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Alexander V. Ryzhkov

Alexander V. Ryzhkov

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Environmental Sciences

D-Index
66
Citations
14877
World Ranking
2104
National Ranking
860

Overview

Alexander V. Ryzhkov is affiliated with the University of Oklahoma in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on Earth and Planetary Sciences, with significant contributions to Environmental Science. The main subfields they work in include Atmospheric Science, Environmental Engineering, Global and Planetary Change, Aerospace Engineering, and Plant Science.

The scientist's research topics emphasize precipitation measurement and analysis, meteorological phenomena and simulations, soil moisture and remote sensing, cryospheric studies and observations, atmospheric aerosols and clouds, tropical and extratropical cyclones research, and Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics.

Alexander V. Ryzhkov has published extensively, with recent papers including:

  • A Dual-Polarization Radar Synthetic QPE for Operations, 2020, Journal of Hydrometeorology
  • Polarimetric Radar Quantitative Precipitation Estimation, 2022, Remote Sensing
  • Evaluation of Microphysics Schemes in Tropical Cyclones Using Polarimetric Radar Observations: Convective Precipitation in an Outer Rainband, 2021, Monthly Weather Review
  • Polarimetric Relations for Snow Estimation-Radar Verification, 2020, Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology
  • Columnar Vertical Profile (CVP) Methodology for Validating Polarimetric Radar Retrievals in Ice Using In Situ Aircraft Measurements, 2020, Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology

The researcher frequently collaborates with colleagues such as Pengfei Zhang, Jiaxi Hu, Petar Bukovčić, Stephen B. Cocks, and Dušan S. Zrnić.

Alexander V. Ryzhkov's work is often published in specialized venues including:

  • Journal of Hydrometeorology
  • Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology
  • Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology
  • Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics
  • Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Best Publications

  • Bulk Hydrometeor Classification and Quantification Using Polarimetric Radar Data: Synthesis of Relations

    Jerry M. Straka;Dusan S. Zrnić;Alexander V. Ryzhkov

  • The Hydrometeor Classification Algorithm for the Polarimetric WSR-88D: Description and Application to an MCS

    Hyang Suk Park;A. V. Ryzhkov;D. S. Zrnić;Kyung-Eak Kim

  • Cloud Microphysics Retrieval Using S-Band Dual-Polarization Radar Measurements

    J. Vivekanandan;D. S. Zrnic;S. M. Ellis;R. Oye

  • Polarimetry for Weather Surveillance Radars

    Dusan S. Zrnic;Alexander V. Ryzhkov

  • The joint polarization experiment: Polarimetric rainfall measurements and hydrometeor classification

    Alexander V. Ryzhkov;Terry J. Schuur;Donald W. Burgess;Pamela L. Heinselman

  • Polarimetric Signatures in Supercell Thunderstorms

    Matthew R. Kumjian;Alexander V. Ryzhkov

  • Rainfall Estimation with a Polarimetric Prototype of WSR-88D

    Alexander V. Ryzhkov;Scott E. Giangrande;Terry J. Schuur

  • Considerations for Polarimetric Upgrades to Operational WSR-88D Radars

    R. J. Doviak;V. Bringi;A. Ryzhkov;A. Zahrai

  • Calibration Issues of Dual-Polarization Radar Measurements

    Alexander V. Ryzhkov;Scott E. Giangrande;Valery M. Melnikov;Terry J. Schuur

  • Polarimetric Tornado Detection

    Alexander V. Ryzhkov;Terry J. Schuur;Donald W. Burgess;Dusan S. Zrnic

  • Analysis of Video Disdrometer and Polarimetric Radar Data to Characterize Rain Microphysics in Oklahoma

    Qing Cao;Guifu Zhang;Edward Brandes;Terry Schuur

  • Advantages of Rain Measurements Using Specific Differential Phase

    D. S. Zrnić;A. Ryzhkov

  • Testing a Procedure for Automatic Classification of Hydrometeor Types

    Dus̆an S. Zrnić;Alexander Ryzhkov;Jerry Straka;Yidi Liu

  • Radar Polarimetry for Weather Observations

    Alexander V. Ryzhkov;Dusan S. Zrnic

  • Assessment of Rainfall Measurement That Uses Specific Differential Phase

    Alexander Ryzhkov;Dusan Zrnić

  • Polarimetric Radar Observation Operator for a Cloud Model with Spectral Microphysics

    A. Ryzhkov;M. Pinsky;A. Pokrovsky;A. Khain

  • Estimation of Rainfall Based on the Results of Polarimetric Echo Classification

    Scott E. Giangrande;Alexander V. Ryzhkov

  • Comparison of Dual-Polarization Radar Estimators of Rain

    A. V. Ryzhkov;D. S. Zrnić

  • The Anatomy and Physics of ZDR Columns: Investigating a Polarimetric Radar Signature with a Spectral Bin Microphysical Model

    Matthew R. Kumjian;Alexander P. Khain;Nir Benmoshe;Eyal Ilotoviz

  • Potential Utilization of Specific Attenuation for Rainfall Estimation, Mitigation of Partial Beam Blockage, and Radar Networking

    Alexander Ryzhkov;Malte Diederich;Pengfei Zhang;Clemens Simmer

  • Discrimination between Rain and Snow with a Polarimetric Radar

    A. V. Ryzhkov;D. S. Zrnic

Frequent Co-Authors

Dusan S. Zrnic
Dusan S. Zrnic National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Matthew R. Kumjian
Matthew R. Kumjian Pennsylvania State University
Clemens Simmer
Clemens Simmer University of Bonn
Daniel Rosenfeld
Daniel Rosenfeld Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Alexander Khain
Alexander Khain Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Guifu Zhang
Guifu Zhang University of Oklahoma
Jian Zhang
Jian Zhang University of Hong Kong
Greg M. McFarquhar
Greg M. McFarquhar University of Oklahoma
Jothiram Vivekanandan
Jothiram Vivekanandan National Center for Atmospheric Research
Pavlos Kollias
Pavlos Kollias Stony Brook University

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