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Leif N. Thomas

Stanford University ORCID

112

Works

4,839

Citations

35

h-index

58

i10-index

Research Topics

Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes Climate variability and models Tropical and Extratropical Cyclones Research

Affiliations

Boston University2008–2008

Oregon State University2024–2024

University of California, Santa Barbara1998–1998

Palo Alto University2011–2011

Shanghai Jiao Tong University2024–2024

Top Works

Submesoscale processes and dynamics

Leif N. Thomas,Amit Tandon,et al.

2008602 citations

Geology and Paleoclimatology Research

Ocean Waves and Remote Sensing

Enhanced Turbulence and Energy Dissipation at Ocean Fronts

Eric A. D’Asaro,Craig R. Lee,et al.

2011474 citations

Symmetric instability in the Gulf Stream

Leif N. Thomas,John R. Taylor,et al.

2013392 citations

Intensification of Ocean Fronts by Down-Front Winds

Leif N. Thomas,Craig M. Lee

2005301 citations

Destruction of Potential Vorticity by Winds

2005245 citations

Friction, Frontogenesis, and the Stratification of the Surface Mixed Layer

Leif N. Thomas,Raffaele Ferrari

2008166 citations

Comment on "Eddy/Wind Interactions Stimulate Extraordinary Mid-Ocean Plankton Blooms"

Amala Mahadevan,Leif N. Thomas,et al.

2008159 citations

Parameterization of Frontal Symmetric Instabilities. I: Theory for Resolved Fronts

Scott Bachman,Baylor Fox‐Kemper,et al.

2016154 citations

The LatMix Summer Campaign: Submesoscale Stirring in the Upper Ocean

Andrey Shcherbina,Miles A. Sundermeyer,et al.

2014127 citations