S. C. Mossop

3.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
38 papers, 2.2k citations indexed

About

S. C. Mossop is a scholar working on Global and Planetary Change, Atmospheric Science and Earth-Surface Processes. According to data from OpenAlex, S. C. Mossop has authored 38 papers receiving a total of 2.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 21 papers in Global and Planetary Change, 19 papers in Atmospheric Science and 14 papers in Earth-Surface Processes. Recurrent topics in S. C. Mossop's work include Atmospheric aerosols and clouds (21 papers), Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols (15 papers) and Aeolian processes and effects (14 papers). S. C. Mossop is often cited by papers focused on Atmospheric aerosols and clouds (21 papers), Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols (15 papers) and Aeolian processes and effects (14 papers). S. C. Mossop collaborates with scholars based in Australia, United States and United Kingdom. S. C. Mossop's co-authors include J. Hallett, Akira Ono, Andrew J. Heymsfield, K. J. Heffernan, E. K. Bigg, K. O. L. F. Jayaweera, J. L. Brownscombe, G. J. Collins, B. F. Ryan and W. D. King and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta.

In The Last Decade

S. C. Mossop

36 papers receiving 2.0k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Production of secondary ice particles during the riming process

1974 826 citations S. C. Mossop et al. Nature profile →

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F. H. Ludlam United Kingdom

Chôji Magono Japan

J. E. Dye United States

William L. Woodley United States

Tsutomu Takahashi Japan

Andreas Macke Germany

Stephen K. Cox United States

R. Paul Lawson United States

Roland List Canada

Richard L. Pitter United States

F. H. Ludlam United Kingdom

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1.3k ×0.8

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269 ×0.6

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234 ×0.6

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281 ×1.2

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Countries citing papers authored by S. C. Mossop

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Citations

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Fields of papers citing papers by S. C. Mossop

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of S. C. Mossop

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of S. C. Mossop. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of S. C. Mossop based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with S. C. Mossop. S. C. Mossop is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

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Mossop, S. C.. (1985). The Origin and Concentration of Ice Crystals in Clouds. Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society. 66(3). 264–273. 84 indexed citations

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Mossop, S. C.. (1984). Production of laboratory clouds. Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society. 110(463). 275–279. 14 indexed citations

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Mossop, S. C.. (1984). Comments on “Production of Ice Particles in Clouds due to Aircraft Penetrations”. Journal of Climate and Applied Meteorology. 23(2). 345–345. 6 indexed citations

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Mossop, S. C., et al.. (1979). Correction [to “The mechanicsm of splintering during rime growth”]. Geophysical Research Letters. 6(4). 335–335. 1 indexed citations

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Mossop, S. C.. (1978). The influence of drop size distribution on the production of secondary ice particles during graupel growth. Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society. 104(440). 323–330. 70 indexed citations

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Mossop, S. C., et al.. (1972). Ice crystal concentrations in cumulus and stratocumulus clouds. Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society. 98(415). 105–123. 67 indexed citations

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Mossop, S. C.. (1971). SOME HAILSTONES OF UNUSUAL SHAPE. Weather. 26(5). 222–222.

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Mossop, S. C.. (1970). Concentrations of Ice Crystals in Clouds. Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society. 51(6). 474–479. 54 indexed citations

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Mossop, S. C. & K. O. L. F. Jayaweera. (1969). AgI-NaI Aerosols as Ice Nuclei. Journal of applied meteorology. 8(2). 241–248. 11 indexed citations

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Mossop, S. C. & Akira Ono. (1969). Measurements of Ice Crystal Concentration in Clouds. Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences. 26(1). 130–137. 27 indexed citations

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Mossop, S. C., et al.. (1968). The Composition and Size Distribution of Aerosols Produced by Burning Solutions of AgI and NaI in Acetone. Journal of applied meteorology. 7(2). 234–240. 5 indexed citations

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Mossop, S. C., et al.. (1968). Glaciation of a Cumulus at Approximately −4C. Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences. 25(5). 889–899. 39 indexed citations

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Mossop, S. C., et al.. (1966). The Use of Membrane Filters in Measurements of Ice Nucleus Concentration: II. Comparisons with Cloud Chambers. Journal of applied meteorology. 5(5). 703–709. 3 indexed citations

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Mossop, S. C., et al.. (1966). The Use of Membrane Filters in Measurements of Ice Nucleus Concentration. I. Effect of Sampled Air Volume. Journal of applied meteorology. 5(4). 474–480. 29 indexed citations

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Mossop, S. C.. (1964). Volcanic Dust Collected at an Altitude of 20 KM. Nature. 203(4947). 824–827. 110 indexed citations

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Mossop, S. C.. (1963). Atmospheric ice nuclei. Zeitschrift für angewandte Mathematik und Physik. 14(5). 456–486. 34 indexed citations

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Carte, A. E. & S. C. Mossop. (1957). Daily counts of atmospheric ice-forming nuclei near Swakopmund, South West Africa, during summer 1956–57. Geofisica pura e applicata. 38(1). 208–214. 2 indexed citations

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Mossop, S. C.. (1956). The Nucleation of Supercooled Water by Various Chemicals. Proceedings of the Physical Society Section B. 69(2). 165–174. 11 indexed citations

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Mossop, S. C.. (1956). Sublimation Nuclei. Proceedings of the Physical Society Section B. 69(2). 161–164. 22 indexed citations

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Mossop, S. C.. (1955). The Freezing of Supercooled Water. Proceedings of the Physical Society Section B. 68(4). 193–208. 97 indexed citations

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