Patrick W. Heck

1.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
29 papers, 1.2k citations indexed

About

Patrick W. Heck is a scholar working on Global and Planetary Change, Atmospheric Science and Aerospace Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Patrick W. Heck has authored 29 papers receiving a total of 1.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 28 papers in Global and Planetary Change, 23 papers in Atmospheric Science and 8 papers in Aerospace Engineering. Recurrent topics in Patrick W. Heck's work include Atmospheric aerosols and clouds (25 papers), Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols (16 papers) and Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics (12 papers). Patrick W. Heck is often cited by papers focused on Atmospheric aerosols and clouds (25 papers), Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols (16 papers) and Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics (12 papers). Patrick W. Heck collaborates with scholars based in United States, Australia and China. Patrick W. Heck's co-authors include Patrick Minnis, David F. Young, Qing Z. Trepte, Douglas A. Spangenberg, J. Kirk Ayers, J. B. Snider, Sharon Gibson, C. W. Fairall, Szedung Sun‐Mack and Yan Chen and has published in prestigious journals such as IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences and Monthly Weather Review.

In The Last Decade

Patrick W. Heck

27 papers receiving 1.1k citations

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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.

CERES Edition-2 Cloud Property Retrievals Using TRMM VIRS and Terra and Aqua MODIS Data—Part I: Algorithms

2011 412 citations Patrick Minnis, Szedung Sun‐Mack et al. IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Patrick W. Heck United States	12	1.2k	1.1k	94	86	67	29	1.2k
Qing Z. Trepte United States	12	1.1k 0.9×	1.0k 0.9×	103 1.1×	87 1.0×	46 0.7×	27	1.2k
Szedung Sun‐Mack United States	9	1.2k 1.0×	1.1k 1.0×	86 0.9×	91 1.1×	39 0.6×	10	1.3k
Douglas A. Spangenberg United States	16	1.2k 1.0×	1.1k 0.9×	91 1.0×	156 1.8×	48 0.7×	36	1.2k
Claudia J. Stubenrauch France	22	1.4k 1.2×	1.4k 1.2×	76 0.8×	87 1.0×	32 0.5×	54	1.5k
Fu‐Lung Chang United States	16	838 0.7×	785 0.7×	110 1.2×	51 0.6×	90 1.3×	26	902
Walter F. Miller United States	16	1.4k 1.2×	1.4k 1.2×	93 1.0×	188 2.2×	53 0.8×	28	1.6k
Sharon Gibson United States	6	724 0.6×	689 0.6×	55 0.6×	47 0.5×	33 0.5×	10	762
S. C. Ou United States	16	871 0.7×	826 0.7×	61 0.6×	48 0.6×	29 0.4×	36	928
Nandana Amarasinghe United States	5	675 0.6×	616 0.5×	61 0.6×	43 0.5×	48 0.7×	9	729
B. Bonnel France	11	622 0.5×	596 0.5×	60 0.6×	67 0.8×	42 0.6×	14	687

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Minnis, Patrick, Sunny Sun‐Mack, William L. Smith, et al.. (2023). VIIRS Edition 1 Cloud Properties for CERES, Part 1: Algorithm Adjustments and Results. Remote Sensing. 15(3). 578–578. 3 indexed citations

Minnis, Patrick, Szedung Sun‐Mack, Yan Chen, et al.. (2020). CERES MODIS Cloud Product Retrievals for Edition 4—Part I: Algorithm Changes. IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing. 59(4). 2744–2780. 94 indexed citations

Minnis, Patrick, Kristopher M. Bedka, David R. Doelling, et al.. (2015). A CERES-Consistent Long-term Cloud and Clear Sky Radiation Property Dataset Using AVHRR Observations. NASA Technical Reports Server (NASA). 2 indexed citations

