T. L. Killeen

6.3k citations

122 papers · 5.2k indexed · 1 hit paper · h-index 43

Co-authors: A. G. Burns R. G. Roble N. W. Spencer P. B. Hays Qian Wu G. R. Carignan R. J. Niciejewski S. C. Solomon
Topics: Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics (100 papers)Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics (72 papers)Geomagnetism and Paleomagnetism Studies (34 papers)
Cited by: Astronomy and Astrophysics Geophysics Atmospheric Science
Journals: Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres Geophysical Research Letters Reviews of Geophysics
Partner nations: United States United Kingdom China

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T. L. Killeen

120 papers receiving 4.3k citations

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Revised global model of thermosphere winds using satellite and ground‐based observations

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Altitude variations of the horizontal thermospheric winds during geomagnetic storms 2008 ·Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres ·Wenbin Wang,A. G. Burns,M. Wiltberger,S. C. Solomon,T. L. Killeen	54
2	Integrated frameworks for earth and space weather simulation 2006 ·T. L. Killeen,Cecelia DeLuca,T. I. Gombosi,G. Tóth,Quentin F. Stout,C. C. Goodrich,Alan Sussman,M. Hesse	4
3	Vertical variations in the N₂ mass mixing ratio during a thermospheric storm that have been simulated using a coupled magnetosphere‐ionosphere‐thermosphere model 2006 ·Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres ·A. G. Burns,Wenbin Wang,T. L. Killeen,S. C. Solomon,M. Wiltberger	24
4	TIMED Science: First Light 2003 ·Johns Hopkins APL technical digest ·E. R. Talaat,J. Yee,A. B. Christensen,T. L. Killeen,James M. Russell,T. N. Woods	2
5	Polar cap mesosphere wind observations: comparisons of simultaneous measurements with a Fabry–Perot interferometer and a field-widened Michelson interferometer 2000 ·Applied Optics ·(unknown),T. L. Killeen,Qian Wu,(unknown),P. B. Hays,William A. Gault,Stephen Brown,Kendall Shepherd	11
6	TIMED Doppler interferometer (TIDI) 1999 ·Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE ·T. L. Killeen,W. R. Skinner,R. M. Johnson,(unknown),Qian Wu,R. J. Niciejewski,Heinz J. Grassl,D. A. Gell,(unknown),(unknown),(unknown)	68
7	Tools for modeling the thermosphere and ionosphere 1997 ·A. G. Burns,T. L. Killeen,W. Wang	1
8	A theoretical analysis of the energy budget in the lower thermosphere 1997 ·Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics ·T. L. Killeen,A. G. Burns,Irfan Azeem,Susan D. Cochran,R. G. Roble	19
9	One‐dimensional hybrid satellite track model for the Dynamics Explorer 2 (DE 2) satellite 1995 ·Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres ·Wei Deng,T. L. Killeen,A. G. Burns,R. M. Johnson,B. A. Emery,R. G. Roble,J. D. Winningham,(unknown)	9
10	The equatorial neutral thermospheric response to geomagnetic forcing 1992 ·Geophysical Research Letters ·A. G. Burns,T. L. Killeen	40
11	Mapping the Wind in the Polar Thermosphere: A Case Study within the CEDAR Program 1989 ·Digital Commons - USU (Utah State University) ·Roger W. Smith,J. W. Meriwether,Gonzalo Hernández,(unknown),Vincent B Wickwar,(unknown),T. L. Killeen	2
12	On the mechanisms responsible for high‐latitude thermospheric composition variations during the recovery phase of a geomagnetic storm 1989 ·Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres ·A. G. Burns,T. L. Killeen,G. Crowley,B. A. Emery,R. G. Roble	32
13	Thermosphere dynamics - Recent contributions from Dynamics Explorer-2 1988 ·T. L. Killeen,R. G. Roble	1
14	On the relationship between dynamics of the polar thermosphere and morphology of the aurora: Global‐scale observations from Dynamics Explorers 1 and 2 1988 ·Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres ·T. L. Killeen,J. D. Craven,L. A. Frank,(unknown),N. W. Spencer,R. A. Heelis,L. H. Brace,R. G. Roble,P. B. Hays,G. R. Carignan	49
15	Thermospheric neutral wind signatures dependent on the east-west component of the interplanetary magnetic field for Northern and Southern Hemispheres as measured from Dynamics Explorer-2 1987 ·Annales Geophysicae ·J. P. Thayer,T. L. Killeen,F. G. McCormac,(unknown),(unknown),N. W. Spencer	58
16	A theoretical and empirical study of the response of the high latitude thermosphere to the sense of the “Y” component of the interplanetary magnetic field 1986 ·Planetary and Space Science ·D. Rees,T. J. Fuller‐Rowell,R. E. Gordon,Mark F. Smith,N. C. Maynard,J. P. Heppner,N. W. Spencer,L. E. Wharton,P. B. Hays,T. L. Killeen	82
17	Thermospheric and ionospheric structure of the southern hemisphere polar cap on October 21, 1981, as determined from Dynamics Explorer 2 satellite data 1985 ·Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres ·B. A. Emery,R. G. Roble,E. C. Ridley,T. L. Killeen,M. H. Rees,J. D. Winningham,G. R. Carignan,P. B. Hays,R. A. Heelis,W. B. Hanson,N. W. Spencer,L. H. Brace,M. Sugiura	27
18	Nighttime thermospheric winds over Sondre Stromfjord, Greenland 1984 ·Geophysical Research Letters ·J. W. Meriwether,(unknown),T. L. Killeen,Vincent B Wickwar,R. G. Roble	39
19	Stable and rugged etalon for the Dynamics Explorer Fabry-Perot interferometer 2: Performance 1982 ·Applied Optics ·T. L. Killeen,P. B. Hays,B. C. Kennedy,D. Rees	24
20	Interferometric Doppler measurements using a multichannel detector (A) 1980 ·Journal of the Optical Society of America A ·T. L. Killeen,P. B. Hays,B. C. Kennedy	4

About T. L. Killeen

T. L. Killeen is a scholar working on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Atmospheric Science and Oceanography, having authored 122 papers that have together received 5.2k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics (100 papers), Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics (72 papers) and Geomagnetism and Paleomagnetism Studies (34 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Astronomy and Astrophysics (4.7k citations), Geophysics (1.2k citations) and Atmospheric Science (1.4k citations). T. L. Killeen has collaborated with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and China. Frequent co-authors include A. G. Burns, R. G. Roble, N. W. Spencer, P. B. Hays, Qian Wu, G. R. Carignan, R. J. Niciejewski, S. C. Solomon, A. E. Hedin and R. G. Roble. Their work appears in journals such as Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres, Geophysical Research Letters and Reviews of Geophysics.

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