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33
Citations
8692
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9505
National Ranking
210

Overview

Reto Stöckli is affiliated with the Federal Office of Meteorology and Climatology in Switzerland. Their research spans multiple scientific fields including Computer Science, Environmental Science, and Earth and Planetary Sciences. These domains reflect an interdisciplinary approach to investigating atmospheric and environmental phenomena.

They focus on subfields such as Artificial Intelligence, Global and Planetary Change, and Atmospheric Science. This combination suggests an emphasis on applying computational methods to study large-scale atmospheric processes and climate dynamics.

The main topics covered in their work include:

  • Solar Radiation and Photovoltaics
  • Atmospheric aerosols and clouds
  • Atmospheric Ozone and Climate

A recent publication by Reto Stöckli is titled "Accuracy of satellite-derived solar direct irradiance in Southern Spain and Switzerland", published in 2020 in the International Journal of Remote Sensing. This paper explores satellite data accuracy related to solar irradiance across different geographic locations.

Their publication record includes contributions in the International Journal of Remote Sensing, reflecting engagement with remote sensing methodologies and their applications in atmospheric studies.

Frequent collaborators in their research encompass Laurent Vuilleumier, Angela Meyer, Stefan Wilbert, and Luis F. Zarzalejo. These coauthors indicate collaborative efforts in topics related to meteorology, solar radiation, and atmospheric observations.

Best Publications

  • Technical Description of version 4.0 of the Community Land Model (CLM)

    W. Oleson;M. Lawrence;B. Bonan;G. Flanner

  • Improvements to the Community Land Model and their impact on the hydrological cycle

    K. W. Oleson;G. Y. Niu;Zong-Liang Yang;D. M. Lawrence

  • Contrasting response of European forest and grassland energy exchange to heatwaves

    Adriaan J. Teuling;Adriaan J. Teuling;Sonia I. Seneviratne;Reto Stöckli;Markus Reichstein

  • European plant phenology and climate as seen in a 20-year AVHRR land-surface parameter dataset

    R. Stockli;Pier Luigi Vidale

  • Evaluation of forest snow processes models (SnowMIP2)

    Nick Rutter;Richard Essery;John Pomeroy;Nuria Altimir

  • Systematic assessment of terrestrial biogeochemistry in coupled climate-carbon models

    James T. Randerson;Forrest M. Hoffman;Peter Edmond Thornton;Peter Edmond Thornton;Natalie M. Mahowald

  • Use of FLUXNET in the Community Land Model development

    R. Stockli;R. Stockli;R. Stockli;Dm M. Lawrence;Gy-Y. Niu;Kw W. Oleson

  • Assessing the intensity of temperate European agriculture at the landscape scale

    Felix Herzog;B. Steiner;Debra Bailey;Jacques Baudry

  • A comparative study of satellite and ground-based phenology.

    S. Studer;R. Stöckli;R. Stöckli;C. Appenzeller;Pier Luigi Vidale

  • Energy balance closure of eddy-covariance data: a multisite analysis for European FLUXNET stations.

    H.J. Hendricks Franssen;H.J. Hendricks Franssen;R. Stöckli;I. Lehner;E. Rotenberg

  • Remote sensing data assimilation for a prognostic phenology model

    R. Stöckli;R. Stöckli;R. Stöckli;T. Rutishauser;D. Dragoni;J. O'Keefe

  • Remote sensing of solar surface radiation for climate monitoring — the CM-SAF retrieval in international comparison

    R. Posselt;R.W. Mueller;R. Stöckli;J. Trentmann

  • Quantitative phenological observations of a mixed beech forest in northern Switzerland with digital photography

    Hella Ellen Ahrends;Robert Brügger;Reto Stöckli;Reto Stöckli;Jürg Schenk

  • A global reanalysis of vegetation phenology

    R. Stöckli;T. Rutishauser;I. Baker;M. A. Liniger

  • Meteosat land surface temperature climate data record: Achievable accuracy and potential uncertainties

    Anke Duguay-Tetzlaff;Virgílio A. Bento;Frank-M. Göttsche;Reto Stöckli

  • COSMO-CLM 2 : a new version of the COSMO-CLM model coupled to the Community Land Model

    Edouard Léopold Davin;Reto Stöckli;Reto Stöckli;Eric B. Jaeger;Samuel Levis

  • Impact of past and present land-management on the C-balance of a grassland in the Swiss Alps

    Nele Rogiers;Nele Rogiers;Franz Conen;Markus Furger;Reto Stöckli

  • Cloud observations in Switzerland using hemispherical sky cameras

    Stefan Wacker;Julian Gröbner;Christoph Zysset;Laurin Diener

  • The Role of Land-Atmosphere Interactions for Climate Variability in Europe

    S. I. Seneviratne;R. Stöckli;R. Stöckli

  • Prognostic canopy air space solutions for land surface exchanges

    P. L. Vidale;R. Stöckli

Frequent Co-Authors

Peter E. Thornton
Peter E. Thornton Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Ian Baker
Ian Baker Colorado State University
Pier Luigi Vidale
Pier Luigi Vidale University of Reading
Samuel Levis
Samuel Levis National Center for Atmospheric Research
Inez Y. Fung
Inez Y. Fung University of California, Berkeley
Forrest M. Hoffman
Forrest M. Hoffman Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Adriaan J. Teuling
Adriaan J. Teuling Wageningen University & Research
James T. Randerson
James T. Randerson University of California, Irvine

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