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74
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17987
World Ranking
1356
National Ranking
581

Overview

Thomas N. Woods is affiliated with the University of Colorado Boulder in the United States. Their research primarily spans the field of Physics and Astronomy, with a strong focus on Astronomy and Astrophysics.

Their work extensively covers topics related to Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics, Atmospheric Ozone and Climate, and Solar Radiation and Photovoltaics. Additional areas of study include Ionosphere and Magnetosphere Dynamics, Calibration and Measurement Techniques, Astro and Planetary Science, and Stellar, Planetary, and Galactic Studies.

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Woods include Phillip C. Chamberlin, James Mason, Bennet Schwab, Martin Snow, and A. R. Jones.

Woods has contributed multiple publications to notable venues. These venues include arXiv (Cornell University), Solar Physics, The Astrophysical Journal, Journal of Geophysical Research Space Physics, and Earth and Space Science.

Selected recent papers by Thomas N. Woods are:

  • The TSIS-1 Hybrid Solar Reference Spectrum, 2021, Geophysical Research Letters
  • Initial Observations by the GOLD Mission, 2020, Journal of Geophysical Research Space Physics
  • The Flare Irradiance Spectral Model-Version 2 (FISM2), 2020, Space Weather
  • SI-traceable Spectral Irradiance Radiometric Characterization and Absolute Calibration of the TSIS-1 Spectral Irradiance Monitor (SIM), 2020, Remote Sensing
  • Version 2 of the TSIS-1 Hybrid Solar Reference Spectrum and Extension to the Full Spectrum, 2023, Earth and Space Science

Best Publications

  • The Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution (MAVEN) Mission

    Bruce M. Jakosky;R. P. Lin;J. M. Grebowsky;J. G. Luhmann

  • Extreme Ultraviolet Variability Experiment (EVE) on the Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO): Overview of Science Objectives, Instrument Design, Data Products, and Model Developments

    T. N. Woods;F. G. Eparvier;R. Hock;A. R. Jones

  • Solar EUV Experiment (SEE): Mission overview and first results

    Thomas N. Woods;Francis G. Eparvier;Scott M. Bailey;Phillip C. Chamberlin

  • The SOLAR2000 empirical solar irradiance model and forecast tool

    W.Kent Tobiska;Tom Woods;Frank Eparvier;Rodney Viereck

  • Improved solar Lyman α irradiance modeling from 1947 through 1999 based on UARS observations

    Thomas N. Woods;W. Kent Tobiska;Gary J. Rottman;John R. Worden

  • Validation of the UARS solar ultraviolet irradiances: Comparison with the ATLAS 1 and 2 measurements

    T. N. Woods;D. K. Prinz;G. J. Rottman;J. London

  • Detection and parameterization of variations in solar mid- and near-ultraviolet radiation (200-400 nm)

    Judith L. Lean;Gary J. Rottman;H. Lee Kyle;Thomas N. Woods

  • Recent variability of the solar spectral irradiance and its impact on climate modelling

    I. Ermolli;K. Matthes;T. Dudok de Wit;N. A. Krivova

  • Solar‐Stellar Irradiance Comparison Experiment 1: 1. Instrument design and operation

    Gary J. Rottman;Thomas N. Woods;Thomas P. Sparn

  • The October 28, 2003 extreme EUV solar flare and resultant extreme ionospheric effects: Comparison to other Halloween events and the Bastille Day event

    B. T. Tsurutani;B. T. Tsurutani;D. L. Judge;F. L. Guarnieri;F. L. Guarnieri;F. L. Guarnieri;P. Gangopadhyay

  • Solar irradiance variability during the October 2003 solar storm period

    Thomas N. Woods;Francis G. Eparvier;Juan Fontenla;Jerald Harder

  • Trends in solar spectral irradiance variability in the visible and infrared

    Jerald W. Harder;Juan M. Fontenla;Peter Pilewskie;Erik C. Richard

  • Anomalously low solar extreme‐ultraviolet irradiance and thermospheric density during solar minimum

    Stanley C. Solomon;Thomas N. Woods;Leonid V. Didkovsky;John T. Emmert

  • MAVEN observations of the response of Mars to an interplanetary coronal mass ejection

    Bruce M. Jakosky;Joseph M. Grebowsky;Janet G. Luhmann;J. Connerney

  • The Solar Extreme Ultraviolet Monitor for MAVEN

    F. G. Eparvier;P. C. Chamberlin;T. N. Woods;E. M. B. Thiemann

  • Solar Irradiance Reference Spectra (SIRS) for the 2008 Whole Heliosphere Interval (WHI)

    Thomas N. Woods;Phillip C. Chamberlin;Jerald W. Harder;Rachel A. Hock

  • High‐resolution solar spectral irradiance from extreme ultraviolet to far infrared

    J. M. Fontenla;J. Harder;W. Livingston;M. Snow

  • Flare Irradiance Spectral Model (FISM): Flare component algorithms and results

    Phillip C. Chamberlin;Thomas N. Woods;Francis G. Eparvier

  • Flare Irradiance Spectral Model (FISM): Daily component algorithms and results

    Phillip C. Chamberlin;Thomas N. Woods;Francis G. Eparvier

  • NEW SOLAR EXTREME-ULTRAVIOLET IRRADIANCE OBSERVATIONS DURING FLARES

    Thomas N. Woods;Rachel Hock;Frank Eparvier;Andrew R. Jones

  • Measured and modeled trends in solar spectral irradiance variability in the visible and infrared

    Jerald Harder;Juan Fontenla;Mark Rast;Peter Pilewskie

Frequent Co-Authors

Stanley C. Solomon
Stanley C. Solomon National Center for Atmospheric Research
Gary J. Rottman
Gary J. Rottman University of Colorado Boulder
William E. McClintock
William E. McClintock University of Colorado Boulder
Scott M. Bailey
Scott M. Bailey Virginia Tech
Judith Lean
Judith Lean United States Naval Research Laboratory
Peter Pilewskie
Peter Pilewskie University of Colorado Boulder
Hugh S. Hudson
Hugh S. Hudson University of Glasgow
W. K. Peterson
W. K. Peterson University of Colorado Boulder
Paul D. Feldman
Paul D. Feldman Johns Hopkins University
Alan Burns
Alan Burns National Center for Atmospheric Research

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