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D-Index
49
Citations
12534
World Ranking
5155
National Ranking
215

Ross Brown 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 Ross Brown sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 687+

This scientist: 99 publications — 13th percentile

13% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 687 publications or more.

Ross Brown 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 Ross Brown sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 125+

This scientist: 49 D-Index — 47th percentile

47% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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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

  • The Response of Northern Hemisphere Snow Cover to a Changing Climate

    Ross D. Brown;Philip W. Mote

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

    R. D. Brown;D. A. Robinson

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

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

    C. Derksen;R. Brown

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

    Stephen J. Déry;Ross D. Brown

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

    Ross D. Brown;Bruce Brasnett;David Robinson

  • Estimating snow-cover trends from space

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

  • Recent trends in Canadian lake ice cover

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

  • 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

  • Global impacts of the 1980s regime shift

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

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

    Ross Brown;Chris Derksen;Libo Wang

  • STATE OF THE CLIMATE IN 2017

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

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

    Pierre Etchevers;Eric Martin;Ross Brown;Charles Fierz

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

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

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

    Ross D. Brown;Robert O. Braaten

  • 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

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

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

  • Multiple Effects of Changes in Arctic Snow Cover

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

  • Interannual variability in reconstructed Canadian snow cover, 1915-1992

    Ross D. Brown;Barry E. Goodison

  • State of the Climate in 2018

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

  • [Regional Climates] Central South America 2016

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

  • Response of Northern Hemisphere snow cover to a changing climate

    P. Mote;R. Brown

Frequent Co-Authors

Chris Derksen
Chris Derksen Environment and Climate Change Canada
David A. Robinson
David A. Robinson Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Stephen E. L. Howell
Stephen E. L. Howell Environment and Climate Change Canada
Martin Sharp
Martin Sharp University of Alberta
Paul J. Kushner
Paul J. Kushner University of Toronto
Richard Essery
Richard Essery University of Edinburgh
Margareta Johansson
Margareta Johansson Lund University
Muyin Wang
Muyin Wang University of Washington
Diana Verseghy
Diana Verseghy Environment and Climate Change Canada
Bert Wouters
Bert Wouters Utrecht University

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