Worth D. Nowlin

7.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
70 papers, 5.5k citations indexed

About

Worth D. Nowlin is a scholar working on Oceanography, Atmospheric Science and Global and Planetary Change. According to data from OpenAlex, Worth D. Nowlin has authored 70 papers receiving a total of 5.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 49 papers in Oceanography, 28 papers in Atmospheric Science and 20 papers in Global and Planetary Change. Recurrent topics in Worth D. Nowlin's work include Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes (46 papers), Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (16 papers) and Marine and coastal ecosystems (14 papers). Worth D. Nowlin is often cited by papers focused on Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes (46 papers), Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (16 papers) and Marine and coastal ecosystems (14 papers). Worth D. Nowlin collaborates with scholars based in United States, New Zealand and Australia. Worth D. Nowlin's co-authors include Thomas Whitworth, Alejandro H. Orsi, John M. Klinck, Joseph L. Reid, R.D. Pillsbury, W. C. Patzert, Robert O. Reid, Hellmuth A. Sievers, Li Li and Jilan Su and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres and Geophysical Research Letters.

In The Last Decade

Worth D. Nowlin

64 papers receiving 4.9k 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.

On the meridional extent and fronts of the Antarctic Circumpolar Current

1995 2.2k citations Alejandro H. Orsi, Thomas Whitworth et al. Deep Sea Research Part I Oceanographic Research Papers profile →

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Thomas Whitworth United States

Joseph L. Reid United States

Michael S. McCartney United States

Robert R. Dickson United Kingdom

Matthias Tomczak Australia

Alejandro H. Orsi United States

Raymond T Pollard United Kingdom

Shenn‐Yu Chao United States

Adriana Huyer United States

J. S. Godfrey Australia

Thomas Whitworth United States

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Fields of papers citing papers by Worth D. Nowlin

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Worth D. Nowlin

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Worth D. Nowlin. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Worth D. Nowlin based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Worth D. Nowlin. Worth D. Nowlin is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

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Jochens, Ann E. & Worth D. Nowlin. (2009). Building the Gulf of Mexico Coastal Ocean Observing System: Maintaining and enhancing. 1–6.

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Jochens, Ann E. & Worth D. Nowlin. (2006). Development of a Coastal Ocean Observing System for the Gulf of Mexico. Marine Technology Society Journal. 40(4). 100–109. 2 indexed citations

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Malone, Thomas C. & Worth D. Nowlin. (2006). GOOS regional alliances and the development of the coastal module of GOOS. 1–16. 1 indexed citations

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Nowlin, Worth D., et al.. (2001). Evolution of a Sustained Ocean Observing System. Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society. 82(7). 1369–1376. 11 indexed citations

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Howard, Matthew K., Robert O. Reid, Worth D. Nowlin, Ann E. Jochens, & Jae‐Won Choi. (2001). Indicators of mean currents and variability in the Gulf of Mexico based on model results. Offshore Technology Conference. 1 indexed citations

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DiMarco, Steven F., Robert O. Reid, & Worth D. Nowlin. (2001). Vertical current structures in the Deep Gulf using EOF analysis. Offshore Technology Conference. 2 indexed citations

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Nowlin, Worth D., Neville Smith, Peter K. Taylor, et al.. (1996). An Ocean Observing System for Climate. Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society. 77(10). 2243–2273. 12 indexed citations

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Chen, Changsheng, Robert O. Reid, & Worth D. Nowlin. (1996). Near‐inertial oscillations over the Texas‐Louisiana shelf. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 101(C2). 3509–3524. 78 indexed citations

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Orsi, Alejandro H., Thomas Whitworth, & Worth D. Nowlin. (1995). On the meridional extent and fronts of the Antarctic Circumpolar Current. Deep Sea Research Part I Oceanographic Research Papers. 42(5). 641–673. 2240 indexed citations breakdown →

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Orsi, Alejandro H., Worth D. Nowlin, & Thomas Whitworth. (1993). On the circulation and stratification of the Weddell Gyre. Deep Sea Research Part I Oceanographic Research Papers. 40(1). 169–203. 275 indexed citations

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Nowlin, Worth D. & John M. Klinck. (1986). The physics of the Antarctic Circumpolar Current. Reviews of Geophysics. 24(3). 469–491. 315 indexed citations

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Nowlin, Worth D., Steven J. Worley, & Thomas Whitworth. (1985). Methods for making point estimates of eddy heat flux as applied to the Antarctic Circumpolar Current. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 90(C2). 3305–3324. 33 indexed citations

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Sievers, Hellmuth A. & Worth D. Nowlin. (1984). The stratification and water masses at Drake Passage. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 89(C6). 10489–10514. 170 indexed citations

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Nowlin, Worth D., et al.. (1982). Observations of the principal tidal currents at Drake Passage. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 87(C8). 5752–5770. 5 indexed citations

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Gordon, Arnold L. & Worth D. Nowlin. (1978). The Basin Waters of the Bransfield Strait. Journal of Physical Oceanography. 8(2). 258–264. 102 indexed citations

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Gordon, Louis, George C. Anderson, & Worth D. Nowlin. (1977). Results of an intercalibration at sea of hydrographic and chemical observations and standards aboard the USSR ship PROFESSOR VIESE and the US research vessel THOMAS G. THOMPSON during FDRAKE 76. 1 indexed citations

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Nowlin, Worth D., et al.. (1975). Movement of Surface Drifters in the American Mediterranean. Journal of Physical Oceanography. 5(3). 549–551. 7 indexed citations

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Nowlin, Worth D. & Charles A. Parker. (1974). Effects of a Cold-Air Outbreak on Shelf Waters of the Gulf of Mexico. Journal of Physical Oceanography. 4(3). 467–486. 49 indexed citations

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Reid, Joseph L. & Worth D. Nowlin. (1971). Transport of water through the Drake Passage. Deep Sea Research and Oceanographic Abstracts. 18(1). 51–64. 52 indexed citations

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Nowlin, Worth D.. (1960). The Fermat and Mersenne Numbers. OakTrust (Texas A&M University Libraries).

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