2026 David R. Fitzjarrald: Environmental Sciences Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Environmental Sciences	55	3875	3704	1479	1364	143	10295

Overview

David R. Fitzjarrald is affiliated with the University at Albany, State University of New York in the United States. Their research focuses on multiple domains within environmental science and earth and planetary sciences, addressing complex interactions in natural systems.

The main fields of study for Fitzjarrald include Environmental Science and Earth and Planetary Sciences. Their work spans several subfields such as Global and Planetary Change, Atmospheric Science, Ecology, Water Science and Technology, and Plant Science.

The primary research topics explored by Fitzjarrald cover Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics, Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations, Climate variability and models, Remote Sensing in Agriculture, Atmospheric aerosols and clouds, Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols, and Atmospheric Ozone and Climate.

Fitzjarrald's publication record includes work in notable scientific venues. Frequent publication outlets feature the Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society, Global Change Biology, Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres, Boundary-Layer Meteorology, and Atmosphere.

Understanding water and energy fluxes in the Amazonia: Lessons from an observation-model intercomparison (2021, Global Change Biology)
Overview of the CPOC Pilot Study at Whiteface Mountain, NY: Cloud Processing of Organics within Clouds (CPOC) (2020, Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society)
Exploring Sources of Surface Bias in HRRR Using New York State Mesonet (2021, Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres)
Addressing Effects of Environment on Eddy-Covariance Flux Estimates at a Temperate Sedge-Grass Marsh (2023, Boundary-Layer Meteorology)
The Sundowner Winds Experiment (SWEX) in Santa Barbara, California: Advancing Understanding and Predictability of Downslope Windstorms in Coastal Environments (2024, Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society)

Throughout their research career, Fitzjarrald has collaborated frequently with several coauthors, including Qilong Min, Matthew J. Brewer, Sara Lance, Jie Zhang, and James J. Schwab.

Best Publications

Factors controlling long- and short-term sequestration of atmospheric CO2 in a mid-latitude forest.

Carol C. Barford;Steven C. Wofsy;Michael L. Goulden;J. William Munger

745
Citations
BOREAS in 1997: Experiment overview, scientific results, and future directions

Piers J. Sellers;Forrest G. Hall;Robert D. Kelly;Andrew Black

658
Citations
Factors controlling CO2 exchange on timescales from hourly to decadal at Harvard Forest

Shawn Urbanski;C. Barford;S. Wofsy;C. Kucharik

581
Citations
Atmosphere-biosphere exchange of CO2 and O3 in the central Amazon Forest

Song-Miao Fan;Steven Charles Wofsy;Peter S. Bakwin;Daniel James Jacob

485
Citations
Comparing nocturnal eddy covariance measurements to estimates of ecosystem respiration made by scaling chamber measurements at six coniferous boreal sites

M.B. Lavigne;M.G. Ryan;D.E. Anderson;D.D. Baldocchi

437
Citations
What drives the seasonality of photosynthesis across the Amazon basin? A cross-site analysis of eddy flux tower measurements from the Brasil flux network

Natalia Restrepo-Coupe;Natalia Restrepo-Coupe;Humberto R. da Rocha;Lucy R. Hutyra;Alessandro C. da Araujo;Alessandro C. da Araujo

388
Citations
Evaluation of MODIS Albedo Product (MCD43A) over Grassland, Agriculture and Forest Surface Types During Dormant and Snow-Covered Periods

Zhuosen Wang;Crystal B. Schaaf;Alan H. Strahler;Mark J. Chopping

288
Citations
Importance of Low-Frequency Contributions to Eddy Fluxes Observed over Rough Surfaces

Ricardo K. Sakai;David R. Fitzjarrald;Kathleen E. Moore

276
Citations
Observing subcanopy CO2 advection

Ralf M. Staebler;David R. Fitzjarrald

233
Citations
Micrometeorological measurements of CH4 and CO2 exchange between the atmosphere and subarctic tundra

S. M. Fan;Steven Charles Wofsy;P. S. Bakwin;Daniel James Jacob

221
Citations
Climatic Consequences of Leaf Presence in the Eastern United States

David R. Fitzjarrald;Otávio C. Acevedo;Kathleen E. Moore

213
Citations
Boundary Layer Clouds and Vegetation–Atmosphere Feedbacks

Jeffrey M. Freedman;David R. Fitzjarrald;Kathleen E. Moore;Ricardo K. Sakai

212
Citations
Atmospheric deposition of reactive nitrogen oxides and ozone in a temperate deciduous forest and a subarctic woodland: 1. Measurements and mechanisms

J. William Munger;Steven C. Wofsy;Peter S. Bakwin;Song-Miao Fan

206
Citations
The Early Evening Surface-Layer Transition: Temporal and Spatial Variability

Otávio C. Acevedo;David R. Fitzjarrald

206
Citations
Seasonal Variation in Radiative and Turbulent Exchange at a Deciduous Forest in Central Massachusetts

Kathleen E. Moore;David R. Fitzjarrald;Ricardo K. Sakai;Michael L. Goulden

203
Citations
Environmental controls on the photosynthesis and respiration of a boreal lichen woodland: a growing season of whole-ecosystem exchange measurements by eddy correlation.

S.-M. Fan;M. L. Goulden;J. W. Munger;B. C. Daube

162
Citations
Summertime photochemistry of the troposphere at high northern latitudes

Daniel James Jacob;Steven Charles Wofsy;P. S. Bakwin;S.-M. Fan

161
Citations
THE CHUVA PROJECT How Does Convection Vary across Brazil

Luiz A. T. Machado;Maria A. F. Silva Dias;Carlos Morales;Gilberto Fisch

152
Citations
Mean concentration and flux profiles for chemically reactive species in the atmospheric surface layer

David R. Fitzjarrald;Donald H. Lenschow

152
Citations
Scaling up flux measurements for the boreal forest using aircraft‐tower combinations

R. L. Desjardins;J. I. MacPherson;L. Mahrt;P. Schuepp

144
Citations
Mechanisms of nocturnal exchange between the rain forest and the atmosphere

David R. Fitzjarrald;Kathleen E. Moore

143
Citations
The Amazonian Boundary Layer and Mesoscale Circulations

A. K. Betts;G. Fisch;C. Von Randow;M. A. F. Silva Dias

116
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Steven C. Wofsy Harvard University

Michael L. Goulden University of California, Irvine

Michael Garstang University of Virginia

Marcos Longo Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Scott R. Saleska University of Arizona

Natalia Restrepo-Coupe University of Technology Sydney

S.-M. Fan Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory

Antonio O. Manzi National Institute for Space Research

Peter S. Bakwin National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Ralf M. Staebler Environment and Climate Change Canada

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