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34
Citations
5205
World Ranking
2817
National Ranking
978

Overview

David R. Dowling is affiliated with the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor in the United States. Their research spans multiple fields primarily within engineering and earth and planetary sciences.

The scientist's main fields of study include:

  • Engineering
  • Earth and Planetary Sciences

Within these fields, prominent subfields of study that they have contributed to are:

  • Oceanography
  • Ocean Engineering
  • Geophysics
  • Mechanics of Materials
  • Signal Processing

The topical focus of their research involves several areas, notably:

  • Underwater Acoustics Research
  • Geophysical Methods and Applications
  • Seismic Waves and Analysis
  • Ultrasonics and Acoustic Wave Propagation
  • Speech and Audio Processing
  • Marine animal studies overview
  • Acoustic Wave Phenomena Research

David R. Dowling has a substantial publication record in various reputable venues, with multiple contributions including:

  • The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America (39 publications)
  • Geophysical Journal International (1 publication)
  • Journal of Marine Science and Engineering (1 publication)
  • Acoustics (1 publication)
  • F1000Research (1 publication)

Recent papers authored include:

  • Robust long-range source localization in the deep ocean using phase-only matched autoproduct processing, 2021, The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America
  • Frequency-difference backprojection of earthquakes, 2022, Geophysical Journal International
  • The effects of refraction and caustics on autoproducts, 2020, The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America
  • Measurements of the correlation of the frequency-difference autoproduct with acoustic and predicted-autoproduct fields in the deep ocean, 2021, The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America
  • Predicting Acoustic Transmission Loss Uncertainty in Ocean Environments with Neural Networks, 2022, Journal of Marine Science and Engineering

Frequent co-authors who have collaborated extensively with David R. Dowling are:

  • Jesse Capecelatro
  • Pijush K. Kundu
  • Ira M. Cohen
  • Nicholas J. Joslyn
  • Brandon M. Lee

In addition to journal articles, David R. Dowling has contributed to book publications with Columbia University Press, including the title Podcast Journalism published in 2024.

Best Publications

  • Phase conjugation in underwater acoustics

    Darrell R. Jackson;David R. Dowling

  • Underwater acoustic communication by passive-phase conjugation: theory and experimental results

    D. Rouseff;D.R. Jackson;W.L.J. Fox;C.D. Jones

  • A Summary of the Physical Properties of Cirrus Clouds

    David R. Dowling;Lawrence F. Radke

  • Similarity of the concentration field of gas-phase turbulent jets

    David R. Dowling;Paul E. Dimotakis

  • Bubble friction drag reduction in a high-Reynolds-number flat-plate turbulent boundary layer

    Wendy C. Sanders;Eric S. Winkel;David R. Dowling;Marc Perlin

  • Bubble-induced skin-friction drag reduction and the abrupt transition to air-layer drag reduction

    Brian R. Elbing;Eric S. Winkel;Keary A. Lay;Steven L. Ceccio

  • Acoustic pulse compression using passive phase‐conjugate processing

    David R. Dowling

  • Narrow‐band performance of phase‐conjugate arrays in dynamic random media.

    David R. Dowling;Darrell R. Jackson

  • On the scaling of air layer drag reduction

    Brian R. Elbing;Simo Mäkiharju;Andrew Wiggins;Marc Perlin

  • Bubble-size distributions produced by wall injection of air into flowing freshwater, saltwater and surfactant solutions

    Eric S. Winkel;Steven L. Ceccio;David R. Dowling;Marc Perlin

  • Using cross correlations of turbulent flow-induced ambient vibrations to estimate the structural impulse response. Application to structural health monitoring.

    Karim G. Sabra;Eric S. Winkel;Dwayne A. Bourgoyne;Brian R. Elbing

  • Blind deconvolution for robust signal estimation and approximate source localization.

    Shima H. Abadi;Daniel Rouseff;David R. Dowling

  • On the scaling of air entrainment from a ventilated partial cavity

    Simo A. Mäkiharju;Brian R. Elbing;Andrew Wiggins;Sarah Schinasi

  • Blind deconvolution in ocean waveguides using artificial time reversal

    Karim G. Sabra;David R. Dowling

  • Ray-based blind deconvolution in ocean sound channels

    Karim G. Sabra;Hee Chun Song;David R. Dowling

  • Phase‐conjugate array focusing in a moving medium

    David R. Dowling

  • Vortex shedding from a hydrofoil at high Reynolds number

    Dwayne A. Bourgoyne;Steven L. Ceccio;David R. Dowling

  • Freeman Scholar Review: Passive and Active Skin-Friction Drag Reduction in Turbulent Boundary Layers

    Marc Perlin;David R. Dowling;Steven L. Ceccio

  • Mixing in Gas Phase Turbulent Jets

    David Russell Dowling

  • High frequency source localization in a shallow ocean sound channel using frequency-difference matched field processing

    Brian M. Worthmann;H. C. Song;David R. Dowling

  • High-Reynolds-number turbulent boundary layer friction drag reduction from wall-injected polymer solutions

    E. S. Winkel;G. F. Oweis;S. A. Vanapalli;D. R. Dowling

  • Experimental assessment of fractal scale similarity in turbulent flows. Part 3. Multifractal scaling

    Richard D. Frederiksen;Werner J. A. Dahm;David R. Dowling

  • Broadband sparse-array blind deconvolution using frequency-difference beamforming

    Shima H. Abadi;H. C. Song;David R. Dowling

  • Modification of the mean near-wall velocity profile of a high-Reynolds number turbulent boundary layer with the injection of drag-reducing polymer solutions

    Brian R. Elbing;Marc Perlin;David R. Dowling;Steven L. Ceccio

Frequent Co-Authors

Steven L. Ceccio
Steven L. Ceccio University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Marc Perlin
Marc Perlin Texas A&M University
Werner J. A. Dahm
Werner J. A. Dahm Arizona State University
Heechun Song
Heechun Song Scripps Institution of Oceanography
Michael J. Solomon
Michael J. Solomon University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Zoran Filipi
Zoran Filipi Clemson University
Paul E. Dimotakis
Paul E. Dimotakis California Institute of Technology
Dennis N. Assanis
Dennis N. Assanis University of Delaware
Lawrence F. Radke
Lawrence F. Radke National Center for Atmospheric Research
Kelly J. Benoit-Bird
Kelly J. Benoit-Bird Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute

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