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D-Index
48
Citations
9894
World Ranking
5487
National Ranking
420

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Climatology
  • Meteorology
  • Climate change

His scientific interests lie mostly in Climatology, Meteorology, Climate change, Predictability and Atmosphere. His Climatology research includes themes of Albedo and Error detection and correction. His study in the field of Numerical weather prediction and Forecast verification is also linked to topics like Lead time, Conceptual model and Computer simulation.

His Predictability research overlaps with other disciplines such as Sea surface temperature, Forecast skill and Probabilistic logic. His work deals with themes such as IPCC Fifth Assessment Report, Greenhouse gas, Transient climate simulation and Indian Ocean Dipole, which intersect with Forecast skill. Timothy N. Stockdale interconnects General Circulation Model, Oceanography and Teleconnection in the investigation of issues within Atmosphere.

His most cited work include:

  • Decadal Prediction: Can It Be Skillful? (531 citations)
  • UNDERSTANDING EL NINO IN OCEAN-ATMOSPHERE GENERAL CIRCULATION MODELS : Progress and Challenges (415 citations)
  • ERA-Interim/Land: a global land surface reanalysis data set (326 citations)

What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?

The scientist’s investigation covers issues in Climatology, Meteorology, Predictability, Forecast skill and Teleconnection. Climatology is closely attributed to Precipitation in his work. His work in the fields of Data assimilation, Numerical weather prediction and Forecast verification overlaps with other areas such as Statistical model.

His Forecast skill research is multidisciplinary, relying on both Atmosphere, Seasonal forecasting, Tropical cyclone and Seasonal cycle. His Teleconnection study incorporates themes from North Atlantic oscillation and Extratropical cyclone. His work on Coupled model intercomparison project, General Circulation Model and Climate model as part of general Climate change research is frequently linked to Environmental resource management, bridging the gap between disciplines.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Climatology (87.84%)
  • Meteorology (28.38%)
  • Predictability (27.03%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2017-2021)?

  • Climatology (87.84%)
  • Stratosphere (10.81%)
  • Quasi-biennial oscillation (10.81%)

In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:

Timothy N. Stockdale spends much of his time researching Climatology, Stratosphere, Quasi-biennial oscillation, Teleconnection and Seasonal forecasting. In the subject of general Climatology, his work in Troposphere and El Niño Southern Oscillation is often linked to Predictability, Range and Index, thereby combining diverse domains of study. His Stratosphere research incorporates themes from Northern Hemisphere and Forcing.

Timothy N. Stockdale combines subjects such as General Circulation Model, Climate change, Kelvin wave and Tropical wave with his study of Quasi-biennial oscillation. He has included themes like State, Boundary current and Tropopause in his Teleconnection study. His work is dedicated to discovering how Seasonal forecasting, Precipitation are connected with Monsoon and other disciplines.

Between 2017 and 2021, his most popular works were:

  • SEAS5: the new ECMWF seasonal forecast system (111 citations)
  • Identifying causes of Western Pacific ITCZ drift in ECMWF System 4 hindcasts (16 citations)
  • How confident are predictability estimates of the winter North Atlantic Oscillation (13 citations)

In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:

  • Climatology
  • Meteorology
  • Climate change

His main research concerns Climatology, Stratosphere, Quasi-biennial oscillation, Hindcast and Troposphere. His research integrates issues of General Circulation Model and Intertropical Convergence Zone in his study of Climatology. His General Circulation Model research is included under the broader classification of Climate change.

His research in Intertropical Convergence Zone intersects with topics in Wind stress, Atmospheric sciences, Baroclinity and Climate model. His Ensemble average research is multidisciplinary, incorporating elements of North Atlantic oscillation and The arctic. His studies in Boundary current integrate themes in fields like Forecast skill, Teleconnection, Extratropical cyclone and Tropopause.

Best Publications

  • Decadal Prediction: Can It Be Skillful?

