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David R. Legates

University of Delaware ORCID

108

Works

14,220

Citations

39

h-index

63

i10-index

Research Topics

Climate variability and models Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations Hydrology and Drought Analysis

Affiliations

Louisiana State University1997–1999

Pearson (United States)2011–2017

University of Delaware1983–2026

University of Oklahoma1990–1997

Top Works

Evaluating the use of “goodness‐of‐fit” Measures in hydrologic and hydroclimatic model validation

David R. Legates,Gregory J. McCabe

19994,526 citations

Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics

Cryospheric studies and observations

Statistics for the evaluation and comparison of models

Cort J. Willmott,Steven G. Ackleson,et al.

19851,999 citations

Mean seasonal and spatial variability in gauge‐corrected, global precipitation

David R. Legates,Cort J. Willmott

19901,505 citations

Land cover changes and their biogeophysical effects on climate

Rezaul Mahmood,Roger A. Pielke,et al.

2013764 citations

Mean seasonal and spatial variability in global surface air temperature

David R. Legates,C. J. Willmott

1990630 citations

The Accuracy of United States Precipitation Data

Pavel Groisman,David R. Legates

1994399 citations

Soil moisture: A central and unifying theme in physical geography

David R. Legates,Rezaul Mahmood,et al.

2010382 citations

Observed and Potential Impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Environment

Sorin Cheval,Mihai Adamescu,et al.

2020324 citations

Bias corrections of long‐term (1973–2004) daily precipitation data over the northern regions

Daqing Yang,D. L. Kane,et al.

2005309 citations