Steven K. Esbensen

4.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
39 papers, 4.1k citations indexed

About

Steven K. Esbensen is a scholar working on Global and Planetary Change, Atmospheric Science and Oceanography. According to data from OpenAlex, Steven K. Esbensen has authored 39 papers receiving a total of 4.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 34 papers in Global and Planetary Change, 30 papers in Atmospheric Science and 26 papers in Oceanography. Recurrent topics in Steven K. Esbensen's work include Climate variability and models (32 papers), Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations (22 papers) and Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes (21 papers). Steven K. Esbensen is often cited by papers focused on Climate variability and models (32 papers), Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations (22 papers) and Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes (21 papers). Steven K. Esbensen collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and China. Steven K. Esbensen's co-authors include Jan-Hwa Chu, Michio Yanai, Dudley B. Chelton, Larry W. O’Neill, Michael H. Freilich, Nicolai Thum, F. J. Wentz, Michael J. McPhaden, Eric D. Maloney and Tsuyoshi Nitta and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres, Journal of Climate and Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences.

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Steven K. Esbensen

39 papers receiving 3.9k citations

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Determination of Bulk Properties of Tropical Cloud Clusters from Large-Scale Heat and Moisture Budgets

1973 1.5k citations Michio Yanai, Steven K. Esbensen et al. Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	An Investigation of the Stability Dependence of SST-Induced Vertical Mixing over the Ocean in the Operational Met Office Model 2016 ·Journal of Climate ·Qingtao Song, Dudley B. Chelton, Steven K. Esbensen, A. R. Brown	5
2	Subseasonal SST Variability in the Tropical Eastern North Pacific during Boreal Summer 2008 ·Journal of Climate ·Eric D. Maloney, Dudley B. Chelton, Steven K. Esbensen	36
3	On the Coupling of Wind Stress and Sea Surface Temperature 2006 ·Journal of Climate ·R. M. Samelson, Eric D. Skyllingstad, Dudley B. Chelton, Steven K. Esbensen, Larry W. O’Neill, Nicolai Thum	85
4	A Modeling Study of Summertime East Pacific Wind-Induced Ocean–Atmosphere Exchange in the Intraseasonal Oscillation 2005 ·Journal of Climate ·Eric D. Maloney, Steven K. Esbensen	17
5	Observations of SST-Induced Perturbations of the Wind Stress Field over the Southern Ocean on Seasonal Timescales 2003 ·Journal of Climate ·Larry W. O’Neill, Dudley B. Chelton, Steven K. Esbensen	202
6	Satellite Observations of the Wind Jets off the Pacific Coast of Central America. Part II: Regional Relationships and Dynamical Considerations 2000 ·Monthly Weather Review ·Dudley B. Chelton, Michael H. Freilich, Steven K. Esbensen	98
7	Enhancement of Tropical Ocean Evaporation and Sensible Heat Flux by Atmospheric Mesoscale Systems 1996 ·Journal of Climate ·Steven K. Esbensen, Michael J. McPhaden	57
8	Scale Dependence of Air-Sea Fluxes over the Western Equatorial Pacific 1996 ·Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences ·Jielun Sun, James F. Howell, Steven K. Esbensen, L. Mahrt, (unknown), Robert L. Grossman, Margaret A. LeMone	50
9	Estimation of Surface Heat Flux 1995 ·Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences ·Jielun Sun, Steven K. Esbensen, L. Mahrt	32
10	A Composite Life Cycle of Nonsquall Mesoscale Convective Systems over the Tropical Ocean. Part II: Heat and Moisture Budgets 1988 ·Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences ·Steven K. Esbensen, (unknown), (unknown)	8
11	Northern Hemisphere Wintertime Variability in a Two-Level General Circulation Model. Part II. The Maintenance of Short and Long Time-Scale Disturbances 1986 ·Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences ·Yochanan Kushnir, Steven K. Esbensen	4
12	Northern Hemisphere Wintertime Variability in a Two-Level General Circulation Model. Part 1: Statistical Characteristics of Short and Long Time-Scale Disturbances 1986 ·Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences ·Yochanan Kushnir, Steven K. Esbensen	3
13	A Comparison of Intermonthly and Interannual Teleconnections in the 700 mb Geopotential Height Field during the Northern Hemisphere Winter 1984 ·Monthly Weather Review ·Steven K. Esbensen	61
14	An Observational Study of the Upper-Tropospheric Vorticity Fields in GATE Cloud Clusters 1983 ·Monthly Weather Review ·(unknown), Steven K. Esbensen	12
15	Estimating Monthly Averaged Air-Sea Transfers of Heat and Momentum Using the Bulk Aerodynamic Method 1981 ·Journal of Physical Oceanography ·Steven K. Esbensen, Richard W. Reynolds	73
16	An Analysis of Subeloud-Layer Heat and Moisture Budgets in the Western Atlantic Trades 1975 ·Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences ·Steven K. Esbensen	16
17	Diurnal Variations in the Western Atlantic Trades during the BOMEX 1974 ·Journal of the Meteorological Society of Japan Ser II ·Tsuyoshi Nitta, Steven K. Esbensen	14
18	Heat and Moisture Budget Analyses Using BOMEX Data 1974 ·Monthly Weather Review ·Tsuyoshi Nitta, Steven K. Esbensen	129
19	Determination of Bulk Properties of Tropical Cloud Clusters from Large-Scale Heat and Moisture Budgets breakdown → 1973 ·Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences ·Michio Yanai, Steven K. Esbensen, Jan-Hwa Chu	1519
20	Kinematics of the Low-Level Jet 1968 ·Journal of applied meteorology ·William D. Bonner, Steven K. Esbensen, Robert J. Greenberg	28

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