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Claire L. Parkinson 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 Claire L. Parkinson sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 690+

This scientist: 121 publications — 24th percentile

24% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Claire L. Parkinson 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 Claire L. Parkinson sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 126+

This scientist: 54 D-Index — 59th percentile

59% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Claire L. Parkinson is affiliated with the Goddard Space Flight Center in the United States. Their research focuses primarily on Earth and Planetary Sciences, with significant contributions in Environmental Science. The subfields they work in include Atmospheric Science, Global and Planetary Change, Ecology, Environmental Chemistry, and Geology.

Parkinson's work extensively covers topics related to Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics, climate change and permafrost, and cryospheric studies and observations. They also explore Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics, atmospheric aerosols and clouds, meteorological phenomena and simulations, as well as isotope analysis in ecology.

The researcher has published in several venues, including Remote Sensing of Environment, Frontiers in Remote Sensing, Earth and Space Science, Antarctic Science, and TheScienceBreaker. Their recent papers include:

  • "Sea ice extents continue to set new records: Arctic, Antarctic, and global results" (2021, Remote Sensing of Environment)
  • "Arctic sea ice coverage from 43 years of satellite passive-microwave observations" (2022, Frontiers in Remote Sensing)
  • "The Earth-Observing Aqua Satellite Mission: 20 Years and Counting" (2022, Earth and Space Science)
  • "Response of indicator species to changes in food web and ocean dynamics of the Ross Sea, Antarctica" (2024, Antarctic Science)
  • "Recent Rapid Changes in Antarctic Sea Ice Coverage" (2020, TheScienceBreaker)

Claire L. Parkinson frequently collaborates with other researchers such as Nicolo E. DiGirolamo, David G. Ainley, Virginia Morandini, Leo Salas, and Nadav Nur.

Best Publications

  • Accelerated decline in the Arctic sea ice cover

    Josefino C. Comiso;Claire L. Parkinson;Robert Gersten;Larry Stock

  • Recent Rapid Regional Climate Warming on the Antarctic Peninsula

    David G. Vaughan;Gareth J. Marshall;William M. Connolley;Claire Parkinson

  • A large-scale numerical model of sea ice

    Claire L. Parkinson;Warren M. Washington

  • Arctic sea ice extents, areas, and trends, 1978-1996

    Claire L. Parkinson;Donald J. Cavalieri;Per Gloersen;H. Jay Zwally

  • Antarctic sea ice variability and trends, 1979–2010

    C. L. Parkinson;D. J. Cavalieri

  • A 40-y record reveals gradual Antarctic sea ice increases followed by decreases at rates far exceeding the rates seen in the Arctic.

    Claire L. Parkinson

  • Global Warming and Northern Hemisphere Sea Ice Extent

    Konstantin Y. Vinnikov;Alan Robock;Ronald J. Stouffer;John E. Walsh

  • Antarctic Sea Ice, 1973-1976: Satellite Passive-Microwave Observations

    H. J. Zwally;Josefino C. Comiso;Claire L. Parkinson;William J. Campbell

  • Passive microwave algorithms for sea ice concentration: A comparison of two techniques

    Josefino C. Comiso;Donald J. Cavalieri;Claire L. Parkinson;Per Gloersen

  • Aqua: an Earth-Observing Satellite mission to examine water and other climate variables

    C.L. Parkinson

  • On the 2012 record low Arctic sea ice cover: Combined impact of preconditioning and an August storm

    Claire L. Parkinson;Josefino C. Comiso

  • Observed Hemispheric Asymmetry in Global Sea Ice Changes

    D. J. Cavalieri;P. Gloersen;C. L. Parkinson;J. C. Comiso

  • Variability of Antarctic Sea Ice 1979-1998

    H. Jay Zwally;Josefino C. Comiso;Claire L. Parkinson;Donald J. Cavalieri

  • An introduction to three-dimensional climate modeling

    Warren M. Washington;Claire L. Parkinson

  • Deriving long-term time series of sea ice cover from satellite passive-microwave multisensor data sets

    D. J. Cavalieri;C. L. Parkinson;P. Gloersen;J. C. Comiso

  • Possible Effects of Climate Warming on Selected Populations of Polar Bears ( Ursus maritimus ) in the Canadian Arctic

    Ian Stirling;Claire L. Parkinson

  • Arctic Sea Ice Variability and Trends, 1979-2006

    Claire L. Parkinson;Donald J. Cavalieri

  • 30-Year Satellite Record Reveals Contrasting Arctic and Antarctic Decadal Sea Ice Variability

    D. J. Cavalieri;C. L. Parkinson;K. Y. Vinnikov

  • The role of sea ice in 2 x CO2 climate model sensitivity. Part 1: The total influence of sea ice thickness and extent

    D. Rind;R. Healy;C. Parkinson;D. Martinson

  • Variability of Antarctic Sea Ice: and Changes in Carbon Dioxide

    H. Jay Zwally;C. L. Parkinson;J. C. Comiso

Frequent Co-Authors

Donald J. Cavalieri
Donald J. Cavalieri Goddard Space Flight Center
Josefino C. Comiso
Josefino C. Comiso Goddard Space Flight Center
Per Gloersen
Per Gloersen Goddard Space Flight Center
Konstantin Y. Vinnikov
Konstantin Y. Vinnikov University of Maryland, College Park
David Rind
David Rind Goddard Institute for Space Studies
Douglas G. Martinson
Douglas G. Martinson Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory
H. Jay Zwally
H. Jay Zwally Goddard Space Flight Center
Grant Ballard
Grant Ballard Point Blue Conservation Science
Warren M. Washington
Warren M. Washington National Center for Atmospheric Research
Alan Robock
Alan Robock Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

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