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48
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Seelye Martin publication distribution in Earth Science in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Earth Science in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Seelye Martin sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 510+

This scientist: 90 publications — 6th percentile

6% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 510 publications or more.

Seelye Martin D-index placement in Earth Science in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Earth Science scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Seelye Martin sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 94+

This scientist: 48 D-Index — 51st percentile

51% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 94 D-Index or more.

Overview

Seelye Martin is affiliated with the University of Washington in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on Earth and Planetary Sciences, with significant contributions to the subfields of Atmospheric Science, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Ecology, and Management, Monitoring, Policy, and Law.

The main topics addressed in Martin's research include cryospheric studies and observations, Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics, winter sports injuries and performance, climate change and permafrost, polar research and ecology, geology and paleoclimatology research, and landslides and related hazards.

Martin has authored several papers published in notable scientific venues. These include:

  • The Scientific Legacy of NASA's Operation IceBridge, 2021, Reviews of Geophysics
  • Comparison of Antarctic iceberg observations by Cook in 1772-75, Halley in 1700, Bouvet in 1739 and Riou in 1789 with modern data, 2022, Journal of Glaciology
  • The 1789 Christmas Eve collision of the HMS Guardian with an iceberg in the southwest Indian Ocean, 2022, Annals of Glaciology
  • The first observations of Antarctic icebergs by Davis in 1688 and Halley in 1700, 2025, Polar Record

The frequent publication venues where Martin's work has appeared are:

  • Reviews of Geophysics
  • Journal of Glaciology
  • Annals of Glaciology
  • Polar Record

Martin has collaborated with several researchers over their career. Frequent coauthors include:

  • Joseph A. MacGregor
  • Linette Boisvert
  • Brooke Medley
  • Alek Petty
  • J. P. Harbeck

The body of Martin's work demonstrates consistent engagement with historical and contemporary aspects of polar and cryospheric research. Their research spans detailed observational studies of Antarctic iceberg history and dynamics to broader atmospheric and geological considerations linked to climate and environmental changes.

Best Publications

  • Surface air temperature and its changes over the past 150 years

    P. D. Jones;M. New;D. E. Parker;S. Martin

  • Variations in Surface Air Temperature Observations in the Arctic, 1979-97.

    Ignatius G. Rigor;Roger L. Colony;Seelye Martin

  • An introduction to ocean remote sensing

    Seelye Martin

  • Frost flowers: Implications for tropospheric chemistry and ice core interpretation

    Andrew M. Rankin;Eric W. Wolff;Seelye Martin

  • The contribution of Alaskan, Siberian, and Canadian coastal polynyas to the cold halocline layer of the Arctic Ocean

    Donald J. Cavalieri;Seelye Martin

  • A Field and Laboratory Study of Wave Damping by Grease Ice

    Seelye Martin;Peter Kauffman

  • Contributions of the Siberian shelf polynyas to the Arctic Ocean intermediate and deep water

    Seelye Martin;Donald J. Cavalieri

  • Observations of ice thickness and frazil ice in the St. Lawrence Island polynya from satellite imagery, upward looking sonar, and salinity/temperature moorings

    Robert Drucker;Seelye Martin;Richard Moritz

  • The production of ice and dense shelf water in the Okhotsk Sea polynyas

    Seelye Martin;Robert Drucker;Kohji Yamashita

  • Variability and trends in sea ice extent and ice production in the Ross Sea

    Josefino C. Comiso;Ronald Kwok;Seelye Martin;Arnold L. Gordon

  • Estimation of the thin ice thickness and heat flux for the Chukchi Sea Alaskan coast polynya from Special Sensor Microwave/Imager data, 1990–2001

    Seelye Martin;Robert Drucker;Ronald Kwok;Benjamin Holt

  • Satellite passive microwave studies of the Sea of Okhotsk ice cover and its relation to oceanic processes, 1978-1982

    Michael A. Alfultis;Seelye Martin

  • A laboratory and theoretical study of the boundary layer adjacent to a vertical melting ice wall in salt water

    Edward G. Josberger;Seelye Martin

  • The Formation of Brine Drainage Features in Young Sea Ice

    Lars Ingolf Eide;Seelye Martin

  • An experimental study of brine drainage and convection in Young Sea ice

    Terren M. Niedrauer;Seelye Martin

  • The evolution of under-ice melt ponds, or double diffusion at the freezing point

    Seelye Martin;Peter Kauffman

  • Transoceanic wave propagation links iceberg calving margins of Antarctica with storms in tropics and Northern Hemisphere

    Douglas R. MacAyeal;Emile A. Okal;Richard C. Aster;Jeremy N. Bassis

  • A Field Study of Brine Drainage and Oil Entrainment in First-Year Sea Ice *

    Seelye Martin

  • A simple model study of the Arctic Ocean freshwater balance, 1979–1985

    Michael Steele;Don Thomas;Drew Rothrock;Seelye Martin

  • The Scientific Legacy of NASA’s Operation IceBridge

    Joseph A. MacGregor;Linette N. Boisvert;Brooke Medley;Alek A. Petty;Alek A. Petty

  • A Passive Microwave Study of Polynyas Along the Antarctic Wilkes Land Coast

    Donald J. Cavalieri;Seelye Martin

Frequent Co-Authors

Ron Kwok
Ron Kwok University of Washington
Donald J. Cavalieri
Donald J. Cavalieri Goddard Space Flight Center
Benjamin Holt
Benjamin Holt California Institute of Technology
Vernon A. Squire
Vernon A. Squire University of Otago
Douglas R. MacAyeal
Douglas R. MacAyeal University of Chicago
Richard C. Aster
Richard C. Aster Colorado State University
Son V. Nghiem
Son V. Nghiem California Institute of Technology
James E. Overland
James E. Overland Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory
Ignatius Rigor
Ignatius Rigor University of Washington
Emile A. Okal
Emile A. Okal Northwestern University

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