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K. Shafer Smith

KS

51

Publications

3.2K

Citations

29

H-Index

1997

Active since

Affiliations

Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences(Current)

New York University

Columbia University

Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory

Laboratoire d'Océanographie et du Climat : Expérimentations et Approches Numériques

K. Shafer Smith is an author at Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences specializing in engineering, earth science, and oceanography.

Top concepts

EngineeringEarth ScienceOceanographyPhysical OceanographyOcean DynamicsGeophysicsClimate DynamicsOceanic SystemsMeteorologyAtmospheric Science

Publications per year

1997–2024

51

Publications

51

The geography of linear baroclinic instability in Earth's oceans

K. Shafer Smith · Journal of Marine Research · 2007 · 252 citations

Geophysics, Meteorology, Marine Geology +15

Scales, Growth Rates, and Spectral Fluxes of Baroclinic Instability in the Ocean

Ross Tulloch, John Marshall, Chris Hill et al. · Journal of Physical Oceanography · 2011 · 233 citations

Ocean Dynamics, Growth Rates, Engineering +18

Turbulent diffusion in the geostrophic inverse cascade

K. Shafer Smith, Giulio Boccaletti, Cara Henning et al. · Journal of Fluid Mechanics · 2002 · 187 citations

Geophysics, Turbulent Diffusion, Engineering +14

The Scales and Equilibration of Midocean Eddies: Freely Evolving Flow

K. Shafer Smith, Geoffrey K. Vallis · Journal of Physical Oceanography · 2001 · 181 citations · Full text

The Production and Dissipation of Compensated Thermohaline Variance by Mesoscale Stirring

K. Shafer Smith, Raffaele Ferrari · Journal of Physical Oceanography · 2009 · 132 citations · Full text

Ocean Dynamics, Engineering, Vertical Diffusion +18

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