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Thomas A. Neumann is affiliated with the Goddard Space Flight Center in the United States. Their research predominantly focuses on the areas of engineering, environmental science, and earth and planetary sciences, with a strong emphasis on aerospace and environmental engineering as well as atmospheric science and oceanography.

The scientist's work engages deeply with topics related to wind energy research and development, wind and air flow studies, meteorological phenomena and simulations, fluid dynamics, atmospheric and environmental gas dynamics, as well as marine and coastal ecosystems and atmospheric aerosols and clouds.

Notable recent publications include:

  • Offshore wind farm wake recovery: Airborne measurements and its representation in engineering models (2020, Wind Energy)
  • Field experiment for open-loop yaw-based wake steering at a commercial onshore wind farm in Italy (2021, Wind Energy Science)
  • Long-range modifications of the wind field by offshore wind parks - results of the project WIPAFF (2020, Meteorologische Zeitschrift)
  • New Ocean Subsurface Optical Properties From Space Lidars: CALIOP/CALIPSO and ATLAS/ICESat-2 (2021, Earth and Space Science)
  • Offshore wind farm cluster wakes as observed by long-range-scanning wind lidar measurements and mesoscale modeling (2022, Wind Energy Science)

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Thomas A. Neumann include Beatriz Cañadillas, Astrid Lampert, Simon Siedersleben, Andreas Platis, and Bughsin Djath. These collaborations have contributed to multiple projects and publications in the fields noted above.

The scientist's publications are often found in specialized venues such as Wind Energy, Wind Energy Science, Meteorologische Zeitschrift, Earth and Space Science, and Earth System Science Data. These outlets reflect the interdisciplinary nature of their work, bridging atmospheric and environmental sciences with engineering applications.

Best Publications

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  • The Ice, Cloud, and land Elevation Satellite-2 (ICESat-2): Science requirements, concept, and implementation

    Thorsten Markus;Tom Neumann;Anthony Martino;Waleed Abdalati

  • Pervasive ice sheet mass loss reflects competing ocean and atmosphere processes.

    Ben Smith;Helen A. Fricker;Alex S. Gardner;Brooke Medley

  • The Ice, Cloud, and Land Elevation Satellite – 2 mission: A global geolocated photon product derived from the Advanced Topographic Laser Altimeter System

    Thomas A Neumann;Anthony J Martino;Thorsten Markus;Sungkoo Bae

  • The ICESat-2 Laser Altimetry Mission

    Waleed Abdalati;H Jay Zwally;Robert Bindschadler;Bea Csatho

  • Direct observations of evolving subglacial drainage beneath the Greenland Ice Sheet

    Lauren C. Andrews;Ginny A. Catania;Matthew J. Hoffman;Jason D. Gulley

  • Land ice height-retrieval algorithm for NASA's ICESat-2 photon-counting laser altimeter

    Benjamin Smith;Helen A. Fricker;Nicholas Holschuh;Alex S. Gardner

  • Greenland ice sheet mass balance: distribution of increased mass loss with climate warming; 2003-07 versus 1992-2002

    H. Jay Zwally;Anita C. Brenner;Matthew Beckley;Helen G. Cornejo

  • ATLAS/ICESat-2 L2A global geolocated photon data, version 5

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  • Links between acceleration, melting, and supraglacial lake drainage of the western Greenland Ice Sheet

    M. J. Hoffman;M. J. Hoffman;M. J. Hoffman;G. A. Catania;T. A. Neumann;L. C. Andrews

  • Recent climate and ice-sheet changes in West Antarctica compared with the past 2,000 years

    Eric J. Steig;Qinghua Ding;James W. White;Marcel Kuttel

  • Li7PS6 and Li6PS5X (X: Cl, Br, I): Possible Three‐dimensional Diffusion Pathways for Lithium Ions and Temperature Dependence of the Ionic Conductivity by�…

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  • Assessment of ICESat-2 Ice Sheet Surface Heights, Based on Comparisons Over the Interior of the Antarctic Ice Sheet

    K. M. Brunt;K. M. Brunt;T. A. Neumann;B. E. Smith

  • Extraction of titanium from different titania precursors by the FFC Cambridge process

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  • Algorithm for Detection of Ground and Canopy Cover in Micropulse Photon-Counting Lidar Altimeter Data in Preparation for the ICESat-2 Mission

    Ute Christina Herzfeld;Brian W. McDonald;Bruce F. Wallin;Thomas A. Neumann

  • Persistent englacial drainage features in the Greenland Ice Sheet

    Ginny A Catania;T. A. Neumann

  • Inference of accumulation-rate patterns from deep layers in glaciers and ice sheets

    Edwin D. Waddington;Thomas A. Neumann;Michelle R. Koutnik;Hans-Peter Marshall

  • Ice, cloud, and land elevation satellite (ICESat-2) project algorithm theoretical basis document (ATBD) for global geolocated photons ATL03, version 6

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  • Characterizing englacial drainage in the ablation zone of the Greenland ice sheet

    Ginny A. Catania;Thomas A. Neumann;Stephen F. Price

  • Single-atom Catalytic Materials for Lean-electrolyte Ultrastable Lithium–Sulfur Batteries

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  • Greenland subglacial drainage evolution regulated by weakly connected regions of the bed.

    Matthew J. Hoffman;Lauren C. Andrews;Stephen F. Price;Ginny A. Catania

  • Winter Arctic Sea Ice Thickness From ICESat‐2 Freeboards

    Alek A. Petty;Alek A. Petty;Nathan T. Kurtz;Ron Kwok;Thorsten Markus

  • Antarctic-wide array of high-resolution ice core records reveals pervasive lead pollution began in 1889 and persists today

    Joseph R. McConnell;Olivia J. Maselli;Michael Sigl;Paul Vallelonga

  • The Scientific Legacy of NASA’s Operation IceBridge

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

  • Changes in black carbon deposition to Antarctica from two high-resolution ice core records, 1850–2000 AD

    M. M. Bisiaux;R. Edwards;R. Edwards;J. R. McConnell;M. A. J. Curran;M. A. J. Curran

Frequent Co-Authors

Ginny A. Catania
Ginny A. Catania The University of Texas at Austin
Matthew J. Hoffman
Matthew J. Hoffman Los Alamos National Laboratory
Thorsten Markus
Thorsten Markus Goddard Space Flight Center
Stefan Emeis
Stefan Emeis Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
Martin P. Lüthi
Martin P. Lüthi University of Zurich
Paul R. Bierman
Paul R. Bierman University of Vermont
Eric J. Seibel
Eric J. Seibel University of Washington
Stephen F. Price
Stephen F. Price Los Alamos National Laboratory
Joseph R. McConnell
Joseph R. McConnell Desert Research Institute
Ron Kwok
Ron Kwok University of Washington

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