Michael G. Schlax

14.5k total citations · 6 hit papers
42 papers, 11.4k citations indexed

About

Michael G. Schlax is a scholar working on Oceanography, Global and Planetary Change and Atmospheric Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Michael G. Schlax has authored 42 papers receiving a total of 11.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 38 papers in Oceanography, 16 papers in Global and Planetary Change and 15 papers in Atmospheric Science. Recurrent topics in Michael G. Schlax's work include Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes (32 papers), Ocean Waves and Remote Sensing (22 papers) and Climate variability and models (15 papers). Michael G. Schlax is often cited by papers focused on Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes (32 papers), Ocean Waves and Remote Sensing (22 papers) and Climate variability and models (15 papers). Michael G. Schlax collaborates with scholars based in United States, France and Canada. Michael G. Schlax's co-authors include Dudley B. Chelton, R. M. Samelson, Kenneth S. Casey, Chun‐Ying Liu, Thomas M. Smith, Richard W. Reynolds, Roland A. de Szoeke, Michael H. Freilich, Roland A. deSzoeke and Ralph F. Milliff and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres and Journal of the American Statistical Association.

In The Last Decade

Michael G. Schlax

42 papers receiving 11.0k citations

Hit Papers

Daily High-Resolution-Blended Analyses for Sea Surface Te... 1998 2026 2007 2016 2007 2011 1998 2007 2004 1000 2.0k 3.0k
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. Daily High-Resolution-Blended Analyses for Sea Surface Temperature
    2007 3.5k citations Richard W. Reynolds, Thomas M. Smith et al. Journal of Climate profile →
  2. Global observations of nonlinear mesoscale eddies
    2011 1.9k citations Dudley B. Chelton, Michael G. Schlax et al. Progress In Oceanography profile →
  3. Geographical Variability of the First Baroclinic Rossby Radius of Deformation
    1998 1.2k citations Dudley B. Chelton, Michael G. Schlax et al. Journal of Physical Oceanography profile →
  4. Global observations of large oceanic eddies
    2007 937 citations Dudley B. Chelton, Michael G. Schlax et al. Geophysical Research Letters profile →
  5. Satellite Measurements Reveal Persistent Small-Scale Features in Ocean Winds
    2004 738 citations Dudley B. Chelton, Michael G. Schlax et al. profile →
  6. The Influence of Nonlinear Mesoscale Eddies on Near-Surface Oceanic Chlorophyll
    2011 529 citations Dudley B. Chelton, Peter Gaube et al. profile →

Peers

Michael G. Schlax
James A. Carton United States
Ping Chang United States
P. N. Vinayachandran India
Stephen M. Griffies United States
Peter R. Gent United States
Dean Roemmich United States
Gökhan Danabasoglu United States
S. George Philander United States
Gregory C. Johnson United States
Pearn P. Niiler United States
James A. Carton United States
Michael G. Schlax
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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Michael G. Schlax

