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D-Index
60
Citations
12900
World Ranking
2930
National Ranking
1153

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2016 - Member of the National Academy of Engineering For understanding of tropical oceans in coupled climate systems via remotely sensed observations and for international leadership of climate prediction/projection research.
  • 2011 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 2009 - Fellow of American Geophysical Union (AGU)

Overview

Antonio J. Busalacchi is affiliated with the University of Maryland, College Park in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on Earth and Planetary Sciences, with particular emphasis on Atmospheric Science and Environmental Engineering subfields.

The scientist's recent publications have appeared in the Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society. Notable papers include "Advancing Weather and Climate Forecasting for Our Changing World" published in 2022, and "Advancing Precipitation Estimation, Prediction, and Impact Studies" published in 2020.

Main topics covered in their research are comprehensive and include:

  • Precipitation Measurement and Analysis
  • Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations
  • Soil Moisture and Remote Sensing

Antonio J. Busalacchi has collaborated with several frequent coauthors, including:

  • Gilbert Brunet
  • David B. Parsons
  • Д. А. Иванов
  • Bo-Ram Lee
  • Péter Bauer

Publications are primarily concentrated in the Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society, with at least two recorded contributions.

The scientist has received several recognitions, such as:

  • Member of the National Academy of Engineering (2016) for contributions to understanding tropical oceans in coupled climate systems via remotely sensed observations and international leadership in climate prediction and projection research
  • Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) (2011)
  • Fellow of American Geophysical Union (AGU) (2009)

Best Publications

  • The Tropical Ocean‐Global Atmosphere observing system: A decade of progress

    Michael J. McPhaden;Antonio J. Busalacchi;Robert Cheney;Jean-René Donguy

  • Oceanic processes associated with anomalous events in the Indian Ocean with relevance to 1997–1998

    Raghu Murtugudde;Julian P. McCreary;Antonio J. Busalacchi

  • An Improved Procedure for EI Niño Forecasting: Implications for Predictability

    Dake Chen;Stephen E. Zebiak;Antonio J. Busalacchi;Mark A. Cane

  • Interannual variability of the equatorial Pacific - Revisited

    Antonio J. Busalacchi;Kensuke Takeuchi;James J. O'Brien

  • THE PIRATA PROGRAM History, Accomplishments, and Future Directions *

    Bernard Bourles;Rick Lumpkin;Michael J. McPhaden;Fabrice Hernandez

  • Environmental signatures associated with cholera epidemics

    Guillaume Constantin de Magny;Raghu Murtugudde;Mathew R. P. Sapiano;Azhar Nizam

  • A Hybrid Vertical Mixing Scheme and Its Application to Tropical Ocean Models

    Dake Chen;Lewis M. Rothstein;Antonio J. Busalacchi

  • Interannual Variability of the Dynamics and Thermodynamics of the Tropical Indian Ocean

    Ragu Murtugudde;Antonio J. Busalacchi

  • Origin of upper-ocean warming and El Niño change on decadal scales in the tropical Pacific Ocean

    Rong-Hua Zhang;Lewis M. Rothstein;Antonio J. Busalacchi

  • A Pilot Research Moored Array in the Tropical Atlantic (PIRATA)

    Jacques Servain;Antonio J. Busalacchi;Michael J. McPhaden;Antonio D. Moura

  • Effects of Penetrative Radiation on the Upper Tropical Ocean Circulation

    Raghu Murtugudde;James Beauchamp;Charles R. McClain;Marlon Lewis

  • Ocean color variability of the tropical Indo-Pacific basin observed by SeaWiFS during 1997-1998

    Ragu G. Murtugudde;Sergio R. Signorini;James R. Christian;Antonio J. Busalacchi

  • Interannual variability of the equatorial Pacific in the 1960's

    Antonio J. Busalacchi;James J. O'Brien

  • The roles of vertical mixing, solar radiation, and wind stress in a model simulation of the sea surface temperature seasonal cycle in the tropical Pacific Ocean

    Dake Chen;Antonio J. Busalacchi;Lewis M. Rothstein

  • Hell and High Water: Practice-Relevant Adaptation Science

    Richard H. Moss;G. Meehl;Maria Carmen Lemos;J. B. Smith

  • Winter and Summer Structure of the Caribbean Low-Level Jet

    Ernesto Muñoz;Antonio J. Busalacchi;Sumant Nigam;Alfredo Ruiz-Barradas

  • The Seasonal Variability in a Model of the Tropical Pacific

    Antonio J. Busalacchi;James J. O'Brien

  • Modeling Sustainability: Population, Inequality, Consumption, and Bidirectional Coupling of the Earth and Human Systems

    Safa Motesharrei;Jorge Rivas;Eugenia Kalnay;Ghassem R. Asrar

  • Seasonal‐to‐interannual effects of the Indonesian throughflow on the tropical Indo‐Pacific Basin

    Ragu Murtugudde;Antonio J. Busalacchi;James Beauchamp

  • Simulation of the Tropical Oceans with an Ocean GCM Coupled to an Atmospheric Mixed-Layer Model

    Ragu Murtugudde;Richard Seager;Antonio Busalacchi

  • An improved procedure for El Nino forecasting: implications for predictability

    D Chen;S. E. Zebiak;A. J. Busalacchi;M. A. Cane

Frequent Co-Authors

Michael J. McPhaden
Michael J. McPhaden Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory
Raghu Murtugudde
Raghu Murtugudde University of Maryland, College Park
James R. Christian
James R. Christian Fisheries and Oceans Canada
Dake Chen
Dake Chen Columbia University in the City of New York
Ghassem R. Asrar
Ghassem R. Asrar Universities Space Research Association
James W. Hurrell
James W. Hurrell Colorado State University
Charles R. McClain
Charles R. McClain Goddard Space Flight Center
Mark A. Cane
Mark A. Cane Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory
Stephen E. Zebiak
Stephen E. Zebiak Columbia University

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