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Margaret A. LeMone 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 Margaret A. LeMone sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 687+

This scientist: 128 publications — 29th percentile

29% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Margaret A. LeMone 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 Margaret A. LeMone sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 125+

This scientist: 52 D-Index — 55th percentile

55% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Research.com Recognitions

  • 1997 - Member of the National Academy of Engineering For advances in understanding the dynamics of the planetary boundary layer and its role in the predictability of atmospheric processes.
  • 1994 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Margaret A. LeMone is affiliated with the National Center for Atmospheric Research in the United States. Their research spans various aspects of atmospheric and environmental sciences, with a focus on understanding meteorological phenomena and related processes.

The main fields of study for LeMone include Earth and Planetary Sciences and Environmental Science. Their work delves deeply into subfields such as Atmospheric Science, Global and Planetary Change, Environmental Engineering, and Computational Mechanics.

The primary research topics covered by LeMone are:

  • Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations
  • Climate variability and models
  • Atmospheric aerosols and clouds
  • Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols
  • Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics
  • Wind and Air Flow Studies
  • Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows

LeMone has published articles in multiple venues, with the most frequent being:

  • Boundary-Layer Meteorology
  • Perspectives of Earth and Space Scientists
  • Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society

Recent papers authored or co-authored by LeMone include:

  • Transition Periods in the Diurnally-Varying Atmospheric Boundary Layer Over Land, 2020, Boundary-Layer Meteorology
  • The Role of Radiation in Heating the Clear-Air Convective Boundary Layer: Revisiting CASES-97, 2020, Boundary-Layer Meteorology
  • Daytime Convective Boundary-Layer Evolution on Three Fair-Weather Days in CASES-97, 2023, Boundary-Layer Meteorology
  • Correction to: Transition Periods in the Diurnally-Varying Atmospheric Boundary Layer Over Land, 2020, Boundary-Layer Meteorology
  • My Career-Accomplishments, Experiences, and Work-Life Balance, 2023, Perspectives of Earth and Space Scientists

Frequent collaborators include:

  • W. M. Angevine
  • John Edwards
  • Marie Lothon
  • S. Osborne
  • Kyoko Ikeda

Margaret A. LeMone has received recognition in the form of awards such as:

  • Member of the National Academy of Engineering, 1997, for advances in understanding the dynamics of the planetary boundary layer and its role in the predictability of atmospheric processes
  • Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), 1994

Best Publications

  • An Observational and Modeling Study of Characteristics of Urban Heat Island and Boundary Layer Structures in Beijing

    Shiguang Miao;Fei Chen;Margaret A. LeMone;Mukul Tewari

  • The Structure and Dynamics of Horizontal Roll Vortices in the Planetary Boundary Layer

    Margaret Anne LeMone

  • An Overview of the International H2O Project (IHOP_2002) and Some Preliminary Highlights

    Tammy M. Weckwerth;David B. Parsons;Steven E. Koch;James A. Moore

  • Cumulonimbus vertical velocity events in GATE. Part I: Diameter, intensity and mass flux

    Margaret A. LeMone;Edward J. Zipser

  • Vertical Velocity in Oceanic Convection off Tropical Australia.

    Christopher Lucas;Edward J. Zipser;Margaret A. Lemone

  • Description and Evaluation of the Characteristics of the NCAR High-Resolution Land Data Assimilation System

    Fei Chen;Kevin W. Manning;Margaret A. LeMone;Stanley B. Trier

  • Vertical Velocity Characteristics of Oceanic Convection

    David P. Jorgensen;Margaret A. LeMone

  • Cumulonimbus Vertical Velocity Events in GATE. Part II: Synthesis and Model Core Structure

    E. J. Zipser;M. A. LeMone

  • The Role of Environmental Shear and Thermodynamic Conditions in Determining the Structure and Evolution of Mesoscale Convective Systems during TOGA COARE

    Margaret A. LeMone;Edward J. Zipser;Stanley B. Trier

  • Vertical Motions in Intense Hurricanes

    David P. Jorgensen;Edward J. Zipser;Margaret A. LeMone

  • Behavior of the Refractive Index Structure Parameter in the Entraining Convective Boundary Layer

    J. C. Wyngaard;M. A. LeMone

  • The Temperature-Humidity Covariance Budget in the Convective Boundary Layer

    J. C. Wyngaard;W. T. Pennell;D. H. Lenschow;M. A. LeMone

  • The Fair Weather Boundary Layer in GATE: The Relationship of Subcloud Fluxes and Structure to the Distribution and Enhancement of Cumulus Clouds

    Stephen Nicholls;Margaret A. Lemone

  • The Relationship of Trade Wind Cumulus Distribution to Subcloud Layer Fluxes and Structure

    Margaret A. LeMone;William T. Pennell

  • Effect of Land–Atmosphere Interactions on the IHOP 24–25 May 2002 Convection Case

    Teddy R. Holt;Dev Niyogi;Fei Chen;Kevin Manning

  • Momentum Transport by a Line of Cumulonimbus

    Margaret A. LeMone

  • An Experimental Study of Turbulence Structure in the Fair-Weather Trade Wind Boundary Layer

    W. T. Pennell;M. A. LeMone

  • Modulation of Turbulence Energy by Longitudinal Rolls in an Unstable Planetary Boundary Layer

    Margaret A. Lemone

  • Structure and Evolution of the 22 February 1993 TOGA COARE Squall Line: Aircraft Observations of Precipitation, Circulation, and Surface Energy Fluxes

    David P. Jorgensen;Margaret A. LeMone;Stanley B. Trier

  • Convectively Induced Secondary Circulations in Fine-Grid Mesoscale Numerical Weather Prediction Models

    J. Ching;R. Rotunno;M. LeMone;A. Martilli

Frequent Co-Authors

Fei Chen
Fei Chen National Center for Atmospheric Research
Robert G. Grossman
Robert G. Grossman Houston Methodist
Edward J. Zipser
Edward J. Zipser University of Utah
Jimy Dudhia
Jimy Dudhia National Center for Atmospheric Research
Joseph G. Alfieri
Joseph G. Alfieri Agricultural Research Service
Dev Niyogi
Dev Niyogi The University of Texas at Austin
Wayne M. Angevine
Wayne M. Angevine University of Colorado Boulder
Stanley B. Trier
Stanley B. Trier National Center for Atmospheric Research
Richard Coulter
Richard Coulter Argonne National Laboratory
Donald H. Lenschow
Donald H. Lenschow National Center for Atmospheric Research

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