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Peter Bechtold

European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts

Affiliation European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts Top Publications The ERA5 global reanalysis (2020) – 32,716 citations The ERA‐Interim reanalysis: configuration and performance of the data assimilation system (2011) – 26,551 citations Advances in simulating atmospheric variability with the ECMWF model: From synoptic to decadal time‐scales (2008) – 820 citations Aerosol analysis and forecast in ... <a title="Peter Bechtold" class="read-more" href="https://journalsworld.com/researchers/peter-bechtold/" aria-label="Read more about Peter Bechtold">Read more</a>

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Publications207Total indexed works
Citations69,670Source-reported citations
h-index47Source-reported h-index
i10-index94Source-reported i10-index

Biography, research & contributions

Affiliation

European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts

Top Publications

  • The ERA5 global reanalysis (2020) - 32,716 citations
  • The ERA‐Interim reanalysis: configuration and performance of the data assimilation system (2011) - 26,551 citations
  • Advances in simulating atmospheric variability with the ECMWF model: From synoptic to decadal time‐scales (2008) - 820 citations
  • Aerosol analysis and forecast in the European Centre for Medium‐Range Weather Forecasts Integrated Forecast System: Forward modeling (2009) - 613 citations
  • A mass‐flux convection scheme for regional and global models (2001) - 583 citations

At a glance

Full name
Peter Bechtold
ORCID
0000-0002-1967-3382
OpenAlex ID
https://openalex.org/A5005317955

Research interests

  • Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations, Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes, Climate variability and models, Atmospheric aerosols and clouds, Tropical and Extratropical Cyclones Research

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    Most-cited linked publications

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    1. The ERA5 global reanalysis ↗2020 · Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society
      32,716OpenAlex citations
    2. 26,551OpenAlex citations
    3. 820OpenAlex citations
    4. 613OpenAlex citations
    5. A mass‐flux convection scheme for regional and global models ↗2001 · Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society
      583OpenAlex citations

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    1. The ERA5 global reanalysis ↗2020 · Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society
    2. A mass‐flux convection scheme for regional and global models ↗2001 · Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society

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      Peter Bechtold. JournalsWorld. Accessed October 8, 2026.

      https://journalsworld.com/researchers/peter-bechtold/