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Richard L. Walterscheid

Richard L. Walterscheid

D-Index & Metrics

Environmental Sciences

D-Index
53
Citations
7589
World Ranking
4343
National Ranking
1618

Richard L. Walterscheid publication distribution in Environmental Sciences in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Environmental Sciences in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Richard L. Walterscheid sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 690+

This scientist: 215 publications — 69th percentile

69% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 690 publications or more.

Richard L. Walterscheid D-index placement in Environmental Sciences in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Environmental Sciences scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Richard L. Walterscheid sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 126+

This scientist: 53 D-Index — 57th percentile

57% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 126 D-Index or more.

Overview

Richard L. Walterscheid is affiliated with The Aerospace Corporation in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on physics and astronomy, with significant contributions to earth and planetary sciences. Walterscheid's work spans several subfields including astronomy and astrophysics, atmospheric science, molecular biology, oceanography, and geophysics.

The scientist's research topics cover a range of areas related to atmospheric and space science. These include:

  • Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics
  • Solar and space plasma dynamics
  • Atmospheric ozone and climate
  • Geomagnetism and paleomagnetism studies
  • Geophysics and gravity measurements
  • Astro and planetary science
  • Earthquake detection and analysis

Walterscheid has authored several papers in notable scientific journals. Selected publications include:

  • "Kelvin-Helmholtz Billow Interactions and Instabilities in the Mesosphere Over the Andes Lidar Observatory: 1. Observations," 2020, Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres
  • "Daytime Dynamo Electrodynamics With Spiral Currents Driven by Strong Winds Revealed by Vapor Trails and Sounding Rocket Probes," 2020, Geophysical Research Letters
  • "Venus mountain waves in the upper atmosphere simulated by a time-invariant linear full-wave spectral model," 2022, Icarus
  • "Comparative Accuracies of Models for Drag Prediction During Geomagnetically Disturbed Periods: A First Principles Model Versus Empirical Models," 2023, Space Weather
  • "A "Boreing" Night of Observations of the Upper Mesosphere and Lower Thermosphere Over the Andes Lidar Observatory," 2023, Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Frequently collaborating with other researchers, Walterscheid's coauthors include:

  • J. H. Hecht
  • L. J. Gelinas
  • R. J. Rudy
  • Margaret W. Chen
  • Sierra Gegenheimer

Walterscheid's work appears regularly in venues including:

  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres
  • Geophysical Research Letters
  • Icarus
  • Space Weather

Best Publications

  • Initial observations with the Global Ultraviolet Imager (GUVI) in the NASA TIMED satellite mission

    A. B. Christensen;L. J. Paxton;S. Avery;J. Craven

  • Analysis and interpretation of airglow and radar observations of quasi-monochromatic gravity waves in the upper mesosphere and lower thermosphere over Adelaide, Australia (35°S, 138°E)

    R.L. Walterscheid;J.H. Hecht;R.a. Vincent;I.m. Reid

  • An intense traveling airglow front in the upper mesosphere–lower thermosphere with characteristics of a bore observed over Alice Springs, Australia, during a strong 2 day wave episode

    R. L. Walterscheid;J. H. Hecht;L. J. Gelinas;M. P. Hickey

  • Propagation of tsunami‐driven gravity waves into the thermosphere and ionosphere

    Michael P. Hickey;G. Schubert;R. L. Walterscheid

  • Dynamical cooling induced by dissipating internal gravity waves

    R. L. Walterscheid

  • Inertio‐gravity wave induced accelerations of mean flow having an imposed periodic component: Implications for tidal observations in the meteor region

    R. L. Walterscheid

  • A dynamical-chemical model of wave-driven fluctuations in the OH nightglow

    R. L. Walterscheid;G. Schubert;J. M. Straus

  • Nonlinear evolution of an upward propagating gravity wave: overturning, convection, transience and turbulence

    R. L. Walterscheid;G. Schubert

  • Wave breaking signatures in OH airglow and sodium densities and temperatures: 1. Airglow imaging, Na lidar, and MF radar observations

    J. H. Hecht;R. L. Walterscheid;D. C. Fritts;J. R. Isler

  • Climatology and modeling of quasi-monochromatic atmospheric gravity waves observed over Urbana Illinois

    J. H. Hecht;R. L. Walterscheid;Michael P. Hickey Ph.D.;S. J. Franke

  • Small‐scale gravity waves in the upper mesosphere and lower thermosphere generated by deep tropical convection

    R. L. Walterscheid;G. Schubert;D. G. Brinkman

  • A continuum of gravity waves in the Arecibo thermosphere

    F. T. Djuth;M. P. Sulzer;S. A. Gonzáles;J. D. Mathews

  • Quiet‐time seasonal behavior of the thermosphere seen in the far ultraviolet dayglow

    D. J. Strickland;R. R. Meier;R. L. Walterscheid;J. D. Craven

  • Mesospheric and lower thermospheric manifestations of a stratospheric warming event over Eureka, Canada (80°N)

    R. L. Walterscheid;G. G. Sivjee;R. G. Roble

  • Large-amplitude semidiurnal temperature variations in the polar mesopause: evidence of a pseudotide

    R. L. Walterscheid;G. G. Sivjee;G. Schubert;R. M. Hamwey

  • Characteristics of short‐period wavelike features near 87 km altitude from airglow and lidar observations over Maui

    James H. Hecht;A. Z. Liu;Richard L. Walterscheid;Steven J Franke

  • Gravity Wave Heating and Cooling in Jupiter's Thermosphere

    Michael P. Hickey;Michael P. Hickey;Michael P. Hickey;Richard L. Walterscheid;Richard L. Walterscheid;Richard L. Walterscheid;Gerald Schubert;Gerald Schubert;Gerald Schubert

  • The neutral wind “flywheel” as a source of quiet‐time, polar‐cap currents

    L. R. Lyons;T. L. Killeen;R. L. Walterscheid

  • First measurements of the two-dimensional horizontal wave number spectrum from CCD images of the nightglow

    J. H. Hecht;R. L. Walterscheid;M. N. Ross

  • Effects of atmospheric disturbances on polar mesopause airglow OH emissions

    G. G. Sivjee;R. L. Walterscheid;J. H. Hecht;R. M. Hamwey

  • A climatology of tides in the Antarctic mesosphere and lower thermosphere

    D. J. Murphy;J. M. Forbes;R. L. Walterscheid;R. L. Walterscheid;M. E. Hagan

  • An intense traveling airglow front in the upper mesosphere--lower thermosphere with characteristics

    Richard L. Walterscheid;James H Hecht;Lynette Jean Gelinas;M. P. Hickey

Frequent Co-Authors

Gerald Schubert
Gerald Schubert University of California, Los Angeles
Robert A. Vincent
Robert A. Vincent University of Adelaide
Alan Z. Liu
Alan Z. Liu Embry–Riddle Aeronautical University
Iain M. Reid
Iain M. Reid University of Adelaide
Carlos R. Mechoso
Carlos R. Mechoso University of California, Los Angeles
Raymond G. Roble
Raymond G. Roble National Center for Atmospheric Research
Chester S. Gardner
Chester S. Gardner University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Steven J Franke
Steven J Franke University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Michael J. Taylor
Michael J. Taylor Utah State University
John D. Craven
John D. Craven University of Alaska Fairbanks

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