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3550
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Joseph B. Klemp publication distribution in Environmental Sciences in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Environmental Sciences in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Joseph B. Klemp sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 687+

This scientist: 97 publications — 11th percentile

11% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 687 publications or more.

Joseph B. Klemp D-index placement in Environmental Sciences in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Environmental Sciences scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Joseph B. Klemp sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 125+

This scientist: 56 D-Index — 63rd percentile

63% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 125 D-Index or more.

Overview

Joseph B. Klemp is affiliated with the National Center for Atmospheric Research in the United States. Their research spans environmental science and earth and planetary sciences, with a particular focus on global and planetary change and atmospheric science. Their work intersects several specialized areas within these fields.

The main topics studied include:

  • Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations
  • Climate Variability and Models
  • Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics
  • Ionosphere and Magnetosphere Dynamics
  • Atmospheric Aerosols and Clouds
  • Computational Fluid Dynamics and Aerodynamics
  • Fluid Dynamics Simulations and Interactions

Klemp has contributed to multiple peer-reviewed scientific articles, with publications primarily appearing in four main journals:

  • Monthly Weather Review (4 publications)
  • Journal of Advances in Modeling Earth Systems (2 publications)
  • Weather and Forecasting (1 publication)
  • UNC Libraries (1 publication)

Examples of recent papers include:

  • "An Evaluation of a Hybrid, Terrain-Following Vertical Coordinate in the WRF-Based RAP and HRRR Models," 2020, Weather and Forecasting
  • "A Fully Compressible Nonhydrostatic Deep-Atmosphere Equations Solver for MPAS," 2020, Monthly Weather Review
  • "Adapting the MPAS Dynamical Core for Applications Extending Into the Thermosphere," 2021, Journal of Advances in Modeling Earth Systems
  • "A Constant Pressure Upper Boundary Formulation for Models Employing Height-Based Vertical Coordinates," 2022, Monthly Weather Review
  • "A New Hybrid Sigma-Pressure Vertical Coordinate with Smoothed Coordinate Surfaces," 2021, Monthly Weather Review

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Klemp include:

  • William C. Skamarock (5 joint publications)
  • Jeffrey Beck (1 joint publication)
  • John M. Brown (1 joint publication)
  • Jimy Dudhia (1 joint publication)
  • David Gill (1 joint publication)

Best Publications

  • A Description of the Advanced Research WRF Version 3

    C. Skamarock;B. Klemp;Jimy Dudhia;O. Gill

  • A Description of the Advanced Research WRF Version 2

    William C. Skamarock;Joseph B. Klemp;Jimy Dudhia;David O. Gill

  • A time-split nonhydrostatic atmospheric model for weather research and forecasting applications

    William C. Skamarock;Joseph B. Klemp

  • The Simulation of Three-Dimensional Convective Storm Dynamics

    Joseph B. Klemp;Robert B. Wilhelmson

  • A Theory for Strong, Long-Lived Squall Lines

    Richard Rotunno;Joseph B. Klemp;Morris L. Weisman

  • The Dependence of Numerically Simulated Convective Storms on Vertical Wind Shear and Buoyancy

    M. L. Weisman;J. B. Klemp

  • The Weather Research and Forecasting Model: Overview, System Efforts, and Future Directions

    Jordan G. Powers;Joseph B. Klemp;William C. Skamarock;Christopher A. Davis

  • The resolution dependence of explicitly modeled convective systems

    Morris L. Weisman;William C. Skamarock;Joseph B. Klemp

  • An Upper Boundary Condition Permitting Internal Gravity Wave Radiation in Numerical Mesoscale Models

    Joseph B. Klemp;Dale R. Durran

  • The structure and classification of numerically simulated convective storms in directionally varying wind shears

    Morris L. Weisman;Joseph B. Klemp

  • THE WEATHER RESEARCH AND FORECAST MODEL: SOFTWARE ARCHITECTURE AND PERFORMANCE

    J. Michalakes;J. Dudhia;D. Gill;T. Henderson

  • A Multiscale Nonhydrostatic Atmospheric Model Using Centroidal Voronoi Tesselations and C-Grid Staggering

    William C. Skamarock;Joseph B. Klemp;Michael G. Duda;Laura D. Fowler

  • On the Rotation and Propagation of Simulated Supercell Thunderstorms

    Richard Rotunno;Joseph Klemp

  • The Influence of the Shear-Induced Pressure Gradient on Thunderstorm Motion

    Richard Rotunno;Joseph B. Klemp

  • Prediction of Landfalling Hurricanes with the Advanced Hurricane WRF Model

    Christopher Davis;Wei Wang;Shuyi S. Chen;Yongsheng Chen

  • Development of a Next-Generation Regional Weather Research and Forecast Model

    J. Michalakes;S. Chen;J. Dudhia;L. Hart

  • Experiences with 0–36-h Explicit Convective Forecasts with the WRF-ARW Model

    Morris L. Weisman;Christopher Davis;Wei Wang;Kevin W. Manning

  • A Compressible Model for the Simulation of Moist Mountain Waves

    Dale R. Durran;Joseph B. Klemp

  • Numerical Simulation of Hydrostatic Mountain Waves

    J. B. Klemp;D. K. Lilly

  • On the Effects of Moisture on the Brunt-Väisälä Frequency

    Dale R. Durran;Joseph B. Klemp

Frequent Co-Authors

Richard Rotunno
Richard Rotunno National Center for Atmospheric Research
Jimy Dudhia
Jimy Dudhia National Center for Atmospheric Research
Morris L. Weisman
Morris L. Weisman National Center for Atmospheric Research
Dale R. Durran
Dale R. Durran University of Washington
Andreas Acrivos
Andreas Acrivos City University of New York
Christopher A. Davis
Christopher A. Davis National Center for Atmospheric Research
Marco A. Giorgetta
Marco A. Giorgetta Max Planck Society
Jerome D. Fast
Jerome D. Fast Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Roland B. Stull
Roland B. Stull University of British Columbia
Stanley G. Benjamin
Stanley G. Benjamin National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

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