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52
Citations
14131
World Ranking
2975
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1216

Research.com Recognitions

  • 1999 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
  • 1988 - Fellow of American Geophysical Union (AGU)
  • 1981 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences
  • 1979 - Fellow of John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation

Overview

Peter B. Rhines is affiliated with the University of Washington in the United States. Their academic contributions include a recent paper titled Francis Patton Bretherton, published in 2022 in the journal Physics Today.

Rhines has collaborated with several researchers throughout their career. Frequent co-authors include:

  • Chris Garrett
  • M. E. McIntyre

Their publication record includes contributions to the following scientific venues:

  • Physics Today

Recognition of Rhines's work is reflected in several awards and honors received over the years. These include:

  • Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, 1999
  • Fellow of American Geophysical Union (AGU), 1988
  • Member of the National Academy of Sciences, 1981
  • Fellow of John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation, 1979

Best Publications

  • Abrupt climate change

    RB Alley;Jochem Marotzke;WD Nordhaus;JT Overpeck

  • Waves and turbulence on a beta-plane

    Peter B. Rhines

  • Long-term coordinated changes in the convective activity of the North Atlantic

    Robert Dickson;John Lazier;Jens Meincke;Peter Rhines

  • The deepening of the wind-Mixed layer

    Raymond T. Pollard;Peter B. Rhines;Rory O. R. Y. Thompson

  • Decline of subpolar North Atlantic circulation during the 1990s

    Sirpa Häkkinen;Peter B. Rhines

  • Homogenization of potential vorticity in planetary gyres

    Peter B. Rhines;William R. Young

  • Edge‐, bottom‐, and Rossby waves in a rotating stratified fluid

    Peter Rhines

  • Convection and restratification in the Labrador Sea, 1990-2000

    John Lazier;Ross Hendry;Allyn Clarke;Igor Yashayaev

  • Atmospheric Blocking and Atlantic Multidecadal Ocean Variability

    Sirpa Häkkinen;Peter B. Rhines;Denise L. Worthen

  • Abrupt climate change: Inevitable surprises

    R.B. Alley;Jochem Marotzke;W. Nordhaus

  • Boundary Mixing and Arrested Ekman Layers: Rotating Stratified Flow Near a Sloping Boundary

    C. J. R. Garrett;P. MacCready;P. Rhines

  • The Labrador Sea Deep Convection Experiment

    J. Marshall;F. Dobson;K. Moore;P. Rhines

  • Labrador Sea Boundary Currents and the Fate of the Irminger Sea Water

    Jerome Cuny;Peter B. Rhines;Pearn P. Niiler;Sheldon Bacon

  • Shear-Flow Dispersion, Internal Waves and Horizontal Mixing in the Ocean

    W. R. Young;P. B. Rhines;C. J. R. Garrett

  • Atmospheric Blocking and Atlantic Multi-Decadal Ocean Variability

    Sirpa Hakkinen;Peter B. Rhines;Denise L. Worthen

  • A theoretical discussion of eddy-driven mean flows

    Peter B. Rhines;William R. Holland

  • Shifting surface currents in the northern North Atlantic Ocean

    Sirpa Hakkinen;Peter B. Rhines

  • Observations of the Labrador Sea eddy field

    Jonathan M. Lilly;Peter B. Rhines;Friedrich Schott;Kara Lavender

  • An Example of Eddy-Induced Ocean Circulation

    William R. Holland;Peter B. Rhines

  • Observing Deep Convection in the Labrador Sea during Winter 1994/95

    Jonathan M. Lilly;Peter B. Rhines;Martin Visbeck;Russ Davis

  • Davis Strait volume, freshwater and heat fluxes

    Jérôme Cuny;Peter B. Rhines;Ron Kwok

Frequent Co-Authors

Sirpa Häkkinen
Sirpa Häkkinen Goddard Space Flight Center
James H. Swift
James H. Swift University of California, San Diego
Friedrich Schott
Friedrich Schott Kiel University
Martin Visbeck
Martin Visbeck GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel
William R. Young
William R. Young University of California, San Diego
Parker MacCready
Parker MacCready University of Washington
Robert S. Pickart
Robert S. Pickart Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Russ E. Davis
Russ E. Davis University of California, San Diego
Eric P. Chassignet
Eric P. Chassignet Florida State University
William R. Holland
William R. Holland National Center for Atmospheric Research

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