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David C. Fritts

Also Known As

D C Fritts, D. C. FRITTS, D. C. Fritts, D. Fritts, D.C Fritts, D.C. Fritts, DAVID C. FRITTS, Dave Fritts, David C. Fritts, David Fritts

514

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21.4K

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147

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All Affiliations

Northwest Research Associates G & A Technical Software (United States)University of Colorado Boulder University of Alaska Fairbanks Utah State University

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David C. Fritts is an author at Northwest Research Associates specializing in engineering, geophysics, and atmospheric science.

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#	Concept	H-Index	Publications	Citations
1	Engineering	73	251	19.2K
2	Applied Physics	13	13	832
3	Natural Sciences	4	4	195
4	Education	1	1	17
5	Chemistry	1	1	10

David C. Fritts

268

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20K

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	Year	Citations
Gravity wave dynamics and effects in the middle atmosphere David C. Fritts, M. Joan Alexander Reviews of Geophysics Upper AtmosphereEngineeringAtmospheric SoundingAtmospheric Gravity WavesEarth Science	2003	2.7K
CASES-99: A Comprehensive Investigation of the Stable Nocturnal Boundary Layer Gregory S. Poulos, William Blumen, David C. Fritts, Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society EngineeringClimate ModelingAtmospheric ModelStable Boundary LayerEarth System Science	2002	543
Evidence for a Saturated Spectrum of Atmospheric Gravity Waves Steven A. Smith, David C. Fritts, T. E. Vanzandt Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences GeophysicsMeteorologySaturated SpectrumUpper AtmosphereEngineering	1987	494
Mesospheric Momentum Flux Studies at Adelaide, Australia: Observations and a Gravity Wave–Tidal Interaction Model David C. Fritts, R. A. Vincent Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences GeophysicsMeteorologyRadarGeospace PhysicsEngineering	1987	378
Convective and dynamical instabilities due to gravity wave motions in the lower and middle atmosphere: Theory and observations David C. Fritts, P. K. Rastogi Radio Science GeophysicsMeteorologyDynamical InstabilitiesUpper AtmosphereOcean Dynamics	1985	347
Thermospheric responses to gravity waves: Influences of increasing viscosity and thermal diffusivity Sharon L. Vadas, David C. Fritts Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres Upper AtmosphereEngineeringSolar ConvectionWave MotionThermal Diffusivity	2005	284
Sources of Mesoscale Variability of Gravity Waves. Part II: Frontal, Convective, and Jet Stream Excitation David C. Fritts, G. D. Nastrom Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences EngineeringAtmospheric SoundingGeophysical FlowEarth ScienceGeophysics	1992	261
Gravity wave initiation of equatorial spread F/plasma bubble irregularities based on observational data from the SpreadFEx campaign M. A. Abdu, E. A. Kherani, I. S. Batista, Annales Geophysicae GeophysicsRadarMeteorologyTheoretical Model CalculationsEngineering	2009	234
A Climatology of Gravity Wave Motions in the Mesopause Region at Adelaide, Australia R. A. Vincent, David C. Fritts Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences EngineeringAtmospheric SoundingMesopause RegionWave FieldSolar-terrestrial Interaction	1987	221
Spectral Estimates of Gravity Wave Energy and Momentum Fluxes. Part I: Energy Dissipation, Acceleration, and Constraints David C. Fritts, T. E. Vanzandt Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences Spectral TheoryAeroacousticsEngineeringSurface WaveAtmospheric Acoustic	1993	212

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