R. J. Sica

2.6k citations

70 papers · 1.8k indexed · 1 hit paper · h-index 21

Co-authors: G. Hernández Alexander Haefele P. S. Argall Vincent B Wickwar Roger W. Smith Sophie Godin‐Beekmann Thomas Trickl J. W. Meriwether
Topics: Atmospheric Ozone and Climate (42 papers)Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics (30 papers)Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics (29 papers)
Cited by: Astronomy and Astrophysics Atmospheric Science Global and Planetary Change
Journals: SHILAP Revista de lepidopterologíaJournal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres Geophysical Research Letters
Partner nations: Canada Switzerland United States

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R. J. Sica

66 papers receiving 1.5k citations

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	A Bayesian neural network approach for tropospheric temperature retrievals from a lidar instrument 2023 ·International Journal of Remote Sensing ·(unknown),Giovanni Martucci,(unknown),Alexander Haefele,R. J. Sica	2
2	Classification of lidar measurements using supervised and unsupervised machine learning methods 2021 ·Atmospheric measurement techniques ·(unknown),R. J. Sica,Mark Daley	6
3	A Raman lidar tropospheric water vapour climatology and height-resolved trend analysis over Payerne, Switzerland 2020 ·Atmospheric chemistry and physics ·(unknown),R. J. Sica,Giovanni Martucci,Eliane Maillard Barras,(unknown),Alexander Haefele	15
4	Retrieval of temperature from a multiple channel pure rotational Raman backscatter lidar using an optimal estimation method 2019 ·Atmospheric measurement techniques ·(unknown),R. J. Sica,Giovanni Martucci,Alexander Haefele	10
5	Optimal estimation method retrievals of stratospheric ozone profiles from a DIAL 2019 ·Atmospheric measurement techniques ·(unknown),R. J. Sica,Sophie Godin‐Beekmann,Alexander Haefele	4
6	Pan-Arctic measurements of wintertime water vapour column using a satellite-borne microwave radiometer 2019 ·(unknown),T. J. Duck,Glen Lesins,Kimberly Strong,Penny M. Rowe,J. R. Drummond,R. J. Sica	1
7	A practical information-centered technique to remove a priori information from lidar optimal-estimation-method retrievals 2019 ·Atmospheric measurement techniques ·(unknown),(unknown),R. J. Sica,Alexander Haefele,T. von Clarmann	2
8	Calibration of a water vapour Raman lidar using GRUAN-certified radiosondes and a new trajectory method 2019 ·Atmospheric measurement techniques ·(unknown),R. J. Sica,Alexander Haefele,Giovanni Martucci	10
9	Calibration of a Water Vapour Lidar using a Radiosonde TrajectoryMethod 2018 ·(unknown),R. J. Sica,Alexander Haefele,Giovanni Martucci	2
10	Three-channel single-wavelength lidar depolarization calibration 2018 ·Atmospheric measurement techniques ·Emily McCullough,R. J. Sica,J. R. Drummond,G. J. Nott,(unknown),T. J. Duck	2
11	A practical method to remove a priori information from lidar optimal estimation method retrievals 2018 ·Biogeosciences (European Geosciences Union) ·(unknown),(unknown),R. J. Sica,Alexander Haefele,T. von Clarmann	1
12	Improvements to a long-term Rayleigh-scatter lidar temperature climatology by using an optimal estimation method 2018 ·Atmospheric measurement techniques ·(unknown),R. J. Sica,Alexander Haefele	11
13	A middle latitude Rayleigh-scatter lidar temperature climatology determined using an optimal estimation method 2018 ·Biogeosciences (European Geosciences Union) ·(unknown),R. J. Sica,Alexander Haefele	2
14	Proposed standardized definitions for vertical resolution and uncertainty inthe NDACC lidar ozone and temperature algorithms – Part 3: Temperatureuncertainty budget 2016 ·Atmospheric measurement techniques ·Thierry Leblanc,R. J. Sica,J. A. E. van Gijsel,Alexander Haefele,Guillaume Payen,(unknown)	31
15	Proposed standardized definitions for vertical resolution and uncertainty inthe NDACC lidar ozone and temperature algorithms – Part 2: Ozone DIALuncertainty budget 2016 ·Atmospheric measurement techniques ·Thierry Leblanc,R. J. Sica,J. A. E. van Gijsel,Sophie Godin‐Beekmann,Alexander Haefele,Thomas Trickl,Guillaume Payen,(unknown)	49
16	Proposed standardized definitions for vertical resolution and uncertainty inthe NDACC lidar ozone and temperature algorithms – Part 1: Verticalresolution 2016 ·Atmospheric measurement techniques ·Thierry Leblanc,R. J. Sica,J. A. E. van Gijsel,Sophie Godin‐Beekmann,Alexander Haefele,Thomas Trickl,Guillaume Payen,(unknown)	44
17	Calibration and validation of water vapour lidar measurements from Eureka, Nunavut, using radiosondes and the Atmospheric Chemistry Experiment Fourier Transform Spectrometer 2013 ·Atmospheric measurement techniques ·(unknown),R. J. Sica,Emily McCullough,K. B. Strawbridge,Kaley A. Walker,J. R. Drummond	4
18	Validation of OSIRIS mesospheric temperatures using satellite and ground-based measurements 2012 ·Patrick E. Sheese,Kimberly Strong,E. J. Llewellyn,R. L. Gattinger,J. M. Russell,C. D. Boone,Mark E. Hervig,R. J. Sica,Justin Bandoro	1
19	Assessment of the quality of OSIRIS mesospheric temperatures using satellite and ground-based measurements 2012 ·Atmospheric measurement techniques ·Patrick E. Sheese,Kimberly Strong,E. J. Llewellyn,R. L. Gattinger,J. M. Russell,C. D. Boone,Mark E. Hervig,R. J. Sica,Justin Bandoro	10
20	Atmospheric temperature retrievals from lidar measurements using techniques of non-linear mathematical inversion 2011 ·Scholarship@Western (Western University) ·(unknown),R. J. Sica,C. T. McElroy	1

About R. J. Sica

R. J. Sica is a scholar working on Atmospheric Science, Astronomy and Astrophysics and Global and Planetary Change, having authored 70 papers that have together received 1.8k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Atmospheric Ozone and Climate (42 papers), Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics (30 papers) and Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics (29 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Astronomy and Astrophysics (1.1k citations), Atmospheric Science (945 citations) and Global and Planetary Change (683 citations). R. J. Sica has collaborated with scholars based in Canada, Switzerland and United States. Frequent co-authors include G. Hernández, Alexander Haefele, P. S. Argall, Vincent B Wickwar, Roger W. Smith, Sophie Godin‐Beekmann, Thomas Trickl, J. W. Meriwether, T. L. Killeen and T. S. Virdi. Their work appears in journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres and Geophysical Research Letters.

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