Ross C. Blamey
Researcher · Environmental Science
Source-listed associations: University of Cape Town
South Africa
Ross C. Blamey has indexed research in Environmental Science. Research topics in the source record include Climate variability and models, Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations, Tropical and Extratropical Cyclones Research.
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Ross C. Blamey has indexed research in Environmental Science. Research topics in the source record include Climate variability and models, Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations, Tropical and Extratropical Cyclones Research.
Research and publications
The selected publications below appear in both the public ORCID record and the OpenAlex author record. The list is a subset of the researcher’s work.
Institutional record
OpenAlex lists University of Cape Town among its last-known institutional associations. These records do not confirm a current appointment.
Identity and source coverage
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At a glance
- Full name
- Ross C. Blamey
- Alternative names
- Blamey, Ross R Blamey R. Blamey R. C. BLAMEY R. C. Blamey R.C. Blamey Ross C. Blamey Ross Blamey Ross C Blamey Ross C. Blamey
- Fields
- Environmental Science
- ORCID
- 0000-0001-7941-326X
- OpenAlex ID
- A5021637175
Research interests
- Climate variability and models
- Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations
- Tropical and Extratropical Cyclones Research
- Hydrology and Drought Analysis
- Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes
Research topics
Education
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Selected research & further reading
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- The ‘Day Zero’ Cape Town drought and the poleward migration of moisture corridors ↗2018 · Environmental Research LettersDOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/aaebc7
- Drought in the Eastern Cape region of South Africa and trends in rainfall characteristics ↗2020 · Climate DynamicsDOI: 10.1007/s00382-020-05413-0
- The role of regional circulation features in regulating El Niño climate impacts over southern Africa: A comparison of the 2015/2016 drought with previous events ↗2018 · International Journal of ClimatologyDOI: 10.1002/joc.5668
- The Cape Town “Day Zero” drought and Hadley cell expansion ↗2019 · npj Climate and Atmospheric ScienceDOI: 10.1038/s41612-019-0084-6
- The Influence of Atmospheric Rivers over the South Atlantic on Winter Rainfall in South Africa ↗2017 · Journal of HydrometeorologyDOI: 10.1175/jhm-d-17-0111.1
Citation & publication trends
Annual source counts; separate scales. OpenAlex coverage may be incomplete for historical researchers.
View exact annual counts
| Year | Publications | Citations |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 1 | 26 |
| 2008 | 1 | 46 |
| 2009 | 1 | 32 |
| 2011 | 1 | 82 |
| 2012 | 1 | 61 |
| 2015 | 1 | 51 |
| 2016 | 1 | 48 |
| 2017 | 2 | 102 |
| 2018 | 7 | 520 |
| 2019 | 7 | 234 |
| 2020 | 3 | 238 |
| 2021 | 6 | 164 |
| 2022 | 5 | 94 |
| 2023 | 7 | 73 |
| 2024 | 2 | 11 |
| 2025 | 6 | 24 |
| 2026 | 14 | 1 |
Source: OpenAlex · Retrieved 2026-10-03T06:38:32+00:00. Metrics are database-specific and are not a scientific ranking.
Most-cited linked publications
Publications matched across ORCID and OpenAlex. Citation counts are source-specific.
- The ‘Day Zero’ Cape Town drought and the poleward migration of moisture corridors ↗2018-10-26 · Environmental Research Letters159OpenAlex citations
- Drought in the Eastern Cape region of South Africa and trends in rainfall characteristics ↗2020-08-14 · Climate Dynamics156OpenAlex citations
- The role of regional circulation features in regulating El Niño climate impacts over southern Africa: A comparison of the 2015/2016 drought with previous events ↗2018-07-13 · International Journal of Climatology138OpenAlex citations
- The Cape Town “Day Zero” drought and Hadley cell expansion ↗2019-08-08 · npj Climate and Atmospheric Science124OpenAlex citations
- The Influence of Atmospheric Rivers over the South Atlantic on Winter Rainfall in South Africa ↗2017-11-27 · Journal of Hydrometeorology102OpenAlex citations
Recent linked publications
Publications matched across ORCID and OpenAlex. Citation counts are source-specific.
- Drought metrics and temperature extremes over the Okavango River basin, southern Africa, and links with the Botswana high ↗2023-08-10 · International Journal of Climatology
- Extreme rainfall events in southeastern Africa during the summer ↗2022-08-03 · Theoretical and Applied Climatology
- Relationships between NDVI , river discharge and climate in the Okavango River Basin region ↗2021-06-24 · International Journal of Climatology
- Long-Lived Mesoscale Convective Systems over Eastern South Africa ↗2021-05-13 · Journal of Climate
Journals published in
- Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences
- Atmosphere
- Climate Dynamics
- Environmental Research Letters
- Geophysical Research Letters
- International Journal of Climatology
- Journal of Climate
- Journal of Hydrometeorology
- npj Climate and Atmospheric Science
- Theoretical and Applied Climatology
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