W. J. Wiscombe

18.2k total citations · 5 hit papers
146 papers, 13.1k citations indexed

About

W. J. Wiscombe is a scholar working on Global and Planetary Change, Atmospheric Science and Aerospace Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, W. J. Wiscombe has authored 146 papers receiving a total of 13.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 103 papers in Global and Planetary Change, 80 papers in Atmospheric Science and 25 papers in Aerospace Engineering. Recurrent topics in W. J. Wiscombe's work include Atmospheric aerosols and clouds (92 papers), Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols (44 papers) and Atmospheric Ozone and Climate (23 papers). W. J. Wiscombe is often cited by papers focused on Atmospheric aerosols and clouds (92 papers), Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols (44 papers) and Atmospheric Ozone and Climate (23 papers). W. J. Wiscombe collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Netherlands. W. J. Wiscombe's co-authors include Stephen G. Warren, Knut Stamnes, K. O. L. F. Jayaweera, Robert F. Cahalan, Alexander Marshak, Anthony B. Davis, Joachim H. Joseph, J. A. Weinman, Bo‐Cai Gao and William L. Ridgway and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Physical Review Letters and Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres.

In The Last Decade

W. J. Wiscombe

144 papers receiving 11.8k citations

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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.

Numerically stable algorithm for discrete-ordinate-method radiative transfer in multiple scattering and emitting layered media

1988 2.6k citations Knut Stamnes, W. J. Wiscombe et al. Applied Optics profile →
A Model for the Spectral Albedo of Snow. I: Pure Snow

1980 1.2k citations W. J. Wiscombe et al. profile →
Improved Mie scattering algorithms

1980 1.2k citations W. J. Wiscombe Applied Optics profile →
A Model for the Spectral Albedo of Snow. II: Snow Containing Atmospheric Aerosols

1980 935 citations W. J. Wiscombe et al. profile →
The Delta-Eddington Approximation for Radiative Flux Transfer

