What is he best known for?
The fields of study he is best known for:
- Meteorology
- Oceanography
- Tropical cyclone
William M. Drennan mostly deals with Meteorology, Wind speed, Mechanics, Environmental science and Wind wave.
He studies Meteorology, focusing on Turbulence in particular.
William M. Drennan usually deals with Wind speed and limits it to topics linked to Atmospheric sciences and Tropical cyclone.
His Mechanics study incorporates themes from Surface wave, Swell, Scaling and Dissipation.
His Dissipation study deals with Breaking wave intersecting with Mixed layer, Kinetic energy and Surface energy.
His Wind wave research is multidisciplinary, incorporating elements of Surface roughness and Roughness length.
His most cited work include:
- Estimates of Kinetic Energy Dissipation under Breaking Waves (498 citations)
- Air–Sea Exchange in Hurricanes: Synthesis of Observations from the Coupled Boundary Layer Air–Sea Transfer Experiment (407 citations)
- Enhanced dissipation of kinetic energy beneath surface waves (297 citations)
What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?
William M. Drennan focuses on Meteorology, Environmental science, Wind wave, Atmospheric sciences and Wind speed.
William M. Drennan works on Meteorology which deals in particular with Turbulence.
His biological study spans a wide range of topics, including Storm and Dissipation.
His Wind wave study integrates concerns from other disciplines, such as Computational physics, Geophysics, Infragravity wave, Surface wave and Mechanics.
His research investigates the connection between Atmospheric sciences and topics such as Boundary layer that intersect with problems in Latent heat.
His Wind speed study combines topics from a wide range of disciplines, such as Planetary boundary layer and Drag coefficient.
He most often published in these fields:
- Meteorology (43.97%)
- Environmental science (38.79%)
- Wind wave (28.45%)
What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2012-2019)?
- Atmospheric sciences (25.00%)
- Environmental science (38.79%)
- Meteorology (43.97%)
In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:
William M. Drennan mainly investigates Atmospheric sciences, Environmental science, Meteorology, Wind wave and Wind speed.
His study in the field of Wind stress is also linked to topics like Momentum and Gas transfer.
Environmental science combines with fields such as Climatology and Satellite in his investigation.
Within one scientific family, William M. Drennan focuses on topics pertaining to Buoy under Meteorology, and may sometimes address concerns connected to Mooring.
The Wind wave study combines topics in areas such as Infragravity wave, Turbulence, Gravity wave and Computational physics.
His Turbulence study combines topics in areas such as Airflow, Spar buoy and Boundary layer.
Between 2012 and 2019, his most popular works were:
- High-Latitude Ocean and Sea Ice Surface Fluxes: Challenges for Climate Research (101 citations)
- Air-sea interaction features in the Baltic Sea and at a Pacific trade-wind site - an inter-comparison study (38 citations)
- In situ Measurements of Momentum Fluxes in Typhoons (37 citations)
In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:
- Oceanography
- Meteorology
- Thermodynamics
His scientific interests lie mostly in Atmospheric sciences, Meteorology, Environmental science, Wind speed and Buoy.
His study of Wind stress is a part of Atmospheric sciences.
His Wind stress research is multidisciplinary, relying on both Wind shear, Wind profile power law, Thermal wind, Log wind profile and Wind direction.
The various areas that William M. Drennan examines in his Buoy study include Typhoon and Tropical cyclone.
His studies deal with areas such as Turbulence and Drag coefficient as well as Typhoon.
His work on Sea ice as part of his general Climatology study is frequently connected to Cloud cover, thereby bridging the divide between different branches of science.
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