher S. Velden, Mark D. Powell	14
13	Comments on “A Multiscale Numerical Study of Hurricane Andrew (1992). Part I: Explicit Simulation and Verification” 1999 ·Monthly Weather Review ·Mark D. Powell, Samuel H. Houston	4
14	Hurricane Andrew's Landfall in South Florida. Part II: Surface Wind Fields and Potential Real-Time Applications 1996 ·Weather and Forecasting ·Mark D. Powell, Samuel H. Houston	148
15	Comparisons of slosh parametric and HRD analyzed surface wind fields in recent hurricanes. 1995 ·(unknown), Wilson A. Shaffer, Mark D. Powell, (unknown)	1
16	Evaluation of a Third-Generation Wave Model for the U.S. Atlantic Coast 1994 ·Robert E. Jensen, (unknown), C.H. Vincent, Mark D. Powell	1
17	Standardizing Wind Measurements for Documentation of Surface Wind Fields in Hurricane Andrew 1994 ·Mark D. Powell, Samuel H. Houston, Timothy A. Reinhold	6
18	Observed and Modeled Wind and Water-Level Response from Tropical Storm Marco (1990) 1994 ·Weather and Forecasting ·(unknown), Mark D. Powell	28
19	The relationship of hurricane reconnaissance flight-level wind measurements to winds measured by NOAA's Oceanic platforms 1990 ·Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial Aerodynamics ·Mark D. Powell	1
20	Boundary Layer Structure and Dynamics in Outer Hurricane Rainbands. 1988 ·PhDT ·Mark D. Powell	22

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