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44
Citations
5799
World Ranking
6876
National Ranking
2448

Overview

Christopher R. Williams is affiliated with the University of Colorado Boulder in the United States. Their research spans multiple disciplines including atmospheric science, global and planetary change, geophysics, civil and structural engineering, and computational mechanics.

The scientist's main research topics include:

  • Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations
  • Precipitation Measurement and Analysis
  • Atmospheric Aerosols and Clouds
  • Seismic Imaging and Inversion Techniques
  • Advanced Numerical Methods in Computational Mathematics
  • Asphalt Pavement Performance Evaluation
  • Infrastructure Maintenance and Monitoring

Notable recent publications by Christopher R. Williams include:

  • Identifying insects, clouds, and precipitation using vertically pointing polarimetric radar Doppler velocity spectra (2021), published in Atmospheric Measurement Techniques
  • Calibrating radar wind profiler reflectivity factor using surface disdrometer observations (2023), published in Atmospheric Measurement Techniques

Frequent co-authors in research collaborations include A. Kasukawa, M Mashanovitch, Leif Katsuo Oxenløwe, Gabriella Bosco, and Dan M. Marom.

Christopher R. Williams has contributed to several publication venues, with the most frequent being:

  • IEEE Photonics Technology Letters
  • IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics
  • Atmospheric Measurement Techniques
  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)

The scientist's recent papers showcase work in diverse areas, including asphalt overlay performance and computational simulations, such as:

  • Field and simulated rutting behavior of hot mix and warm mix asphalt overlays (2020), published in Construction and Building Materials
  • Finite element viscoelastic simulations of rutting behavior of hot mix and warm mix asphalt overlay on flexible pavements (2021), published in International Journal of Pavement Research and Technology

The interdisciplinary nature of Christopher R. Williams' research is reflected in contributions to atmospheric phenomena studies using radar technologies as well as numerical and computational methods applied to engineering materials and seismic imaging.

Best Publications

  • A model-data comparison of gross primary productivity: Results from the North American Carbon Program site synthesis

    Kevin Schaefer;Christopher R. Schwalm;Chris Williams;M. Altaf Arain

  • Systematic variation of drop size and radar-rainfall relations

    David Atlas;Carlton W. Ulbrich;Frank D. Marks;Eyal Amitai

  • Classification of Precipitating Clouds in the Tropics Using 915-MHz Wind Profilers

    Christopher R. Williams;Warner L. Ecklund;Kenneth S. Gage

  • Developments in UHF lower tropospheric wind profiling at NOAA's Aeronomy Laboratory

    D. A. Carter;K. S. Gage;W. L. Ecklund;W. M. Angevine

  • The Midlatitude Continental Convective Clouds Experiment (MC3E)

    M. P. Jensen;W. A. Petersen;Aaron R. Bansemer;N. Bharadwaj

  • Using Dual-Polarized Radar and Dual-Frequency Profiler for DSD Characterization: A Case Study from Darwin, Australia

    V. N. Bringi;C. R. Williams;M. Thurai;P. T. May

  • Tropical rainfall associated with convective and stratiform clouds : Intercomparison of disdrometer and profiler measurements

    Ali Tokay;David A. Short;Christopher R. Williams;Warner L. Ecklund

  • THE NAME 2004 FIELD CAMPAIGN AND MODELING STRATEGY

    Wayne Higgins;Dave Ahijevych;Jorge Amador;Ana Barros

  • Evaluation of cloud‐resolving and limited area model intercomparison simulations using TWP‐ICE observations: 2. Precipitation microphysics

    Adam Varble;Edward J. Zipser;Ann M. Fridlind;Ping Zhu

  • Analysis of long‐period waves using the mesosphere‐stratosphere‐troposphere radar at Poker Flat, Alaska

    C. R. Williams;S. K. Avery

  • Describing the Shape of Raindrop Size Distributions Using Uncorrelated Raindrop Mass Spectrum Parameters

    Christopher R. Williams;V. N. Bringi;Lawrence D. Carey;V. Chandrasekar

  • UHF Wind Profilers: A New Tool for Diagnosing Tropical Convective Cloud Systems

    K. S. Gage;C. R. Williams;W. L. Ecklund

  • Detection of Asian dust in California orographic precipitation

    Andrew P. Ault;Andrew P. Ault;Christopher R. Williams;Christopher R. Williams;Allen B. White;Paul J. Neiman

  • A Summary of Convective-Core Vertical Velocity Properties Using ARM UHF Wind Profilers in Oklahoma

    Scott E. Giangrande;Scott Collis;Jerry Straka;Alain Protat

  • Diurnal nonmigrating tidal oscillations forced by deep convective clouds

    Christopher R. Williams;Susan K. Avery

  • Drop-Size Distribution Characteristics in Tropical Mesoscale Convective Systems

    Robert Cifelli;Christopher R. Williams;Deepak K. Rajopadhyaya;Susan K. Avery

  • A bird’s-eye view: Development of an operational ARM unmanned aerial capability for atmospheric research in Arctic Alaska

    Gijs de Boer;Mark Ivey;Beat Schmid;Dale Lawrence

  • Convective cloud vertical velocity and mass-flux characteristics from radar wind profiler observations during GoAmazon2014/5

    Scott E. Giangrande;Tami Toto;Michael P. Jensen;Mary Jane Bartholomew

  • Vertical Air Motion Retrieved from Dual-Frequency Profiler Observations

    Christopher R. Williams

  • Uncertainties in Oceanic Radar Rain Maps at Kwajalein and Implications for Satellite Validation

    Robert A. Houze;Stacy Brodzik;Courtney Schumacher;Sandra E. Yuter

  • A Field Study of Reflectivity and Z–R Relations Using Vertically Pointing Radars and Disdrometers

    Ali Tokay;Peter Hartmann;Alessandro Battaglia;Kenneth S. Gage

Frequent Co-Authors

Kenneth S. Gage
Kenneth S. Gage University of Colorado Boulder
Warner L. Ecklund
Warner L. Ecklund Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences
Ali Tokay
Ali Tokay University of Maryland, Baltimore County
Alain Protat
Alain Protat Bureau of Meteorology
Robert Cifelli
Robert Cifelli National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
V. N. Bringi
V. N. Bringi Colorado State University
Peter T. May
Peter T. May Monash University
Pavlos Kollias
Pavlos Kollias Stony Brook University
Sergey Y. Matrosov
Sergey Y. Matrosov University of Colorado Boulder
Edward J. Zipser
Edward J. Zipser University of Utah

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