2026 Morris L. Weisman: 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	45	6238	5988	2249	2085	76	14519

Overview

Morris L. Weisman is affiliated with the National Center for Atmospheric Research in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on Earth and Planetary Sciences as well as Environmental Science, with a detailed emphasis on Atmospheric Science and issues related to Global and Planetary Change. Their work also intersects with Management, Monitoring, Policy, and Law within environmental contexts.

The scientist's key topics of study include Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations, Tropical and Extratropical Cyclones Research, Climate Variability and Models, and Landslides and Related Hazards.

Weisman has contributed to a select number of peer-reviewed publication venues, including:

Weather and Forecasting
Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences
Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society

Notable recent papers by Morris L. Weisman are:

Simulations of Severe Convective Systems Using 1- versus 3-km Grid Spacing (2022), published in Weather and Forecasting
A Comparison of the Vorticity Dynamics Governing the Oceanic Bomb Cyclone of 4-5 January 1989 and the Super Derecho of 8 May 2009 (2020), published in Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences
Earth, Wind, and Fire: Are Boulder's Extreme Downslope Winds Changing? (2025), published in Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society

The scholar collaborates frequently with a group of scientific peers, including Kevin W. Manning, Ryan A. Sobash, Craig S. Schwartz, Thomas J. Galarneau, and Gerald A. Meehl.

Best Publications

A Theory for Strong, Long-Lived Squall Lines

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

1798
Citations
The Dependence of Numerically Simulated Convective Storms on Vertical Wind Shear and Buoyancy

M. L. Weisman;J. B. Klemp

1686
Citations
The resolution dependence of explicitly modeled convective systems

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

945
Citations
The structure and classification of numerically simulated convective storms in directionally varying wind shears

Morris L. Weisman;Joseph B. Klemp

706
Citations
The next generation of NWP: explicit forecasts of convection using the weather research and forecasting (WRF) model

James Done;Christopher A. Davis;Morris Weisman

587
Citations
Experiences with 0–36-h Explicit Convective Forecasts with the WRF-ARW Model

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

584
Citations
Some Practical Considerations Regarding Horizontal Resolution in the First Generation of Operational Convection-Allowing NWP

John S. Kain;Steven J. Weiss;David R. Bright;Michael E. Baldwin

582
Citations
“A Theory for Strong Long-Lived Squall Lines” Revisited

Morris L. Weisman;Richard Rotunno

540
Citations
Predicting Supercell Motion Using a New Hodograph Technique

Matthew J. Bunkers;Brian A. Klimowski;Jon W. Zeitler;Richard L. Thompson

472
Citations
Structure and Evolution of Numerically Simulated Squall Lines

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

418
Citations
The Genesis of Severe, Long-Lived Bow Echoes

Morris L. Weisman

386
Citations
The Role of Convectively Generated Rear-Inflow Jets in the Evolution of Long-Lived Mesoconvective Systems

Morris L. Weisman

343
Citations
Characteristics of Isolated Convective Storms

Morris L. Weisman;Joseph B. Klemp

311
Citations
The Severe Thunderstorm Electrification and Precipitation Study

Timothy J. Lang;L. Jay Miller;Morris Weisman;Steven A. Rutledge

297
Citations
Low-Level Mesovortices within Squall Lines and Bow Echoes. Part II: Their Genesis and Implications

Robert J. Trapp;Morris L. Weisman

293
Citations
The Use of Vertical Wind Shear versus Helicity in Interpreting Supercell Dynamics

Morris L. Weisman;Richard Rotunno

277
Citations
Low-Level Mesovortices within Squall Lines and Bow Echoes. Part I: Overview and Dependence on Environmental Shear

Morris L. Weisman;Robert J. Trapp

262
Citations
Three-Dimensional Evolution of Simulated Long-Lived Squall Lines

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

245
Citations
The Bow Echo and MCV Experiment: Observations and Opportunities

Christopher A. Davis;Nolan Atkins;Diana Bartels;Diana Bartels;Lance Bosart

236
Citations
The Deep Convective Clouds and Chemistry (DC3) Field Campaign

Mary C. Barth;Christopher A. Cantrell;William H. Brune;Steven A. Rutledge

225
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Christopher A. Davis National Center for Atmospheric Research

Joseph B. Klemp National Center for Atmospheric Research

Richard Rotunno National Center for Atmospheric Research

Stanley B. Trier National Center for Atmospheric Research

Lance F. Bosart University at Albany, State University of New York

Conrad L. Ziegler National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Ilana B. Pollack Colorado State University

Jeff Peischl Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences

Donald R. MacGorman University of Oklahoma

Juanzhen Sun National Center for Atmospheric Research

External Links

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