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Courtney Schumacher

Courtney Schumacher

D-Index & Metrics

Environmental Sciences

D-Index
39
Citations
6243
World Ranking
8340
National Ranking
2977

Courtney Schumacher 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 Courtney Schumacher sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 690+

This scientist: 139 publications — 35th percentile

35% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Courtney Schumacher 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 Courtney Schumacher sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 126+

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 126 D-Index or more.

Overview

Courtney Schumacher is affiliated with Texas A&M University in the United States. Their research spans multiple areas within Earth and Planetary Sciences and Environmental Science, with a particular focus on Atmospheric Science and Global and Planetary Change. They have contributed significantly to understanding climate variability, meteorological phenomena, and tropical and extratropical cyclones.

Their main research topics include:

  • Climate variability and models
  • Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations
  • Tropical and Extratropical Cyclones Research
  • Atmospheric aerosols and clouds
  • Precipitation Measurement and Analysis
  • Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols
  • Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes

Schumacher has published numerous papers in prominent scientific journals. Frequent publication venues include:

  • Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres
  • Monthly Weather Review
  • Geophysical Research Letters
  • Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society
  • International Journal of Climatology

Selected recent papers authored or co-authored by Schumacher include:

  • Assessing Convective-Stratiform Precipitation Regimes in the Tropics and Extratropics With the GPM Satellite Radar, 2023, Geophysical Research Letters
  • Interpreting the Diurnal Cycle of Clouds and Precipitation in the ARM GoAmazon Observations: Shallow to Deep Convection Transition, 2021, Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres
  • Formation of Nocturnal Offshore Rainfall near the West Coast of Sumatra: Land Breeze or Gravity Wave?, 2021, Monthly Weather Review
  • Amazonian mesoscale convective systems: Life cycle and propagation characteristics, 2021, International Journal of Climatology
  • The Amazonian Low-Level Jet and Its Connection to Convective Cloud Propagation and Evolution, 2020, Monthly Weather Review

Frequent co-authors of Schumacher include:

  • Hedanqiu Bai
  • Lidia Huaman
  • Mikyoung Jun
  • Aaron Funk
  • George N. Kiladis

Best Publications

  • Stratiform Rain in the Tropics as Seen by the TRMM Precipitation Radar

    Courtney Schumacher;Robert A. Houze

  • The Tropical Dynamical Response to Latent Heating Estimates Derived from the TRMM Precipitation Radar

    Courtney Schumacher;Robert A. Houze;Ian Kraucunas

  • Review of Tropical-Extratropical Teleconnections on Intraseasonal Time Scales

    Cristiana Stan;David M. Straus;Jorgen S. Frederiksen;Hai Lin

  • Introduction: Observations and Modeling of the Green Ocean Amazon (GoAmazon2014/5)

    S. T. Martin;P. Artaxo;L. A. T. Machado;A. O. Manzi

  • Proportions of convective and stratiform precipitation revealed in water isotope ratios

    Pradeep K. Aggarwal;Ulrike Romatschke;Luis Araguas-Araguas;Dagnachew Belachew

  • Comparison of Radar Data from the TRMM Satellite and Kwajalein Oceanic Validation Site

    Courtney Schumacher;Robert A. Houze

  • The TRMM Precipitation Radar's View of Shallow, Isolated Rain

    Courtney Schumacher;Robert A. Houze

  • The Green Ocean Amazon Experiment (GoAmazon2014/5) Observes Pollution Affecting Gases, Aerosols, Clouds, and Rainfall over the Rain Forest

    S. T. Martin;P. Artaxo;L. Machado;A. O. Manzi

  • A comparison of the Hadley circulation in modern reanalyses

    Justin P. Stachnik;Courtney Schumacher

  • Global energetics and local physics as drivers of past, present and future monsoons

    Michela Biasutti;Aiko Voigt;Aiko Voigt;William R. Boos;Pascale Braconnot

  • Stratiform precipitation production over sub‐Saharan Africa and the tropical East Atlantic as observed by TRMM

    Courtney Schumacher;Robert A. Houze

  • A Comparison of TWP-ICE Observational Data with Cloud-Resolving Model Results

    A. M. Fridlind;Andrew Ackerman;Jean-Pierre Chaboureau;Jiwen Fan

  • Convective and stratiform components of the precipitation-moisture relationship

    Fiaz Ahmed;Courtney Schumacher

  • Heating Structures of the TRMM Field Campaigns

    Courtney Schumacher;Minghua H. Zhang;Paul E. Ciesielski

  • Top-of-atmosphere radiation budget of convective core/stratiform rain and anvil clouds from deep convective systems

    Zhe Feng;Xiquan Dong;Baike Xi;Courtney Schumacher

  • Radar Nowcasting of Cloud-to-Ground Lightning over Houston, Texas

    Richard M. Mosier;Courtney Schumacher;Richard E. Orville;Lawrence D. Carey

  • 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

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

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

  • The Caribbean Low-Level Jet and Its Relationship with Precipitation in IPCC AR4 Models

    Elinor R. Martin;Courtney Schumacher

  • Downward transport of ozone rich air and implications for atmospheric chemistry in the Amazon rainforest

    Tobias Gerken;Dandan Wei;Randy J. Chase;Jose D. Fuentes

  • Linking Meteorology, Turbulence, and Air Chemistry in the Amazon Rain Forest

    Jose D. Fuentes;Marcelo Chamecki;Rosa Maria Nascimento dos Santos;Celso von Randow

  • Modulation of Caribbean Precipitation by the Madden–Julian Oscillation

    Elinor R. Martin;Courtney Schumacher

  • Large-scale vertical velocity, diabatic heating and drying profiles associated with seasonal and diurnal variations of convective systems observed in the GoAmazon2014/5 experiment

    Shuaiqi Tang;Shaocheng Xie;Yunyan Zhang;Minghua Zhang

Frequent Co-Authors

Luiz A. T. Machado
Luiz A. T. Machado Max Planck Society
Shaocheng Xie
Shaocheng Xie Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Ramalingam Saravanan
Ramalingam Saravanan Texas A&M University
Robert A. Houze
Robert A. Houze University of Washington
Antonio O. Manzi
Antonio O. Manzi National Institute for Space Research
Patrick Minnis
Patrick Minnis Langley Research Center
Paulo Artaxo
Paulo Artaxo Universidade de São Paulo
Meinrat O. Andreae
Meinrat O. Andreae Max Planck Institute for Chemistry
Minghua Zhang
Minghua Zhang Stony Brook University
George N. Kiladis
George N. Kiladis National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

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