| Massive phytoplankton blooms under Arctic sea ice KR Arrigo, DK Perovich, RS Pickart, ZW Brown, GL Van Dijken, KE Lowry, ... Science 336 (6087), 1408-1408, 2012 | 870 | 2012 |
| An overview of MODIS capabilities for ocean science observations WE Esaias, MR Abbott, I Barton, OB Brown, JW Campbell, KL Carder, ... IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing 36 (4), 1250-1265, 1998 | 679 | 1998 |
| A biogeochemical study of the coccolithophore, Emiliania huxleyi, in the North Atlantic PM Holligan, E Fernández, J Aiken, WM Balch, P Boyd, PH Burkill, ... Global biogeochemical cycles 7 (4), 879-900, 1993 | 651 | 1993 |
| Biologically mediated dissolution of calcium carbonate above the chemical lysocline? JD Milliman, PJ Troy, WM Balch, AK Adams, YH Li, FT Mackenzie Deep Sea Research Part I: Oceanographic Research Papers 46 (10), 1653-1669, 1999 | 468 | 1999 |
| Ocean optics protocols for satellite ocean color sensor validation, revision 3 JL Mueller, GS Fargion National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Goddard Space Flight Center, 2002 | 452* | 2002 |
| Biological and optical properties of mesoscale coccolithophore blooms in the Gulf of Maine WM Balch, PM Holligan, SG Ackleson, KJ Voss Limnology and Oceanography 36 (4), 629-643, 1991 | 431 | 1991 |
| A line in the sea JA Yoder, SG Ackleson, RT Barber, P Flament, WM Balch Nature 371 (6499), 689-692, 1994 | 398 | 1994 |
| Comparison of algorithms for estimating ocean primary production from surface chlorophyll, temperature, and irradiance J Campbell, D Antoine, R Armstrong, K Arrigo, W Balch, R Barber, ... Global biogeochemical cycles 16 (3), 9-1-9-15, 2002 | 344 | 2002 |
| Ocean acidification: a critical emerging problem for the ocean sciences SC Doney, WM Balch, VJ Fabry, RA Feely Oceanography 22 (4), 16-25, 2009 | 305 | 2009 |
| Calcium carbonate measurements in the surface global ocean based on Moderate‐Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer data WM Balch, HR Gordon, BC Bowler, DT Drapeau, ES Booth Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans 110 (C7), 2005 | 302 | 2005 |
| Phytoplankton blooms beneath the sea ice in the Chukchi Sea KR Arrigo, DK Perovich, RS Pickart, ZW Brown, GL Van Dijken, KE Lowry, ... Deep Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography 105, 1-16, 2014 | 279 | 2014 |
| Calcification, photosynthesis and growth of the bloom-forming coccolithophore, Emiliania huxleyi WM Balch, PM Holligan, KA Kilpatrick Continental Shelf Research 12 (12), 1353-1374, 1992 | 257 | 1992 |
| Light backscattering properties of marine phytoplankton: relationships to cell size, chemical composition and taxonomy RD Vaillancourt, CW Brown, RRL Guillard, WM Balch Journal of plankton research 26 (2), 191-212, 2004 | 240 | 2004 |
| The remote sensing of ocean primary productivity: Use of a new data compilation to test satellite algorithms W Balch, R Evans, J Brown, G Feldman, C McClain, W Esaias Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans 97 (C2), 2279-2293, 1992 | 214 | 1992 |
| Relating estimates of CaCO3 production, export, and dissolution in the water column to measurements of CaCO3 rain into sediment traps and dissolution on the … WM Berelson, WM Balch, R Najjar, RA Feely, C Sabine, K Lee Global Biogeochemical Cycles 21 (1), 2007 | 211 | 2007 |
| Relating coccolithophore calcification rates to phytoplankton community dynamics: Regional differences and implications for carbon export AJ Poulton, TR Adey, WM Balch, PM Holligan Deep Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography 54 (5-7), 538-557, 2007 | 194 | 2007 |
| Rapid climate-driven circulation changes threaten conservation of endangered North Atlantic right whales NR Record, JA Runge, DE Pendleton, WM Balch, KTA Davies, ... Oceanography 32 (2), 162-169, 2019 | 166 | 2019 |
| Retrieval of coccolithophore calcite concentration from SeaWiFS imagery HR Gordon, GC Boynton, WM Balch, SB Groom, DS Harbour, TJ Smyth Geophysical Research Letters 28 (8), 1587-1590, 2001 | 156 | 2001 |
| Multidecadal increase in North Atlantic coccolithophores and the potential role of rising CO2 S Rivero-Calle, A Gnanadesikan, CE Del Castillo, WM Balch, ... Science 350 (6267), 1533-1537, 2015 | 153 | 2015 |
| The 1991 coccolithophore bloom in the central North Atlantic. 2. Relating optics to coccolith concentration WM Balch, KA Kilpatrick, P Holligan, D Harbour, E Fernandez Limnology and Oceanography 41 (8), 1684-1696, 1996 | 143 | 1996 |
