| Laboratory measurements of axis ratios for large raindrops K Andsager, KV Beard, NF Laird Journal of the atmospheric sciences 56 (15), 2673-2683, 1999 | 359 | 1999 |
| Lake Michigan lake breezes: climatology, local forcing, and synoptic environment NF Laird, DAR Kristovich, XZ Liang, RW Arritt, K Labas Journal of Applied Meteorology 40 (3), 409-424, 2001 | 102 | 2001 |
| The Cape Canaveral sea and river breezes: Kinematic structure and convective initiation NF Laird, DAR Kristovich, RM Rauber, HT Ochs III, LJ Miller Monthly weather review 123 (10), 2942-2956, 1995 | 93 | 1995 |
| Climatology of lake-effect precipitation events over Lake Champlain NF Laird, J Desrochers, M Payer Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology 48 (2), 232-250, 2009 | 91 | 2009 |
| Idealized model simulations examining the mesoscale structure of winter lake-effect circulations NF Laird, DAR Kristovich, JE Walsh Monthly weather review 131 (1), 206-221, 2003 | 88 | 2003 |
| Observations of widespread lake-effect cloudiness: Influences of lake surface temperature and upwind conditions DAR Kristovich, NF Laird Weather and forecasting 13 (3), 811-821, 1998 | 84 | 1998 |
| Mesoscale boundary layer and heat flux variations over pack ice-covered Lake Erie MR Gerbush, DAR Kristovich, NF Laird Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology 47 (2), 668-682, 2008 | 82 | 2008 |
| Model simulations examining the relationship of lake-effect morphology to lake shape, wind direction, and wind speed NF Laird, JE Walsh, DAR Kristovich Monthly weather review 131 (9), 2102-2111, 2003 | 81 | 2003 |
| Variations of sensible and latent heat fluxes from a Great Lakes buoy and associated synoptic weather patterns NF Laird, DAR Kristovich Journal of Hydrometeorology 3 (1), 3-12, 2002 | 75 | 2002 |
| Convective evolution across Lake Michigan during a widespread lake-effect snow event DAR Kristovich, NF Laird, MR Hjelmfelt Monthly weather review 131 (4), 643-655, 2003 | 70 | 2003 |
| The Ontario Winter Lake-Effect Systems field campaign: Scientific and educational adventures to further our knowledge and prediction of lake-effect storms DAR Kristovich, RD Clark, J Frame, B Geerts, KR Knupp, KA Kosiba, ... Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society 98 (2), 315-332, 2017 | 68 | 2017 |
| Initial precipitation formation in warm Florida cumulus NF Laird, HT Ochs Iii, RM Rauber, LJ Miller Journal of the atmospheric sciences 57 (22), 3740-3751, 2000 | 65 | 2000 |
| The influence of ice cover on two lake-effect snow events over Lake Erie JM Cordeira, NF Laird Monthly Weather Review 136 (7), 2747-2763, 2008 | 62 | 2008 |
| Great Salt Lake-Effect Precipitation: Observed Frequency, Characteristics, and Associated Environmental Factors TI Alcott, WJ Steenburgh, NF Laird Weather and Forecasting 27 (4), 954-971, 2012 | 61 | 2012 |
| Comparison of observations with idealized model results for a method to resolve winter lake-effect mesoscale morphology NF Laird, DAR Kristovich Monthly weather review 132 (5), 1093-1103, 2004 | 55 | 2004 |
| Transitions in boundary layer meso-γ convective structures: An observational case study DAR Kristovich, NF Laird, MR Hjelmfelt, RG Derickson, KA Cooper Monthly weather review 127 (12), 2895-2909, 1999 | 47 | 1999 |
| Numerical simulation of transitions in boundary layer convective structures in a lake-effect snow event KA Cooper, MR Hjelmfelt, RG Derickson, DAR Kristovich, NF Laird Monthly weather review 128 (9), 3283-3295, 2000 | 46 | 2000 |
| The frequency and characteristics of lake-effect precipitation events associated with the New York State Finger Lakes N Laird, R Sobash, N Hodas Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology 48 (4), 873-886, 2009 | 41 | 2009 |
| Observation of coexisting mesoscale lake-effect vortices over the western Great Lakes NF Laird Monthly weather review 127 (6), 1137-1141, 1999 | 39 | 1999 |
| Climatological conditions of lake-effect precipitation events associated with the New York State Finger Lakes N Laird, R Sobash, N Hodas Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology 49 (5), 1052-1062, 2010 | 33 | 2010 |
