William C. Boicourt

4.5k citations

55 papers · 2.9k indexed · 1 hit paper · h-index 28

Co-authors: Michael R. Roman Shenn‐Yu Chao Ming Li Liejun Zhong Lawrence P. Sanford Xinsheng Zhang David G. Kimmel Barbara M. Hickey
Topics: Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes (30 papers)Marine and coastal ecosystems (22 papers)Marine and fisheries research (16 papers)
Cited by: Oceanography Earth-Surface Processes Environmental Chemistry
Journals: Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres Geophysical Research Letters Limnology and Oceanography
Partner nations: United States Canada Singapore

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William C. Boicourt

55 papers receiving 2.7k citations

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The fate of nitrogen and phosphorus at the land-sea margin of the North Atlantic Ocean

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Mid-Atlantic Bight cold pool based on ocean glider observations 2023 ·Continental Shelf Research ·Wendell S. Brown,Oscar Schofield,Scott Glenn,Josh Kohut,William C. Boicourt	2
2	Functional Seascapes: Understanding the Consequences of Hypoxia and Spatial Patterning in Pelagic Ecosystems 2023 ·Oceanography ·Stephen J. Brandt,Sarah Kolesar,(unknown),(unknown),Cynthia E. Sellinger,James J. Pierson,Michael R. Roman,William C. Boicourt	1
3	Annual and Seasonal Surface Circulation Over the Mid‐Atlantic Bight Continental Shelf Derived From a Decade of High Frequency Radar Observations 2020 ·Journal of Geophysical Research Oceans ·Hugh Roarty,Scott Glenn,Joseph F. Brodie,(unknown),M. D. Smith,(unknown),Josh Kohut,(unknown),Larry P. Atkinson,William C. Boicourt,Wendell S. Brown,Harvey Seim,Mike Muglia,(unknown),Donglai Gong	21
4	Sea-Level Rise: Projections for Maryland 2018 2018 ·NASA Technical Reports Server (NASA) ·Donald F. Boesch,William C. Boicourt,Richard Cullather,Tal Ezer,Gerald E. Galloway,(unknown),K. Halimeda Kilbourne,Matthew L. Kirwan,Robert E. Kopp,(unknown),(unknown),William Nardin,Christopher K. Sommerfield,William Sweet	21
5	Breaking of internal solitary waves generated by an estuarine gravity current 2017 ·Geophysical Research Letters ·Xiaohui Xie,Ming Li,William C. Boicourt	12
6	Characterization and Modulation of Langmuir Circulation in Chesapeake Bay 2015 ·Journal of Physical Oceanography ·Malcolm E. Scully,(unknown),Steven E. Suttles,Lawrence P. Sanford,William C. Boicourt	21
7	Mapping the Mid-Atlantic Cold Pool evolution and variability with ocean gliders and numerical models 2012 ·Wendell S. Brown,William C. Boicourt,Charles N. Flagg,Avijit Gangopadhyay,Oscar Schofield,Scott Glenn,Josh Kohut	11
8	The vertical distribution and diel variability of mesozooplankton biomass, abundance and size in response to hypoxia in the northern Gulf of Mexico USA 2010 ·Journal of Plankton Research ·David G. Kimmel,William C. Boicourt,James J. Pierson,Michael R. Roman,Xin Zhang	29
9	A comparison of the mesozooplankton response to hypoxia in Chesapeake Bay and the northern Gulf of Mexico using the biomass size spectrum 2009 ·Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology ·David G. Kimmel,William C. Boicourt,James J. Pierson,Michael R. Roman,Xinsheng Zhang	32
10	Spatial variability in plankton biomass and hydrographic variables along an axial transect in Chesapeake Bay 2006 ·Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres ·(unknown),Michael R. Roman,David G. Kimmel,Carey R. McGilliard,William C. Boicourt	34
11	Seasonal and annual variability in the spatial patterns of plankton biomass in Chesapeake Bay 2005 ·Limnology and Oceanography ·Michael R. Roman,Xin Zhang,Carey R. McGilliard,William C. Boicourt	85
12	Chesapeake Bay plankton and fish abundance enhanced by Hurricane Isabel 2005 ·Eos ·Michael R. Roman,William C. Boicourt,David G. Kimmel,W. David Miller,Jason E. Adolf,(unknown),Lawrence W. Harding,Edward D. Houde,Sukgeun Jung,(unknown)	27
13	Bio-physical Interactions in Ocean Margin Ecosystems (BIOME): understanding coastal dynamics in the Southern Mid-Atlantic Bight 2005 ·Tiffany Moisan,Larry P. Atkinson,Jose‐Luis Blanco,William C. Boicourt,(unknown),(unknown),John R. Moisan,Antonio Mannino,(unknown),Margaret R. Mulholland,(unknown),(unknown),(unknown),Patricia A. Tester	2
14	Wireless Data Communication for Ocean Bottom Instrumentation 2004 ·(unknown),(unknown),(unknown),William C. Boicourt	1
15	Dispersion and Recruitment of Crab Larvae in the Chesapeake Bay Plume: Physical and Biological Controls 1999 ·Estuaries ·Michael R. Roman,William C. Boicourt	35
16	The Columbia River Plume Study: Subtidal variability in the velocity and salinity fields 1998 ·Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres ·Barbara M. Hickey,L. J. Pietrafesa,David A. Jay,William C. Boicourt	201
17	Three-layered circulation in reverse estuaries 1996 ·Continental Shelf Research ·Shenn‐Yu Chao,William C. Boicourt,(unknown)	13
18	Wind-Induced Destratification in Chesapeake Bay 1987 ·Journal of Physical Oceanography ·(unknown),William C. Boicourt,Peter Hamilton,Donald W. Pritchard	94
19	An Analysis of Subtidal Current Fluctuations in the Middle Atlantic Bight 1981 ·Journal of Physical Oceanography ·Hsien Wang Ou,Robert C. Beardsley,Dennis A. Mayer,William C. Boicourt,Bradford Butman	26
20	Circulation in the Chesapeake Bay entrance region: Estuary-shelf interaction 1981 ·NASA STI Repository (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) ·William C. Boicourt	27

About William C. Boicourt

William C. Boicourt is a scholar working on Oceanography, Earth-Surface Processes and Atmospheric Science, having authored 55 papers that have together received 2.9k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes (30 papers), Marine and coastal ecosystems (22 papers) and Marine and fisheries research (16 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Oceanography (2.1k citations), Earth-Surface Processes (449 citations) and Environmental Chemistry (469 citations). William C. Boicourt has collaborated with scholars based in United States, Canada and Singapore. Frequent co-authors include Michael R. Roman, Shenn‐Yu Chao, Ming Li, Liejun Zhong, Lawrence P. Sanford, Xinsheng Zhang, David G. Kimmel, Barbara M. Hickey, L. J. Pietrafesa and David A. Jay. Their work appears in journals such as Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres, Geophysical Research Letters and Limnology and Oceanography.

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