Michael H. Freilich

5.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
55 papers, 4.1k citations indexed

About

Michael H. Freilich is a scholar working on Oceanography, Atmospheric Science and Earth-Surface Processes. According to data from OpenAlex, Michael H. Freilich has authored 55 papers receiving a total of 4.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 46 papers in Oceanography, 23 papers in Atmospheric Science and 21 papers in Earth-Surface Processes. Recurrent topics in Michael H. Freilich's work include Ocean Waves and Remote Sensing (44 papers), Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes (27 papers) and Coastal and Marine Dynamics (21 papers). Michael H. Freilich is often cited by papers focused on Ocean Waves and Remote Sensing (44 papers), Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes (27 papers) and Coastal and Marine Dynamics (21 papers). Michael H. Freilich collaborates with scholars based in United States. Michael H. Freilich's co-authors include Dudley B. Chelton, Michael G. Schlax, Ralph F. Milliff, R. T. Guza, R. S. Dunbar, Steven K. Esbensen, David G. Long, R. A. Holman, F. Naderi and Nathaniel G. Plant and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Physical Review Letters and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Michael H. Freilich

54 papers receiving 3.7k citations

Hit Papers

Satellite Measurements Reveal Persistent Small-Scale Feat... 2004 2026 2011 2018 2004 200 400 600
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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.

  1. Satellite Measurements Reveal Persistent Small-Scale Features in Ocean Winds
    2004 738 citations Dudley B. Chelton, Michael G. Schlax et al. profile →

Peers

Michael H. Freilich
S. Pond Canada
Peter G. Black United States
Meric Srokosz United Kingdom
G. J. Komen Netherlands
George R. Halliwell United States
Mauro Sclavo Italy
Lynn K. Shay United States
Thomas B. Sanford United States
James N. Moum United States
Eric Terrill United States
S. Pond Canada
Michael H. Freilich
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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Freilich, Michael H., Benjamin Galen, & Deborah A. Schwartz. (2022). A Non-Resolving “Hematoma” Diagnosed as an Arteriovenous Malformation by POCUS. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 7(2). 216–219. 1 indexed citations
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Chelton, Dudley B. & Michael H. Freilich. (2005). Scatterometer-Based Assessment of 10-m Wind Analyses from the Operational ECMWF and NCEP Numerical Weather Prediction Models. Monthly Weather Review. 133(2). 409–429. 256 indexed citations
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Long, David G., R. S. Dunbar, S. Shaffer, Michael H. Freilich, & S. V. Hsiao. (2005). Results Of A Study On Polarization Mix Selection For The NSCAT Scatterometer. 3. 1478–1481. 1 indexed citations
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Plant, Nathaniel G., Michael H. Freilich, & R. A. Holman. (2001). Role of morphologic feedback in surf zone sandbar response. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 106(C1). 973–989. 62 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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Chelton, Dudley B., Michael H. Freilich, & Steven K. Esbensen. (2000). Satellite Observations of the Wind Jets off the Pacific Coast of Central America. Part II: Regional Relationships and Dynamical Considerations. Monthly Weather Review. 128(7). 2019–2043. 98 indexed citations
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Freilich, Michael H.. (1999). The accuracy of the NSCAT-1 vector winds : Comparison with NDBC buoys. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 104. 11 indexed citations
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Halpern, David, Michael H. Freilich, & Robert A. Weller. (1999). ECMWF andERS-1Surface Winds over the Arabian Sea during July 1995. Journal of Physical Oceanography. 29(7). 1619–1623. 11 indexed citations
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Plant, Nathaniel G., Robert A. Holman, Michael H. Freilich, & William A. Birkemeier. (1999). A simple model for internannual sandbar behavior. 104. 1 indexed citations
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Halpern, David, Michael H. Freilich, & Robert A. Weller. (1998). Arabian sea surface winds and ocean transports determined from ERS‐1 scatterometer. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 103(C4). 7799–7805. 26 indexed citations
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Freilich, Michael H.. (1997). Validation of Vector Magnitude Datasets: Effects of Random Component Errors. Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology. 14(3). 695–703. 47 indexed citations
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Freilich, Michael H. & Peter Challenor. (1994). A new approach for determining fully empirical altimeter wind speed model functions. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 99(C12). 25051–25062. 67 indexed citations
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Freilich, Michael H. & R. S. Dunbar. (1993). Derivation of satellite wind model functions using operational surface wind analyses: An altimeter example. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 98(C8). 14633–14649. 47 indexed citations
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Naderi, F., Michael H. Freilich, & David G. Long. (1991). Spaceborne radar measurement of wind velocity over the ocean-an overview of the NSCAT scatterometer system. Proceedings of the IEEE. 79(6). 850–866. 282 indexed citations
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Elgar, Steve, Michael H. Freilich, & R. T. Guza. (1990). Model‐data comparisons of moments of nonbreaking shoaling surface gravity waves. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 95(C9). 16055–16063. 53 indexed citations
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Elgar, Steve, Michael H. Freilich, & R. T. Guza. (1990). Recurrence in truncated Boussinesq models for nonlinear waves in shallow water. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 95(C7). 11547–11556. 23 indexed citations
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Chelton, Dudley B., et al.. (1989). Evaluation of Unambiguous Vector Winds from the Seasat Scatterometer. Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology. 6(6). 1024–1039. 6 indexed citations
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Freilich, Michael H. & R. T. Guza. (1984). Nonlinear effects on shoaling surface gravity waves. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London Series A Mathematical and Physical Sciences. 311(1515). 1–41. 193 indexed citations
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Freilich, Michael H.. (1982). Resonance Effects on Shoaling Surface Gravity Waves.. Defense Technical Information Center (DTIC). 1 indexed citations
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Gollub, J. P. & Michael H. Freilich. (1974). Optical Heterodyne Study of the Taylor Instability in a Rotating Fluid. Physical Review Letters. 33(25). 1465–1468. 23 indexed citations

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