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Richard I. Cullather

Richard I. Cullather

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Environmental Sciences

D-Index
38
Citations
15382
World Ranking
8479
National Ranking
3022

Overview

Richard I. Cullather is affiliated with the Langley Research Center in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on Earth and Planetary Sciences, with a significant concentration in Atmospheric Science and Environmental Science subfields. More specifically, their work encompasses areas such as Cryospheric studies and observations, Climate variability and models, and Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics.

The scientist has contributed to multiple research publications, including notable recent papers such as:

  • Projected land ice contributions to twenty-first-century sea level rise, 2021, published in Nature
  • ISMIP6 Antarctica: a multi-model ensemble of the Antarctic ice sheet evolution over the 21st century, 2020, published in The Cryosphere
  • Experimental protocol for sea level projections from ISMIP6 stand-alone ice sheet models, 2020, published in The Cryosphere
  • Understanding of Contemporary Regional Sea-Level Change and the Implications for the Future, 2020, published in Reviews of Geophysics
  • Future Sea Level Change Under Coupled Model Intercomparison Project Phase 5 and Phase 6 Scenarios From the Greenland and Antarctic Ice Sheets, 2021, published in Geophysical Research Letters

The frequent co-authors collaborating with Richard I. Cullather include Sophie Nowicki, Hélène Seroussi, Eric Larour, Heiko Goelzer, and Nicolas C. Jourdain.

Publications by this scientist have appeared predominantly in venues such as The Cryosphere, Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research), Geophysical Research Letters, Journal of Climate, and Nature.

Within their research thematic areas, the scientist has explored topics spanning:

  • Cryospheric studies and observations
  • Climate variability and models
  • Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics
  • Geophysics and Gravity Measurements
  • Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
  • Winter Sports Injuries and Performance
  • Climate change and permafrost

Richard I. Cullather's contributions reflect engagement with complex environmental systems, particularly the dynamics of ice sheets, sea level projections, and climate interactions at regional and global scales.

Best Publications

  • The Modern-Era Retrospective Analysis for Research and Applications, Version 2 (MERRA-2)

    Ronald Gelaro;Will McCarty;Max J. Suárez;Max J. Suárez;Ricardo Todling

  • Mass balance of the Antarctic ice sheet from 1992 to 2017.

    Andrew Shepherd;Erik Ivins;Eric Rignot;Ben Smith

  • Projected land ice contributions to twenty-first-century sea level rise

    Tamsin L Edwards;Sophie Nowicki;Sophie Nowicki;Ben Marzeion;Regine Hock;Regine Hock

  • ISMIP6 Antarctica: a multi-model ensemble of the Antarctic ice sheet evolution over the 21st century

    Hélène Seroussi;Sophie Nowicki;Antony J. Payne;Heiko Goelzer;Heiko Goelzer

  • Interannual variations in Antarctic precipitation related to El Niño‐Southern Oscillation

    Richard I. Cullather;David H. Bromwich;Michael L. Van Woert

  • ECMWF Analyses and Reanalyses Depiction of ENSO Signal in Antarctic Precipitation

    David H. Bromwich;Aric N. Rogers;Per Kållberg;Richard I. Cullather

  • The Atmospheric Hydrologic Cycle over the Arctic Basin from Reanalyses. Part I: Comparison with Observations and Previous Studies*

    Richard I. Cullather;David H. Bromwich;Mark C. Serreze

  • Spatial and Temporal Variability of Antarctic Precipitation from Atmospheric Methods

    Richard I. Cullather;David H. Bromwich;Michael L. Van Woert

  • Experimental protocol for sea level projections from ISMIP6 stand-alone ice sheet models

    Sophie Nowicki;Heiko Goelzer;Heiko Goelzer;Hélène Seroussi;Anthony J. Payne

  • Understanding of Contemporary Regional Sea-Level Change and the Implications for the Future

    Benjamin D. Hamlington;Alex S. Gardner;Erik Ivins;Jan T.M. Lenaerts

  • The Atmospheric Hydrologic Cycle over the Southern Ocean and Antarctica from Operational Numerical Analyses

    David H. Bromwich;Frank M. Robasky;Richard I. Cullather;Michael L. Van Woert

  • Precipitation over Greenland and its relation to the North Atlantic Oscillation

    David H. Bromwich;Qiu-shi Chen;Yufang Li;Richard I. Cullather

  • Future Sea Level Change Under Coupled Model Intercomparison Project Phase 5 and Phase 6 Scenarios From the Greenland and Antarctic Ice Sheets

    Antony J. Payne;Sophie Nowicki;Sophie Nowicki;Ayako Abe‐Ouchi;Cecile Agosta

  • Direct measurements of meltwater runoff on the Greenland ice sheet surface

    Laurence C. Smith;Kang Yang;Lincoln H. Pitcher;Brandon T. Overstreet

  • Intercomparison of Precipitation Estimates over the Arctic Ocean and Its Peripheral Seas from Reanalyses

    Linette N. Boisvert;Melinda A. Webster;Alek A. Petty;Thorsten Markus

  • GEOS-S2S Version 2: The GMAO High Resolution Coupled Model and Assimilation System for Seasonal Prediction.

    Andrea Molod;Eric Hackert;Yury Vikhliaev;Bin Zhao

  • Evaluation of the Surface Representation of the Greenland Ice Sheet in a General Circulation Model

    Richard I. Cullather;Sophie M. J. Nowicki;Bin Zhao;Max J. Suarez

  • The Moisture Budget of the Polar Atmosphere in MERRA

    Richard I. Cullather;Michael G. Bosilovich

  • Analysis of the warmest Arctic winter, 2015‐2016

    Richard I. Cullather;Richard I. Cullather;Young-Kwon Lim;Young-Kwon Lim;Linette N. Boisvert;Linette N. Boisvert;Ludovic Brucker;Ludovic Brucker

  • Model forecast skill and sensitivity to initial conditions in the seasonal Sea Ice Outlook

    E. Blanchard-Wrigglesworth;R. I. Cullather;W. Wang;J. Zhang

  • Technical Report Series on Global Modeling and Data Assimilation, Volume 43. MERRA-2; Initial Evaluation of the Climate

    Randal D. Koster;Michael G. Bosilovich;Santha Akella;Coy Lawrence

  • Experimental protocol for sealevel projections from ISMIP6 standalone ice sheet models

    Sophie Nowicki;Antony J. Payne;Heiko Goelzer;Heiko Goelzer;Helene Seroussi

Frequent Co-Authors

Sophie Nowicki
Sophie Nowicki University at Buffalo, State University of New York
David H. Bromwich
David H. Bromwich The Ohio State University
Andrea Molod
Andrea Molod Goddard Space Flight Center
Heiko Goelzer
Heiko Goelzer Bjerknes Centre for Climate Research
Jonathan M. Gregory
Jonathan M. Gregory University of Reading
Siegfried D. Schubert
Siegfried D. Schubert Goddard Space Flight Center
Randal D. Koster
Randal D. Koster Goddard Space Flight Center
Michiel R. van den Broeke
Michiel R. van den Broeke Utrecht University
Tore Hattermann
Tore Hattermann Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research
Michael G. Bosilovich
Michael G. Bosilovich Goddard Space Flight Center

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