2026 Harry H. Hendon: 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	84	785	748	37	36	244	27462

Research.com Recognitions

2023 - Research.com Environmental Sciences in Australia Leader Award
2016 - Fellow of American Geophysical Union (AGU)

Overview

Harry H. Hendon is affiliated with the Bureau of Meteorology in Australia and has an extensive research profile primarily in Earth and Planetary Sciences and Environmental Science. Their work spans several subfields including Global and Planetary Change, Atmospheric Science, Oceanography, Ecology, and Earth-Surface Processes.

The scientist's research focuses on a variety of topics, notably:

Climate variability and models
Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations
Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics
Tropical and Extratropical Cyclones Research
Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes
Atmospheric Ozone and Climate
Cryospheric studies and observations

Among the recent papers authored or co-authored by Harry H. Hendon are:

Monsoons Climate Change Assessment, 2020, Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society
The 2019 Southern Hemisphere Stratospheric Polar Vortex Weakening and Its Impacts, 2021, Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society
The influence of the quasi-biennial oscillation on the Madden-Julian oscillation, 2021, Nature Reviews Earth & Environment
Defining El Niño indices in a warming climate, 2021, Environmental Research Letters
The 2019 flash droughts in subtropical eastern Australia and their association with large-scale climate drivers, 2021, Weather and Climate Extremes

Frequent co-authors in their research include:

Eun-Pa Lim
Andrew G. Marshall
Guomin Wang
Debra Hudson
Oscar Alves

Harry H. Hendon's contributions have been published in several notable venues, including:

Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society
Journal of Climate
Scientific Reports
Journal of Southern Hemisphere Earth System Science
Climate Dynamics

The scientist's research incorporates studies on atmospheric dynamics, climate change assessments, and stratospheric processes, including the interaction between atmospheric oscillations and climate phenomena.

Harry H. Hendon was recognized as a Fellow of the American Geophysical Union (AGU) in 2016.

Best Publications

An All-Season Real-Time Multivariate MJO Index: Development of an Index for Monitoring and Prediction

Matthew C. Wheeler;Harry H. Hendon

3444
Citations
The Subseasonal to Seasonal (S2S) Prediction Project Database

F. Vitart;C. Ardilouze;A. Bonet;A. Brookshaw

1066
Citations
The Life Cycle of the Madden–Julian Oscillation

Harry H. Hendon;Murry L. Salby

935
Citations
On the Remote Drivers of Rainfall Variability in Australia

James S. Risbey;Michael J. Pook;Peter C. McIntosh;Matthew C. Wheeler

930
Citations
The Relationship Between Tropical Cyclones of the Western Pacific and Indian Oceans and the Madden-Julian Oscillation

Brant Liebmann;Harry H. Hendon;John D. Glick

673
Citations
Australian Rainfall and Surface Temperature Variations Associated with the Southern Hemisphere Annular Mode

Harry H. Hendon;David W. J. Thompson;Matthew C. Wheeler

655
Citations
Indonesian Rainfall Variability: Impacts of ENSO and Local Air–Sea Interaction

Harry H. Hendon

627
Citations
Teleconnection Pathways of ENSO and the IOD and the Mechanisms for Impacts on Australian Rainfall

Wenju Cai;Peter van Rensch;Tim Cowan;Harry H. Hendon

529
Citations
MJO Simulation Diagnostics

D Waliser;K Sperber;H Hendon;D Kim

461
Citations
Some Implications of the Mesoscale Circulations in Tropical Cloud Clusters for Large-Scale Dynamics and Climate

Dennis L. Hartmann;Harry H. Hendon;Robert A. Houze

454
Citations
Interannual Variation of the Madden–Julian Oscillation during Austral Summer

Harry H. Hendon;Chidong Zhang;John D. Glick

443
Citations
Intraseasonal behavior of clouds, temperature, and motion in the tropics

Murry L. Salby;Harry H. Hendon

443
Citations
Seasonal Dependence of the MJO-ENSO Relationship

Harry H. Hendon;Matthew C. Wheeler;Chidong Zhang

422
Citations
Impacts of the Madden-Julian oscillation on Australian rainfall and circulation

Matthew C. Wheeler;Harry H. Hendon;Sam Cleland;Holger Meinke

387
Citations
Intraseasonal Variability of Surface Fluxes and Sea Surface Temperature in the Tropical Western Pacific and Indian Oceans

Toshiaki Shinoda;Harry H. Hendon;John Glick

365
Citations
Sensitivity of Australian Rainfall to Inter-El Niño Variations

Guomin Wang;Harry H. Hendon

349
Citations
Stratospheric control of the Madden-Julian oscillation.

Seok Woo Son;Yuna Lim;Changhyun Yoo;Harry H. Hendon

314
Citations
The Intraseasonal (30–50 day) Oscillation of the Australian Summer Monsoon

Harry H. Hendon;Brant Liebmann

314
Citations
A Composite Study of Onset of the Australian Summer Monsoon

Harry H. Hendon;Brant Liebmann

308
Citations
The diurnal cycle of tropical convection

Harry H. Hendon;Karen Woodberry

300
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Eun-Pa Lim Bureau of Meteorology

Oscar Alves Bureau of Meteorology

Matthew C. Wheeler Bureau of Meteorology

Andrew G. Marshall Bureau of Meteorology

Julie M. Arblaster National Center for Atmospheric Research

Brant Liebmann Earth System Research Laboratory

Duane E. Waliser Jet Propulsion Lab

Kenneth R. Sperber Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

Eric D. Maloney Colorado State University

Chidong Zhang Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory

External Links

Personal website of Harry H. Hendon

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