Michael Fiorino

21.0k total citations · 4 hit papers
28 papers, 11.4k citations indexed

About

Michael Fiorino is a scholar working on Atmospheric Science, Global and Planetary Change and Oceanography. According to data from OpenAlex, Michael Fiorino has authored 28 papers receiving a total of 11.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 27 papers in Atmospheric Science, 24 papers in Global and Planetary Change and 8 papers in Oceanography. Recurrent topics in Michael Fiorino's work include Climate variability and models (24 papers), Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations (22 papers) and Tropical and Extratropical Cyclones Research (14 papers). Michael Fiorino is often cited by papers focused on Climate variability and models (24 papers), Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations (22 papers) and Tropical and Extratropical Cyclones Research (14 papers). Michael Fiorino collaborates with scholars based in United States, Japan and Tunisia. Michael Fiorino's co-authors include Masao Kanamitsu, Wesley Ebisuzaki, J. J. Hnilo, Jack Woollen, Shi‐Keng Yang, G. L. Potter, William D. Collins, Robert Kistler, Eugenia Kalnay and John S. Woollen and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres, Journal of Climate and Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Michael Fiorino

28 papers receiving 11.1k citations

Hit Papers

NCEP–DOE AMIP-II Reanalysis (R-2) 1999 2026 2008 2017 2002 2001 1999 2002 1000 2.0k 3.0k 4.0k
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.

  1. NCEP–DOE AMIP-II Reanalysis (R-2)
    2002 4.8k citations Masao Kanamitsu, Wesley Ebisuzaki et al. Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society profile →
  2. The NCEP–NCAR 50–Year Reanalysis: Monthly Means CD–ROM and Documentation
    2001 3.6k citations Robert Kistler, William D. Collins et al. Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society profile →
  3. An Overview of the Results of the Atmospheric Model Intercomparison Project (AMIP I)
    1999 678 citations W. Lawrence Gates, James S. Boyle et al. Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society profile →
  4. NCEP–DOE AMIP-II Reanalysis (R-2)
    2002 500 citations Masao Kanamitsu, Wesley Ebisuzaki et al. Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Michael Fiorino United States 22 10.0k 9.4k 3.4k 483 449 28 11.4k
Jack Woollen United States 10 7.2k 0.7× 6.7k 0.7× 2.2k 0.6× 583 1.2× 605 1.3× 12 8.8k
Wesley Ebisuzaki United States 15 11.6k 1.2× 10.7k 1.1× 3.8k 1.1× 814 1.7× 823 1.8× 24 13.9k
Masao Kanamitsu United States 44 13.6k 1.4× 12.5k 1.3× 4.1k 1.2× 944 2.0× 825 1.8× 113 15.6k
Duane E. Waliser United States 72 14.6k 1.5× 13.9k 1.5× 4.2k 1.2× 746 1.5× 462 1.0× 277 16.3k
Vernon E. Kousky United States 39 8.8k 0.9× 7.8k 0.8× 2.8k 0.8× 844 1.7× 445 1.0× 69 10.4k
Udo Schneider Germany 12 7.6k 0.8× 7.0k 0.8× 2.2k 0.6× 741 1.5× 477 1.1× 19 8.8k
Siegfried D. Schubert United States 49 8.8k 0.9× 7.6k 0.8× 2.0k 0.6× 653 1.4× 568 1.3× 196 9.7k
Kevin I. Hodges United Kingdom 59 11.4k 1.1× 11.7k 1.3× 3.3k 1.0× 277 0.6× 313 0.7× 230 13.1k
Suranjana Saha United States 15 5.6k 0.6× 5.4k 0.6× 2.1k 0.6× 386 0.8× 403 0.9× 26 6.8k
Arnold Gruber United States 25 7.2k 0.7× 6.9k 0.7× 2.0k 0.6× 489 1.0× 489 1.1× 45 8.3k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Michael Fiorino

