Sue Ballard

1.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
14 papers, 1.0k citations indexed

About

Sue Ballard is a scholar working on Atmospheric Science, Global and Planetary Change and Environmental Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Sue Ballard has authored 14 papers receiving a total of 1.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 12 papers in Atmospheric Science, 12 papers in Global and Planetary Change and 3 papers in Environmental Engineering. Recurrent topics in Sue Ballard's work include Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations (9 papers), Climate variability and models (7 papers) and Atmospheric aerosols and clouds (5 papers). Sue Ballard is often cited by papers focused on Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations (9 papers), Climate variability and models (7 papers) and Atmospheric aerosols and clouds (5 papers). Sue Ballard collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, France and United States. Sue Ballard's co-authors include F. I. G. RAWLINS, Andrew C. Lorenc, Keir Bovis, Gordon Inverarity, Adam Clayton, Brian Golding, James W. Wilson, Dale Barker, Juanzhen Sun and James O. Pinto and has published in prestigious journals such as Atmospheric Environment, Monthly Weather Review and Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society.

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Sue Ballard

14 papers receiving 991 citations

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Use of NWP for Nowcasting Convective Precipitation: Recent Progress and Challenges

2013 379 citations Juanzhen Sun, Ming Xue et al. Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society profile →

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14 of 14 papers shown

#	Work	Indexed citations
1	A robust automated technique for operational calibration of ceilometers using the integrated backscatter from totally attenuating liquid clouds 2019 ·Atmospheric measurement techniques ·(unknown), Anthony J. Illingworth, Cristina Charlton‐Perez, C. D. Westbrook, Sue Ballard	17
2	Observed aerosol characteristics to improve forward-modelled attenuated backscatter in urban areas 2019 ·Atmospheric Environment ·(unknown), Cristina Charlton‐Perez, (unknown), Franco Marenco, Claire L. Ryder, Ben Johnson, David C. Green, Humphrey Lean, Sue Ballard, Sue Grimmond	1
3	Evaluation of forward-modelled attenuated backscatter using an urban ceilometer network in London under clear-sky conditions 2018 ·Atmospheric Environment ·(unknown), Cristina Charlton‐Perez, Simone Kotthaus, Humphrey Lean, Sue Ballard, (unknown), Sue Grimmond	17
4	Warriors and Weavers: Constructing British Iron Age Identities in Museums 2016 ·Sue Ballard	3
5	Forecasting Capabilities for the London 2012 Olympics 2013 ·Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society ·Brian Golding, Sue Ballard, Ken Mylne, (unknown), Andrew Saulter, C. A. Wilson, Paul Agnew, (unknown), (unknown), Chris Jones, David Simonin, (unknown), Chris Pierce, Alec Bennett, Mark Weeks, (unknown)	43
6	Use of NWP for Nowcasting Convective Precipitation: Recent Progress and Challenges breakdown → 2013 ·Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society ·Juanzhen Sun, Ming Xue, James W. Wilson, Isztar Zawadzki, Sue Ballard, (unknown), Paul Joe, Dale Barker, (unknown), Brian Golding, Mei Xu, James O. Pinto	379
7	Breakdown of hydrostatic balance at convective scales in the forecast errors in the Met Office Unified Model 2012 ·Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society ·(unknown), Mark Dixon, Stefano Migliorini, Nancy Nichols, Sue Ballard	16
8	Propagation of uncertainty from observing systems into NWP: COST‐731 Working Group 1 2010 ·Atmospheric Science Letters ·Andrea Rossa, Günther Haase, Christian Keil, P. P. Alberoni, Sue Ballard, Joan Bech, Urs Germann, (unknown), Kirsti Salonen	26
9	Ensemble prediction for nowcasting with a convection-permitting model—I: description of the system and the impact of radar-derived surface precipitation rates 2010 ·Tellus A Dynamic Meteorology and Oceanography ·Stefano Migliorini, Mark Dixon, Ross Bannister, Sue Ballard	29
10	The accuracy of Doppler radar wind retrievals using insects as targets 2010 ·Meteorological Applications ·Susan Rennie, A. J. Illingworth, Sarah L. Dance, Sue Ballard	19
11	3D-Var Assimilation of Insect-Derived Doppler Radar Radial Winds in Convective Cases Using a High-Resolution Model 2010 ·Monthly Weather Review ·Susan Rennie, Sarah L. Dance, Anthony Illingworth, Sue Ballard, David Simonin	35
12	Impact of Data Assimilation on Forecasting Convection over the United Kingdom Using a High-Resolution Version of the Met Office Unified Model 2008 ·Monthly Weather Review ·Mark Dixon, Zhihong Li, Humphrey Lean, Nigel Roberts, Sue Ballard	74
13	The Met Office global four‐dimensional variational data assimilation scheme 2007 ·Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society ·F. I. G. RAWLINS, Sue Ballard, Keir Bovis, Adam Clayton, (unknown), Gordon Inverarity, Andrew C. Lorenc, (unknown)	362
14	Assimilation of radar data in the Met Office mesoscale and convective scale forecast systems 2005 ·Sue Ballard	1

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