Walter C. Oechel

43.2k total citations · 2 hit papers
280 papers, 17.9k citations indexed

About

Walter C. Oechel is a scholar working on Atmospheric Science, Global and Planetary Change and Ecology. According to data from OpenAlex, Walter C. Oechel has authored 280 papers receiving a total of 17.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 178 papers in Atmospheric Science, 127 papers in Global and Planetary Change and 108 papers in Ecology. Recurrent topics in Walter C. Oechel's work include Climate change and permafrost (160 papers), Cryospheric studies and observations (93 papers) and Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics (72 papers). Walter C. Oechel is often cited by papers focused on Climate change and permafrost (160 papers), Cryospheric studies and observations (93 papers) and Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics (72 papers). Walter C. Oechel collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Canada. Walter C. Oechel's co-authors include Steven J. Hastings, George L. Vourlitis, José M. Moreno, F. Stuart Chapin, Donatella Zona, R. C. Zulueta, George H. Riechers, David A. Lipson, N. E. Grulke and John E. Walsh and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Walter C. Oechel

277 papers receiving 16.4k 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.

Observational Evidence of Recent Change in the Northern High-Latitude Environment

2000 1.6k citations Walter C. Oechel et al. profile →
Recent change of Arctic tundra ecosystems from a net carbon dioxide sink to a source

