What is he best known for?
The fields of study he is best known for:
- Meteorology
- Fluid dynamics
- Climatology
Geoffrey K. Vallis spends much of his time researching Climatology, Stratification, Barotropic fluid, Baroclinity and Turbulence.
His biological study spans a wide range of topics, including Climate model and Atmospheric sciences.
As part of his studies on Atmospheric sciences, Geoffrey K. Vallis frequently links adjacent subjects like Fluid dynamics.
His Stratification research includes elements of Ocean current and Eddy.
His Barotropic fluid research incorporates themes from Potential vorticity and Rossby number.
The subject of his Turbulence research is within the realm of Mechanics.
His most cited work include:
- Atmospheric and Oceanic Fluid Dynamics (1020 citations)
- Atmospheric and Oceanic Fluid Dynamics: Fundamentals and Large-Scale Circulation (733 citations)
- Generation of Mean Flows and Jets on a Beta Plane and over Topography (326 citations)
What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?
Geoffrey K. Vallis focuses on Climatology, Mechanics, Atmospheric sciences, Turbulence and Baroclinity.
His studies deal with areas such as Stratification and Climate model as well as Climatology.
His research in Mechanics intersects with topics in Kelvin wave and Classical mechanics.
His studies in Atmospheric sciences integrate themes in fields like Atmosphere and Length scale.
The various areas that Geoffrey K. Vallis examines in his Turbulence study include Statistical physics and Mesoscale meteorology.
He has researched Baroclinity in several fields, including Instability, Geostrophic wind and Eddy.
He most often published in these fields:
- Climatology (28.14%)
- Mechanics (26.13%)
- Atmospheric sciences (24.12%)
What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2016-2021)?
- Atmospheric sciences (24.12%)
- Mechanics (26.13%)
- Climatology (28.14%)
In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:
Geoffrey K. Vallis mostly deals with Atmospheric sciences, Mechanics, Climatology, Convection and Atmosphere.
His work on Lapse rate as part of general Atmospheric sciences study is frequently linked to Seasonality, bridging the gap between disciplines.
In most of his Mechanics studies, his work intersects topics such as Kelvin wave.
The concepts of his Climatology study are interwoven with issues in General Circulation Model, Intertropical Convergence Zone and Circulation.
His Atmosphere research is multidisciplinary, relying on both Hadley cell, Terrestrial planet and Rossby wave.
His research integrates issues of Vortex stretching and Vorticity in his study of East Asian Monsoon.
Between 2016 and 2021, his most popular works were:
- Isca, v1.0: a framework for the global modelling of the atmospheres of Earth and other planets at varying levels of complexity (44 citations)
- Mapping the Energy Cascade in the North Atlantic Ocean: The Coarse-Graining Approach (30 citations)
- Model Hierarchies for Understanding Atmospheric Circulation (24 citations)
In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:
- Meteorology
- Fluid dynamics
- Climatology
His scientific interests lie mostly in Climatology, Atmosphere, Exoplanet, Planet and Mechanics.
His study in Climatology is interdisciplinary in nature, drawing from both Hadley cell, General Circulation Model and Intertropical Convergence Zone.
His work deals with themes such as East Asian Monsoon, Boundary value problem, Circulation, Vorticity and Seasonal cycle, which intersect with Intertropical Convergence Zone.
Boundary layer and Convection are the subjects of his Mechanics studies.
His Terrestrial planet research is multidisciplinary, incorporating elements of Atmospheric sciences and Lapse rate.
His Atmospheric sciences research incorporates elements of Outgoing longwave radiation, Mixed layer and Geophysical fluid dynamics.
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