R. W. Obbard

2.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
29 papers, 1.4k citations indexed

About

R. W. Obbard is a scholar working on Atmospheric Science, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and Environmental Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, R. W. Obbard has authored 29 papers receiving a total of 1.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 25 papers in Atmospheric Science, 4 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and 4 papers in Environmental Chemistry. Recurrent topics in R. W. Obbard's work include Cryospheric studies and observations (19 papers), Climate change and permafrost (13 papers) and Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics (10 papers). R. W. Obbard is often cited by papers focused on Cryospheric studies and observations (19 papers), Climate change and permafrost (13 papers) and Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics (10 papers). R. W. Obbard collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and New Zealand. R. W. Obbard's co-authors include Ian Baker, Saeed Sadri, Richard C. Thompson, Ross Lieblappen, Eric Wolff, H. K. Roscoe, Daniel Iliescu, Andrea V. Jackson, M. H. Smith and Barbara Brooks and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres, Scientific Reports and Atmospheric Environment.

In The Last Decade

R. W. Obbard

28 papers receiving 1.4k citations

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Global warming releases microplastic legacy frozen in Arctic Sea ice

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20 of 20 papers shown

#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Micro computed tomography for in situ analysis of subsurface structure 2021 ·R. W. Obbard, P. Sarrazin, Nghia T. Vo, (unknown), (unknown), K. Zacny, (unknown)	1
2	A network model for characterizing brine channels in sea ice 2018 ·The cryosphere ·Ross Lieblappen, (unknown), Scott D. Pauls, R. W. Obbard	15
3	The first physical evidence of subglacial volcanism under the West Antarctic Ice Sheet 2017 ·Scientific Reports ·Nels Iverson, Ross Lieblappen, Nelia Dunbar, R. W. Obbard, (unknown), (unknown)	22
4	Microplastics in Polar Regions: The role of long range transport 2017 ·Current Opinion in Environmental Science & Health ·R. W. Obbard	166
5	Synchrotron X‐ray fluorescence spectroscopy of salts in natural sea ice 2016 ·Earth and Space Science ·R. W. Obbard, Ross Lieblappen, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Antonio Lanzirotti, M. Newville	12
6	X-ray computed microtomography of sea ice – comment on "A review of air–ice chemical and physical interactions (AICI): liquids, quasi-liquids, and solids in snow" by Bartels-Rausch et al. (2014) 2015 ·Atmospheric chemistry and physics ·R. W. Obbard	1
7	The role of blowing snow in the activation of bromine over first-year Antarctic sea ice 2015 ·Atmospheric chemistry and physics ·Ross Lieblappen, R. W. Obbard	25
8	Making EBSD on water ice routine 2015 ·Journal of Microscopy ·David J. Prior, Kat Lilly, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Richard Easingwood, (unknown), R. W. Obbard, Charles P. Daghlian, Ian Baker, (unknown), (unknown), D. L. Goldsby, W. B. Durham, Sandra Piazolo, Christopher J.L. Wilson	42
9	Microstructural Considerations of Transporting Sea Ice Samples from Polar Regions 2012 ·AGUFM ·Ross Lieblappen, R. W. Obbard	1
10	New shortwave infrared albedo measurements for snow specific surface area retrieval 2012 ·Journal of Glaciology ·Benoît Montpetit, Alain Royer, Alexandre Langlois, P. Cliche, Alexandre Roy, Nicolas Champollion, Ghislain Picard, Florent Dominé, R. W. Obbard	45
11	Microstructural evolution in the fine-grained region of the Siple Dome (Antarctica) ice core 2011 ·Journal of Glaciology ·R. W. Obbard, (unknown), Ian Baker, D. A. Meese, G. A. Catania	2
12	Frost flowers in the laboratory: Growth, characteristics, aerosol, and the underlying sea ice 2011 ·Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres ·H. K. Roscoe, Barbara Brooks, Andrea V. Jackson, M. H. Smith, Shauna Walker, R. W. Obbard, Eric Wolff	58
13	A scanning electron microscope technique for identifying the mineralogy of dust in ice cores 2011 ·Journal of Glaciology ·R. W. Obbard, Ian Baker, David J. Prior	6
14	Energy and ozone fluxes over sea ice 2011 ·Atmospheric Environment ·J. B. A. Muller, J. R. Dorsey, Michael Flynn, M. W. Gallagher, Carl J. Percival, Dudley E. Shallcross, Alexander T. Archibald, H. K. Roscoe, R. W. Obbard, (unknown), James Lee, Sarah Möller, Lucy J. Carpenter	8
15	Imaging brine and air inclusions in sea ice using micro-X-ray computed tomography 2009 ·Journal of Glaciology ·R. W. Obbard, (unknown), Ian Baker	27
16	The microstructure of meteoric ice from Vostok, Antarctica 2007 ·Journal of Glaciology ·R. W. Obbard, Ian Baker	29
17	Microstructural characterization of firn 2007 ·Hydrological Processes ·Ian Baker, R. W. Obbard, Daniel Iliescu, D. A. Meese	12
18	Grain boundary grooving in ice in a scanning electron microscope 2006 ·Journal of Glaciology ·R. W. Obbard, Ian Baker, Daniel Iliescu	10
19	Using electron backscatter diffraction patterns to examine recrystallization in polar ice sheets 2006 ·Journal of Glaciology ·R. W. Obbard, Ian Baker, (unknown)	46
20	SEM/EDS comparison of polar and seasonal temperate ice 2003 ·Microscopy Research and Technique ·R. W. Obbard, Daniel Iliescu, (unknown), (unknown), Ian Baker	19

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