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Earth Science

D-Index
51
Citations
16835
World Ranking
3150
National Ranking
1268

Research.com Recognitions

  • 1976 - James B. Macelwane Medal, American Geophysical Union (AGU)
  • 1976 - Fellow of American Geophysical Union (AGU)
  • 1974 - Fellow of John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation

Best Publications

  • Occam's inversion; a practical algorithm for generating smooth models from electromagnetic sounding data

    Steven C. Constable;Robert L. Parker;Catherine G. Constable

  • The Rapid Calculation of Potential Anomalies

    Unknown

  • Geophysical Inverse Theory

    Unknown

  • The North Pacific: an Example of Tectonics on a Sphere

    D. P. McKenzie;R. L. Parker

  • Understanding Inverse Theory

    Robert L Parker

  • Thermal Model of Ocean Ridges

    R. L. Parker;D. W. Oldenburg

  • The inversion of magnetic anomalies in the presence of topography

    Unknown

  • Foundations of geomagnetism

    George Backus;Robert L. Parker;Catherine Constable

  • The inverse problem of electromagnetic induction: Existence and construction of solutions based on incomplete data

    Unknown

  • Isostatic compensation on a continental scale: local versus regional mechanisms

    Unknown

  • A Fortran 90 library for multitaper spectrum analysis

    G. A. Prieto;R. L. Parker;F. L. Vernon

  • Statistics of the geomagnetic secular variation for the past 5 m.y.

    C. G. Constable;R. L. Parker

  • Numerical methods for establishing solutions to the inverse problem of electromagnetic induction

    Unknown

  • Harmonic splines for geomagnetic modelling

    Loren Shure;Robert L. Parker;George E. Backus

  • The Inverse Problem of Electrical Conductivity in the Mantle

    Unknown

  • The Theory of Ideal Bodies for Gravity Interpretation

    Robert L. Parker

  • An Analysis of Near‐Bottom Magnetic Anomalies: Sea‐Floor Spreading and the Magnetized Layer

    K. D. Klitgord;S. P. Huestis;J. D. Mudie;R. L. Parker

  • Optimal one-dimensional inversion and bounding of magnetotelluric apparent resistivity and phase measurements

    Unknown

  • Statistics for the one‐norm misfit measure

    Robert L. Parker;Marcia K. McNutt

  • Best bounds on density and depth from gravity data

    Unknown

Frequent Co-Authors

Catherine Constable
Catherine Constable University of California, San Diego
John A. Hildebrand
John A. Hildebrand University of California, San Diego
Frank L. Vernon
Frank L. Vernon University of California, San Diego
John A. Orcutt
John A. Orcutt University of California, San Diego
George A. McMechan
George A. McMechan The University of Texas at Dallas
Steven Constable
Steven Constable University of California, San Diego
Dan McKenzie
Dan McKenzie University of Cambridge
Jeffrey S. Gee
Jeffrey S. Gee University of California, San Diego
Peter M. Shearer
Peter M. Shearer University of California, San Diego
Alan D. Chave
Alan D. Chave Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

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