W. K. Hocking

8.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
179 papers, 6.5k citations indexed

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W. K. Hocking is a scholar working on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Atmospheric Science and Oceanography. According to data from OpenAlex, W. K. Hocking has authored 179 papers receiving a total of 6.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 147 papers in Astronomy and Astrophysics, 99 papers in Atmospheric Science and 43 papers in Oceanography. Recurrent topics in W. K. Hocking's work include Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics (140 papers), Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics (55 papers) and Atmospheric Ozone and Climate (48 papers). W. K. Hocking is often cited by papers focused on Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics (140 papers), Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics (55 papers) and Atmospheric Ozone and Climate (48 papers). W. K. Hocking collaborates with scholars based in Canada, United States and Australia. W. K. Hocking's co-authors include T. Thayaparan, Brenton G. W. Vandepeer, B. Fuller, J. W. MacDougall, J. Jones, A. H. Manson, David C. Fritts, W. Singer, R. A. Vincent and C. E. Meek and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres and Geophysical Research Letters.

In The Last Decade

W. K. Hocking

174 papers receiving 6.0k citations

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Real-time determination of meteor-related parameters utilizing modern digital technology

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Tilts of Atmospheric Radar-Scattering Structures Measured by Long-Term Windprofiler Radar Studies 2025 ·Atmosphere ·(unknown), W. K. Hocking	0
2	Quasi‐10‐Day Wave and Semidiurnal Tide Nonlinear Interactions During the Southern Hemispheric SSW 2019 Observed in the Northern Hemispheric Mesosphere 2020 ·Geophysical Research Letters ·Maosheng He, Jorge L. Chau, J. M. Forbes, Denise Thorsen, Guozhu Li, Tarique Adnan Siddiqui, Yosuke Yamazaki, W. K. Hocking	26
3	Diurnal mesospheric tidal winds observed simultaneously by meteor radars in Costa Rica (10° N, 86° W) and Brazil (7° S, 37° W) 2020 ·Annales Geophysicae ·R. A. Buriti, W. K. Hocking, P. P. Batista, Igo Paulino, (unknown), (unknown), B. R. Clemesha, A. F. Medeiros	1
4	Structure, Variability, and Mean‐Flow Interactions of the January 2015 Quasi‐2‐Day Wave at Middle and High Southern Latitudes 2019 ·Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres ·David C. Fritts, (unknown), Diego Janches, R. S. Lieberman, D. M. Riggin, N. J. Mitchell, R. A. Vincent, Iain M. Reid, D. J. Murphy, Masaki Tsutsumi, A. J. Kavanagh, P. P. Batista, W. K. Hocking	7
5	Physics of meteor generated shock waves in the Earth’s atmosphere – A review 2018 ·Advances in Space Research ·Elizabeth A. Silber, M. B. Boslough, W. K. Hocking, Maria Gritsevich, Rodney W. Whitaker	101
6	Spatial distribution of errors associated with multistatic meteor radar 2018 ·Earth Planets and Space ·W. K. Hocking	7
7	A new global real-time Lagrangian diagnostic system for stratosphere-troposphere exchange: evaluation during a balloon sonde campaign in eastern Canada 2012 ·Atmospheric chemistry and physics ·M. S. Bourqui, Ayako Yamamoto, D. W. Tarasick, Michael D. Moran, (unknown), (unknown), J. Davies, (unknown), W. K. Hocking, M. Osman, (unknown)	13
8	Transport analysis of ozone enhancement in Southern Ontario during BAQS-Met 2011 ·Atmospheric chemistry and physics ·Hao He, D. W. Tarasick, W. K. Hocking, Trevor Carey‐Smith, Yves Rochon, Jiangyi Zhang, Paul A. Makar, M. Osman, Jeffrey R. Brook, Michael D. Moran, Dylan B. A. Jones, C. Mihele, Jennifer Wei, G. B. Osterman, P. S. Argall, John McConnell, M. S. Bourqui	20
9	Longitudinal differences of the PMSE strength at high Arctic latitudes 2010 ·EGU General Assembly Conference Abstracts ·Ralph Latteck, W. Singer, (unknown), Jan Maik Wissing, C. E. Meek, (unknown), J. R. Drummond, W. K. Hocking	1
10	Transport analysis of ozone enhancement in Southern Ontario during BAQS-Met 2010 ·Hao He, D. W. Tarasick, W. K. Hocking, Trevor Carey‐Smith, Yves Rochon, (unknown), (unknown), M. Osman, Jeff Brook, (unknown), Dylan B. A. Jones, C. Mihele, Jennifer Wei, G. B. Osterman, P. S. Argall, J. C. McConnell, (unknown)	2
11	A VHF Windprofiler Network in Ontario and Quebec, Canada: Design Details and Capabilities 2007 ·W. K. Hocking	1
12	Detection of stratospheric ozone intrusions by windprofiler radars 2007 ·Nature ·W. K. Hocking, Trevor Carey‐Smith, D. W. Tarasick, P. S. Argall, Kimberly Strong, Yves Rochon, Isztar Zawadzki, Peter A. Taylor	74
13	Seasonal variations of the semi-diurnal and diurnal tides in the MLT: multi-year MF radar observations from 2–70° N, modelled tides (GSWM, CMAM) 2002 ·Annales Geophysicae ·A. H. Manson, C. E. Meek, M. E. Hagan, John N. Koshyk, Steven Franke, David C. Fritts, Chris Hall, W. K. Hocking, K. Igarashi, J. W. MacDougall, D. M. Riggin, R. A. Vincent	57
14	Comparison of mesospheric and lower thermospheric residual wind with High Resolution Doppler Imager, medium frequency, and meteor radar winds 2000 ·Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres ·R. S. Lieberman, Anne K. Smith, S. J. Franke, R. A. Vincent, Joseph R. Isler, A. H. Manson, C. E. Meek, G. J. Fraser, A.N. Fahrutdinova, T. Thayaparan, W. K. Hocking, J. W. MacDougall, Takuji Nakamura, Toshitaka Tsuda	17
15	Dynamical coupling processes between the middle atmosphere and lower ionosphere 1996 ·Journal of Atmospheric and Terrestrial Physics ·W. K. Hocking	27
16	A new VHF atmospheric-ionospheric radar at the EPCO site in Resolute Bay, Canada 1995 ·W. K. Hocking, M. C. Kelley, Raymond R. Rogers, J.‐P. St.‐Maurice, D. R. Moorcroft	2
17	Amplitude statistics, absolute sctter cross sections and persistency of scatterers of polar mesosphere summer echoes deduced with the EISCAT 224 MHz radar 1992 ·MPG.PuRe (Max Planck Society) ·W. K. Hocking, J. Röttger	1
18	Gravity wave oscillations as a cause of spectral broadening 1989 ·W. K. Hocking	2
19	Radar measurements of atmospheric turbulence intensities by both C 2 n and spectral width methods 1989 ·W. K. Hocking, (unknown)	3
20	Period Searches Using the Fast Fourier Transform in X-Ray and Gamma-Ray Astronomy 1988 ·R. J. Protheroe, W. K. Hocking	1

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