2026 Michael A. Spall: Earth Science Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Earth Science	54	2739	2498	1133	1007	155	9268

Overview

Michael A. Spall is affiliated with the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of Earth and Planetary Sciences and Environmental Science, with significant contributions to Atmospheric Science and Oceanography.

Their scholarly work covers a variety of specialized topics, including:

Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes
Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics
Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
Climate variability and models
Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena
Marine and coastal ecosystems
Climate change and permafrost

Spall has published extensively in well-regarded scientific journals. Frequent venues include:

Journal of Physical Oceanography
Journal of Geophysical Research Oceans
Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
Geophysical Research Letters
Progress In Oceanography

Key recent publications authored or co-authored by Spall demonstrate active engagement with oceanographic and geophysical research topics:

Lateral redistribution of heat and salt in the Nordic Seas, 2021, Progress In Oceanography
Origin and Fate of the Chukchi Slope Current Using a Numerical Model and In-Situ Data, 2021, Journal of Geophysical Research Oceans
Hidden Upwelling Systems Associated With Major Western Boundary Currents, 2022, Journal of Geophysical Research Oceans
Observational and Modeling Evidence of Seasonal Trends in Sediment-Derived Material Inputs to the Chukchi Sea, 2020, Journal of Geophysical Research Oceans
Temporal Evolution of a Geostrophic Current under Sea Ice: Analytical and Numerical Solutions, 2022, Journal of Physical Oceanography

Their research collaborations include frequent co-authors such as Robert S. Pickart, Hengling Leng, Peigen Lin, Xuezhi Bai, and Jie Huang, indicating sustained partnerships in oceanographic and atmospheric studies.

Best Publications

Air–sea interaction over ocean fronts and eddies

R.J. Small;R.J. Small;S.P. deSzoeke;S.P. deSzoeke;S.P. Xie;L. O’Neill;L. O’Neill

901
Citations
Specification of eddy transfer coefficients in coarse resolution ocean circulation models

Martin Visbeck;John Marshall;Tom Haine;Mike Spall

604
Citations
The Relation between Decadal Variability of Subtropical Mode Water and the North Atlantic Oscillation

Terrence M. Joyce;Clara Deser;Michael A. Spall

346
Citations
Deep convection in the Irminger Sea forced by the Greenland tip jet

Robert S. Pickart;Michael A. Spall;Mads Hvid Ribergaard;G. W. K. Moore

329
Citations
The Community Climate System Model

Maurice Blackmon;Byron Boville;Frank Bryan;Robert Dickinson

288
Citations
Boundary Currents and Watermass Transformation in Marginal Seas

Michael A. Spall

248
Citations
Western Arctic Shelfbreak Eddies : Formation and Transport

Michael A. Spall;Robert S. Pickart;Paula S. Fratantoni;Albert J. Plueddemann

238
Citations
Frontogenesis, subduction, and cross‐front exchange at upper ocean fronts

Michael A. Spall

230
Citations
Impact of Labrador Sea Convection on the North Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation

Robert S. Pickart;Michael A. Spall

206
Citations
The coherent structures of shallow-water turbulence: Deformation-radius effects, cyclone/anticyclone asymmetry and gravity-wave generation.

Lorenzo M. Polvani;J. C. McWilliams;M. A. Spall;R. Ford

185
Citations
Does Stommel's Mixed Layer “Demon” Work?

Richard G. Williams;John C. Marshall;Michael A. Spall

166
Citations
Where Does Dense Water Sink? A Subpolar Gyre Example

Michael A. Spall;Robert S. Pickart

155
Citations
Boundary Current Eddies and Their Role in the Restratification of the Labrador Sea

Caroline A. Katsman;Michael A. Spall;Robert S. Pickart

149
Citations
Mesoscale Variability in Denmark Strait: The PV Outflow Hypothesis*

Michael A. Spall;James F. Price

149
Citations
Circulation and water mass transformation in a model of the Chukchi Sea

Michael A. Spall

147
Citations
Revised circulation scheme North of the Denmark Strait

Kjetil Våge;Robert S. Pickart;Michael A. Spall;G.W.K. Moore

145
Citations
A nested primitive equation model for oceanic applications

Michael A. Spall;William R. Holland

144
Citations
Midlatitude Wind Stress–Sea Surface Temperature Coupling in the Vicinity of Oceanic Fronts

Michael A. Spall

141
Citations
Significant role of the North Icelandic Jet in the formation of Denmark Strait overflow water

Kjetil Våge;Robert S. Pickart;Michael A. Spall;Héðinn Valdimarsson

138
Citations
Recent contributions of theory to our understanding of the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation

Helen L. Johnson;Paola Cessi;David P. Marshall;Fabian Schloesser

138
Citations
Mid-depth ventilation in the western boundary current system of the sub-polar gyre

Robert S. Pickart;Michael A. Spall;John R.N. Lazier

135
Citations
Gulf Stream Simulations and the Dynamics of Ring and Meander Processes

Allan R. Robinson;Michael A. Spall;Nadia Pinardi

132
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Robert S. Pickart Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

Joseph Pedlosky Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

G. W. K. Moore University of Toronto

Allan R. Robinson Harvard University

Fiammetta Straneo University of California, San Diego

Lawrence J. Pratt Tulane University

Robert A. Weller Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

Paola Malanotte-Rizzoli MIT

Kerim H. Nisancioglu University of Bergen

Henk A. Dijkstra Utrecht University

External Links

Personal website of Michael A. Spall

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