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2023

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D-Index
110
Citations
41903
World Ranking
201
National Ranking
92

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2023 - Research.com Environmental Sciences in United States Leader Award
  • 1993 - Fellow of American Geophysical Union (AGU)
  • 1982 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Peter V. Hobbs is affiliated with the University of Washington in the United States. Throughout their career, they have been recognized by major scientific organizations for contributions to their field.

They were named a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 1982, acknowledging their role within the broader scientific community. Later, in 1993, they received the distinction of Fellow from the American Geophysical Union (AGU), marking their involvement in the geophysical sciences.

Although specific publications, coauthors, and detailed research topics are not listed, these accolades indicate a professional focus likely related to areas covered by the AGU and AAAS, which typically include environmental sciences, atmospheric research, and earth system sciences.

Their affiliation with the University of Washington positions them within an institution known for research in atmospheric sciences, oceanography, and environmental studies, suggesting a possible alignment with these research domains.

Best Publications

  • Atmospheric Science: An Introductory Survey

    John M. Wallace;Peter Victor Hobbs

  • Evidence that the spectral dependence of light absorption by aerosols is affected by organic carbon

    Thomas W. Kirchstetter;T. Novakov;Peter V. Hobbs

  • Fall speeds and masses of solid precipitation particles

    John D. Locatelli;Peter V. Hobbs

  • The Mesoscale and Microscale Structure and Organization of Clouds and Precipitation in Midlatitude Cyclones. VIII: A Model for the “Seeder-Feeder” Process in Warm-Frontal Rainbands

    Steven A. Rutledge;Peterv Hobbs

  • The Mesoscale and Microscale Structure and Organization of Clouds and Precipitation in Midlatitude Cyclones. XII: A Diagnostic Modeling Study of Precipitation Development in Narrow Cold-Frontal Rainbands

    Steven A. Rutledge;Peter V. Hobbs

  • Seasonal evolution of the albedo of multiyear Arctic sea ice

    D. K. Perovich;T. C. Grenfell;B. Light;P. V. Hobbs

  • Individual aerosol particles from biomass burning in southern Africa: 2, Compositions and aging of inorganic particles

    Jia Li;Mihály Pósfai;Peter V. Hobbs;Peter R. Buseck

  • Physical, chemical, and optical properties of regional hazes dominated by smoke in Brazil

    Jeffrey S. Reid;Peter V. Hobbs;Ronald J. Ferek;Donald R. Blake

  • Individual aerosol particles from biomass burning in southern Africa: 1. Compositions and size distributions of carbonaceous particles

    Mihály Pósfai;Renáta Simonics;Jia Li;Peter V. Hobbs

  • Ice particle concentrations in clouds

    Peter V. Hobbs;Arthur L. Rangno

  • Atmospheric tar balls: Particles from biomass and biofuel burning

    Mihály Pósfai;András Gelencsér;Renáta Simonics;Krisztina Arató

  • Smoke, Clouds, and Radiation-Brazil (SCAR-B) Experiment

    Y. J. Kaufman;P. V. Hobbs;V. W. J. H. Kirchhoff;P. Artaxo

  • An experimental determination of the surface energies of ice

    W. M. Ketcham;P. V. Hobbs

  • Water-soluble organic components in aerosols associated with savanna fires in southern Africa: Identification, evolution, and distribution

    Song Gao;Dean A. Hegg;Peter V. Hobbs;Thomas W. Kirchstetter

  • Emission factors of hydrocarbons, halocarbons, trace gases and particles from biomass burning in Brazil

    Ronald J. Ferek;Jeffrey S. Reid;Peter V. Hobbs;Donald R. Blake

  • Effects of black carbon content, particle size, and mixing on light absorption by aerosols from biomass burning in Brazil

    J. Vanderlei Martins;Paulo Artaxo;Catherine Liousse;Jeffrey S. Reid

  • Aerosol-Cloud-Climate Interactions

    Peter Victor Hobbs

  • FIRE Arctic Clouds Experiment

    J. A. Curry;P. V. Hobbs;M. D. King;D. A. Randall

  • Physical and optical properties of young smoke from individual biomass fires in Brazil

    Jeffrey S. Reid;Peter V. Hobbs

  • Direct Radiative Forcing by Smoke from Biomass Burning

    Peter V. Hobbs;Jeffrey S. Reid;Robert A. Kotchenruther;Ronald J. Ferek

  • Introduction to atmospheric chemistry : a companion text to Basic physical chemistry for the atmospheric sciences

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Frequent Co-Authors

Lawrence F. Radke
Lawrence F. Radke National Center for Atmospheric Research
Dean A. Hegg
Dean A. Hegg University of Washington
Robert J. Yokelson
Robert J. Yokelson University of Montana
Thomas W. Kirchstetter
Thomas W. Kirchstetter Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Timothy J. Garrett
Timothy J. Garrett University of Utah
Brent N. Holben
Brent N. Holben Goddard Space Flight Center
Jens Redemann
Jens Redemann University of Oklahoma
Michael D. King
Michael D. King University of Colorado Boulder
Beat Schmid
Beat Schmid Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Robert A. Houze
Robert A. Houze University of Washington

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