W. G. Melbourne

2.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
48 papers, 2.0k citations indexed

About

W. G. Melbourne is a scholar working on Aerospace Engineering, Astronomy and Astrophysics and Oceanography. According to data from OpenAlex, W. G. Melbourne has authored 48 papers receiving a total of 2.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 35 papers in Aerospace Engineering, 24 papers in Astronomy and Astrophysics and 16 papers in Oceanography. Recurrent topics in W. G. Melbourne's work include GNSS positioning and interference (22 papers), Geophysics and Gravity Measurements (16 papers) and Inertial Sensor and Navigation (9 papers). W. G. Melbourne is often cited by papers focused on GNSS positioning and interference (22 papers), Geophysics and Gravity Measurements (16 papers) and Inertial Sensor and Navigation (9 papers). W. G. Melbourne collaborates with scholars based in United States, Germany and Australia. W. G. Melbourne's co-authors include T. K. Meehan, T. P. Yunck, Kenneth R. Hardy, E. R. Kursinski, G. A. Hajj, E. S. Davis, Klemens Hocke, Christoph Reigber, G. Beyerle and T. Schmidt and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres and The Astrophysical Journal.

In The Last Decade

W. G. Melbourne

43 papers receiving 1.8k citations

Hit Papers

GPS Sounding of the Atmosphere from Low Earth Orbit: Prel... 1996 2026 2006 2016 1996 100 200 300 400
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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

  1. GPS Sounding of the Atmosphere from Low Earth Orbit: Preliminary Results
    1996 464 citations Robert S. Ware, C. Rocken et al. Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society profile →

Peers

W. G. Melbourne
T. K. Meehan United States
R. P. Linfield United States
Fredrick Solheim United States
G. Beyerle Germany
M. E. Gorbunov Russia
T. E. Vanzandt United States
S. D. Desai United States
G. Fjeldbo United States
L. G. Jacchia United States
B. H. Briggs Australia
T. K. Meehan United States
W. G. Melbourne
Citations per year, relative to W. G. Melbourne W. G. Melbourne (= 1×) peers T. K. Meehan

Countries citing papers authored by W. G. Melbourne

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Fields of papers citing papers by W. G. Melbourne

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of W. G. Melbourne

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of W. G. Melbourne. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of W. G. Melbourne based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with W. G. Melbourne. W. G. Melbourne is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Wu, Stephen & W. G. Melbourne. (2003). An optimal GPS data processing technique. 2. 21–26. 1 indexed citations
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Ware, Robert S., C. Rocken, Fredrick Solheim, et al.. (1996). GPS Sounding of the Atmosphere from Low Earth Orbit: Preliminary Results. Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society. 77(1). 19–40. 464 indexed citations breakdown →
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Watkins, M. M., et al.. (1995). GRACE: A New Mission Concept for High Resolution Gravity Field Mapping. NASA Technical Reports Server (NASA). 5 indexed citations
4.
Melbourne, W. G., et al.. (1994). SEARCH'92 Campaign: AN Overview. 16. 1 indexed citations
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Melbourne, W. G., et al.. (1994). Scientific Applications of GPS on Low Earth Orbiters. NASA Technical Reports Server (NASA). 5 indexed citations
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Bertiger, Willy, Y. Bar-Sever, E. J. Christensen, et al.. (1994). GPS precise tracking of TOPEX/POSEIDON: Results and implications. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 99(C12). 24449–24464. 144 indexed citations
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Melbourne, W. G., E. S. Davis, T. P. Yunck, & B. D. Tapley. (1994). The GPS flight experiment on TOPEX/POSEIDON. Geophysical Research Letters. 21(19). 2171–2174. 34 indexed citations
8.
Neilan, R. E., Timothy H. Dixon, T. K. Meehan, et al.. (1989). Operational aspects of CASA UNO '88-the first large scale international GPS geodetic network. IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement. 38(2). 648–651. 7 indexed citations
9.
Melbourne, W. G. & E. S. Davis. (1988). GPS-based precision orbit determination - A Topex flight experiment. 339–362. 2 indexed citations
10.
Dickey, J. O., J. L. Fanselow, W. G. Melbourne, et al.. (1988). Reference frames: determinations and connections. Symposium - International Astronomical Union. 128. 41–47. 3 indexed citations
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Fanselow, J. L., J. B. Thomas, P. F. Macdoran, et al.. (1979). Determination of UT1 and Polar Motion by the Deep Space Network Using Very Long Baseline Interferometry. Symposium - International Astronomical Union. 82. 199–209. 1 indexed citations
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Melbourne, W. G.. (1976). Navigation between the Planets. Scientific American. 234(6). 58–74. 22 indexed citations
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Jordan, J. F., W. G. Melbourne, & J. D. Anderson. (1972). Testing relativistic gravity theories using radio tracking data from planetary orbiting spacecraft.. NASA Technical Reports Server (NASA). 1. 83–92. 1 indexed citations
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Lieske, J. H., et al.. (1971). Simultaneous solution for the masses of the principal planets from analysis of optical, radar, and radio tracking data. Celestial Mechanics and Dynamical Astronomy. 4(2). 233–245. 5 indexed citations
15.
Melbourne, W. G., et al.. (1970). Ephemeris, Radar Radius, and Radar Topography of Mars. Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society. 2. 211. 1 indexed citations
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Melbourne, W. G., et al.. (1963). Optimum earth-to-mars roundtrip trajectories utilizing a low-thrust power-limited propulsion system.. NASA Technical Reports Server (NASA). 8 indexed citations
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Melbourne, W. G., et al.. (1963). OPTIMUM INTERPLANETARY RENDEZVOUS WITH POWER-LIMITED VEHICLES. AIAA Journal. 1(1). 54–60. 32 indexed citations
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Melbourne, W. G., et al.. (1962). INTERPLANETARY TRAJECTORY OPTIMIZATION WITH POWERLIMITED PROPULSION SYSTEMS. NASA Technical Reports Server (NASA). 7 indexed citations
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Meier, Mark F., et al.. (1957). Preliminary study of crevasse formation : Blue Ice Valley, Greenland, 1955. US Army Corps of Engineers: Engineer Research and Development Center (Knowledge Core). 10 indexed citations
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Greenstein, Jesse L., J. S. Mathis, W. G. Melbourne, et al.. (1957). The Interpretation of Photoelectric Colors for Stars of Types B-F. The Astrophysical Journal. 125. 139–139.

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