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Keith M. Groves

Keith M. Groves

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Environmental Sciences

D-Index
39
Citations
5782
World Ranking
8374
National Ranking
2989

Overview

Keith M. Groves is affiliated with Boston College in the United States and has a research focus primarily within the fields of physics and astronomy as well as engineering. Their work spans multiple subfields including astronomy and astrophysics, aerospace engineering, oceanography, geophysics, and electrical and electronic engineering.

The scientist's research topics cover several domains, notably ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics, global navigation satellite system (GNSS) positioning and interference, geophysics and gravity measurements, solar and space plasma dynamics, earthquake detection and analysis, plasma diagnostics and applications, and geomagnetism and paleomagnetism studies.

Recent publications showcase ongoing contributions to the study of space weather, ionospheric irregularities, and satellite navigation system performance. Significant papers include:

  • The High Latitude Ionospheric Response to the Major May 2024 Geomagnetic Storm: A Synoptic View (2024), Geophysical Research Letters
  • Evolution of Mid-latitude Density Irregularities and Scintillation in North America During the 7-8 September 2017 Storm (2021), Journal of Geophysical Research Space Physics
  • Leveraging Geodetic GPS Receivers for Ionospheric Scintillation Science (2020), Radio Science
  • On the Assessment of Daily Equatorial Plasma Bubble Occurrence Modeling and Forecasting (2020), Space Weather
  • Performance of 6 Different Global Navigation Satellite System Receivers at Low Latitude Under Moderate and Strong Scintillation (2020), Earth and Space Science

Keith M. Groves has published extensively in several prominent venues, with the largest number of their publications appearing in the Journal of Geophysical Research Space Physics. Other frequent publication venues include:

  • Proceedings of the Satellite Division's International Technical Meeting (Online)/Proceedings of the Satellite Division's International Technical Meeting (CD-ROM)
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Radio Science
  • Space Weather

Collaborative research plays a notable role in their work. Frequent co-authors contributing to various studies alongside Groves are:

  • Charles S. Carrano
  • Rezy Pradipta
  • Brett Carter
  • R. G. Caton
  • A. J. Coster

The combination of topics, publications, and co-authorship trends reflects a sustained engagement with space physics, GNSS technology, and ionospheric science, encompassing both theoretical and applied aspects within aerospace and geophysical research.

Best Publications

  • Specification and forecasting of scintillations in communication/navigation links: current status and future plans

    S. Basu;K.M. Groves;Su. Basu;P.J. Sultan

  • A comparison of TEC fluctuations and scintillations at Ascension Island

    S Basu;K.M Groves;J.M Quinn;P Doherty

  • Ionospheric effects of major magnetic storms during the International Space Weather Period of September and October 1999: GPS observations, VHF/UHF scintillations, and in situ density structures at middle and equatorial latitudes

    Sunanda Basu;Santimay Basu;C. E. Valladares;H.-C. Yeh

  • Response of the equatorial ionosphere in the South Atlantic Region to the Great Magnetic Storm of July 15, 2000

    S. Basu;Su Basu;K. M. Groves;H.-C. Yeh

  • Equatorial scintillation and systems support

    K. M. Groves;S. Basu;E. J. Weber;M. Smitham

  • Response of the equatorial ionosphere at dusk to penetration electric fields during intense magnetic storms

    S. Basu;Su. Basu;F. J. Rich;K. M. Groves

  • Radar observations of the onset of current driven instabilities in the topside ionosphere

    J. C. Foster;C. del Pozo;K. Groves;J. P. Saint Maurice

  • Conjugate Point Equatorial Experiment (COPEX) Campaign in Brazil: Electrodynamics highlights on spread F development conditions and day-to-day variability

    M. A. Abdu;I. S. Batista;B. W. Reinisch;J. R. de Souza

  • Postmidnight bubbles and scintillations in the quiet-time June solstice

    E. Yizengaw;J. Retterer;E. E. Pacheco;P. Roddy

  • Dynamics of equatorial F region irregularities from spaced receiver scintillation observations

    A. Bhattacharyya;S. Basu;K. M. Groves;C. E. Valladares

  • Global equatorial plasma bubble occurrence during the 2015 St. Patrick's Day storm

    B. A. Carter;B. A. Carter;E. Yizengaw;R. Pradipta;J. M. Retterer

  • Near-simultaneous plasma structuring in the midlatitude and equatorial ionosphere during magnetic superstorms

    Santimay Basu;Sunanda Basu;Keith M. Groves;Eileen MacKenzie

  • Simulating the impacts of ionospheric scintillation on L band SAR image formation

    Charles S. Carrano;Keith M. Groves;Keith M. Groves;Ronald G. Caton

  • Equatorial plasma bubbles and L-band scintillations in Africa during solar minimum

    V. V. Paznukhov;C. S. Carrano;P. H. Doherty;K. M. Groves;K. M. Groves

  • Measurement of the latitudinal distributions of total electron content during equatorial spread F events

    C. E. Valladares;S. Basu;K. Groves;M. P. Hagan

  • On the Relationship Between the Rate of Change of Total Electron Content Index (ROTI), Irregularity Strength ( C k L ), and the Scintillation Index ( S 4 )

    Charles S. Carrano;Keith M. Groves;Charles L. Rino

  • Impacts of ionospheric scintillations on GPS receivers intended for equatorial aviation applications

    A. O. Akala;A. O. Akala;P. H. Doherty;C. S. Carrano;C. E. Valladares

  • GPS L-band scintillations and ionospheric irregularity zonal drifts inferred at equatorial and low-latitude regions

    M.T.A.H. Muella;E.R. de Paula;I.J. Kantor;I.S. Batista

  • Equatorial plasma depletion precursor signatures and onset observed at 11° south of the magnetic equator

    E. J. Weber;S. Basu;T. W. Bullett;C. Valladares

  • Longitudinal and Seasonal Variability of Equatorial Ionospheric Irregularities and Electrodynamics

    Endawoke Yizengaw;Keith M. Groves

  • Geomagnetic control of equatorial plasma bubble activity modeled by the TIEGCM with Kp

    B. A. Carter;B. A. Carter;J. M. Retterer;E. Yizengaw;K. Groves

  • Near-simultaneous plasma structuring in the midlatitude and equatorial ionosphere during magnetic superstorms : Violent sun-earth connection events of October-November 2003

    S. Basu;Su. Basu;K. M. Groves;E. Mackenzie

Frequent Co-Authors

Cesar E. Valladares
Cesar E. Valladares The University of Texas at Dallas
Santimay Basu
Santimay Basu United States Air Force Research Laboratory
Jonathan J. Makela
Jonathan J. Makela University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
M.A. Abdu
M.A. Abdu National Institute for Space Research
Michael C. Kelley
Michael C. Kelley Cornell University
E. R. de Paula
E. R. de Paula National Institute for Space Research
J. H. A. Sobral
J. H. A. Sobral National Institute for Space Research
Robert J. Norman
Robert J. Norman University of Adelaide

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