2026 Donald K. Perovich: Earth Science Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Earth Science	88	314	269	165	139	415	25979

Research.com Recognitions

2013 - Fellow of American Geophysical Union (AGU)

Overview

Donald K. Perovich is affiliated with Dartmouth College in the United States. Their research primarily centers on Earth and Planetary Sciences, with a focus on Atmospheric Science, Environmental Chemistry, Global and Planetary Change, Aerospace Engineering, and Oceanography.

The main topics covered in their work include:

Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics
Climate change and permafrost
Cryospheric studies and observations
Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena
Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics
Climate variability and models
Arctic and Russian Policy Studies

Recent publications by Donald K. Perovich and their collaborators reflect extensive involvement in Arctic research and related environmental sciences. Some of the recent papers include:

"Overview of the MOSAiC expedition: Atmosphere," 2022, published in Elementa Science of the Anthropocene
"Overview of the MOSAiC expedition: Snow and sea ice," 2022, Elementa Science of the Anthropocene
"Overview of the MOSAiC expedition: Physical oceanography," 2022, Elementa Science of the Anthropocene
"Arctic Report Card 2020: The MOSAiC Expedition: A Year Drifting with the Arctic Sea Ice," 2020, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) - NOAA Central Library
"Seasonality and timing of sea ice mass balance and heat fluxes in the Arctic transpolar drift during 2019-2020," 2022, Elementa Science of the Anthropocene

Frequent co-authors in their research include:

Melinda Webster
Marcel Nicolaus
Ian Raphael
David Clemens-Sewall
Madison M. Smith

Donald K. Perovich has published in several key venues with multiple papers appearing in Elementa Science of the Anthropocene, Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society, The Cryosphere, Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research), and Geophysical Research Letters.

Their work in Atmospheric Science and Environmental Science has contributed to several critical areas involving ice dynamics and climate studies in polar environments. Donald K. Perovich was awarded the status of Fellow of the American Geophysical Union (AGU) in 2013.

Best Publications

Massive Phytoplankton Blooms Under Arctic Sea Ice

Kevin R. Arrigo;Donald K. Perovich;Donald K. Perovich;Robert S. Pickart;Zachary W. Brown

875
Citations
Surface Heat Budget of the Arctic Ocean

Taneil Uttal;Judith A. Curry;Miles G. McPhee;Donald K. Perovich

721
Citations
Arctic sea ice in transformation: A review of recent observed changes and impacts on biology and human activity

Walter N. Meier;Greta K. Hovelsrud;Bob E.H. van Oort;Jeffrey R. Key

718
Citations
Seasonal evolution of the albedo of multiyear Arctic sea ice

D. K. Perovich;T. C. Grenfell;B. Light;P. V. Hobbs

693
Citations
Measurements near the Atmospheric Surface Flux Group tower at SHEBA: Near-surface conditions and surface energy budget

P. Ola G. Persson;Christopher W. Fairall;Edgar L. Andreas;Peter S. Guest

593
Citations
Sunlight, water, and ice: Extreme Arctic sea ice melt during the summer of 2007

Donald K. Perovich;Jacqueline A. Richter-Menge;Kathleen F. Jones;Bonnie Light

576
Citations
Increasing solar heating of the Arctic Ocean and adjacent seas, 1979-2005: Attribution and role in the ice-albedo feedback

Donald K. Perovich;Bonnie Light;Hajo Eicken;Kathleen F. Jones

566
Citations
Rapid reduction of Arctic perennial sea ice

S. V. Nghiem;I. G. Rigor;D. K. Perovich;P. Clemente-Colón

564
Citations
Radiative forcing and albedo feedback from the Northern Hemisphere cryosphere between 1979 and 2008

M. G. Flanner;K. M. Shell;M. Barlage;D. K. Perovich

542
Citations
Overview of the MOSAiC expedition—Atmosphere

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534
Citations
Albedo evolution of seasonal Arctic sea ice

Donald K. Perovich;Christopher Polashenski

467
Citations
Arctic Ocean warming contributes to reduced polar ice cap

Igor V. Polyakov;Leonid A. Timokhov;Vladimir A. Alexeev;Sheldon Bacon

422
Citations
The optical properties of sea ice

Donald K. Perovich

405
Citations
Overview of the MOSAiC expedition

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382
Citations
Tracer studies of pathways and rates of meltwater transport through Arctic summer sea ice

H. Eicken;H. R. Krouse;D. Kadko;D. K. Perovich

377
Citations
Thin and thinner: Sea ice mass balance measurements during SHEBA

Donald K. Perovich;Thomas C. Grenfell;Jacqueline A. Richter-Menge;Bonnie Light

375
Citations
Spectral albedos of sea ice and incident solar irradiance in the southern Beaufort Sea

Thomas C. Grenfell;Donald K. Perovich

366
Citations
Loss of Sea Ice in the Arctic

Donald K. Perovich;Jacqueline A. Richter-Menge

358
Citations
STATE OF THE CLIMATE IN 2017

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

344
Citations
Toward Quantifying the Increasing Role of Oceanic Heat in Sea Ice Loss in the New Arctic

Eddy Carmack;Igor V. Polyakov;Laurie Padman;Ilker Fer

339
Citations
State of the Climate in 2014

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

332
Citations
Hydraulic controls of summer Arctic pack ice albedo

H. Eicken;T. C. Grenfell;D. K. Perovich;J. A. Richter-Menge

322
Citations
Measurements near the atmospheric Surface Flux Group tower at SHEBA: Near-surface conditions and surface energy budget : The surface heat budget of arctic ocen (SHEBA)

P. Ola G. Persson;Christopher W. Fairall;Edgar L. Andreas;Peter S. Guest

0
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Bonnie Light University of Washington

Thomas C. Grenfell University of Washington

Matthew Sturm University of Alaska Fairbanks

Son V. Nghiem California Institute of Technology

Anthony J. Gow Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory

Marika M. Holland National Center for Atmospheric Research

Hajo Eicken Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research

James E. Overland Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory

Sebastian Gerland Norwegian Polar Institute

Marcel Nicolaus Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research

External Links

Personal website of Donald K. Perovich Google Scholar page

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