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Ants Leetmaa 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 Ants Leetmaa sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 687+

This scientist: 74 publications — 3rd percentile

3% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Ants Leetmaa 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 Ants Leetmaa sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 125+

This scientist: 39 D-Index — 15th percentile

15% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Ants Leetmaa was affiliated with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration in the United States. Throughout their career, they contributed to the scientific community with research related to oceanography and atmospheric sciences.

Details regarding specific publications, frequent co-authors, main fields or subfields of study, and topics of work were not provided. No records of recent papers, book publications, or frequent publication venues have been documented.

Information about awards or recognitions received by Ants Leetmaa is also unavailable. The scientist is recorded as deceased, indicating that their body of work represents a completed profile.

Best Publications

  • The NCEP/NCAR 40-Year Reanalysis Project

    E. Kalnay;M. Kanamitsu;R. Kistler;W. Collins

  • Model Projections of an Imminent Transition to a More Arid Climate in Southwestern North America

    Richard Seager;Mingfang Ting;Isaac Held;Isaac Held;Yochanan Kushnir

  • Weakening of tropical Pacific atmospheric circulation due to anthropogenic forcing

    Gabriel A. Vecchi;Brian J. Soden;Andrew T. Wittenberg;Isaac M. Held

  • A review of the predictability and prediction of ENSO

    Mojib Latif;D. Anderson;T. Barnett;M. Cane

  • An Improved Coupled Model for ENSO Prediction and Implications for Ocean Initialization. Part I: The Ocean Data Assimilation System

    David W. Behringer;Ming Ji;Ants Leetmaa

  • Long-Lead Seasonal Forecasts—Where Do We Stand?

    Anthony G. Barnston;Huug M. van den Dool;David R. Rodenhuis;Chester R. Ropelewski

  • An Ocean Analysis System for Seasonal to Interannual Climate Studies

    Ming Ji;Ants Leetmaa;John Derber

  • Extreme Precipitation Events in the Western United States Related to Tropical Forcing

    R. W. Higgins;J.-K. E. Schemm;W. Shi;A. Leetmaa

  • Relationships between Climate Variability and Winter Temperature Extremes in the United States

    R. W. Higgins;A. Leetmaa;V. E. Kousky

  • Rotating hydraulics of strait and sill flows

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  • Dominant Factors Influencing the Seasonal Predictability of U.S. Precipitation and Surface Air Temperature

    R. W. Higgins;A. Leetmaa;Y. Xue;A. Barnston

  • Teleconnective response of the Pacific-North American region atmosphere to large central equatorial Pacific SST anomalies

    Robert E. Livezey;Michiko Masutani;Ants Leetmaa;Hualan Rui

  • Assessing a GCM's Suitability for Making Seasonal Predictions

    A. Kumar;M. Hoerling;M. Ji;A. Leetmaa

  • Model Projections of an Imminent Transition to a More Arid Climate in

    Richard Seager;Mingfang Ting;Isaac Held;Yochanan Kushnir

  • An Improved Coupled Model for ENSO Prediction and Implications for Ocean Initialization. Part II: The Coupled Model

    Ming Ji;David W. Behringer;Ants Leetmaa

  • ENSO Prediction with Markov Models: The Impact of Sea Level

    Yan Xue;Ants Leetmaa;Ming Ji

  • Influences of ENSO-Induced Indo–Western Pacific SST Anomalies on Extratropical Atmospheric Variability during the Boreal Summer

    Ngar-Cheung Lau;Ants Leetmaa;Mary Jo Nath;Hai-Lan Wang

  • Impact of Data Assimilation on Ocean Initialization and El Niño Prediction

    Ming Ji;Ants Leetmaa

  • An Evaluation of the NCEP RSM for Regional Climate Modeling

    Song-You Hong;Ants Leetmaa

  • A Multiseason Climate Forecast System at the National Meteorological Center.

    Ming Ji;Arun Kumar;Ants Leetmaa

  • Coupled Model Predictions of ENSO during the 1980s and the 1990s at the National Centers for Environmental Prediction.

    Ming Ji;Ants Leetmaa;Vernon E. Kousky

Frequent Co-Authors

Vernon E. Kousky
Vernon E. Kousky National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Yan Xue
Yan Xue National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Richard W. Reynolds
Richard W. Reynolds National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Isaac M. Held
Isaac M. Held Princeton University
Anthony G. Barnston
Anthony G. Barnston Columbia University
Thomas M. Smith
Thomas M. Smith National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Yochanan Kushnir
Yochanan Kushnir Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory
Martin P. Hoerling
Martin P. Hoerling National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Mark A. Cane
Mark A. Cane Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory
Gabriel A. Vecchi
Gabriel A. Vecchi Princeton University

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