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1874
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783

Tristan L'Ecuyer 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 Tristan L'Ecuyer sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 687+

This scientist: 283 publications — 83rd percentile

83% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Tristan L'Ecuyer 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 Tristan L'Ecuyer sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 125+

This scientist: 68 D-Index — 81st percentile

81% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 125 D-Index or more.

Overview

Tristan L'Ecuyer is affiliated with the University of Wisconsin-Madison in the United States and conducts research primarily in Earth and Planetary Sciences and Environmental Science. Their work spans multiple subfields, including Atmospheric Science, Global and Planetary Change, Aerospace Engineering, Water Science and Technology, and Oceanography.

The scientist's research focuses on several main topics: Atmospheric aerosols and clouds, Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations, Climate variability and models, Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols, Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics, Atmospheric Ozone and Climate, and Cryospheric studies and observations.

L'Ecuyer has contributed to numerous publications, with significant appearances in these venues:

  • Geophysical Research Letters
  • Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres
  • Journal of Climate
  • Atmospheric chemistry and physics
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)

Some recent publications by L'Ecuyer and collaborators include:

  • "An overview of the ORACLES (ObseRvations of Aerosols above CLouds and their intEractionS) project: aerosol-cloud-radiation interactions in the southeast Atlantic basin," 2021, Atmospheric chemistry and physics
  • "Reducing the aerosol forcing uncertainty using observational constraints on warm rain processes," 2020, Science Advances
  • "The Polar Radiant Energy in the Far Infrared Experiment: A New Perspective on Polar Longwave Energy Exchanges," 2021, Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society
  • "Arctic Clouds and Precipitation in the Community Earth System Model Version 2," 2020, Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres
  • "Quantifying cloud adjustments and the radiative forcing due to aerosol-cloud interactions in satellite observations of warm marine clouds," 2020, Atmospheric chemistry and physics

L'Ecuyer collaborates frequently with several researchers, including:

  • Claire Pettersen
  • Mark S. Kulie
  • Aronne Merrelli
  • Norman B. Wood
  • Brian J. Drouin

Best Publications

  • An update on Earth's energy balance in light of the latest global observations

    Graeme L. Stephens;Juilin Li;Martin Wild;Carol Anne Clayson

  • CloudSat mission: Performance and early science after the first year of operation

    Graeme L. Stephens;Deborah G. Vane;Simone Tanelli;Eastwood Im

  • Dreary state of precipitation in global models

    Graeme L. Stephens;Tristan L'Ecuyer;Richard Forbes;Andrew Gettelmen

  • Rainfall retrieval over the ocean with spaceborne W‐band radar

    John Matthew Haynes;Tristan S L'Ecuyer;Graeme L Stephens;Steven D Miller

  • The contribution of cloud and radiation anomalies to the 2007 Arctic sea ice extent minimum

    Jennifer E. Kay;Jennifer E. Kay;Tristan L'Ecuyer;Andrew Gettelman;Graeme Stephens

  • Evaluation of cloud and water vapor simulations in CMIP5 climate models using NASA “A-Train” satellite observations

    Jonathan H. Jiang;Hui Su;Chengxing Zhai;Vincent S. Perun

  • The Observed State of the Water Cycle in the Early Twenty-First Century

    M. Rodell;H. K. Beaudoing;H. K. Beaudoing;T. S. L'Ecuyer;W. S. Olson;W. S. Olson

  • The role of cloud phase in Earth's radiation budget

    Alexander V. Matus;Tristan S. L'Ecuyer

  • Touring the atmosphere aboard the A-Train

    Tristan S. L’Ecuyer;Jonathan H. Jiang

  • CloudSat and CALIPSO within the A-Train: Ten Years of Actively Observing the Earth System

    Graeme Stephens;David Winker;Jacques Pelon;Charles Trepte

  • A Multisensor Perspective on the Radiative Impacts of Clouds and Aerosols

    David S. Henderson;Tristan L’Ecuyer;Graeme Stephens;Phil Partain

  • Impact of clouds on atmospheric heating based on the R04 CloudSat fluxes and heating rates data set

    Tristan S. L'Ecuyer;Norman B. Wood;Taryn Haladay;Graeme L. Stephens

  • Measuring Global Ocean Heat Content to Estimate the Earth Energy Imbalance

    Benoit Meyssignac;Tim Boyer;Zhongxiang Zhao;Maria Z. Hakuba;Maria Z. Hakuba

  • Clouds enhance Greenland ice sheet meltwater runoff

    K. Van Tricht;S. Lhermitte;J. T M Lenaerts;I. V. Gorodetskaya

  • Constraining cloud lifetime effects of aerosols using A‐Train satellite observations

    Minghuai Wang;Steven Ghan;Xiaohong Liu;Tristan S. L'Ecuyer

  • An overview of the ORACLES (ObseRvations of Aerosols above CLouds and their intEractionS) project: aerosol–cloud–radiation interactions in the southeast Atlantic basin

    Jens Redemann;Robert Wood;Paquita Zuidema;Sarah J. Doherty

  • The Observed State of the Energy Budget in the Early Twenty-First Century

    Tristan S. L'Ecuyer;H. K. Beaudoing;H. K. Beaudoing;M. Rodell;W. Olson

  • Rainfall Climate Regimes: The Relationship of Regional TRMM Rainfall Biases to the Environment

    Wesley Berg;Tristan L'Ecuyer;Christian Kummerow

  • Evaluation of current and projected Antarctic precipitation in CMIP5 models

    Cyril Palerme;Cyril Palerme;Christophe Genthon;Christophe Genthon;Chantal Claud;Jennifer E. Kay

  • Sugar, gravel, fish and flowers: Mesoscale cloud patterns in the trade winds

    Bjorn Stevens;Sandrine Bony;Hélène Brogniez;Laureline Hentgen

  • Observational constraints on Arctic Ocean clouds and radiative fluxes during the early 21st century

    Jennifer E. Kay;Tristan L'Ecuyer

  • Recent Advances in Arctic Cloud and Climate Research

    Jennifer E. Kay;Tristan L’Ecuyer;Helene Chepfer;Norman Loeb

Frequent Co-Authors

Graeme L. Stephens
Graeme L. Stephens Jet Propulsion Lab
Matthew Lebsock
Matthew Lebsock Jet Propulsion Lab
Jennifer E. Kay
Jennifer E. Kay University of Colorado Boulder
Christian D. Kummerow
Christian D. Kummerow Colorado State University
Duane E. Waliser
Duane E. Waliser Jet Propulsion Lab
William S. Olson
William S. Olson University of Maryland, Baltimore County
Christophe Genthon
Christophe Genthon Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS
Jan T. M. Lenaerts
Jan T. M. Lenaerts University of Colorado Boulder
Brian H. Kahn
Brian H. Kahn California Institute of Technology

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