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43
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6930
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Walter N. Meier 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 Walter N. Meier sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 687+

This scientist: 128 publications — 29th percentile

29% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Walter N. Meier 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 Walter N. Meier sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 43 D-Index — 29th percentile

29% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Walter N. Meier is affiliated with the University of Colorado Boulder in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on Earth and Planetary Sciences, with a specialization in Atmospheric Science. They have extensive contributions in the study of cryospheric phenomena, particularly relating to Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics and climate change impacts.

Their recent publications include:

  • "An enhancement to sea ice motion and age products at the National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC)", 2020, The Cryosphere
  • "An Updated Assessment of the Changing Arctic Sea Ice Cover", 2022, Oceanography
  • "Arctic Report Card 2020: Sea Ice", 2020, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) - NOAA Central Library
  • "The Record Low Bering Sea Ice Extent in 2018: Context, Impacts, and an Assessment of the Role of Anthropogenic Climate Change", 2020, Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society
  • "The Arctic", 2020, Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Walter N. Meier include:

  • Uma S. Bhatt
  • Richard Thoman
  • Zachary M. Labe
  • John E. Walsh
  • Gorm Dybkjær

Their publications are often featured in the following venues:

  • Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society
  • Remote Sensing
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Geophysical Research Letters
  • Nature Reviews Earth & Environment

Walter N. Meier's research covers a range of topics, including:

  • Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics
  • Climate change and permafrost
  • Cryospheric studies and observations
  • Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena
  • Arctic and Russian Policy Studies
  • Climate variability and models
  • Ocean Acidification Effects and Responses

They have contributed to subfields such as Environmental Chemistry, Global and Planetary Change, Sociology and Political Science, and Oceanography. Their work is situated in interdisciplinary contexts that link atmospheric processes with broader environmental and societal changes in polar regions.

Best Publications

  • Arctic sea ice decline: Faster than forecast

    Julienne Stroeve;Marika M. Holland;Walt Meier;Ted Scambos

  • Trends in Arctic sea ice extent from CMIP5, CMIP3 and observations

    Julienne C. Stroeve;Vladimir Kattsov;Andrew Barrett;Mark Serreze

  • Key indicators of Arctic climate change : 1971–2017

    Jason E. Box;William T. Colgan;Torben Røjle Christensen;Torben Røjle Christensen;Niels Martin Schmidt

  • Arctic Sea Ice Extent Plummets in 2007

    Julienne Stroeve;Mark Serreze;Sheldon Drobot;Shari Gearheard

  • Arctic sea ice in transformation: A review of recent observed changes and impacts on biology and human activity

    Walter N. Meier;Greta K. Hovelsrud;Bob E.H. van Oort;Jeffrey R. Key

  • Tracking the Arctic's shrinking ice cover: Another extreme September minimum in 2004

    J. C. Stroeve;M. C. Serreze;F. Fetterer;T. Arbetter

  • A review of recent changes in Southern Ocean sea ice, their drivers and forcings

    William R. Hobbs;William R. Hobbs;Rob Massom;Rob Massom;Sharon Stammerjohn;Phillip Reid;Phillip Reid

  • STATE OF THE CLIMATE IN 2017

    R. Abernethy;Steven A. Ackerman;R. Adler;Adelina Albanil Encarnación

  • Variability and trends in the Arctic Sea ice cover: Results from different techniques

    Josefino C. Comiso;Walter N. Meier;Robert Gersten

  • The Arctic's sea ice cover: trends, variability, predictability, and comparisons to the Antarctic.

    Mark C. Serreze;Walter N. Meier

  • A long-term and reproducible passive microwave sea ice concentration data record for climate studies and monitoring

    G. Peng;W. N. Meier;D. J. Scott;M. H. Savoie

  • Whither Arctic sea ice? A clear signal of decline regionally, seasonally and extending beyond the satellite record

    Walter N. Meier;Julienne Stroeve;Florence Fetterer

  • State of the Climate in 2018

    M. Ades;R. Adler;Laura S. Aldeco;G. Alejandra

  • Sea ice response to an extreme negative phase of the Arctic Oscillation during winter 2009/2010

    Julienne C. Stroeve;James Maslanik;Mark C. Serreze;Ignatius Rigor

  • An enhancement to sea ice motion and age products at the National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC)

    Mark A. Tschudi;Walter N. Meier;J. Scott Stewart

  • Comparison of passive microwave ice concentration algorithm retrievals with AVHRR imagery in arctic peripheral seas

    W.N. Meier

  • Arctic sea-ice change: a grand challenge of climate science

    Vladimir M. Kattsov;Vladimir E. Ryabinin;James E. Overland;Mark C. Serreze

  • An Updated Assessment of the Changing Arctic Sea Ice Cover

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  • Implications of Arctic Sea Ice Decline for the Earth System

    Uma S. Bhatt;Donald A. Walker;John E. Walsh;Eddy C. Carmack

  • Error analysis and assimilation of remotely sensed ice motion within an Arctic sea ice model

    Walter N. Meier;James A. Maslanik;Charles W. Fowler

  • State of the Climate in 2013

    Jessica Blunden;Derek S. Arndt;Kate M. Willett;A. Johannes Dolman

  • [Regional Climates] Central South America 2016

    J. A. Marengo;Jhan Carlo Espinoza;L. M. Alves;J. Ronchail

Frequent Co-Authors

Julienne Stroeve
Julienne Stroeve University of Manitoba
Mark C. Serreze
Mark C. Serreze University of Colorado Boulder
James A. Maslanik
James A. Maslanik University of Colorado Boulder
John Walsh
John Walsh University of Alaska Fairbanks
Jeffrey R. Key
Jeffrey R. Key National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
James E. Overland
James E. Overland Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory
Michael Steele
Michael Steele University of Washington
Donald K. Perovich
Donald K. Perovich Dartmouth College
Uma S. Bhatt
Uma S. Bhatt University of Alaska Fairbanks
Sebastian Gerland
Sebastian Gerland Norwegian Polar Institute

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