Donn B. Kirk

2.0k total citations
36 papers, 1.6k citations indexed

About

Donn B. Kirk is a scholar working on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Aerospace Engineering and Computational Mechanics. According to data from OpenAlex, Donn B. Kirk has authored 36 papers receiving a total of 1.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 22 papers in Astronomy and Astrophysics, 17 papers in Aerospace Engineering and 8 papers in Computational Mechanics. Recurrent topics in Donn B. Kirk's work include Astro and Planetary Science (21 papers), Planetary Science and Exploration (14 papers) and Gas Dynamics and Kinetic Theory (7 papers). Donn B. Kirk is often cited by papers focused on Astro and Planetary Science (21 papers), Planetary Science and Exploration (14 papers) and Gas Dynamics and Kinetic Theory (7 papers). Donn B. Kirk collaborates with scholars based in United States, Germany and New Zealand. Donn B. Kirk's co-authors include A. Seiff, Richard E. Young, Robert C. Blanchard, L. A. Young, G. T. Chapman, S. C. Sommer, J. T. Findlay, T. C. D. Knight, J. D. Mihalov and G. M. Kelly and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres.

In The Last Decade

Donn B. Kirk

35 papers receiving 1.4k citations

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Robert C. Blanchard United States

M. Ya. Marov Russia

L. G. Jacchia United States

W. C. Knudsen United States

J. R. Spreiter United States

Vincent Eymet France

В. І. Мороз Russia

T. J. Stubbs United States

R. F. Theis United States

Д. В. Бисикало Russia

Robert C. Blanchard United States

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Young, L. A., R. V. Yelle, Richard E. Young, A. Seiff, & Donn B. Kirk. (2004). Gravity waves in Jupiter's stratosphere, as measured by the Galileo ASI experiment. Icarus. 173(1). 185–199. 35 indexed citations

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Kirk, Donn B., et al.. (2000). When Is 100% Inspection Not Enough? An Analysis of Three Pickup Truck Front Wheel Assembly Failures. Journal of Forensic Sciences. 45(1). 175–180. 1 indexed citations

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Seiff, A., Donn B. Kirk, T. C. D. Knight, et al.. (1998). Thermal structure of Jupiter's atmosphere near the edge of a 5‐μm hot spot in the north equatorial belt. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 103(E10). 22857–22889. 236 indexed citations

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Seiff, A., Donn B. Kirk, T. C. D. Knight, et al.. (1997). Thermal Structure of Jupiter's Upper Atmosphere Derived from the Galileo Probe. Science. 276(5309). 102–104. 92 indexed citations

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Kirk, Donn B., et al.. (1987). High-speed aerodynamics of several blunt-cone configurations. Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets. 24(2). 127–132. 30 indexed citations

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Kirk, Donn B., et al.. (1986). High-speed aerodynamics of several blunt-cone configurations. 24th Aerospace Sciences Meeting. 2 indexed citations

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Seiff, A. & Donn B. Kirk. (1982). Structure of the Venus mesosphere and lower thermosphere from measurements during entry of the pioneer Venus probes. Icarus. 49(1). 49–70. 39 indexed citations

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Seiff, A., Donn B. Kirk, Richard E. Young, et al.. (1979). Thermal Contrast in the Atmosphere of Venus: Initial Appraisal from Pioneer Venus Probe Data. Science. 205(4401). 46–49. 40 indexed citations

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Tauber, Michael E., Donn B. Kirk, & D. E. Gault. (1978). An analytic study of impact ejecta trajectories in the atmospheres of Venus, Mars, and Earth. Icarus. 33(3). 529–536. 8 indexed citations

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Kirk, Donn B., et al.. (1978). Aerodynamic Behavior of the Viking Entry Vehicle: Ground Test and Flight Results. Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets. 15(4). 208–212. 23 indexed citations

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Kirk, Donn B., et al.. (1977). Flight characteristics of probes in the atmospheres of Mars, Venus and the outer planets. Acta Astronautica. 4(7-8). 789–799. 25 indexed citations

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Seiff, A. & Donn B. Kirk. (1977). Structure of the atmosphere of Mars in summer at mid-latitudes. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 82(28). 4364–4378. 273 indexed citations

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Kirk, Donn B., et al.. (1976). Flight characteristics of probes in the atmospheres of Mars, Venus, and the outer planets. 3 indexed citations

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Seiff, A. & Donn B. Kirk. (1976). Structure of Mars' Atmosphere up to 100 Kilometers from the Entry Measurements of Viking 2. Science. 194(4271). 1300–1303. 41 indexed citations

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Kirk, Donn B., et al.. (1970). Ballistic range tests of ablating and nonablating slender cones. AIAA Journal. 8(3). 558–564. 12 indexed citations

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Chapman, G. T. & Donn B. Kirk. (1970). Reply by Authors to C.H. Murphy. AIAA Journal. 8(11). 2111–2111. 1 indexed citations

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Chapman, G. T. & Donn B. Kirk. (1970). A method for extracting aerodynamic coefficients from free-flight data. AIAA Journal. 8(4). 753–758. 97 indexed citations

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Chapman, G. T. & Donn B. Kirk. (1966). Obtaining accurate aerodynamic force and moment results from ballistic tests. NASA Technical Reports Server (NASA). 1 indexed citations

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Kirk, Donn B. & G. T. Chapman. (1966). Free-flight tests of a blunt-nosed flare- stabilized body at speeds to 8.2 km/sec.. Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets. 3(3). 374–377. 3 indexed citations

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Chapman, G. T. & Donn B. Kirk. (1965). Problems associated with obtaining accurate dynamic stability results from free- flight tests. 1 indexed citations

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