William M. Drennan

6.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
68 papers, 4.9k citations indexed

About

William M. Drennan is a scholar working on Oceanography, Atmospheric Science and Earth-Surface Processes. According to data from OpenAlex, William M. Drennan has authored 68 papers receiving a total of 4.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 63 papers in Oceanography, 41 papers in Atmospheric Science and 17 papers in Earth-Surface Processes. Recurrent topics in William M. Drennan's work include Ocean Waves and Remote Sensing (57 papers), Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes (49 papers) and Tropical and Extratropical Cyclones Research (32 papers). William M. Drennan is often cited by papers focused on Ocean Waves and Remote Sensing (57 papers), Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes (49 papers) and Tropical and Extratropical Cyclones Research (32 papers). William M. Drennan collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and Sweden. William M. Drennan's co-authors include Mark A. Donelan, Jun A. Zhang, Jeffrey R. French, Peter G. Black, Hans C. Graber, Kimmo K. Kahma, Eugene A. Terray, Kristina B. Katsaros, Paul A. Hwang and Y. C. Agrawal and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres and Journal of Climate.

In The Last Decade

William M. Drennan

64 papers receiving 4.7k citations

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Air–Sea Exchange in Hurricanes: Synthesis of Observations from the Coupled Boundary Layer Air–Sea Transfer Experiment

2007 470 citations Peter G. Black, William M. Drennan et al. Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society profile →

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William M. Drennan

OCEAN

GPC

Brian K. Haus United States

Kristina B. Katsaros United States

Kimmo K. Kahma Finland

Margaret J. Yelland United Kingdom

Michael L. Banner Australia

Peter G. Black United States

Alan M. Davies United Kingdom

W. Erick Rogers United States

James B. Edson United States

Lutz Hasse Germany

Brian K. Haus United States

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OCEAN

1.7k ×0.5

766 ×0.6

679 ×0.6

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Björkqvist, Jan‐Victor, Heidi Pettersson, William M. Drennan, & Kimmo K. Kahma. (2019). A New Inverse Phase Speed Spectrum of Nonlinear Gravity Wind Waves. Journal of Geophysical Research Oceans. 124(8). 6097–6119. 1 indexed citations

Potter, Henry, William M. Drennan, & Hans C. Graber. (2017). Upper ocean cooling and air‐sea fluxes under typhoons: A case study. Journal of Geophysical Research Oceans. 122(9). 7237–7252. 39 indexed citations

Tamura, Hitoshi, William M. Drennan, Erik Sahlée, & Hans C. Graber. (2014). Spectral form and source term balance of short gravity wind waves. Journal of Geophysical Research Oceans. 119(11). 7406–7419. 10 indexed citations

Tamura, Hitoshi, William M. Drennan, Erik Sahlée, & Hans C. Graber. (2014). Spectral form and source term balance of short gravity wind waves. Journal of Japan Society of Civil Engineers Ser B2 (Coastal Engineering). 70(2). I_111–I_115. 1 indexed citations

Bourassa, Mark A., Sarah T. Gille, Cecilia M. Bitz, et al.. (2013). High-Latitude Ocean and Sea Ice Surface Fluxes: Challenges for Climate Research. Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society. 94(3). 403–423. 136 indexed citations

Zhang, Jun A. & William M. Drennan. (2012). An Observational Study of Vertical Eddy Diffusivity in the Hurricane Boundary Layer. Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences. 69(11). 3223–3236. 74 indexed citations

Pinker, R. T., A. Bentamy, K. B. Katsaros, et al.. (2011). Differences between two estimates of air-sea turbulent heat fluxes over the Atlantic Ocean. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 116(C9). 13 indexed citations

Smedman, Annika, Ulf Högström, Erik Sahlée, et al.. (2009). Observational Study of Marine Atmospheric Boundary Layer Characteristics during Swell. Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences. 66(9). 2747–2763. 78 indexed citations

Sahlée, Erik & William M. Drennan. (2009). Measurements of Damping of Temperature Fluctuations in a Tube. Boundary-Layer Meteorology. 132(2). 339–348. 3 indexed citations

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French, Jeffrey R., William M. Drennan, Jun A. Zhang, & Peter G. Black. (2007). Turbulent Fluxes in the Hurricane Boundary Layer. Part I: Momentum Flux. Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences. 64(4). 1089–1102. 174 indexed citations

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Drennan, William M.. (2006). Latent heat fluxes in the hurricane boundary layer.

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McGillis, Wade R., James B. Edson, Christopher J. Zappa, et al.. (2004). Air‐sea CO₂ exchange in the equatorial Pacific. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 109(C8). 153 indexed citations

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Pettersson, Heidi, Hans C. Graber, Danièle Hauser, et al.. (2003). Directional wave measurements from three wave sensors during the FETCH experiment. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 108(C3). 37 indexed citations

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Flamant, Cyrille, Jacques Pelon, Danièle Hauser, et al.. (2003). Analysis of surface wind and roughness length evolution with fetch using a combination of airborne lidar and radar measurements. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 108(C3). 19 indexed citations

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Bentamy, Abderrahim, Kristina B. Katsaros, Alberto M. Mestas‐Nuñez, et al.. (2003). Satellite Estimates of Wind Speed and Latent Heat Flux over the Global Oceans. Journal of Climate. 16(4). 637–656. 132 indexed citations

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Drennan, William M., et al.. (2000). Modeling of velocities in giant waves. International Journal of Offshore and Polar Engineering. 10(3). 170–172. 1 indexed citations

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Donelan, Mark A., et al.. (1999). Apparatus for Atmospheric Surface Layer Measurements over Waves. Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology. 16(9). 1172–1182. 17 indexed citations

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Donelan, Mark A., William M. Drennan, & Kristina B. Katsaros. (1997). The Air–Sea Momentum Flux in Conditions of Wind Sea and Swell. Journal of Physical Oceanography. 27(10). 2087–2099. 220 indexed citations

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Anctil, François, Mark A. Donelan, William M. Drennan, & Hans C. Graber. (1994). Eddy-Correlation Measurements of Air-Sea Fluxes from a Discus Buoy. Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology. 11(4). 1144–1150. 76 indexed citations

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Drennan, William M., Kimmo K. Kahma, & Mark A. Donelan. (1992). The velocity field beneath wind-waves — observations and inferences. Coastal Engineering. 18(1-2). 111–136. 9 indexed citations

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