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Earth Science

D-Index
38
Citations
9272
World Ranking
6339
National Ranking
2250

Best Publications

  • Greater role for Atlantic inflows on sea-ice loss in the Eurasian Basin of the Arctic Ocean

    Igor V. Polyakov;Andrey V. Pnyushkov;Matthew B. Alkire;Igor M. Ashik

  • CryoSat-2 estimates of Arctic sea ice thickness and volume

    Seymour W. Laxon;Katharine A. Giles;Andy L. Ridout;Duncan J. Wingham

  • Particulate organic carbon fluxes to the ocean interior and factors controlling the biological pump: A synthesis of global sediment trap programs since 1983

    Susumu Honjo;Steven J. Manganini;Richard A. Krishfield;Roger Francois

  • Factors controlling the flux of organic carbon to the bathypelagic zone of the ocean

    Roger Francois;Susumu Honjo;Richard Krishfield;Steve Manganini

  • Beaufort Gyre freshwater reservoir: State and variability from observations

    Andrey Proshutinsky;Richard A. Krishfield;Mary-Louise Timmermans;John M. Toole

  • Influences of the ocean surface mixed layer and thermohaline stratification on Arctic Sea ice in the central Canada Basin

    John M. Toole;Mary-Louise Timmermans;Donald K. Perovich;Richard A. Krishfield

  • Automated Ice-Tethered Profilers for Seawater Observations under Pack Ice in All Seasons

    Richard A. Krishfield;John M. Toole;Andrey Proshutinsky;Mary-Louise Timmermans

  • The Ice-Tethered Profiler : Argo of the Arctic

    John M. Toole;Richard A. Krishfield;Mary-Louise Timmermans;Andrey Proshutinsky

  • Deterioration of perennial sea ice in the Beaufort Gyre from 2003 to 2012 and its impact on the oceanic freshwater cycle

    Richard A. Krishfield;Andrey Proshutinsky;Kazutaka Tateyama;William J. Williams

  • Overview of the MOSAiC expedition

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  • An assessment of Arctic Ocean freshwater content changes from the 1990s to the 2006―2008 period

    Benjamin Rabe;Michael Karcher;Ursula Schauer;John M. Toole

  • Arctic circulation regimes.

    Andrey Proshutinsky;Dmitry S. Dukhovskoy;Mary-Louise Timmermans;Richard A. Krishfield

  • Ice‐Tethered Profiler observations of the double‐diffusive staircase in the Canada Basin thermocline

    Mary-Louise Timmermans;John M. Toole;Richard A. Krishfield;Peter Winsor

  • Arctic Ocean basin liquid freshwater storage trend 1992–2012

    Benjamin Rabe;Michael Karcher;Frank Kauker;Ursula Schauer

  • Analysis of the Beaufort Gyre Freshwater Content in 2003–2018

    Andrey Proshutinsky;Richard A. Krishfield;John M. Toole;Mary-Louise Timmermans

  • Mechanisms of Pacific Summer Water variability in the Arctic's Central Canada Basin

    Mary-Louise Timmermans;Andrey Proshutinsky;Elena Golubeva;Jennifer M. Jackson

  • Characterizing the eddy field in the Arctic Ocean halocline

    Mengnan Zhao;Mary-Louise Timmermans;Sylvia T. Cole;Richard A. Krishfield

  • Warming of the interior Arctic Ocean linked to sea ice losses at the basin margins

    Mary-Louise Timmermans;John M. Toole;Richard A. Krishfield

  • Surface freshening in the Arctic Ocean's Eurasian Basin: An apparent consequence of recent change in the wind‐driven circulation

    Mary-Louise Timmermans;Andrey Proshutinsky;Richard A. Krishfield;Donald K. Perovich

  • Ekman Veering, Internal Waves, and Turbulence Observed under Arctic Sea Ice

    Sylvia T. Cole;Mary-Louise Timmermans;John M. Toole;Richard A. Krishfield

Frequent Co-Authors

Susumu Honjo
Susumu Honjo Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Josefino C. Comiso
Josefino C. Comiso Goddard Space Flight Center
Albert J. Plueddemann
Albert J. Plueddemann Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Donald K. Perovich
Donald K. Perovich Dartmouth College
David A. Walsh
David A. Walsh Concordia University

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