Lawrence Sparks

627 total citations
19 papers, 474 citations indexed

About

Lawrence Sparks is a scholar working on Aerospace Engineering, Astronomy and Astrophysics and Oceanography. According to data from OpenAlex, Lawrence Sparks has authored 19 papers receiving a total of 474 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 18 papers in Aerospace Engineering, 13 papers in Astronomy and Astrophysics and 8 papers in Oceanography. Recurrent topics in Lawrence Sparks's work include GNSS positioning and interference (16 papers), Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics (13 papers) and Geophysics and Gravity Measurements (8 papers). Lawrence Sparks is often cited by papers focused on GNSS positioning and interference (16 papers), Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics (13 papers) and Geophysics and Gravity Measurements (8 papers). Lawrence Sparks collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Canada. Lawrence Sparks's co-authors include A. J. Mannucci, A. Komjáthy, Brian Wilson, Juan Blanch, Xiaoqing Pi, A. J. Coster, U. J. Lindqwister, B. A. Iijima, L.J. Romans and Y. Bar-Sever and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Quantitative Spectroscopy and Radiative Transfer, Radio Science and Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics.

In The Last Decade

Lawrence Sparks

17 papers receiving 432 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Lawrence Sparks United States 10 398 355 239 120 48 19 474
Chris Mertens United States 7 680 1.7× 291 0.8× 101 0.4× 306 2.5× 104 2.2× 12 737
Hanxian Fang China 12 338 0.8× 174 0.5× 95 0.4× 182 1.5× 80 1.7× 75 416
Stefan Heise Germany 13 520 1.3× 556 1.6× 420 1.8× 122 1.0× 28 0.6× 23 745
A. W. Stephan United States 12 511 1.3× 109 0.3× 76 0.3× 98 0.8× 54 1.1× 58 582
J. M. Picone United States 7 462 1.2× 81 0.2× 90 0.4× 78 0.7× 65 1.4× 17 519
S. Ray India 13 485 1.2× 286 0.8× 148 0.6× 233 1.9× 74 1.5× 28 510
G. L. Mader United States 8 113 0.3× 254 0.7× 210 0.9× 87 0.7× 17 0.4× 23 343
Kate Zawdie United States 9 603 1.5× 187 0.5× 125 0.5× 252 2.1× 119 2.5× 28 697
R. G. Gillies Canada 12 395 1.0× 220 0.6× 88 0.4× 157 1.3× 92 1.9× 41 407
M. A. Cervera Australia 15 703 1.8× 349 1.0× 147 0.6× 149 1.2× 61 1.3× 46 798

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Lawrence Sparks

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All Works

19 of 19 papers shown
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Sparks, Lawrence, et al.. (2022). WAAS and the Ionosphere – A Historical Perspective: Monitoring Storms. NAVIGATION Journal of the Institute of Navigation. 69(1). navi.503–navi.503. 10 indexed citations
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Sparks, Lawrence, et al.. (2021). The Spatial Distribution of Ionospheric Threats to WAAS Integrity, 2000 – 2019: a Systematic Analysis. Proceedings of the Satellite Division's International Technical Meeting (Online). 3932–3944. 1 indexed citations
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Sparks, Lawrence, et al.. (2016). Ionospheric Storms of Solar Cycle 24 and their Impact on the WAAS Ionospheric Threat Model. Proceedings of the Satellite Division's International Technical Meeting (Online). 682–690.
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Sparks, Lawrence, et al.. (2014). Improving WAAS Availability Along the Coast of California. 3299–3311. 3 indexed citations
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Pi, Xiaoqing, A. J. Mannucci, B. Valant-Spaight, et al.. (2013). Observations of Global and Regional Ionospheric Irregularities and Scintillation Using GNSS Tracking Networks. 752–761. 26 indexed citations
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Sparks, Lawrence. (2013). Eliminating Obliquity Error from the Estimation of Ionospheric Delay in a Satellite-Based Augmentation System. 307–318. 1 indexed citations
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Sparks, Lawrence, et al.. (2011). Estimating ionospheric delay using kriging: 1. Methodology. Radio Science. 46(6). 58 indexed citations
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Sparks, Lawrence, et al.. (2011). Estimating ionospheric delay using kriging: 2. Impact on satellite‐based augmentation system availability. Radio Science. 46(6). 28 indexed citations
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Sparks, Lawrence, et al.. (2010). Kriging as a Means of Improving WAAS Availability. 2013–2020. 3 indexed citations
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Sparks, Lawrence, et al.. (2008). Reconstructing the WAAS Undersampled Ionospheric Gradient Threat Model for the WAAS Expansion into Mexico. 1938–1947. 3 indexed citations
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Komjáthy, A., Lawrence Sparks, A. J. Mannucci, & A. J. Coster. (2005). The ionospheric impact of the October 2003 storm event on Wide Area Augmentation System. GPS Solutions. 9(1). 41–50. 35 indexed citations
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Komjáthy, A., Lawrence Sparks, Brian Wilson, & A. J. Mannucci. (2005). Automated daily processing of more than 1000 ground‐based GPS receivers for studying intense ionospheric storms. Radio Science. 40(6). 152 indexed citations
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Komjáthy, A., Lawrence Sparks, A. J. Mannucci, & A. J. Coster. (2004). The Ionospheric Impact of the October 2003 Storm Event on WAAS. Proceedings of the 17th International Technical Meeting of the Satellite Division of The Institute of Navigation (ION GNSS 2004). 1298–1307. 16 indexed citations
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Komjáthy, A., Lawrence Sparks, A. J. Mannucci, & Xiaoqing Pi. (2003). On the ionospheric impact of recent storm events on satellite-based augmentation systems in middle and low-latitude sectors. Proceedings of the 16th International Technical Meeting of the Satellite Division of The Institute of Navigation (ION GPS/GNSS 2003). 2769–2776. 6 indexed citations
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Komjáthy, A., Lawrence Sparks, A. J. Mannucci, & Xiaoqing Pi. (2003). An Assessment of the Current WAAS Ionospheric Correction Algorithm in the South American Region. NAVIGATION Journal of the Institute of Navigation. 50(3). 193–204. 25 indexed citations
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Komjáthy, A., Lawrence Sparks, A. J. Mannucci, & Xiaoqing Pi. (2002). An Assessment of the Current WAAS Ionospheric Correction Algorithm in the South American Region. Proceedings of the 15th International Technical Meeting of the Satellite Division of The Institute of Navigation (ION GPS 2002). 5(3). 1286–1296. 6 indexed citations
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Sparks, Lawrence, et al.. (2001). The WAAS Ionospheric Spatial Threat Model. Proceedings of the 14th International Technical Meeting of the Satellite Division of The Institute of Navigation (ION GPS 2001). 2463–2467. 8 indexed citations
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Mannucci, A. J., B. A. Iijima, Lawrence Sparks, et al.. (1999). Assessment of global TEC mapping using a three-dimensional electron density model. Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics. 61(16). 1227–1236. 56 indexed citations
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Sparks, Lawrence. (1997). Efficient line-by-line calculation of absorption coefficients to high numerical accuracy. Journal of Quantitative Spectroscopy and Radiative Transfer. 57(5). 631–650. 37 indexed citations

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