1993 731 citations Walter C. Oechel et al. profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Thermokarst landscape exhibits large nitrous oxide emissions in Alaska’s coastal polygonal tundra 2024 ·Communications Earth & Environment ·(unknown), David A. Lipson, Kyle A. Arndt, Scott J. Davidson, Aram Kalhori, (unknown), (unknown), Walter C. Oechel, Donatella Zona	1
2	Response of CO₂ and CH₄ emissions from Arctic tundra soils to a multifactorial manipulation of water table, temperature and thaw depth 2023 ·SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología ·(unknown), Donatella Zona, Emma Louise Briant, Chun‐Ta Lai, David A. Lipson, (unknown), Scott J. Davidson, Walter C. Oechel	1
3	Using atmospheric observations to quantify annual biogenic carbon dioxide fluxes on the Alaska North Slope 2022 ·Biogeosciences ·Luke D. Schiferl, Jennifer D. Watts, (unknown), Kyle A. Arndt, Sébastien Biraud, E. S. Euskirchen, Jordan P. Goodrich, John M. Henderson, Aram Kalhori, Kathryn McKain, Marikate Mountain, J. William Munger, Walter C. Oechel, Colm Sweeney, Yonghong Yi, Donatella Zona, R. Commane	9
4	Sensitivity of Methane Emissions to Later Soil Freezing in Arctic Tundra Ecosystems 2019 ·Journal of Geophysical Research Biogeosciences ·Kyle A. Arndt, Walter C. Oechel, Jordan P. Goodrich, Barbara Bailey, Aram Kalhori, (unknown), Colm Sweeney, Donatella Zona	32
5	A semi-analytical snow-free vegetation index for improving estimation of plant phenology in tundra and grassland ecosystems 2019 ·Remote Sensing of Environment ·Wei Yang, Hideki Kobayashi, Cong Wang, Miaogen Shen, Jin Chen, Bunkei Matsushita, Yanhong Tang, Yongwon Kim, M. Syndonia Bret‐Harte, Donatella Zona, Walter C. Oechel, Akihiko Kondoh	53
6	Phenological control on the high Arctic ecosystem CO 2 exchange 2019 ·AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts ·(unknown), (unknown), Nancy Y. Kiang, Donatella Zona, Walter C. Oechel, Igor Aleinov, Crystal Schaaf, Yonghong Yi	1
7	Characterizing permafrost active layer dynamics and sensitivity to landscape spatial heterogeneity in Alaska 2018 ·The cryosphere ·Yonghong Yi, John S. Kimball, Richard H. Chen, Mahta Moghaddam, Rolf H. Reichle, Umakant Mishra, Donatella Zona, Walter C. Oechel	59
8	The Analytical Objective Hysteresis Model (AnOHM v1.0): methodology to determine bulk storage heat flux coefficients 2017 ·Geoscientific model development ·Ting Sun, Zhi‐Hua Wang, Walter C. Oechel, Sue Grimmond	23
9	Tundra photosynthesis captured by satellite‐observed solar‐induced chlorophyll fluorescence 2017 ·Geophysical Research Letters ·Kristina Luus, R. Commane, N. Parazoo, Joshua Benmergui, E. S. Euskirchen, Christian Frankenberg, Joanna Joiner, Jakob Lindaas, Charles E. Miller, Walter C. Oechel, Donatella Zona, Steven C. Wofsy, John C. Lin	59
10	Upscaling CH4 Fluxes Using High-Resolution Imagery in Arctic Tundra Ecosystems 2017 ·Remote Sensing ·Scott J. Davidson, Maria J. Santos, Victoria Sloan, (unknown), Gareth K. Phoenix, Walter C. Oechel, Donatella Zona	24
11	A multi-scale comparison of modeled and observed seasonal methane emissions in northern wetlands 2016 ·Biogeosciences ·Xiyan Xu, W. J. Riley, Charles D. Koven, D. P. Billesbach, Rachel Chang, R. Commane, E. S. Euskirchen, (unknown), Yoshinobu Harazono, Hiroki Iwata, K. C. McDonald, Charles E. Miller, Walter C. Oechel, Benjamin Poulter, Naama Raz‐Yaseef, Colm Sweeney, Margaret Torn, Steven C. Wofsy, Zhen Zhang, Donatella Zona	22
12	Mapping Arctic Tundra Vegetation Communities Using Field Spectroscopy and Multispectral Satellite Data in North Alaska, USA 2016 ·Remote Sensing ·Scott J. Davidson, Maria J. Santos, Victoria Sloan, Jennifer D. Watts, Gareth K. Phoenix, Walter C. Oechel, Donatella Zona	56
13	Assessing the spatial variability in peak season CO ₂ exchange characteristics across the Arctic tundra using a light response curve parameterization 2014 ·Biogeosciences ·(unknown), Magnus Lund, Mika Aurela, Torben R. Christensen, Werner Eugster, Thomas Friborg, Birger Ulf Hansen, Elyn Humphreys, M. Jackowicz-Korczyński, Lars Kutzbach, Peter M. Lafleur, Walter C. Oechel, Frans‐Jan W. Parmentier, Daniel P. Rasse, Adrian V. Rocha, Torsten Sachs, M. K. van der Molen, Mikkel P. Tamstorf	22
14	Testing the applicability of neural networks as a gap-filling method using CH ₄ flux data from high latitude wetlands 2013 ·Biogeosciences ·Sigrid Dengel, Donatella Zona, Torsten Sachs, Mika Aurela, Mathilde Jammet, Frans‐Jan W. Parmentier, Walter C. Oechel, Timo Vesala	76
15	Annual patterns and budget of CO2 flux in an Alaskan arctic tussock tundra ecosystem at Atqasuk, Alaska 2013 ·AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts ·Walter C. Oechel, Aram Kalhori, George Burba, Beniamino Gioli	2
16	Effects of Fine-Scale Topography on CO ₂ Flux Components of Alaskan Coastal Plain Tundra: Response to Contrasting Growing Seasons 2011 ·Arctic Antarctic and Alpine Research ·Paulo Olivas, Steven F. Oberbauer, C. E. Tweedie, Walter C. Oechel, David Lin, Andrea Kuchy	30
17	Carbon Fluxes Across Vegetated Drained Lakes of Different ages on the Arctic Coastal Plain, Alaska 2008 ·AGUFM ·Donatella Zona, Walter C. Oechel, K. M. Peterson	1
18	Effects of Elevated Atmospheric CO ₂ on Soil Microbial Biomass, Activity, and Diversity in a Chaparral Ecosystem 2005 ·Applied and Environmental Microbiology ·David A. Lipson, Richard F. Wilson, Walter C. Oechel	101
19	Satellite Remote Sensing of Pan-arctic Vegetation Productivity, Soil Respiration and net CO2 Exchange Using MODIS and AMSR-E Data 2005 ·AGUSM ·(unknown), Faith Ann Heinsch, John S. Kimball, (unknown), Steven W. Running, Walter C. Oechel, K. C. McDonald, E. G. Njoku	1
20	Spatial Variation in Regional CO 2 Exchange for the Kuparuk River Basin, Alaska Over the Summer Growing Season 2002 ·AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts ·George L. Vourlitis, Joseph Verfaillie, Walter C. Oechel, Ryan Engstrom, A. Hope, Douglas A. Stow	8

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