Minnis, Patrick, Szedung Sun‐Mack, Yan Chen, et al.. (2011). CERES Edition-2 Cloud Property Retrievals Using TRMM VIRS and Terra and Aqua MODIS Data—Part II: Examples of Average Results and Comparisons With Other Data. IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing. 49(11). 4401–4430. 120 indexed citations

Minnis, Patrick, Szedung Sun‐Mack, David F. Young, et al.. (2011). CERES Edition-2 Cloud Property Retrievals Using TRMM VIRS and Terra and Aqua MODIS Data—Part I: Algorithms. IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing. 49(11). 4374–4400. 412 indexed citations breakdown →

Minnis, Patrick, Patrick W. Heck, Sunny Sun‐Mack, et al.. (2006). A Multi-Year Data Set of Cloud Properties Derived for CERES from Aqua, Terra, and TRMM. 44. 1780–1783. 1 indexed citations

Minnis, Patrick, David F. Young, Sunny Sun‐Mack, et al.. (2004). Diurnal, Seasonal, and Interannual Variations of Cloud Properties Derived for CERES From Imager Data. 11 indexed citations

Minnis, Patrick, David F. Young, Sunny Sun‐Mack, et al.. (2004). CERES cloud property retrievals from imagers on TRMM, Terra, and Aqua. Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE. 5235. 37–37. 62 indexed citations

Minnis, Patrick, Louis Nguyen, M. M. Khaiyer, et al.. (2004). A Real-Time Satellite-Based Icing Detection System. 7 indexed citations

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Minnis, Patrick, David F. Young, Bruce A. Wielicki, et al.. (2003). Global cloud database from VIRS and MODIS for CERES. Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE. 4891. 115–115. 21 indexed citations

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Nordeen, Michele L., et al.. (2003). Cloud Microphysical and Radiative Properties Derived from MODIS, VIRS, AVHRR, and GMS Data Over the Tropical Western Pacific. 1 indexed citations

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Long, Charles, et al.. (2003). Satellite and Surface Data Synergy for Developing a 3D Cloud Structure and Properties Characterization Over the ARM SGP. Stage 1: Cloud Amounts, Optical Depths, and Cloud Heights Reconciliation. 1 indexed citations

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Nguyen, Louis, Patrick Minnis, William L. Smith, et al.. (2002). Use of Multi-Resolution Imager Data to Account for Partially Cloud-Filled Pixels. 2 indexed citations

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Minnis, Patrick, William L. Smith, David F. Young, et al.. (2002). Near-Real-Time Retrieval of Cloud Properties Over the ARM CART Area from GOES Data. 11 indexed citations

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Palikonda, Rabindra, et al.. (2001). Contrail Cover and Radiative Properties from High-Resolution Satellite Data. elib (German Aerospace Center). 3 indexed citations

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Minnis, Patrick, Patrick W. Heck, & David F. Young. (1993). Inference of Cirrus Cloud Properties Using Satellite-observed Visible and Infrared Radiances. Part II: Verification of Theoretical Cirrus Radiative Properties. Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences. 50(9). 1305–1322. 119 indexed citations

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Minnis, Patrick, Patrick W. Heck, David F. Young, C. W. Fairall, & J. B. Snider. (1992). Stratocumulus Cloud Properties Derived from Simultaneous Satellite and Island-based Instrumentation during FIRE. Journal of Applied Meteorology. 31(4). 317–339. 169 indexed citations

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Heck, Patrick W., et al.. (1990). A climatology of satellite-derived cloud properties over marine stratocumulus regions. 7 indexed citations

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Minnis, Patrick, José M. Alvarez, David F. Young, Patrick W. Heck, & Kenneth Sassen. (1990). Cirrus cloud properties derived from coincident GOES and lidar data during the 1986 FIRE Cirrus Intensive Field Observations (IFO). NASA STI Repository (National Aeronautics and Space Administration). 1 indexed citations

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Harrison, Edwin F., Patrick Minnis, Bruce A. Wielicki, et al.. (1990). ERBE and AVHRR Cirrus cloud fire study.

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