W. J. Pierson
- Oceanography top 5%
- Atmospheric Science top 10%
- Earth-Surface Processes top 5%
- Environmental Engineering
- Aerospace Engineering
- Co-authors
- V. J. CardoneE.G. WardMark A. DonelanG. NeumannW. H. HuiS. PeteherychR. K. MooreJohn C. Wilkerson
- Topics
- Ocean Waves and Remote Sensing (27 papers)Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes (17 papers)Coastal and Marine Dynamics (11 papers)
- Journals
- ScienceJournal of Geophysical Research AtmospheresIEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing
- Partner nations
- United StatesNetherlandsCanada
In The Last Decade
W. J. Pierson
38 papers receiving 306 citations
Peers
Comparison fields: 5 of 28
- Oceanography 362
- Atmospheric Science 176
- Earth-Surface Processes 157
- Environmental Engineering 44
- Aerospace Engineering 31
Countries citing papers authored by W. J. Pierson
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Fields of papers citing papers by W. J. Pierson
This network shows the impact of papers produced by W. J. Pierson. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by W. J. Pierson. The network helps show where W. J. Pierson may publish in the future.
Co-authorship network of co-authors of W. J. Pierson
This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of W. J. Pierson. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of W. J. Pierson 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 W. J. Pierson. W. J. Pierson is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.
All Works
| # | Work | Indexed citations |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | |
| 2 | 36 | |
| 3 | 2 | |
| 4 | 2 | |
| 5 | A two-scale Bragg scattering model for microwave backscatter from wind generated waves | 3 |
| 6 | Vector wind, horizontal divergence, wind stress and wind stress curl from SEASAT-SASS at one degree resolution | 1 |
| 7 | 9 | |
| 8 | Monte Carlo studies of ocean wind vector measurements by SCATT: Objective criteria and maximum likelihood estimates for removal of aliases, and effects of cell size on accuracy of vector winds | 4 |
| 9 | 10 | |
| 10 | 23 | |
| 11 | 1 | |
| 12 | The measurement of the winds near the ocean surface with a radiometer-scatterometer on Skylab | 10 |
| 13 | 38 | |
| 14 | The measurement of winds over the ocean from Skylab with application to measuring and forecasting typhoons and hurricanes | 6 |
| 15 | 14 | |
| 16 | The elevation, slope, and curvature spectra of a wind roughened sea surface | 61 |
| 17 | 17 | |
| 18 | 1 | |
| 19 | The integration of remote sensing data into global weather prediction, wave forecasting, and ocean circulation computer based systems | 1 |
| 20 | Some applications of radar return data to the study of terrestrial and oceanic phenomena | 6 |
About W. J. Pierson
W. J. Pierson is a scholar working on Oceanography, Earth-Surface Processes and Atmospheric Science, having authored 40 papers that have together received 427 indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Ocean Waves and Remote Sensing (27 papers), Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes (17 papers) and Coastal and Marine Dynamics (11 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Oceanography (362 citations), Earth-Surface Processes (157 citations) and Atmospheric Science (176 citations). W. J. Pierson has collaborated with scholars based in United States, Netherlands and Canada. Frequent co-authors include V. J. Cardone, E.G. Ward, Mark A. Donelan, G. Neumann, W. H. Hui, S. Peteherych, R. K. Moore, John C. Wilkerson, Robert A. Brown and P. M. Woiceshyn. Their work appears in journals such as Science, Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres and IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing.
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