What is he best known for?
The fields of study he is best known for:
- Oceanography
- Thermodynamics
- Meteorology
His primary scientific interests are in Oceanography, Internal wave, Geophysics, Thermocline and Turbulence.
The concepts of his Oceanography study are interwoven with issues in Panache and Atmospheric sciences.
His Internal wave research includes themes of Climatology and Geodesy.
His Crust study in the realm of Geophysics interacts with subjects such as Shear.
His Thermocline research includes elements of Storm, Mixed layer, Ocean current and Continental shelf.
His work carried out in the field of Turbulence brings together such families of science as Thermal diffusivity, Boundary layer, Ridge and Internal tide.
His most cited work include:
- Air–Sea Exchange in Hurricanes: Synthesis of Observations from the Coupled Boundary Layer Air–Sea Transfer Experiment (407 citations)
- Forced Stage Response to a Moving Hurricane (301 citations)
- Reduced mixing from the breaking of internal waves in equatorial waters (289 citations)
What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?
Thomas B. Sanford mostly deals with Oceanography, Turbulence, Internal wave, Geodesy and Meteorology.
The Oceanography study combines topics in areas such as Atmospheric sciences and Eddy.
His Turbulence study combines topics in areas such as Thermal diffusivity, Boundary layer and Dissipation.
His Internal wave research is multidisciplinary, incorporating elements of Thermocline, Climatology, Stratification and Geophysics.
Thomas B. Sanford combines subjects such as Current meter, Float, Ocean current and Electric current with his study of Geodesy.
As a part of the same scientific family, Thomas B. Sanford mostly works in the field of Meteorology, focusing on Wind stress and, on occasion, Amplitude.
He most often published in these fields:
- Oceanography (28.23%)
- Turbulence (21.77%)
- Internal wave (19.35%)
What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2008-2021)?
- Oceanography (28.23%)
- Environmental science (11.29%)
- Turbulence (21.77%)
In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:
Thomas B. Sanford focuses on Oceanography, Environmental science, Turbulence, Climatology and Tropical cyclone.
His work on Eddy expands to the thematically related Oceanography.
His Turbulence research incorporates elements of Vortex, Internal wave and Dissipation.
The Internal wave study which covers Thermocline that intersects with Wavelength.
His work deals with themes such as Typhoon, Wind speed and Atmospheric sciences, which intersect with Tropical cyclone.
His Atmospheric sciences study integrates concerns from other disciplines, such as Drag coefficient and Sea surface temperature, Meteorology.
Between 2008 and 2021, his most popular works were:
- Global Patterns of Diapycnal Mixing from Measurements of the Turbulent Dissipation Rate (246 citations)
- Upper-Ocean Response to Hurricane Frances (2004) Observed by Profiling EM-APEX Floats* (123 citations)
- Impact of typhoons on the ocean in the pacific (87 citations)
In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:
- Oceanography
- Thermodynamics
- Meteorology
Climatology, Oceanography, Tropical cyclone, Meteorology and Atmospheric sciences are his primary areas of study.
His research in Climatology intersects with topics in Pycnocline, Internal wave and Lead, Geophysics.
Thomas B. Sanford has included themes like Magnitude and Eddy in his Oceanography study.
Thomas B. Sanford has researched Tropical cyclone in several fields, including Typhoon, Wind speed, Mixed layer and Sea surface temperature.
His Meteorology research integrates issues from Wind stress, Estuary and Stratification.
The study incorporates disciplines such as Estuarine water circulation, Flow conditions and Advection in addition to Atmospheric sciences.
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