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D-Index
57
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13072
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3417
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90

Ad Stoffelen publication distribution in Environmental Sciences in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Environmental Sciences in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Ad Stoffelen sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 687+

This scientist: 415 publications — 95th percentile

95% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 687 publications or more.

Ad Stoffelen D-index placement in Environmental Sciences in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Environmental Sciences scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Ad Stoffelen sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 125+

This scientist: 57 D-Index — 65th percentile

65% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 125 D-Index or more.

Overview

Ad Stoffelen is affiliated with the Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute in the Netherlands. Their research primarily focuses on Earth and Planetary Sciences, with significant contributions across Environmental Science as well.

The scientist's work spans several subfields including Atmospheric Science, Oceanography, Global and Planetary Change, Aerospace Engineering, and Environmental Engineering.

The main topics covered in Stoffelen's research include:

  • Ocean Waves and Remote Sensing
  • Tropical and Extratropical Cyclones Research
  • Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations
  • Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes
  • Coastal and Marine Dynamics
  • Soil Moisture and Remote Sensing
  • Atmospheric aerosols and clouds

Frequent publication venues for Stoffelen include:

  • Remote Sensing
  • IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing
  • Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society
  • IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing
  • Atmospheric measurement techniques

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Stoffelen include:

  • Wind Profile Satellite Observation Requirements and Capabilities, 2020, Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society
  • Investigation of near-global daytime boundary layer height using high-resolution radiosondes: first results and comparison with ERA5, MERRA-2, JRA-55, and NCEP-2 reanalyses, 2021, Atmospheric chemistry and physics
  • Ocean Mesoscale and Frontal-Scale Ocean-Atmosphere Interactions and Influence on Large-Scale Climate: A Review, 2023, Journal of Climate
  • Initial Assessment of the Performance of the First Wind Lidar in Space on Aeolus, 2020, EPJ Web of Conferences
  • ESA's Space-Based Doppler Wind Lidar Mission Aeolus - First Wind and Aerosol Product Assessment Results, 2020, EPJ Web of Conferences

The scientist has collaborated frequently with other researchers, including:

  • Anton Verhoef
  • J. Vogelzang
  • Marcos Portabella
  • Oliver Reitebuch
  • Wenming Lin

Best Publications

  • Toward the true near-surface wind speed: Error modeling and calibration using triple collocation

    Ad Stoffelen

  • Scatterometer data interpretation: Estimation and validation of the transfer function CMOD4

    Ad Stoffelen;David Anderson

  • An improved C-band scatterometer ocean geophysical model function: CMOD5

    H. Hersbach;A. Stoffelen;S. de Haan

  • The advanced scatterometer (ASCAT) on the meteorological operational (MetOp) platform: A follow on for European wind scatterometers

    J. Figa-Saldaña;J J.W. Wilson;E. Attema;R. Gelsthorpe

  • THE ATMOSPHERIC DYNAMICS MISSION FOR GLOBAL WIND FIELD MEASUREMENT

    Ad Stoffelen;Jean Pailleux;Erland Källén;J. Michael Vaughan

  • Extended triple collocation: Estimating errors and correlation coefficients with respect to an unknown target

    Kaighin A. McColl;Jur Vogelzang;Alexandra G. Konings;Dara Entekhabi

  • Characterizing ERA-Interim and ERA5 surface wind biases using ASCAT

    Maria Belmonte Rivas;Maria Belmonte Rivas;Ad Stoffelen

  • The CMOD7 Geophysical Model Function for ASCAT and ERS Wind Retrievals

    Ad Stoffelen;Jeroen Adriaan Verspeek;Jur Vogelzang;Anton Verhoef

  • From Observation to Information and Users: The Copernicus Marine Service Perspective

    Pierre Yves Le Traon;Antonio Reppucci;Enrique Alvarez Fanjul;Lotfi Aouf

  • Scatterometer Data Interpretation: Measurement Space and Inversion

    Ad Stoffelen;David Anderson

  • On the quality of high‐resolution scatterometer winds

    Jur Vogelzang;Ad Stoffelen;Anton Verhoef;Julia Figa-Saldaña

  • Investigation of near-global daytime boundary layer height using high-resolution radiosondes: first results and comparison with ERA5, MERRA-2, JRA-55, and NCEP-2 reanalyses

    Jianping Guo;Jian Zhang;Kun Yang;Hong Liao

  • Toward an optimal inversion method for synthetic aperture radar wind retrieval

    Marcos Portabella;Ad Stoffelen;J.A. Johannessen

  • Rain Detection and Quality Control of SeaWinds

    Marcos Portabella;Ad Stoffelen

  • Ocean Mesoscale and Frontal-Scale Ocean–Atmosphere Interactions and Influence on Large-Scale Climate: A Review

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  • Copernicus Marine Service Ocean State Report

    Karina von Schuckmann;Pierre-Yves Le Traon;Neville Smith;Ananda Pascual

  • Validation and Calibration of ASCAT Using CMOD5.n

    J. Verspeek;A. Stoffelen;M. Portabella;H. Bonekamp

  • ADM‐Aeolus Doppler wind lidar Observing System Simulation Experiment

    A. Stoffelen;G. J. Marseille;F. Bouttier;D. Vasiljevic

  • Ambiguity removal and assimilation of scatterometer data

    A. Stoffelen;D. Anderson

  • ERS scatterometer wind data impact on ECMWF's tropical cyclone forecasts

    L. Isaksen;A. Stoffelen

  • Characterization of precipitation product errors across the United States using multiplicative triple collocation

    S. H. Alemohammad;K. A. McColl;A. G. Konings;D. Entekhabi

  • Wind Profile Satellite Observation Requirements and Capabilities

    Ad Stoffelen;Angela Benedetti;Régis Borde;Alain Dabas

  • Copernicus Marine Service Ocean State Report, Issue 3

    Karina von Schuckmann;Pierre-Yves Le Traon;Neville Smith;Ananda Pascual

Frequent Co-Authors

Lars Isaksen
Lars Isaksen European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts
Mark A. Bourassa
Mark A. Bourassa Florida State University
Ross N. Hoffman
Ross N. Hoffman University of Maryland, College Park
Charlotte Bay Hasager
Charlotte Bay Hasager Technical University of Denmark
William Perrie
William Perrie Bedford Institute of Oceanography
David L. T. Anderson
David L. T. Anderson European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts
David G. Long
David G. Long Brigham Young University
Rosalia Santoleri
Rosalia Santoleri National Research Council (CNR)
Ananda Pascual
Ananda Pascual National Research Council (CNR)

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