    Gerald A. Meehl;Lisa M. Goddard;James Murphy;Ronald J. Stouffer

  • The Seasonal Cycle over the Tropical Pacific in Coupled Ocean Atmosphere General Circulation Models

    C.R. Mechoso;A.W. Robertson;N. Barth;M.K. Davey

  • UNDERSTANDING EL NINO IN OCEAN-ATMOSPHERE GENERAL CIRCULATION MODELS : Progress and Challenges

    Eric Guilyardi;Andrew Wittenberg;Alexey Fedorov;Matthew Collins

  • SEAS5: the new ECMWF seasonal forecast system

    Stephanie J. Johnson;Timothy N. Stockdale;Laura Ferranti;Magdalena A. Balmaseda

  • ERA-Interim/Land: a global land surface reanalysis data set

    G. Balsamo;C. Albergel;A. Beljaars;S. Boussetta

  • A Summary of the CMIP5 Experiment Design

    Karl E. Taylor;Ronald J. Stouffer;Gerald A. Meehl;Peter Cox

  • A verification framework for interannual-to-decadal predictions experiments

    L. Goddard;A. Kumar;A. Solomon;D. Smith

  • Global seasonal rainfall forecasts using a coupled ocean–atmosphere model

    T. N. Stockdale;D. L. T. Anderson;J. O. S. Alves;M. A. Balmaseda

  • Revision of convection, radiation and cloud schemes in the ECMWF integrated forecasting system

    D. Gregory;J.-J. Morcrette;C. Jakob;A. C. M. Beljaars

  • On the contribution of lakes in predicting near-surface temperature in a global weather forecasting model

    G. Balsamo;R. Salgado;E. Dutra;S. Boussetta

  • DISTINGUISHING THE ROLES OF NATURAL AND ANTHROPOGENICALLY FORCED DECADAL CLIMATE VARIABILITY Implications for Prediction

    Amy Solomon;Lisa M. Goddard;Arun Kumar;James Carton

  • ECMWF seasonal forecast system 3 and its prediction of sea surface temperature

    Timothy N. Stockdale;David L. T. Anderson;Magdalena A. Balmaseda;Francisco Doblas-Reyes

  • Predictability of the quasi‐biennial oscillation and its northern winter teleconnection on seasonal to decadal timescales

    Adam A. Scaife;Maria Athanassiadou;Martin Andrews;Alberto Arribas

  • Tropical Atlantic SST Prediction with Coupled Ocean–Atmosphere GCMs

    Timothy N. Stockdale;Magdalena A. Balmaseda;Arthur Vidard

  • Seasonal Forecasting of Tropical Storms Using Coupled GCM Integrations

    Frédéric Vitart;Timothy N. Stockdale

  • Coupled Ocean–Atmosphere Forecasts in the Presence of Climate Drift

    Timothy N. Stockdale

  • Did the ECMWF seasonal forecast model outperform statistical ENSO forecast models over the last 15 years

    Geert Jan van Oldenborgh;Magdalena A. Balmaseda;Laura Ferranti;Timothy N. Stockdale

  • Seasonal Forecasting of Tropical Cyclone Landfall over Mozambique

    Frédéric Vitart;David Anderson;Tim Stockdale

  • The Climate-system Historical Forecast Project: do stratosphere-resolving models make better seasonal climate predictions in boreal winter?

    Amy H. Butler;Amy H. Butler;Alberto Arribas;Maria Athanassiadou;Johanna Baehr

  • Atmospheric initial conditions and the predictability of the Arctic Oscillation

    Timothy N. Stockdale;Franco Molteni;Laura Ferranti

  • Evaluation of the Quasi‐Biennial Oscillation in global climate models for the SPARC QBO‐initiative

    A. C. Bushell;J. A. Anstey;N. Butchart;Y. Kawatani

  • Understanding El Niño in Ocean-Atmosphere General Circulation Models: progress and challenges

    E. Guilyardi;A. Wittenberg;A. Fedorov;M. Collins

Frequent Co-Authors

Magdalena Balmaseda
Magdalena Balmaseda European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts
David L. T. Anderson
David L. T. Anderson European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts
Antje Weisheimer
Antje Weisheimer University of Oxford
Frederic Vitart
Frederic Vitart European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts
Adam A. Scaife
Adam A. Scaife Met Office
Franco Molteni
Franco Molteni European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts
John F. Scinocca
John F. Scinocca University of Victoria
Tim Palmer
Tim Palmer University of Oxford
Ben P. Kirtman
Ben P. Kirtman University of Miami
Geert Jan van Oldenborgh
Geert Jan van Oldenborgh Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute

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