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71
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World Ranking
1579
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672

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2011 - Fellow of American Physical Society (APS) Citation For contributions to the understanding of the interactions of radiation with microelectronic materials and devices
  • 2011 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 1986 - Fellow of American Geophysical Union (AGU)

Overview

Robert A. Weller is affiliated with the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution in the United States. Their primary field of study is Earth and Planetary Sciences, with a focus on Oceanography, Atmospheric Science, and Global and Planetary Change. Their research interests include Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes, Climate variability and models, and Marine and coastal ecosystems.

The scientist has contributed to multiple publication venues. Frequent venues include:

  • Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society
  • Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Frontiers in Marine Science
  • Marine Technology Society Journal

Among recent papers authored or co-authored by Robert A. Weller are the following:

  • Ocean Reference Stations: Long-Term, Open-Ocean Observations of Surface Meteorology and Air-Sea Fluxes Are Essential Benchmarks, 2022, Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society
  • Accuracy of Wind Observations from Open-Ocean Buoys: Correction for Flow Distortion, 2020, Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology
  • Global Oceans, 2022, Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society
  • Effects of the Pandemic on Observing the Global Ocean, 2022, Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society
  • Moored Turbulence Measurements using Pulse-Coherent Doppler Sonar, 2021, Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology

The scientist frequently collaborates with several researchers. Co-authors with multiple engagements include:

  • Albert J. Plueddemann
  • James T. Potemra
  • J. Thomas Farrar
  • R. Venkatesan
  • Amit Tandon

Research topics covered extensively by Robert A. Weller include:

  • Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes
  • Climate variability and models
  • Marine and coastal ecosystems
  • Ocean Waves and Remote Sensing
  • Tropical and Extratropical Cyclones Research
  • Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations
  • Underwater Acoustics Research

Robert A. Weller has been recognized as a fellow in several scientific organizations. Honors include:

  • Fellow of American Physical Society (APS), 2011, for contributions to understanding interactions of radiation with microelectronic materials and devices
  • Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), 2011
  • Fellow of American Geophysical Union (AGU), 1986

Best Publications

  • Diurnal cycling: Observations and models of the upper ocean response to diurnal heating, cooling, and wind mixing

    James F. Price;Robert A. Weller;Robert Pinkel

  • Objectively Analyzed Air–Sea Heat Fluxes for the Global Ice-Free Oceans (1981–2005)

    Lisan Yu;Robert A. Weller

  • On the exchange of momentum over the open ocean

    James B. Edson;Venkata Jampana;Robert A. Weller;Sebastien P. Bigorre

  • Multidecade Global Flux Datasets from the Objectively Analyzed Air-sea Fluxes (OAFlux) Project: Latent and Sensible Heat Fluxes, Ocean Evaporation, and Related Surface Meteorological Variables

    Lisan Yu;Xiangze Jin;Robert A. Weller

  • Surface Irradiances Consistent With CERES-Derived Top-of-Atmosphere Shortwave and Longwave Irradiances

    Seiji Kato;Norman G. Loeb;Fred G. Rose;David R. Doelling

  • Surface meteorology and air-sea fluxes in the western equatorial Pacific warm pool during the TOGA Coupled Ocean-Atmosphere Response Experiment

    R.A. Weller;S.P. Anderson

  • The Epic 2001 Stratocumulus Study

    Christopher S. Bretherton;Taneil Uttal;Christopher W. Fairall;Sandra E. Yuter

  • STATE OF THE CLIMATE IN 2017

    R. Abernethy;Steven A. Ackerman;R. Adler;Adelina Albanil Encarnación

  • The VAMOS Ocean-Cloud-Atmosphere-Land Study Regional Experiment (VOCALS-REx): goals, platforms, and field operations

    R. Wood;C. R. Mechoso;C. S. Bretherton;R. A. Weller

  • State of the Climate in 2014

    Arlene P. Aaron-Morrison;Steven A. Ackerman;Nicolaus G. Adams;Robert F. Adler

  • Surface Buoyancy Forcing and the Mixed Layer of the Western Pacific Warm Pool: Observations and 1D Model Results

    Steven P. Anderson;Robert A. Weller;Roger B. Lukas

  • Wind-driven ocean currents and ekman transport.

    James F. Price;Robert A. Weller;Rebecca R. Schudlich

  • Atmospheric forcing in the Arabian Sea during 1994–1995: observations and comparisons with climatology and models

    R.A. Weller;M.F. Baumgartner;Simon A. Josey;A.S. Fischer

  • Global Observing Needs in the Deep Ocean

    Lisa A. Levin;Brian J. Bett;Andrew R. Gates;Patrick Heimbach

  • The Coupled Boundary Layers and Air–Sea Transfer Experiment in Low Winds

    James Edson;Timothy Crawford;Jerry Crescenti;Tom Farrar

  • Overturning in the Subpolar North Atlantic Program: A New International Ocean Observing System

    M. Susan Lozier;Sheldon Bacon;Amy S. Bower;Stuart A. Cunningham

  • Langmuir circulation within the oceanic mixed layer

    Robert A. Weller;James F. Price

  • State of the Climate in 2018

    M. Ades;R. Adler;Laura S. Aldeco;G. Alejandra

  • Explaining global surface aerosol number concentrations in terms of primary emissions and particle formation

    D. V. Spracklen;K. S. Carslaw;J. Merikanto;G. W. Mann

  • Air-Sea Fluxes With a Focus on Heat and Momentum

    Meghan F. Cronin;Chelle Leigh Gentemann;James B Edson;Iwao Ueki

  • State of the Climate in 2016

    Arlene P. Aaron-Morrison;Steven A. Ackerman;Nicolaus G. Adams;Robert F. Adler

  • Corrigendum : On the exchange of momentum over the open ocean

    James B. Edson;Venkata Jampana;Robert A. Weller;Sebastien P. Bigorre

Frequent Co-Authors

Robert A. Reed
Robert A. Reed Vanderbilt University
Ronald D. Schrimpf
Ronald D. Schrimpf Vanderbilt University
Lloyd W. Massengill
Lloyd W. Massengill Vanderbilt University
Daniel M. Fleetwood
Daniel M. Fleetwood Vanderbilt University
M. L. Alles
M. L. Alles Vanderbilt University
Leonard C. Feldman
Leonard C. Feldman Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Albert J. Plueddemann
Albert J. Plueddemann Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Sokrates T. Pantelides
Sokrates T. Pantelides Vanderbilt University
Christopher W. Fairall
Christopher W. Fairall National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Paul W. Marshall
Paul W. Marshall United States Naval Research Laboratory

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