Paul A. Kucera

2.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
53 papers, 1.8k citations indexed

About

Paul A. Kucera is a scholar working on Atmospheric Science, Global and Planetary Change and Environmental Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Paul A. Kucera has authored 53 papers receiving a total of 1.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 44 papers in Atmospheric Science, 24 papers in Global and Planetary Change and 7 papers in Environmental Engineering. Recurrent topics in Paul A. Kucera's work include Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations (29 papers), Precipitation Measurement and Analysis (24 papers) and Climate variability and models (12 papers). Paul A. Kucera is often cited by papers focused on Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations (29 papers), Precipitation Measurement and Analysis (24 papers) and Climate variability and models (12 papers). Paul A. Kucera collaborates with scholars based in United States, Saudi Arabia and Australia. Paul A. Kucera's co-authors include Julie M. Thériault, David Gochis, Kyoko Ikeda, Scott Landolt, Mark E. Hall, John Kochendorfer, E. D. Gutmann, Larry F. Bliven, Rodica Nitu and Tilden P. Meyers and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres, Water Resources Research and Atmospheric Environment.

In The Last Decade

Paul A. Kucera

51 papers receiving 1.7k 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.

How Well Are We Measuring Snow: The NOAA/FAA/NCAR Winter Precipitation Test Bed

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Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Paul A. Kucera United States	20	1.5k	1.1k	268	188	80	53	1.8k
Reinhold Steinacker Austria	19	1.4k 0.9×	1.2k 1.1×	380 1.4×	132 0.7×	90 1.1×	50	1.7k
Justin R. Minder United States	24	1.4k 0.9×	1.1k 1.0×	171 0.6×	243 1.3×	42 0.5×	42	1.6k
Stefano Serafin Austria	18	913 0.6×	782 0.7×	312 1.2×	68 0.4×	47 0.6×	37	1.2k
Jinwon Kim United States	24	1.2k 0.8×	1.1k 1.1×	300 1.1×	138 0.7×	142 1.8×	50	1.6k
David A. R. Kristovich United States	29	1.6k 1.1×	1.5k 1.3×	233 0.9×	198 1.1×	233 2.9×	55	2.0k
Jean Dessens France	27	1.1k 0.7×	1.1k 1.0×	227 0.8×	53 0.3×	35 0.4×	46	1.5k
Eduardo García‐Ortega Spain	28	1.9k 1.2×	1.8k 1.6×	355 1.3×	210 1.1×	57 0.7×	70	2.3k
Lijuan Cao China	18	814 0.5×	1.1k 1.0×	340 1.3×	137 0.7×	72 0.9×	39	1.3k
Andrew J. Negri United States	22	1.9k 1.2×	1.8k 1.7×	543 2.0×	142 0.8×	145 1.8×	50	2.4k
Michael A. Brunke United States	20	995 0.6×	1.1k 1.0×	173 0.6×	187 1.0×	417 5.2×	40	1.5k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Paul A. Kucera

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Brown, Barbara G., Louisa Nance, Christopher Williams, et al.. (2023). User-Responsive Diagnostic Forecast Evaluation Approaches: Application to Tropical Cyclone Predictions. Weather and Forecasting. 38(11). 2321–2342.

Parajuli, Sagar, Georgiy Stenchikov, Alexander Ukhov, et al.. (2022). Effect of dust on rainfall over the Red Sea coast based on WRF-Chem model simulations. Atmospheric chemistry and physics. 22(13). 8659–8682. 21 indexed citations

Kucera, Paul A., et al.. (2018). Development of Innovative Low-cost Hydrometeorological Sensors to Improve Monitoring in Data-sparse Regions. EGU General Assembly Conference Abstracts. 17629. 1 indexed citations

Kucera, Paul A. & Christian Klepp. (2017). Evaluation of High Resolution IMERG Satellite Precipitation over the Global Oceans using OceanRAIN. EGU General Assembly Conference Abstracts. 2017. 11794. 1 indexed citations

Kucera, Paul A., et al.. (2015). Spare Change : Evaluating revised forecasts. MAUSAM. 66(3). 635–644. 3 indexed citations

Zhang, Yongxin, Yubao Liu, Paul A. Kucera, et al.. (2015). Dust modeling over Saudi Arabia using WRF-Chem: March 2009 severe dust case. Atmospheric Environment. 119. 118–130. 19 indexed citations

McCabe, Matthew F., et al.. (2013). High-resolution simulation and forecasting of Jeddah floods using WRF version 3.5. King Abdullah University of Science and Technology Repository (King Abdullah University of Science and Technology). 2013. 1 indexed citations

Delene, David J., et al.. (2011). The Second Polarimetric Cloud Analysis and Seeding Test. The Journal of Weather Modification. 43(1). 14–28. 5 indexed citations

Morris, Gary A., et al.. (2010). Observations of ozone production in a dissipating tropical convective cell during TC4. Atmospheric chemistry and physics. 10(22). 11189–11208. 14 indexed citations

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Kucera, Paul A., Duncan Axisa, Roelof Burger, et al.. (2010). Features of the Weather Modification Assesment Project in Southwest Region of Saudi Arabia. The Journal of Weather Modification. 42(1). 78–103. 8 indexed citations

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Jenkins, Gregory S., Paul A. Kucera, E. Joseph, et al.. (2010). Coastal observations of weather features in Senegal during the African Monsoon Multidisciplinary Analysis Special Observing Period 3. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 115(D18). 15 indexed citations

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Kucera, Paul A., et al.. (2009). A Study of Relationships between Florida Thunderstorm Properties and Corresponding Anvil Cloud Characteristics. Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology. 48(9). 1882–1901. 6 indexed citations

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Jenkins, Gregory S., Paul A. Kucera, José D. Fuentes, et al.. (2009). Coastal Observations of Weather Features in Senegal during the AMMA SOP-3 Period. NASA Technical Reports Server (NASA). 1 indexed citations

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Kucera, Paul A., et al.. (2008). Polarimetric Cloud Analysis and Seeding Test (POLCAST). The Journal of Weather Modification. 40(1). 64–76. 7 indexed citations

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Williams, Christopher R., Kenneth S. Gage, W. L. Clark, & Paul A. Kucera. (2005). Monitoring the Reflectivity Calibration of a Scanning Radar Using a Profiling Radar and a Disdrometer. Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology. 22(7). 1004–1018. 26 indexed citations

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Cifelli, Rob, et al.. (1999). Monsoon Convection during the South China Sea Monsoon Experiment Observed from Shipboard Radar and the TRMM Satellite. NASA Technical Reports Server (NASA). 24(3). 341–6, 348. 1 indexed citations

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Kruger, Anton, Paul A. Kucera, Witold F. Krajewski, & David Short. (1999). TOGA COARE shipborne radar‐rainfall products. Water Resources Research. 35(8). 2597–2600. 2 indexed citations

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North, Gerald R., et al.. (1997). Variability of the Tropical Ocean‐Global Atmosphere Coupled Ocean‐Atmosphere Response Experiment rain rate observations. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 102(D10). 11103–11111. 4 indexed citations

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Sigler, William F., et al.. (1983). Life history of the Lahontan cutthroat trout, Salmo clarki henshawi, in Pyramid Lake, Nevada. The Great Basin naturalist. 43(1). 1. 17 indexed citations

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Kucera, Paul A. & Joseph L. Kennedy. (1977). Evaluation of a Sphere Volume Method for Estimating Fish Fecundity. The Progressive Fish-Culturist. 39(3). 115–117. 6 indexed citations

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