1976 834 citations W. J. Wiscombe et al. profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	DISORT: DIScrete Ordinate Radiative Transfer 2017 ·Astrophysics Source Code Library ·Knut Stamnes, (unknown), K. O. L. F. Jayaweera, W. J. Wiscombe, Snorre Stamnes, Zhonghai Jin, (unknown)	2
2	The RAVAN CubeSat mission: Progress toward a new measurement of Earth outgoing radiation 2014 ·AGUFM ·(unknown), L. P. Dyrud, (unknown), (unknown), W. J. Wiscombe, S. J. Papadakis, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown)	4
3	Measuring Earth's radiation imbalance with RAVAN: A CubeSat mission to measure the driver of global climate change 2013 ·AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts ·W. H. Swartz, L. P. Dyrud, W. J. Wiscombe, (unknown), S. J. Papadakis, (unknown), A. W. Smith, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown)	1
4	Solving climate uncertainty one tiny satellite at a time: Earth's Radiation Imbalance System 2013 ·AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts ·L. P. Dyrud, W. J. Wiscombe, Sreeja Nag, (unknown), Kevin E. Trenberth, (unknown), William B. Rossow, Stephen E. Schwartz, W. H. Swartz	2
5	MAGIC: Marine ARM GPCI Investigation of Clouds 2012 ·University of North Texas Digital Library (University of North Texas) ·E. R. Lewis, W. J. Wiscombe, B. A. Albrecht, (unknown), Charles N. Flagg, Stephen A. Klein, Pavlos Kollias, Gerald G. Mace, R. M. Reynolds, Stephen E. Schwartz, A. Pier Siebesma, João Teixeira, Robert Wood, (unknown)	3
6	GEOScan: A GEOScience Facility From Space 2012 ·Digital Commons - USU (Utah State University) ·L. P. Dyrud, J. T. Fentzke, G. S. Bust, (unknown), Brian Bauer, (unknown), W. J. Wiscombe, (unknown), (unknown), O. P. Gupta, B. C. Gunter, Kerri Cahoy, Chad Fish	4
7	Cloud droplet size and liquid water path retrievals from zenith radiance measurements: examples from the Atmospheric Radiation Measurement Program and the Aerosol Robotic Network 2012 ·Atmospheric chemistry and physics ·J. Christine Chiu, Alexander Marshak, (unknown), Tamás Várnai, Robin J. Hogan, D. M. Giles, B. N. Holben, Ewan O’Connor, Yuri Knyazikhin, W. J. Wiscombe	30
8	Tomographic retrieval of cloud liquid water fields from a single scanning microwave radiometer aboard a moving platform – Part 1: Field trial results from the Wakasa Bay experiment 2010 ·Atmospheric chemistry and physics ·Dong Huang, A. J. Gasiewski, W. J. Wiscombe	3
9	Tomographic retrieval of cloud liquid water fields from a single scanning microwave radiometer aboard a moving platform – Part 2: Observation system simulation experiments 2010 ·Atmospheric chemistry and physics ·Dong Huang, A. J. Gasiewski, W. J. Wiscombe	4
10	Spectrally-invariant behavior of zenith radiance around cloud edges simulated by radiative transfer 2010 ·Atmospheric chemistry and physics ·J. Christine Chiu, Alexander Marshak, Yuri Knyazikhin, W. J. Wiscombe	11
11	Physical interpretation of the spectral radiative signature in the transition zone between cloud-free and cloudy regions 2009 ·Atmospheric chemistry and physics ·J. Christine Chiu, Alexander Marshak, Yuri Knyazikhin, (unknown), W. J. Wiscombe	30
12	Retrieval of cloud liquid water distributions from a single scanning microwave radiometer aboard a moving platform – Part 1: Field trial results from the Wakasa Bay experiment 2009 ·Dong Huang, (unknown), W. J. Wiscombe	3
13	Retrieval of cloud liquid water distributions from a single scanning microwave radiometer aboard a mobile platform – Part 2: Observation system simulation experiments 2009 ·Dong Huang, A. J. Gasiewski, W. J. Wiscombe	1
14	Modeling of the scattering and radiative properties of nonspherical dust-like aerosols 2007 ·Journal of Aerosol Science ·Ping Yang, Feng Qian, Gang Hong, George W. Kattawar, W. J. Wiscombe, Michael I. Mishchenko, Оleg Dubovik, István László, I. N. Sokolik	170
15	Use of circular cylinders as surrogates for hexagonal pristine ice crystals in scattering calculations at infrared wavelengths 2003 ·Applied Optics ·(unknown), Ping Yang, Michael I. Mishchenko, Bryan A. Baum, Yongxiang Hu, Hung-Lung Huang, W. J. Wiscombe, Anthony J. Baran	23
16	Analysis of cloud optical thickness retrieved from CIMEL measurements 2002 ·AGUSM ·(unknown), Howard W. Barker, K. D. Evans, (unknown), Yuri Knyazikhin, B. N. Holben, W. J. Wiscombe	1
17	Inherent and apparent scattering properties of coated or uncoated spheres embedded in an absorbing host medium 2002 ·Applied Optics ·Ping Yang, Bo-Cai Gao, W. J. Wiscombe, Michael I. Mishchenko, Steven Platnick, (unknown), Bryan A. Baum, Yongxiang Hu, D. M. Winker, Si-Chee Tsay, Seon Ki Park	86
18	Asymptotic solutions for optical properties of large particles with strong absorption 2001 ·Applied Optics ·Ping Yang, Bo‐Cai Gao, Bryan A. Baum, Yongxiang Hu, W. J. Wiscombe, Michael I. Mishchenko, D. M. Winker, Shaima L. Nasiri	28
19	General Purpose Fortran Program for Discrete-Ordinate-Method Radiative Transfer in Scattering and Emitting Layered Media: An Update of DISORT 2000 ·Si‐Chee Tsay, Knut Stamnes, W. J. Wiscombe, István László, Franco Einaudi	82
20	Radiative Fluxes in a Cloudy Atmosphere-Effects of Drop Size Distribution Variability and of Using the Delta-Eddington Approximation 1977 ·W. J. Wiscombe	1

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