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4461
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9449
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3388

Melinda S. Peng 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 Melinda S. Peng sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 687+

This scientist: 137 publications — 34th percentile

34% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Melinda S. Peng 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 Melinda S. Peng sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 125+

This scientist: 34 D-Index — 3rd percentile

3% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Melinda S. Peng is affiliated with the United States Naval Research Laboratory in the United States, focusing on research in Earth and Planetary Sciences as well as Environmental Science. Their work spans multiple specialized areas, with significant contributions to Atmospheric Science and Global and Planetary Change. They have also been involved in research related to Oceanography, Environmental Engineering, and Aerospace Engineering.

The scientist's primary research topics include Tropical and Extratropical Cyclones Research, Climate variability and models, Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations, Ocean Waves and Remote Sensing, Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes, Hydrological Forecasting Using AI, and Flood Risk Assessment and Management.

Their frequent collaborators include Xuyang Ge, Ziyu Yan, Qijun Huang, Zhuo Wang, and Tim Li, with numerous joint publications illustrating ongoing research partnerships.

Melinda S. Peng has published in several notable scientific venues. The most frequent publication venues are:

  • Monthly Weather Review
  • Atmospheric Research
  • Journal of Meteorological Research
  • Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres
  • International Journal of Climatology

Some recent papers authored or co-authored by Melinda S. Peng include:

  • Evaluation of five global AI models for predicting weather in Eastern Asia and Western Pacific, 2024, npj Climate and Atmospheric Science
  • Characteristics of the Long-Lived Concentric Eyewalls in Tropical Cyclones, 2021, Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres
  • Understanding the Impacts of Upper-Tropospheric Cold Low on Typhoon Jongdari (2018) Using Piecewise Potential Vorticity Inversion, 2021, Monthly Weather Review
  • Simulation of Rapid Intensification of Super Typhoon Lekima (2019). Part I: Evolution Characteristics of Asymmetric Convection Under Upper-Level Vertical Wind Shear, 2021, Frontiers in Earth Science
  • Enhanced winter and summer trend difference of Madden-Julian Oscillation intensity since 1871, 2020, International Journal of Climatology

Best Publications

  • The Navy Global Environmental Model

    Timothy Hogan;Ming Liu;James Ridout;Melinda Peng

  • Quantifying Environmental Control on Tropical Cyclone Intensity Change

    Eric A. Hendricks;Melinda S. Peng;Bing Fu;Tim Li

  • Navy Operational Global Atmospheric Prediction System (NOGAPS): Forcing for Ocean Models

    Thomas Rosmond;João Teixeira;Melinda Peng;Timothy Hogan

  • What causes the extremely heavy rainfall in Taiwan during Typhoon Morakot (2009)

    Xuyang Ge;Tim Li;Shengjun Zhang;Melinda Peng

  • Developing versus Nondeveloping Disturbances for Tropical Cyclone Formation. Part II: Western North Pacific

    Bing Fu;Melinda S. Peng;Tim Li;Duane E. Stevens

  • Analysis of Tropical Cyclogenesis in the Western North Pacific for 2000 and 2001

    Bing Fu;Tim Li;Melinda S. Peng;Fuzhong Weng

  • The Impact of Dropwindsonde Data on Typhoon Track Forecasts in DOTSTAR

    Chun-Chieh Wu;Kun-Hsuan Chou;Po-Hsiung Lin;Sim D. Aberson

  • Developing versus Nondeveloping Disturbances for Tropical Cyclone Formation. Part I: North Atlantic*

    Melinda S. Peng;Bing Fu;Tim Li;Duane E. Stevens

  • A Comparison of Adaptive Observing Guidance for Atlantic Tropical Cyclones

    Sharanya J. Majumdar;S. D. Aberson;C. H. Bishop;R. Buizza

  • Effects of Vertical Shears and Midlevel Dry Air on Tropical Cyclone Developments

    Xuyang Ge;Tim Li;Melinda Peng

  • A Numerical Study on Tropical Cyclone Intensification. Part I: Beta Effect and Mean Flow Effect

    Melinda S. Peng;Bao-Fong Jeng;R. T. Williams

  • Sensitivity of Tropical Cyclone Forecasts as Revealed by Singular Vectors

    Melinda S. Peng;Carolyn A. Reynolds

  • Recent Modifications of the Emanuel Convective Scheme in the Navy Operational Global Atmospheric Prediction System

    Melinda S. Peng;James A. Ridout;Timothy F. Hogan

  • Satellite data analysis and numerical simulation of tropical cyclone formation

    Tim Li;Bing Fu;Xuyang Ge;Bin Wang

  • Intercomparison of Targeted Observation Guidance for Tropical Cyclones in the Northwestern Pacific

    Chun Chieh Wu;Jan Huey Chen;Sharanya J. Majumdar;Melinda S. Peng

  • Hurricane Eyewall Evolution in a Forced Shallow Water Model

    Eric A. Hendricks;Wayne H. Schubert;Yu-Han Chen;Hung-Chi Kuo

  • Rapid Arctic Sea Ice Loss on the Synoptic Time Scale and Related Atmospheric Circulation Anomalies

    Zhuo Wang;John Walsh;Sarah Szymborski;Melinda Peng

  • Structural and Intensity Changes of Concentric Eyewall Typhoons in the Western North Pacific Basin

    Yi-Ting Yang;Hung-Chi Kuo;Eric A. Hendricks;Melinda S. Peng

  • Tropical cyclone-ocean interaction in Typhoon Megi (2010)—A synergy study based on ITOP observations and atmosphere-ocean coupled model simulations

    Chun Chieh Wu;Wei Tsung Tu;Iam Fei Pun;I. I. Lin

  • Extratropical Impacts on Atlantic Tropical Cyclone Activity

    Gan Zhang;Zhuo Wang;Timothy J. Dunkerton;Melinda S. Peng

  • Interpretation of Adaptive Observing Guidance for Atlantic Tropical Cyclones

    Carolyn A. Reynolds;M. S. Peng;S. J. Majumdar;S. D. Aberson

  • Recurving Tropical Cyclones: Singular Vector Sensitivity and Downstream Impacts

    Carolyn A. Reynolds;Melinda S. Peng;Jan-Huey Chen

Frequent Co-Authors

Tim Li
Tim Li University of Hawaii at Manoa
Chun-Chieh Wu
Chun-Chieh Wu National Taiwan University
Sim D. Aberson
Sim D. Aberson National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
James D. Doyle
James D. Doyle United States Naval Research Laboratory
Roberto Buizza
Roberto Buizza Sant'Anna School of Advanced Studies
Craig H. Bishop
Craig H. Bishop University of Melbourne
David S. Nolan
David S. Nolan University of Miami
Christopher A. Davis
Christopher A. Davis National Center for Atmospheric Research
Shian-Jiann Lin
Shian-Jiann Lin Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory
I-I Lin
I-I Lin National Taiwan University

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