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Overview

Terence J. Sabaka is affiliated with the Goddard Space Flight Center in the United States. Their research contributions span multiple disciplines within Earth and Planetary Sciences and Physics and Astronomy, with a strong emphasis on geophysical and atmospheric phenomena.

Sabaka's publication record includes several recent papers that reflect their involvement in geomagnetic field modeling and geophysical data analysis. Notable papers include:

  • International Geomagnetic Reference Field: the thirteenth generation (2021), published in Earth Planets and Space
  • CM6: a comprehensive geomagnetic field model derived from both CHAMP and Swarm satellite observations (2020), published in Earth Planets and Space
  • High-Spatial-Resolution Mass Rates From GRACE and GRACE-FO: Global and Ice Sheet Analyses (2021), published in Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth
  • Development of a Daily GRACE Mascon Solution for Terrestrial Water Storage (2020), published in Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth
  • Deriving Mercury Geodetic Parameters With Altimetric Crossovers From the Mercury Laser Altimeter (MLA) (2021), published in Journal of Geophysical Research Planets

Frequently collaborating with other researchers, Sabaka has worked alongside Bryant Loomis, Weijia Kuang, F. Denis, Brooke Medley, and Michael Croteau multiple times, with these frequent coauthors contributing to the development of models and data analysis methods in geophysics and planetary studies.

Their work has been featured predominantly in these publication venues:

  • Earth Planets and Space
  • Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Earth and Space Science
  • Journal of Geophysical Research Planets

Sabaka's main fields of study include Earth and Planetary Sciences and Physics and Astronomy. Their research encompasses several specialized subfields such as:

  • Astronomy and Astrophysics
  • Oceanography
  • Molecular Biology
  • Geophysics
  • Atmospheric Science

The main topics within their work cover a diverse array of geoscience and planetary science areas, including:

  • Geophysics and Gravity Measurements
  • Geomagnetism and Paleomagnetism Studies
  • Geophysical and Geoelectrical Methods
  • Cryospheric studies and observations
  • Planetary Science and Exploration
  • Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics
  • GNSS positioning and interference

Best Publications

  • International Geomagnetic Reference Field: the 12th generation

    Erwan Thébault;Christopher C. Finlay;Ciarán D. Beggan;Patrick Alken;Patrick Alken

  • International Geomagnetic Reference Field: the eleventh generation

    C. C. Finlay;S. Maus;C. D. Beggan;T. N. Bondar

  • International Geomagnetic Reference Field: the thirteenth generation

    P. Alken;P. Alken;E. Thébault;C. D. Beggan;H. Amit

  • Extending comprehensive models of the Earth's magnetic field with Ørsted and CHAMP data

    Terence J. Sabaka;Nils Olsen;Michael E. Purucker

  • Antarctica, Greenland and Gulf of Alaska Land-Ice Evolution from an Iterated GRACE Global Mascon Solution

    Scott B. Luthcke;T. J. Sabaka;B. D. Loomis;A. A. Arendt

  • The Swarm Satellite Constellation Application and Research Facility (SCARF) and Swarm data products

    Nils Olsen;Eigil Friis-Christensen;Rune Floberghagen;Patrick Alken;Patrick Alken

  • CHAOS—a model of the Earth's magnetic field derived from CHAMP, Ørsted, and SAC‐C magnetic satellite data

    Nils Olsen;Hermann Lühr;Terence J. Sabaka;Mioara Mandea

  • A comprehensive model of the quiet‐time, near‐Earth magnetic field: phase 3

    Terence J. Sabaka;Nils Olsen;Robert A. Langel

  • Regularization and error characterization of GRACE mascons

    B. D. Loomis;S. B. Luthcke;T. J. Sabaka

  • Lunar impact basins revealed by Gravity Recovery and Interior Laboratory measurements

    Gregory A. Neumann;Maria Zuber;Mark A. Wieczorek;James W. Head

  • An altitude‐normalized magnetic map of Mars and its interpretation

    M. Purucker;D. Ravat;H. Frey;C. Voorhies

  • The CHAOS-4 geomagnetic field model

    Nils Olsen;Hermann Lühr;Christopher C. Finlay;Terence J. Sabaka

  • GRGM900C: A degree 900 lunar gravity model from GRAIL primary and extended mission data

    Frank G. Lemoine;Sander Goossens;Sander Goossens;Terence J. Sabaka;Joseph B. Nicholas

  • The 10th generation international geomagnetic reference field

    S. Maus;S. Macmillan;T. Chernova;S. Choi

  • High‒degree gravity models from GRAIL primary mission data

    Frank G. Lemoine;Sander J. Goossens;Sander J. Goossens;Terence J. Sabaka;Joseph B. Nicholas

  • CM5, a Pre-Swarm Comprehensive Geomagnetic Field Model Derived from Over 12 Yr of CHAMP, Orsted, SAC-C and Observatory Data

    Terence J. Sabaka;Nils Olsen;Robert H. Tyler;Robert H. Tyler;Alexey Kuvshinov

  • The Magnetic Field of the Earth’s Lithosphere

    Erwan Thébault;Michael Purucker;Kathryn A. Whaler;Benoit Langlais

  • Ørsted Initial Field Model

    Nils Olsen;R. Holme;G. Hulot;T. Sabaka

  • Global Mass Flux Solutions from GRACE: A Comparison of Parameter Estimation Strategies - Mass Concentrations Versus Stokes Coefficients

    D. D. Rowlands;S. B. Luthcke;J. J. McCarthy;S. M. Klosko

  • On induction effects of geomagnetic daily variations from equatorial electrojet and solar quiet sources at low and middle latitudes

    Alexei Kuvshinov;Alexei Kuvshinov;Chandrasekharan Manoj;Nils Olsen;Terence Sabaka

  • The CHAOS-4 Geomagnetic Field Model

    Nils Olsen;Chris Finlay;H. Lühr;T. J. Sabaka

Frequent Co-Authors

Nils Olsen
Nils Olsen Technical University of Denmark
Sander Goossens
Sander Goossens Goddard Space Flight Center
Michael E. Purucker
Michael E. Purucker Goddard Space Flight Center
Jean-Paul Boy
Jean-Paul Boy University of Strasbourg
David D. Rowlands
David D. Rowlands Goddard Space Flight Center
Erwan Mazarico
Erwan Mazarico Goddard Space Flight Center
Gregory A. Neumann
Gregory A. Neumann Goddard Space Flight Center
Scott B. Luthcke
Scott B. Luthcke National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Frank G. Lemoine
Frank G. Lemoine Goddard Space Flight Center

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