W. J. Pierson

609 total citations
40 papers, 427 citations indexed

About

W. J. Pierson is a scholar working on Oceanography, Atmospheric Science and Earth-Surface Processes. According to data from OpenAlex, W. J. Pierson has authored 40 papers receiving a total of 427 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 30 papers in Oceanography, 14 papers in Atmospheric Science and 11 papers in Earth-Surface Processes. Recurrent topics in W. J. Pierson's work include Ocean Waves and Remote Sensing (27 papers), Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes (17 papers) and Coastal and Marine Dynamics (11 papers). W. J. Pierson is often cited by papers focused on Ocean Waves and Remote Sensing (27 papers), Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes (17 papers) and Coastal and Marine Dynamics (11 papers). W. J. Pierson collaborates with scholars based in United States, Netherlands and Tunisia. W. J. Pierson's co-authors include V. J. Cardone, E.G. Ward, Mark A. Donelan, G. Neumann, W. H. Hui, S. Peteherych, John C. Wilkerson, R. K. Moore, M. G. Wurtele and Robert A. Brown and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres and IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing.

In The Last Decade

W. J. Pierson

38 papers receiving 306 citations

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Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name	h						Papers	Cites
W. J. Pierson United States	11	362	176	157	44	31	40	427
A. I. Kalmykov Ukraine	6	351 1.0×	118 0.7×	179 1.1×	27 0.6×	118 3.8×	30	417
J. F. Scott United States	9	296 0.8×	126 0.7×	163 1.0×	46 1.0×	34 1.1×	17	339
E. A. Uliana United States	8	206 0.6×	210 1.2×	46 0.3×	72 1.6×	75 2.4×	14	386
John C. Wilkerson United States	11	545 1.5×	502 2.9×	169 1.1×	98 2.2×	38 1.2×	19	733
L. C. Schroeder United States	12	651 1.8×	304 1.7×	351 2.2×	136 3.1×	86 2.8×	28	744
C. Y. Peng United States	5	163 0.5×	72 0.4×	62 0.4×	20 0.5×	15 0.5×	11	259
T. W. Thompson United States	10	175 0.5×	144 0.8×	68 0.4×	10 0.2×	48 1.5×	20	332
John L. MacArthur United States	5	193 0.5×	81 0.5×	23 0.1×	21 0.5×	80 2.6×	7	262
E. M. Bracalente United States	12	373 1.0×	233 1.3×	173 1.1×	166 3.8×	96 3.1×	25	512
B. S. H. Rarity United Kingdom	4	195 0.5×	82 0.5×	37 0.2×	10 0.2×	18 0.6×	8	307

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Pierson, W. J., et al.. (2005). Further Results On 'techniques For Evaluating The Performance Of Models Of Radar Backscatter From The Ocean Surface: Suggestions For Their Improvement'. 2149–2155.

Pierson, W. J., et al.. (1994). Comparisons of scatterometer models for the AMI on ERS-1: the possibility of systematic azimuth angle biases of wind speed and direction. IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing. 32(3). 626–635. 17 indexed citations

Pierson, W. J., Mark A. Donelan, & W. H. Hui. (1992). Linear and nonlinear propagation of water wave groups. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 97(C4). 5607–5621. 36 indexed citations

Pierson, W. J., et al.. (1989). Techniques For Evaluating The Performance Of Models Of Radar Backscatter From The Ocean Surface: Suggestions For Their Improvement. 2991–2996. 2 indexed citations

Tchen, C. M. & W. J. Pierson. (1988). A group-kinetic theory with a closure by memory loss for modeling turbulence in the atmosphere and the oceans. Meteorology and Atmospheric Physics. 38(1-2). 95–105. 2 indexed citations

Donelan, Mark A. & W. J. Pierson. (1986). A two-scale Bragg scattering model for microwave backscatter from wind generated waves. NASA Technical Reports Server (NASA). 3 indexed citations

Pierson, W. J.. (1985). The closure problem for turbulence in meteorology and oceanography. NASA Technical Reports Server (NASA). 6. 2 indexed citations

Pierson, W. J., et al.. (1984). Vector wind, horizontal divergence, wind stress and wind stress curl from SEASAT-SASS at one degree resolution. NASA Technical Reports Server (NASA). 1 indexed citations

Pierson, W. J., et al.. (1983). Synoptic Scale Wind Field Properties From The SEASAT SASS. NASA STI Repository (National Aeronautics and Space Administration). 67–74. 9 indexed citations

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Pierson, W. J., S. Peteherych, & John C. Wilkerson. (1980). The winds of the comparison data set for the Seasat Gulf of Alaska experiment. IEEE Journal of Oceanic Engineering. 5(2). 169–176. 10 indexed citations

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Jones, W. Linwood, Peter G. Black, E. M. Bracalente, et al.. (1979). Seasat Scatterometer: Results of the Gulf of Alaska Workshop. Science. 204(4400). 1413–1415. 23 indexed citations

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Stewart, Robert H., D. D. Crombie, Walter Düing, et al.. (1978). Contributions to large-scale oceanography by radio techniques. Boundary-Layer Meteorology. 13(1-4). 417–426. 1 indexed citations

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Pierson, W. J., R. K. Moore, E. Paul McClain, et al.. (1976). The measurement of the winds near the ocean surface with a radiometer-scatterometer on Skylab. 10 indexed citations

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Cardone, V. J., W. J. Pierson, & E.G. Ward. (1976). Hindcasting the Directional Spectra of Hurricane-Generated Waves. Journal of Petroleum Technology. 28(4). 385–394. 38 indexed citations

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Cardone, V. J. & W. J. Pierson. (1975). The measurement of winds over the ocean from Skylab with application to measuring and forecasting typhoons and hurricanes. NASA Technical Reports Server (NASA). 6 indexed citations

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Pierson, W. J., et al.. (1973). The elevation, slope, and curvature spectra of a wind roughened sea surface. NASA Technical Reports Server (NASA). 61 indexed citations

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Claassen, J. P., Helen Fung, R. K. Moore, & W. J. Pierson. (1972). Radar sea return and the radscat satellite anemometer. 11. 180–185. 17 indexed citations

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Pierson, W. J. & R. K. Moore. (1972). The extrapolation of laboratory and aircraft radar sea return data to spacecraft altitudes. 6 indexed citations

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Pierson, W. J.. (1970). The integration of remote sensing data into global weather prediction, wave forecasting, and ocean circulation computer based systems. NASA STI Repository (National Aeronautics and Space Administration). 1 indexed citations

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Pierson, W. J., et al.. (1965). Some applications of radar return data to the study of terrestrial and oceanic phenomena. NASA Technical Reports Server (NASA). 6 indexed citations

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