R. K. Seals

5.6k total citations · 3 hit papers
44 papers, 4.1k citations indexed

About

R. K. Seals is a scholar working on Global and Planetary Change, Artificial Intelligence and Atmospheric Science. According to data from OpenAlex, R. K. Seals has authored 44 papers receiving a total of 4.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 24 papers in Global and Planetary Change, 20 papers in Artificial Intelligence and 13 papers in Atmospheric Science. Recurrent topics in R. K. Seals's work include Solar Radiation and Photovoltaics (20 papers), Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics (13 papers) and Impact of Light on Environment and Health (10 papers). R. K. Seals is often cited by papers focused on Solar Radiation and Photovoltaics (20 papers), Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics (13 papers) and Impact of Light on Environment and Health (10 papers). R. K. Seals collaborates with scholars based in United States, Switzerland and Italy. R. K. Seals's co-authors include Richard Perez, Joseph Michalsky, Pierre Ineichen, Ronald E. Stewart, A. Zelenka, David Menicucci, Jason D. Scott, D. Renné, P.R. Tregenza and Benoı̂t Molineaux and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, The Journal of Chemical Physics and Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres.

In The Last Decade

R. K. Seals

44 papers receiving 3.8k citations

Hit Papers

Modeling daylight availability and irradiance components ... 1987 2026 2000 2013 1990 1993 1987 400 800 1.2k
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.

  1. Modeling daylight availability and irradiance components from direct and global irradiance
    1990 1.4k citations Richard Perez, Pierre Ineichen et al. Solar Energy profile →
  2. All-weather model for sky luminance distribution—Preliminary configuration and validation
    1993 640 citations Richard Perez, R. K. Seals et al. Solar Energy profile →
  3. A new simplified version of the perez diffuse irradiance model for tilted surfaces
    1987 607 citations Richard Perez, R. K. Seals et al. Solar Energy profile →

Peers

R. K. Seals
Pierre Ineichen Switzerland
Joseph Michalsky United States
F.J. Batlles Spain
Fritz Kasten Germany
Manajit Sengupta United States
Detlev Heinemann Germany
José A. Ruiz‐Arias Spain
Amauri Pereira de Oliveira Brazil
Timothy Anderson New Zealand
J. Tovar‐Pescador Spain
Pierre Ineichen Switzerland
R. K. Seals
Citations per year, relative to R. K. Seals R. K. Seals (= 1×) peers Pierre Ineichen

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Fields of papers citing papers by R. K. Seals

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of R. K. Seals

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Perez, Richard, R. K. Seals, & Ronald E. Stewart. (2002). Assessing the load matching capability of photovoltaics for US utilities based upon satellite-derived insolation data. 1146–1151. 17 indexed citations
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Zelenka, A., Richard Perez, R. K. Seals, & D. Renné. (1999). Effective Accuracy of Satellite-Derived Hourly Irradiances. Theoretical and Applied Climatology. 62(3-4). 199–207. 190 indexed citations
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Perez, Richard, R. K. Seals, John M. Anderson, & David Menicucci. (1995). Calculating Solar Radiation Received by Tubular Collectors. Journal of Solar Energy Engineering. 117(4). 341–344. 14 indexed citations
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Tregenza, P.R., Richard Perez, Joseph Michalsky, et al.. (1994). Guide to recommended practice of daylight measurement. Archive ouverte UNIGE (University of Geneva). 121 indexed citations
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Seals, R. K., et al.. (1994). Solar resource: Utility load-matching assessment. NASA STI/Recon Technical Report N. 94. 31264. 4 indexed citations
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Perez, Richard, et al.. (1993). A new simplified version of the Perez diffuse irradiance model for tilted surfaces. Archive ouverte UNIGE (University of Geneva). 54. 182–192. 4 indexed citations
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Perez, Richard, R. K. Seals, Joseph Michalsky, & Pierre Ineichen. (1993). Geostatistical properties and modeling of random cloud patterns for real skies. Solar Energy. 51(1). 7–18. 19 indexed citations
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Perez, Richard, R. K. Seals, & Joseph Michalsky. (1993). All-weather model for sky luminance distribution—Preliminary configuration and validation. Solar Energy. 50(3). 235–245. 640 indexed citations breakdown →
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Perez, Richard, Pierre Ineichen, R. K. Seals, & A. Zelenka. (1990). Making full use of the clearness index for parameterizing hourly insolation conditions. Solar Energy. 45(2). 111–114. 144 indexed citations
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Perez, Richard, R. K. Seals, A. Zelenka, & Pierre Ineichen. (1990). Climatic evaluation of models that predict hourly direct irradiance from hourly global irradiance: Prospects for performance improvements. Solar Energy. 44(2). 99–108. 67 indexed citations
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Perez, Richard, R. K. Seals, Pierre Ineichen, Ronald E. Stewart, & David Menicucci. (1987). A new simplified version of the perez diffuse irradiance model for tilted surfaces. Solar Energy. 39(3). 221–231. 607 indexed citations breakdown →
12.
Perez, Richard, et al.. (1986). An anisotropic hourly diffuse radiation model for sloping surfaces: Description, performance validation, site dependency evaluation. Solar Energy. 36(6). 481–497. 247 indexed citations
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Rinsland, C. P., Alan S. Goldman, V. Malathy Devi, et al.. (1984). Simultaneous stratospheric measurements of H2O, HDO, and CH4 from balloon‐borne and aircraft infrared solar absorption spectra and tunable diode laser laboratory spectra of HDO. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 89(D5). 7259–7266. 50 indexed citations
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Rinsland, C. P., Alan S. Goldman, F. J. Murcray, et al.. (1982). Stratospheric N_2O mixing ratio profile from high-resolution balloon-borne solar absorption spectra and laboratory spectra near 1880 cm^−1. Applied Optics. 21(23). 4351–4351. 41 indexed citations
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Seals, R. K., et al.. (1977). Infrared heterodyne spectrometer measurements of vertical profile of tropospheric ammonia and ozone. [using dual carbon dioxide laser. NASA Technical Reports Server (NASA). 4 indexed citations
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Menzies, Robert T. & R. K. Seals. (1977). Ozone Monitoring with an Infrared Heterodyne Radiometer. Science. 197(4310). 1275–1277. 24 indexed citations
17.
Seals, R. K., et al.. (1976). Remote sensing of atmospheric pollutant gases using an infrared heterodyne spectrometer. NASA Technical Reports Server (NASA). 3 indexed citations
18.
Seals, R. K.. (1974). Analysis of Tunable Laser Heterodyne Radiometry: Remote Sensing of Atmospheric Gases. AIAA Journal. 12(8). 1118–1122. 8 indexed citations
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Seals, R. K., et al.. (1973). Analysis of laser differential absorption remote sensing using diffuse reflection from the earth. 1 indexed citations
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