Report summary

The 2015-2026 picture for University of Washington Department of Atmospheric Sciences is a 91-PI network with 222 internal PI collaborations. The research center of gravity is Earth and Planetary Sciences as the leading field (41% of slots across 73 PIs; 73 labels), Atmospheric Science as the leading subfield (33% of slots across 65 PIs; 65 labels), and Climate variability and models as the leading topic (11% of slots across 25 PIs; 25 labels). That is a nice sign for applicants and collaborators, because the network has both density and separable local groups. The top weighted PIs are Joel A. Thornton (42.8 weighted works; Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols, Atmospheric Ozone and Climate). The strongest pairings are Robert Wood and Ryan Eastman (15 shared works, weight 10.5); Christopher S. Bretherton and Peter N. Blossey (22 shared works, weight 9.8). The standout breakdown groups are group 1 with 10 PIs, 10 internal connections, weight 53, around Atmospheric Science, Global and Planetary Change, Oceanography, led by Robert Wood, Dennis L. Hartmann, Christopher S. Bretherton; group 2 with 10 PIs, 11 internal connections, weight 34.2, around Atmospheric Science, Global and Planetary Change, Oceanography, led by Clifford F. Mass, Robert A. Houze, Lynn A. McMurdie.