Otis B. Brown

8.4k total citations · 4 hit papers
67 papers, 6.6k citations indexed

About

Otis B. Brown is a scholar working on Oceanography, Global and Planetary Change and Atmospheric Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Otis B. Brown has authored 67 papers receiving a total of 6.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 49 papers in Oceanography, 35 papers in Global and Planetary Change and 26 papers in Atmospheric Science. Recurrent topics in Otis B. Brown's work include Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes (37 papers), Marine and coastal ecosystems (24 papers) and Climate variability and models (15 papers). Otis B. Brown is often cited by papers focused on Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes (37 papers), Marine and coastal ecosystems (24 papers) and Climate variability and models (15 papers). Otis B. Brown collaborates with scholars based in United States, Australia and United Kingdom. Otis B. Brown's co-authors include Howard R. Gordon, Robert H. Evans, Dennis Clark, James W. Brown, Karen S. Baker, Raymond C. Smith, Donald B. Olson, Guillermo Podestá, Peter J. Minnett and William W. Broenkow and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres.

In The Last Decade

Otis B. Brown

67 papers receiving 5.9k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

A semianalytic radiance model of ocean color

1988 1.1k citations Howard R. Gordon, Otis B. Brown et al. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres profile →
On the limiting aerodynamic roughness of the ocean in very strong winds

2004 686 citations Mark A. Donelan, Brian K. Haus et al. Geophysical Research Letters profile →
Phytoplankton pigment concentrations in the Middle Atlantic Bight: comparison of ship determinations and CZCS estimates

1983 656 citations Howard R. Gordon, Dennis Clark et al. Applied Optics profile →
Computed Relationships Between the Inherent and Apparent Optical Properties of a Flat Homogeneous Ocean

1975 598 citations Howard R. Gordon, Otis B. Brown et al. Applied Optics profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Otis B. Brown United States	40	5.3k	2.6k	2.2k	1.1k	894	67	6.6k
Robert H. Evans United States	34	4.8k 0.9×	2.5k 1.0×	1.6k 0.7×	1.2k 1.1×	706 0.8×	66	5.7k
Kenneth J. Voss United States	37	2.6k 0.5×	2.2k 0.9×	1.8k 0.8×	824 0.7×	587 0.7×	135	4.8k
Tommy D. Dickey United States	49	5.9k 1.1×	2.1k 0.8×	1.8k 0.8×	1.3k 1.2×	252 0.3×	115	6.9k
Bernard Gentili France	47	6.4k 1.2×	2.5k 1.0×	1.1k 0.5×	2.5k 2.3×	1.0k 1.2×	73	7.8k
Robert Frouin United States	40	2.7k 0.5×	3.4k 1.3×	2.4k 1.1×	1.2k 1.1×	422 0.5×	199	5.8k
Robert Arnone United States	35	4.8k 0.9×	1.7k 0.7×	699 0.3×	1.5k 1.3×	1.1k 1.2×	166	5.6k
Stanford B. Hooker United States	38	5.6k 1.1×	2.0k 0.8×	1.1k 0.5×	1.9k 1.7×	1.3k 1.5×	152	6.5k
Bryan A. Franz United States	43	5.1k 1.0×	2.7k 1.1×	1.8k 0.8×	1.9k 1.7×	1.3k 1.4×	127	7.3k
Sean W. Bailey United States	29	3.9k 0.7×	1.6k 0.6×	890 0.4×	1.2k 1.1×	1.1k 1.2×	67	4.6k
J. Ronald V. Zaneveld United States	36	3.1k 0.6×	873 0.3×	510 0.2×	795 0.7×	805 0.9×	87	3.9k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Otis B. Brown

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20 of 20 papers shown

Willett, Denis S., et al.. (2023). NOAA Open Data Dissemination: Petabyte-scale Earth system data in the cloud. Science Advances. 9(38). eadh0032–eadh0032. 5 indexed citations

Ramapriyan, H. K., Jonathan Hobbs, Robert R. Downs, et al.. (2019). Understanding the Various Perspectives of Earth Science Observational Data Uncertainty. Figshare. 2 indexed citations

