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D-Index
38
Citations
5398
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8656
National Ranking
3094

Wen-Chau Lee 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 Wen-Chau Lee sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 687+

This scientist: 148 publications — 40th percentile

40% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Wen-Chau Lee 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 Wen-Chau Lee sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 125+

This scientist: 38 D-Index — 12th percentile

12% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Wen-Chau Lee is affiliated with the National Center for Atmospheric Research in the United States. Their research spans multiple areas within Earth and Planetary Sciences and Environmental Science, with a strong focus on Atmospheric Science and related subfields.

The scientist has contributed to topics including:

  • Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations
  • Precipitation Measurement and Analysis
  • Tropical and Extratropical Cyclones Research
  • Atmospheric Aerosols and Clouds
  • Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics
  • Soil Moisture and Remote Sensing
  • Climate Variability and Models

Wen-Chau Lee's frequent coauthors include:

  • Junkyung Kay
  • Tammy M. Weckwerth
  • Juanzhen Sun
  • Glen S. Romine
  • Qiulei Xia

Their publications have appeared in several journals, with a higher concentration in the Remote Sensing journal. Other venues include the Monthly Weather Review and the Journal of Applied Remote Sensing. Frequent publication venues are:

  • Remote Sensing
  • Monthly Weather Review
  • Journal of Applied Remote Sensing
  • Terrestrial Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences

Selected recent papers authored or coauthored by Wen-Chau Lee are:

  • "Quantification of Precipitation Using Polarimetric Radar Measurements during Several Typhoon Events in Southern China," 2020, Remote Sensing
  • "The Dynamics and Microphysical Characteristics of the Convection Producing the Record-Breaking Hourly Precipitation on 20 July 2021 in Zhengzhou, China," 2023, Remote Sensing
  • "Multi-sensor study of precipitable water vapor and atmospheric profiling from microwave radiometer, GNSS/MET, radiosonde, and ECMWF reanalysis in Beijing," 2020, Journal of Applied Remote Sensing
  • "An OSSE Study of the Impact of Micropulse Differential Absorption Lidar (MPD) Water Vapor Profiles on Convective Weather Forecasting," 2022, Monthly Weather Review
  • "Influence of Assimilation of NEXRAD-Derived 2D Inner-Core Structure Data from Single Radar on Numerical Simulations of Hurricane Charley (2004) near Its Landfall," 2024, Remote Sensing

Best Publications

  • Hurricane Intensity and Eyewall Replacement

    Robert A. Houze;Shuyi S. Chen;Bradley F. Smull;Wen Chau Lee

  • Assimilation of Doppler Radar Observations with a Regional 3DVAR System: Impact of Doppler Velocities on Forecasts of a Heavy Rainfall Case

    Qingnong Xiao;Ying-Hwa Kuo;Juanzhen Sun;Wen-Chau Lee

  • The Bow Echo and MCV Experiment: Observations and Opportunities

    Christopher A. Davis;Nolan Atkins;Diana Bartels;Diana Bartels;Lance Bosart

  • An approach of radar reflectivity data assimilation and its assessment with the inland QPF of Typhoon Rusa (2002) at landfall

    Qingnong Xiao;Ying-Hwa Kuo;Juanzhen Sun;Wen-Chau Lee

  • THE HURRICANE RAINBAND AND INTENSITY CHANGE EXPERIMENT Observations and Modeling of Hurricanes Katrina, Ophelia, and Rita

    Robert A. Houze;Shuyi S. Chen;Wen-Chau Lee;Robert F. Rogers

  • Convective Contribution to the Genesis of Hurricane Ophelia (2005)

    Robert A. Houze;Wen-Chau Lee;Michael M. Bell

  • Tropical Cyclone Kinematic Structure Retrieved from Single-Doppler Radar Observations. Part I: Interpretation of Doppler Velocity Patterns and the GBVTD Technique

    Wen-Chau Lee;Ben Jong-Dao Jou;Pao-Liang Chang;Shiung-Ming Deng

  • Diagnosed Three-Dimensional Axisymmetric Structure of the Mulhall Tornado on 3 May 1999

    Wen Chau Lee;Joshua Wurman

  • The ELDORA/ASTRAIA Airborne Doppler Weather Radar: High-Resolution Observations from TOGA COARE

    Peter H. Hildebrand;Wen-Chau Lee;Craig A. Walther;Charles Frush

  • An orography-associated extreme rainfall event during TiMREX: Initiation, storm evolution, and maintenance

    Weixin Xu;Edward E. Zipser;Yi Leng Chen;Chuntao Liu

  • ELDORA observations during VORTEX 95

    Roger M. Wakimoto;Wen-Chau Lee;Howard B. Bluestein;Ching-Hwang Liu

  • Mobile Doppler Radar Observations of a Tornado in a Supercell near Bassett, Nebraska, on 5 June 1999. Part II: Tornado-Vortex Structure

    Howard B. Bluestein;Wen-Chau Lee;Michael Bell;Christopher C. Weiss

  • Analysis of a Heavy Rainfall Event during TAMEX

    Jun Li;Yi-Leng Chen;Wen-Chau Lee

  • Drop Size Distribution Characteristics of Seven Typhoons in China

    Long Wen;Kun Zhao;Gang Chen;Mingjun Wang

  • An axisymmetric view of concentric eyewall evolution in Hurricane Rita (2005)

    Michael M. Bell;Michael T. Montgomery;Wen-Chau Lee

  • Mapping of Airborne Doppler Radar Data

    Wen-Chau Lee;Peter Dodge;Frank D. Marks;Peter H. Hildebrand

  • Ground-Based Velocity Track Display (GBVTD) Analysis of W-Band Doppler Radar Data in a Tornado near Stockton, Kansas, on 15 May 1999

    Robin L. Tanamachi;Howard B. Bluestein;Wen-Chau Lee;Michael Bell

  • A procedure to correct airborne doppler radar data for navigation errors using the echo returned from the Earth's surface

    Jacques Testud;Peter H. Hildebrand;Wen-Chau Lee

  • Tropical cyclone kinematic structure retrieved from single-doppler radar observations. Part II: The GBVTD-Simplex center finding algorithm

    Wen Chau Lee;Frank D. Marks

  • Finescale Structure of the LaGrange, Wyoming, Tornado during VORTEX2: GBVTD and Photogrammetric Analyses

    Roger M. Wakimoto;Phillip Stauffer;Wen-Chau Lee;Nolan T. Atkins

  • Reply to comment on 'Tthe ELDORA/ASTRAIA airborne doppler weather radar: High-resolution observations from TOGA COARE''

    H. Hildebrand;Wen-chau Lee

Frequent Co-Authors

Jothiram Vivekanandan
Jothiram Vivekanandan National Center for Atmospheric Research
Ming Xue
Ming Xue University of Oklahoma
Juanzhen Sun
Juanzhen Sun National Center for Atmospheric Research
Frank D. Marks
Frank D. Marks National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Richard E. Carbone
Richard E. Carbone National Center for Atmospheric Research
Ying-Hwa Kuo
Ying-Hwa Kuo University Corporation for Atmospheric Research
Guifu Zhang
Guifu Zhang University of Oklahoma
Howard B. Bluestein
Howard B. Bluestein University of Oklahoma
Christopher A. Davis
Christopher A. Davis National Center for Atmospheric Research
Robert M. Rauber
Robert M. Rauber University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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