2026 Ross Brown: Environmental Sciences Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Environmental Sciences	49	5155	4937	215	203	99	12534

Overview

Ross Brown is a researcher affiliated with Environment and Climate Change Canada in Canada. Their work primarily focuses on Earth and Planetary Sciences, with significant contributions to the subfield of Atmospheric Science.

Their research encompasses several key topics including:

Climate change and permafrost
Cryospheric studies and observations
Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics
Landslides and related hazards
Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena
Climate variability and models
Healthcare and Environmental Waste Management

Ross Brown has published extensively in various scientific journals and platforms, with a notable presence in:

Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society
'The Cryosphere'
Earth system science data
ATMOSPHERE-OCEAN

Some of their recent papers include:

"Evaluation of long-term Northern Hemisphere snow water equivalent products," 2020, published in The Cryosphere
"Canadian historical Snow Water Equivalent dataset (CanSWE, 1928-2020)," 2021, published in Earth system science data
"The Arctic," 2020, published in Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society
"The Arctic," 2021, published in Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society
"Canadian In Situ Snow Cover Trends for 1955-2017 Including an Assessment of the Impact of Automation," 2021, published in ATMOSPHERE-OCEAN

Frequent co-authors in their publications include:

Colleen Mortimer
Vincent Vionnet
Mike Brady
Louise Arnal
Chris Derksen

Best Publications

Key indicators of Arctic climate change : 1971–2017

Jason E. Box;William T. Colgan;Torben Røjle Christensen;Torben Røjle Christensen;Niels Martin Schmidt

781
Citations
The Response of Northern Hemisphere Snow Cover to a Changing Climate

Ross D. Brown;Philip W. Mote

752
Citations
Northern Hemisphere spring snow cover variability and change over 1922–2010 including an assessment of uncertainty

R. D. Brown;D. A. Robinson

619
Citations
Northern Hemisphere Snow Cover Variability and Change, 1915-97.

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601
Citations
Spring snow cover extent reductions in the 2008–2012 period exceeding climate model projections

C. Derksen;R. Brown

515
Citations
Recent Northern Hemisphere snow cover extent trends and implications for the snow‐albedo feedback

Stephen J. Déry;Ross D. Brown

470
Citations
Gridded North American monthly snow depth and snow water equivalent for GCM evaluation

Ross D. Brown;Bruce Brasnett;David Robinson

419
Citations
Estimating snow-cover trends from space

Kat J. Bormann;Ross D. Brown;Chris Derksen;Thomas H. Painter

401
Citations
Recent trends in Canadian lake ice cover

Claude R. Duguay;Terry D. Prowse;Barrie R. Bonsal;Ross D. Brown

400
Citations
The Changing Face of Arctic Snow Cover: A Synthesis of Observed and Projected Changes

Terry V. Callaghan;Margareta Johansson;Ross D. Brown;Pavel Ya. Groisman

399
Citations
Global impacts of the 1980s regime shift

Philip C. Reid;Renata E. Hari;Grégory Beaugrand;David M. Livingstone

362
Citations
A multi‐data set analysis of variability and change in Arctic spring snow cover extent, 1967–2008

Ross Brown;Chris Derksen;Libo Wang

362
Citations
STATE OF THE CLIMATE IN 2017

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

344
Citations
Validation of the energy budget of an alpine snowpack simulated by several snow models (SnowMIP project)

Pierre Etchevers;Eric Martin;Ross Brown;Charles Fierz

324
Citations
Observed Trends in Canada’s Climate and Influence of Low-Frequency Variability Modes

L. A. Vincent;X. Zhang;R. D. Brown;Y. Feng

298
Citations
Spatial and temporal variability of Canadian monthly snow depths, 1946–1995

Ross D. Brown;Robert O. Braaten

276
Citations
Changing Arctic Snow Cover: A Review of Recent Developments and Assessment of Future Needs for Observations, Modelling, and Impacts

Stef Bokhorst;Stine Højlund Pedersen;Ludovic Brucker;Ludovic Brucker;Oleg Anisimov

270
Citations
Characterization of Northern Hemisphere Snow Water Equivalent Datasets, 1981–2010

L. R. Mudryk;C. Derksen;P. J. Kushner;R. Brown

260
Citations
Multiple Effects of Changes in Arctic Snow Cover

Terry V. Callaghan;Margareta Johansson;Ross D. Brown;Pavel Ya Groisman

255
Citations
Interannual variability in reconstructed Canadian snow cover, 1915-1992

Ross D. Brown;Barry E. Goodison

238
Citations
State of the Climate in 2018

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

233
Citations
[Regional Climates] Central South America 2016

J. A. Marengo;Jhan Carlo Espinoza;L. M. Alves;J. Ronchail

0
Citations
Response of Northern Hemisphere snow cover to a changing climate

P. Mote;R. Brown

0
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Chris Derksen Environment and Climate Change Canada

David A. Robinson Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

Stephen E. L. Howell Environment and Climate Change Canada

Martin Sharp University of Alberta

Paul J. Kushner University of Toronto

Richard Essery University of Edinburgh

Margareta Johansson Lund University

Muyin Wang University of Washington

Diana Verseghy Environment and Climate Change Canada

Bert Wouters Utrecht University

External Links

Personal website of Ross Brown

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