Peng, Ge, J. L. Privette, Curt Tilmes, et al.. (2018). A Conceptual Enterprise Framework for Managing Scientific Data Stewardship. Data Science Journal. 17. 15–15. 10 indexed citations

Valle–Levinson, Arnoldo, et al.. (2008). Tidal variations of flow convergence, shear, and stratification at the Rio de la Plata estuary turbidity front. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 113(C8). 17 indexed citations

Minnett, Peter J., Otis B. Brown, Robert H. Evans, et al.. (2004). Sea-surface temperature measurements from the moderate-resolution imaging spectroradiometer (MODIS) on aqua and terra. 7. 4576–4579. 65 indexed citations

Donelan, Mark A., Brian K. Haus, Nicolás Reul, et al.. (2004). On the limiting aerodynamic roughness of the ocean in very strong winds. Geophysical Research Letters. 31(18). 686 indexed citations breakdown →

Esaias, Wayne E., Mark R. Abbott, I. J. Barton, et al.. (1998). An overview of MODIS capabilities for ocean science observations. IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing. 36(4). 1250–1265. 417 indexed citations

Goñi, Gustavo, et al.. (1997). Agulhas ring dynamics from TOPEX/POSEIDON satellite altimeter data. Journal of Marine Research. 55(5). 861–883. 92 indexed citations

Forbes, Cristina & Otis B. Brown. (1996). Assimilation of Sea Surface Height Data into an Isopycnic Ocean Model. Journal of Physical Oceanography. 26(7). 1189–1213. 4 indexed citations

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Smith, William L., Robert O. Knuteson, Henry E. Revercomb, et al.. (1996). Observations of the Infrared Radiative Properties of the Ocean—Implications for the Measurement of Sea Surface Temperature via Satellite Remote Sensing. Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society. 77(1). 41–51. 127 indexed citations

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Joyce, Terrence M., James K. B. Bishop, & Otis B. Brown. (1992). Observations of offshore shelf-water transport induced by a warm-core ring. Deep Sea Research Part A Oceanographic Research Papers. 39. S97–S113. 56 indexed citations

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Cornillon, Peter, Otis B. Brown, & Robert H. Evans. (1990). Satellite-derived global sea surface temperature fields: 1982-1989. Journal of Media Literacy Education. 1300. 71–71. 1 indexed citations

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Cornillon, Peter, Craig Gilman, Lothar Stramma, et al.. (1987). Processing and analysis of large volumes of satellite‐derived thermal infrared data. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 92(C12). 12993–13002. 42 indexed citations

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Brown, Otis B., Robert H. Evans, Jim Brown, et al.. (1985). Phytoplankton Blooming Off the U.S. East Coast: A Satellite Description. Science. 229(4709). 163–167. 88 indexed citations

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Brown, Otis B.. (1985). Remote Sensing of Shelf Sea Hydrodynamics. Eos. 66(34). 605–605. 34 indexed citations

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Joyce, Terrence M., Richard H. Backus, Karen S. Baker, et al.. (1984). Rapid evolution of a Gulf Stream warm-core ring. Nature. 308(5962). 837–840. 79 indexed citations

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Gordon, Howard R., Dennis Clark, James W. Brown, et al.. (1983). Phytoplankton pigment concentrations in the Middle Atlantic Bight: comparison of ship determinations and CZCS estimates. Applied Optics. 22(1). 20–20. 656 indexed citations breakdown →

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Brown, Otis B., et al.. (1983). Satellite infrared observations of the kinematics of a warm-core ring. Australian Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research. 34(4). 535–545. 49 indexed citations

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Swallow, J. C., Robert L. Molinari, J. G. Bruce, Otis B. Brown, & Robert H. Evans. (1983). Development of Near-Surface Flow Pattern and Water Mass Distribution in the Somali Basin in Response to the Southwest Monsoon of 1979. Journal of Physical Oceanography. 13(8). 1398–1415. 71 indexed citations

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Gordon, Howard R. & Otis B. Brown. (1974). Influence of Bottom Depth and Albedo on the Diffuse Reflectance of a Flat Homogeneous Ocean. Applied Optics. 13(9). 2153–2153. 56 indexed citations

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