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D-Index
55
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9668
World Ranking
3901
National Ranking
1487

Dale F. Hurst 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 Dale F. Hurst sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 687+

This scientist: 170 publications — 52nd percentile

52% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Dale F. Hurst 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 Dale F. Hurst sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 125+

This scientist: 55 D-Index — 61st percentile

61% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Dale F. Hurst is affiliated with the Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences in the United States. Their research primarily centers on Earth and Planetary Sciences, with a significant focus on Environmental Science.

Their work spans multiple subfields, including Atmospheric Science, Global and Planetary Change, Astronomy and Astrophysics, Water Science and Technology, and Environmental Engineering.

They have contributed extensively to topics related to Atmospheric Ozone and Climate, Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols, Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics, Climate variability and models, Atmospheric aerosols and clouds, Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics, and Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations.

Notable recent papers include:

  • "Global Climate," 2020, Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society
  • "Validation of SAGE III/ISS Solar Occultation Ozone Products With Correlative Satellite and Ground-Based Measurements," 2020, Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres
  • "Closing the Water Cycle from Observations across Scales: Where Do We Stand?," 2021, Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society
  • "Global Climate," 2021, Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society
  • "Investigation and amelioration of long-term instrumental drifts in water vapor and nitrous oxide measurements from the Aura Microwave Limb Sounder (MLS) and their implications for studies of variability and trends," 2021, Atmospheric chemistry and physics

The scientist frequently collaborates with other researchers, including Sean Davis, Holger Vömel, D. A. Degenstein, Wouter Dorigo, and G. S. Dutton.

Their publications often appear in these venues:

  • Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society
  • Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres
  • Atmospheric measurement techniques
  • Atmospheric chemistry and physics
  • Geophysical Research Letters

Best Publications

  • Calibration of the Total Carbon Column Observing Network using aircraft profile data

    Debra Wunch;Geoffrey C. Toon;Paul O. Wennberg;Steven C. Wofsy

  • Molecular hydrogen in the troposphere: Global distribution and budget

    Paul C. Novelli;Patricia M. Lang;Kenneth A. Masarie;Dale F. Hurst

  • Measurements of carbon dioxide on very tall towers: results of the NOAA/CMDL program

    Peter S. Bakwin;Pieter P. Tans;Dale F. Hurst;Conglong Zhao

  • Age of stratospheric air unchanged within uncertainties over the past 30 years

    A. Engel;T. Möbius;H. Bönisch;U. Schmidt

  • STATE OF THE CLIMATE IN 2017

    R. Abernethy;Steven A. Ackerman;R. Adler;Adelina Albanil Encarnación

  • State of the Climate in 2014

    Arlene P. Aaron-Morrison;Steven A. Ackerman;Nicolaus G. Adams;Robert F. Adler

  • Reference quality upper-air measurements: GRUAN data processing for the Vaisala RS92 radiosonde

    R. J. Dirksen;M. Sommer;F. J. Immler;D. F. Hurst;D. F. Hurst

  • Stratospheric water vapor trends over Boulder, Colorado: Analysis of the 30 year Boulder record

    Dale F. Hurst;Dale F. Hurst;Samuel J. Oltmans;Holger Vömel;Karen H. Rosenlof

  • Tropospheric SF6: Observed latitudinal distribution and trends, derived emissions and interhemispheric exchange time

    L. S. Geller;J. W. Elkins;J. M. Lobert;A. D. Clarke

  • Mean Ages of Stratospheric Air Derived from in Situ Observations of Co2, Ch4, and N2o

    A. E. Andrews;K. A. Boering;B. C. Daube;S. C. Wofsy

  • State of the Climate in 2018

    M. Ades;R. Adler;Laura S. Aldeco;G. Alejandra

  • Airborne gas chromatograph for in situ measurements of long‐lived species in the upper troposphere and lower stratosphere

    James W. Elkins;David W. Fahey;Jonathan Mark Gilligan;G. S. Dutton

  • The Stratospheric Water and Ozone Satellite Homogenized (SWOOSH) database: a long-term database for climate studies

    Sean M. Davis;Sean M. Davis;Karen H. Rosenlof;Birgit Hassler;Birgit Hassler;Dale F. Hurst;Dale F. Hurst

  • Trace gas emissions from biomass burning in tropical Australian savannas

    Dale F. Hurst;David W. T. Griffith;Garry D. Cook

  • What is the concentration footprint of a tall tower

    Manuel Gloor;Peter Bakwin;Dale Hurst;Loreen Lock

  • Vertical structure of stratospheric water vapour trends derived from merged satellite data.

    M. I. Hegglin;D. A. Plummer;T. G. Shepherd;J. F. Scinocca

  • Observational evidence for interhemispheric hydroxyl-radical parity

    P. K. Patra;P. K. Patra;M. C. Krol;S. A. Montzka;T. Arnold

  • Atmospheric observations of Arctic Ocean methane emissions up to 82° north

    E. A. Kort;E. A. Kort;Steven C. Wofsy;B. C. Daube;Minghui Diao

  • State of the Climate in 2016

    Arlene P. Aaron-Morrison;Steven A. Ackerman;Nicolaus G. Adams;Robert F. Adler

  • Reference Upper-Air Observations for Climate: From Concept to Reality

    G.E. Bodeker;Stephan Bojinski;D. Cimini;R.D. Dirksen

  • [Regional Climates] Central South America 2016

    J. A. Marengo;Jhan Carlo Espinoza;L. M. Alves;J. Ronchail

Frequent Co-Authors

Fred L. Moore
Fred L. Moore National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
James W. Elkins
James W. Elkins National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Eric A. Ray
Eric A. Ray National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Geoff S. Dutton
Geoff S. Dutton National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Holger Vömel
Holger Vömel National Center for Atmospheric Research
Karen H. Rosenlof
Karen H. Rosenlof National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Sue M. Schauffler
Sue M. Schauffler National Center for Atmospheric Research
Robert L. Herman
Robert L. Herman California Institute of Technology
Christopher R. Webster
Christopher R. Webster Jet Propulsion Lab
Max Loewenstein
Max Loewenstein Ames Research Center

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