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Michael Fiorino

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Bleck, Rainer, Jian‐Wen Bao, Stanley G. Benjamin, et al.. (2015). A Vertically Flow-Following Icosahedral Grid Model for Medium-Range and Seasonal Prediction. Part I: Model Description. Monthly Weather Review. 143(6). 2386–2403. 17 indexed citations
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Hamill, Thomas M., Gary T. Bates, Jeffrey S. Whitaker, et al.. (2013). NOAA's Second-Generation Global Medium-Range Ensemble Reforecast Dataset. Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society. 94(10). 1553–1565. 279 indexed citations
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Hamill, Thomas M., Jeffrey S. Whitaker, Daryl Kleist, Michael Fiorino, & Stanley G. Benjamin. (2011). Predictions of 2010’s Tropical Cyclones Using the GFS and Ensemble-Based Data Assimilation Methods. Monthly Weather Review. 139(10). 3243–3247. 81 indexed citations
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Hamill, Thomas M., Jeffrey S. Whitaker, Michael Fiorino, & Stanley G. Benjamin. (2010). Global Ensemble Predictions of 2009’s Tropical Cyclones Initialized with an Ensemble Kalman Filter. Monthly Weather Review. 139(2). 668–688. 152 indexed citations
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Hatsushika, Hiroaki, Junichi Tsutsui, Michael Fiorino, & Kazutoshi Onogi. (2006). Impact of Wind Profile Retrievals on the Analysis of Tropical Cyclones in the JRA-25 Reanalysis. Journal of the Meteorological Society of Japan Ser II. 84(5). 891–905. 56 indexed citations
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Boyle, J. S., David Williamson, R.T. Cederwall, et al.. (2005). Diagnosis of Community Atmospheric Model 2 (CAM2) in numerical weather forecast configuration at Atmospheric Radiation Measurement sites. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 110(D15). 41 indexed citations
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Phillips, Thomas J., Gerald L. Potter, David L. Williamson, et al.. (2004). Evaluating Parameterizations in General Circulation Models: Climate Simulation Meets Weather Prediction. Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society. 85(12). 1903–1916. 168 indexed citations
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Kumar, T. S. V. Vijaya, T. N. Krishnamurti, Michael Fiorino, & Masashi Nagata. (2003). Multimodel Superensemble Forecasting of Tropical Cyclones in the Pacific. Monthly Weather Review. 131(3). 574–583. 60 indexed citations
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Phillips, Thomas J., G. L. Potter, David Williamson, et al.. (2003). The CCPP-ARM Parameterization Testbed (CAPT): Where Climate Simulation Meets Weather Prediction. OSTI OAI (U.S. Department of Energy Office of Scientific and Technical Information). 1 indexed citations
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Kanamitsu, Masao, Wesley Ebisuzaki, Jack Woollen, et al.. (2002). NCEP–DOE AMIP-II Reanalysis (R-2). Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society. 83(11). 1631–1644. 4760 indexed citations breakdown →
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Kistler, Robert, William D. Collins, Suranjana Saha, et al.. (2001). The NCEP–NCAR 50–Year Reanalysis: Monthly Means CD–ROM and Documentation. Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society. 82(2). 247–267. 3616 indexed citations breakdown →
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Pawson, Steven & Michael Fiorino. (1999). A comparison of reanalyses in the tropical stratosphere. Part 3: inclusion of the pre-satellite data era. Climate Dynamics. 15(4). 241–250. 54 indexed citations
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Gates, W. Lawrence, James S. Boyle, Curt Covey, et al.. (1999). An Overview of the Results of the Atmospheric Model Intercomparison Project (AMIP I). Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society. 80(1). 29–55. 678 indexed citations breakdown →
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Santer, Benjamin D., J. J. Hnilo, T. M. L. Wigley, et al.. (1999). Uncertainties in observationally based estimates of temperature change in the free atmosphere. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 104(D6). 6305–6333. 122 indexed citations
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Fiorino, Michael, et al.. (1993). A synoptic-scale overview of the TOGA COARE intensive observing period November 1992 to February 1993 based on analyses from US operational global data assimilation systems. Defense Technical Information Center (DTIC). 6 indexed citations
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Fiorino, Michael & Russell L. Elsberry. (1989). Some Aspects of Vortex Structure Related to Tropical Cyclone Motion. Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences. 46(7). 975–990. 269 indexed citations
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Fiorino, Michael, et al.. (1982). A Comparison of the Performance of Two Operational Dynamic Tropical Cyclone Models. Monthly Weather Review. 110(7). 651–656. 3 indexed citations
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Fiorino, Michael, et al.. (1982). A Comprehensive Test of the Navy Nested Tropical Cyclone Model. Monthly Weather Review. 110(7). 645–650. 5 indexed citations
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Fiorino, Michael & Thomas T. Warner. (1981). Incorporating Surface-Winds and Rainfall Rates into the Initialization of a Mesoscale Hurricane Model. Monthly Weather Review. 109(9). 1914–1929. 24 indexed citations

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