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Sean Bruinsma is affiliated with the Centre National D'Etudes Spatiales in France. Their research work primarily spans the fields of Physics and Astronomy as well as Earth and Planetary Sciences. Within these disciplines, Bruinsma's focus extends into subfields such as Astronomy and Astrophysics, Aerospace Engineering, Oceanography, Molecular Biology, and Atmospheric Science.

Their research covers several main topics, including:

  • Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics
  • Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics
  • Geophysics and Gravity Measurements
  • GNSS positioning and interference
  • Geomagnetism and Paleomagnetism Studies
  • Astro and Planetary Science
  • Planetary Science and Exploration

Bruinsma has published multiple papers in a range of scientific journals. Some recent works include:

  • "Geomagnetic Activity Index Hpo," 2022, Geophysical Research Letters
  • "The operational and research DTM-2020 thermosphere models," 2021, Journal of Space Weather and Space Climate
  • "New thermosphere neutral mass density and crosswind datasets from CHAMP, GRACE, and GRACE-FO," 2023, Journal of Space Weather and Space Climate
  • "Airborne Absolute Gravimetry With a Quantum Sensor, Comparison With Classical Technologies," 2023, Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth
  • "Thermosphere modeling capabilities assessment: geomagnetic storms," 2021, Journal of Space Weather and Space Climate

The most frequent venues for their publications include:

  • Journal of Space Weather and Space Climate
  • Advances in Space Research
  • Geophysical Research Letters
  • Earth Planets and Space
  • Space Weather

Collaborations constitute a significant part of Bruinsma's research activity. Frequent co-authors include Christian Siemes, D.T. Vu, Sylvain Bonvalot, Jürgen Matzka, and Guram Kervalishvili, with multiple joint publications recorded for each.

Best Publications

  • First GOCE gravity field models derived by three different approaches

    Roland Pail;Sean Bruinsma;Federica Migliaccio;Christoph Förste

  • EIGEN-6C4 - The latest combined global gravity field model including GOCE data up to degree and order 1949 of GFZ Potsdam and GRGS Toulouse

    C. Förste;S. Bruinsma;Oleh Abrykosov;Frank Flechtner

  • Ensemble prediction and intercomparison analysis of GRACE time‐variable gravity field models

    C. Sakumura;Srinivas V Bettadpur;S. Bruinsma

  • CNES/GRGS 10-day gravity field models (release 2) and their evaluation

    Sean Bruinsma;Jean-Michel Lemoine;Richard Biancale;Nicole Valès

  • Atmospheric densities derived from CHAMP/STAR accelerometer observations

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  • The GeoForschungsZentrum Potsdam/Groupe de Recherche de Gèodésie Spatiale satellite-only and combined gravity field models: EIGEN-GL04S1 and EIGEN-GL04C

    Christoph Förste;Roland Schmidt;Richard Stubenvoll;Frank Flechtner

  • Altimetry for the future: building on 25 years of progress

    Saleh Abdalla;Abdolnabi Abdeh Kolahchi;Michaël Ablain;Susheel Adusumilli

  • Tropospheric tides from 80 to 400 km: Propagation, interannual variability, and solar cycle effects

    J. Oberheide;J. M. Forbes;K. Häusler;Q. Wu

  • Thermosphere density response to the 20-21 November 2003 solar and geomagnetic storm from CHAMP and GRACE accelerometer data

    Sean Bruinsma;Jeffrey M. Forbes;R. Steven Nerem;Xiaoli Zhang

  • The CHAMP-only earth gravity field model EIGEN-2

    Ch Reigber;P Schwintzer;K.-H Neumayer;F Barthelmes

  • The new ESA satellite‐only gravity field model via the direct approach

    Sean L. Bruinsma;Christoph Förste;Oleg Abrikosov;Jean Charles Marty

  • The DTM-2013 thermosphere model

    Sean Bruinsma

  • Climatology of upward propagating diurnal and semidiurnal tides in the thermosphere

    J. Oberheide;J. M. Forbes;X. Zhang;S. L. Bruinsma

  • GOCE Gravity Field Recovery by Means of the Direct Numerical Method

    S. Bruinsma;J.-C. Marty;G. Balmino;R. Biancale

  • Temporal gravity field models inferred from GRACE data

    Jean-Michel Lemoine;Sean Bruinsma;Sylvain Loyer;Richard Biancale

  • ESA's satellite‐only gravity field model via the direct approach based on all GOCE data

    Sean L. Bruinsma;Christoph Förste;Oleg Abrikosov;Jean-Michel Lemoine

  • The DTM-2000 empirical thermosphere model with new data assimilation and constraints at lower boundary: accuracy and properties

    S. Bruinsma;G. Thuillier;F. Barlier

  • Wave-driven variability in the ionosphere-thermosphere-mesosphere system from TIMED observations: What contributes to the wave 4 ?

    J. Oberheide;J. M. Forbes;X. Zhang;S. L. Bruinsma

  • Surface-exosphere coupling due to thermal tides

    Jeffrey M. Forbes;Sean L. Bruinsma;Xiaoli Zhang;Jens Oberheide

  • EIGEN-6 – A new combined global gravity field model including GOCE data from the collaboration of GFZ Potsdam and GRGS Toulouse

    Christoph Förste;S. Bruinsma;R. Shako;J.-C. Marty

  • Solar Rotation Effects on the Thermospheres of Mars and Earth

    Jeffrey M. Forbes;Sean Bruinsma;Frank G. Lemoine

  • Thermosphere density variations due to the 15–24 April 2002 solar events from CHAMP/STAR accelerometer measurements

    Jeffrey M. Forbes;Gang Lu;Sean Bruinsma;Steven Nerem

  • EIGEN-6C3 - The latest Combined Global Gravity Field Model including GOCE data up to degree and order 1949 of GFZ Potsdam and GRGS Toulouse

    C. Foerste;S. Bruinsma;F. Flechtner;O. Abrykosov

Frequent Co-Authors

Jeffrey M. Forbes
Jeffrey M. Forbes University of Colorado Boulder
Eelco Doornbos
Eelco Doornbos Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute
Xiaoli Zhang
Xiaoli Zhang University of Colorado Boulder
Adrian Jäggi
Adrian Jäggi University of Bern
Sylvain Bonvalot
Sylvain Bonvalot Institut de Recherche pour le Développement
Per Knudsen
Per Knudsen Technical University of Denmark
Ole Baltazar Andersen
Ole Baltazar Andersen Technical University of Denmark
Andreas Güntner
Andreas Güntner University of Potsdam
Gang Lu
Gang Lu National Center for Atmospheric Research
Maura E. Hagan
Maura E. Hagan Utah State University

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