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Michael G. Schlax. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Michael G. Schlax 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 Michael G. Schlax. Michael G. Schlax is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Chelton, Dudley B., Michael G. Schlax, R. M. Samelson, et al.. (2018). Prospects for future satellite estimation of small-scale variability of ocean surface velocity and vorticity. Progress In Oceanography. 173. 256–350. 57 indexed citations
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Samelson, R. M., Michael G. Schlax, & Dudley B. Chelton. (2016). A Linear Stochastic Field Model of Midlatitude Mesoscale Variability. Journal of Physical Oceanography. 46(10). 3103–3120. 7 indexed citations
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Gaube, Peter, Dudley B. Chelton, R. M. Samelson, Michael G. Schlax, & Larry W. O’Neill. (2014). Satellite Observations of Mesoscale Eddy-Induced Ekman Pumping. Journal of Physical Oceanography. 45(1). 104–132. 303 indexed citations
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Chelton, Dudley B., Michael G. Schlax, & R. M. Samelson. (2011). Global observations of nonlinear mesoscale eddies. Progress In Oceanography. 91(2). 167–216. 1880 indexed citations breakdown →
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Murtaugh, Paul A. & Michael G. Schlax. (2009). Reproduction and the carbon legacies of individuals. Global Environmental Change. 19(1). 14–20. 128 indexed citations
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Haack, Tracy, Dudley B. Chelton, Julie Pullen, James D. Doyle, & Michael G. Schlax. (2008). Summertime Influence of SST on Surface Wind Stress off the U.S. West Coast from the U.S. Navy COAMPS Model*. Journal of Physical Oceanography. 38(11). 2414–2437. 28 indexed citations
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Schlax, Michael G. & Dudley B. Chelton. (2008). The influence of mesoscale eddies on the detection of quasi‐zonal jets in the ocean. Geophysical Research Letters. 35(24). 42 indexed citations
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Reynolds, Richard W., Thomas M. Smith, Chun‐Ying Liu, et al.. (2007). Daily High-Resolution-Blended Analyses for Sea Surface Temperature. Journal of Climate. 20(22). 5473–5496. 3492 indexed citations breakdown →
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Chelton, Dudley B., Michael G. Schlax, R. M. Samelson, & Roland A. de Szoeke. (2007). Global observations of large oceanic eddies. Geophysical Research Letters. 34(15). 937 indexed citations breakdown →
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Chelton, Dudley B., Michael G. Schlax, & R. M. Samelson. (2007). Summertime Coupling between Sea Surface Temperature and Wind Stress in the California Current System. Journal of Physical Oceanography. 37(3). 495–517. 179 indexed citations
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Chelton, Dudley B., Michael G. Schlax, R. M. Samelson, & Roland A. de Szoeke. (2006). Global observations of westward energy propagation in the ocean: Rossby waves or nonlinear eddies?. AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts. 2006. 6 indexed citations
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Chelton, Dudley B., Michael G. Schlax, John M. Lyman, & Gregory C. Johnson. (2003). Equatorially trapped Rossby waves in the presence of meridionally sheared baroclinic flow in the Pacific Ocean. Progress In Oceanography. 56(2). 323–380. 52 indexed citations
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Chelton, Dudley B. & Michael G. Schlax. (2003). The Accuracies of Smoothed Sea Surface Height Fields Constructed from Tandem Satellite Altimeter Datasets. Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology. 20(9). 1276–1302. 93 indexed citations
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Schlax, Michael G., Dudley B. Chelton, & Michael H. Freilich. (2001). Sampling Errors in Wind Fields Constructed from Single and Tandem Scatterometer Datasets. Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology. 18(6). 1014–1036. 86 indexed citations
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Schlax, Michael G. & Dudley B. Chelton. (1994). Detecting aliased tidal errors in altimeter height measurements. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 99(C6). 12603–12612. 31 indexed citations
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Matano, Ricardo P., Michael G. Schlax, & Dudley B. Chelton. (1993). Seasonal variability in the southwestern Atlantic. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 98(C10). 18027–18035. 80 indexed citations
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Chelton, Dudley B. & Michael G. Schlax. (1993). Spectral characteristics of time‐dependent orbit errors in altimeter height measurements. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 98(C7). 12579–12600. 27 indexed citations
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Chelton, Dudley B. & Michael G. Schlax. (1991). Estimation of time averages from irregularly spaced observations: With application to coastal zone color scanner estimates of chlorophyll concentration. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 96(C8). 14669–14692. 36 indexed citations
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Chelton, Dudley B., Michael G. Schlax, Donna L. Witter, & James G. Richman. (1990). Geosat altimeter observations of the surface circulation of the Southern Ocean. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 95(C10). 17877–17903. 208 indexed citations
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Schlax, Michael G. & Douglas W. Oldenburg. (1984). Age bounds from lead isotope data. Earth and Planetary Science Letters. 68(3). 413–421. 1 indexed citations

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