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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2019 - Fellow of American Geophysical Union (AGU)

Overview

Zuheir Altamimi is affiliated with Université Paris Cité in France. Their research primarily focuses on Earth and Planetary Sciences and Engineering, with significant contributions in aerospace engineering and oceanography. The scientist's expertise spans geophysics, atomic and molecular physics, and optics, particularly in applications related to sensor technology and navigation.

Their scholarly work covers main topics including geophysics and gravity measurements, GNSS positioning and interference, ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics, earthquake and tectonic studies, advanced frequency and time standards, inertial sensor and navigation, and geophysics and sensor technology.

Zuheir Altamimi has published extensively in various scientific journals. Notable recent papers include:

  • "ITRF2020: an augmented reference frame refining the modeling of nonlinear station motions" (2023), Journal of Geodesy
  • "GENESIS: co-location of geodetic techniques in space" (2023), Earth Planets and Space
  • "ITRF2020 Plate Motion Model" (2023), Geophysical Research Letters
  • "Analysis of the IGS contribution to ITRF2020" (2024), Journal of Geodesy
  • "The ULR-repro3 GPS data reanalysis and its estimates of vertical land motion at tide gauges for sea level science" (2023), Earth system science data

Their publications have appeared frequently in the Journal of Geodesy, as well as Advances in Space Research, Earth Planets and Space, Geophysical Research Letters, and Earth system science data.

Zuheir's collaboration network includes several frequent co-authors, among them:

  • Paul Rebischung
  • Laurent Métivier
  • Xavier Collilieux
  • Kristel Chanard
  • Jean-Paul Boy

The scientist's work integrates multiple disciplines, combining advanced geodetic techniques with studies of the Earth's physical characteristics and dynamics. The scope of their research addresses various aspects of plate tectonics, reference frame realization, and satellite geodesy, contributing to the modeling and understanding of Earth's movements and the improvement of navigation systems.

Zuheir Altamimi was recognized as a Fellow of the American Geophysical Union in 2019, underscoring their standing in the geophysics community.

Best Publications

  • ITRF2008: an improved solution of the international terrestrial reference frame

    Zuheir Altamimi;Xavier Collilieux;Laurent Métivier;Laurent Métivier

  • ITRF2014: A new release of the International Terrestrial Reference Frame modeling nonlinear station motions

    Zuheir Altamimi;Paul Rebischung;Laurent Métivier;Xavier Collilieux

  • ITRF2000: A new release of the International Terrestrial Reference Frame for earth science applications

    Zuheir Altamimi;Patrick Sillard;Claude Boucher

  • ITRF2005 : A new release of the International Terrestrial Reference Frame based on time series of station positions and Earth Orientation Parameters

    Z. Altamimi;X. Collilieux;J. Legrand;B. Garayt

  • ITRF2008 plate motion model

    Z. Altamimi;L. Métivier;L. Métivier;X. Collilieux

  • Anomalous harmonics in the spectra of GPS position estimates

    J. Ray;Z. Altamimi;X. Collilieux;T. van Dam

  • ITRF2014 plate motion model

    Zuheir Altamimi;Laurent Métivier;Paul Rebischung;Hélène Rouby

  • ITRF2020: an augmented reference frame refining the modeling of nonlinear station motions

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  • The IGS contribution to ITRF2014

    Paul Rebischung;Zuheir Altamimi;Jim Ray;Bruno Garayt

  • Rates of sea‐level change over the past century in a geocentric reference frame

    G. Wöppelmann;C. Letetrel;A. Santamaria;M.-N. Bouin

  • The ITRF96 realization and its associated velocity field

    Patrick Sillard;Zuheir Altamimi;Claude Boucher

  • Geocentric sea-level trend estimates from GPS analyses at relevant tide gauges world-wide

    G. Wöppelmann;B. Martin Miguez;M.-N. Bouin;Z. Altamimi

  • Nontidal ocean loading: amplitudes and potential effects in GPS height time series

    T. van Dam;X. Collilieux;J. Wuite;Z. Altamimi

  • IGS reference frames: status and future improvements

    J. Ray;D. Dong;Z. Altamimi

  • Improved Constraints on Models of Glacial Isostatic Adjustment: A Review of the Contribution of Ground-Based Geodetic Observations

    Matt A. King;Zuheir Altamimi;Johannes Boehm;Machiel Bos

  • Results and analysis of the ITRF96.

    C. Boucher;Z. Altamimi;P. Sillard

  • Results and analysis of the ITRF94.

    C. Boucher;Z. Altamimi;M. Feissel;P. Sillard

  • Strategies to mitigate aliasing of loading signals while estimating GPS frame parameters

    Xavier Collilieux;Tonie van Dam;Jim Ray;David Coulot

  • Accuracy of the International Terrestrial Reference Frame origin and Earth expansion

    X. Wu;X. Collilieux;Z. Altamimi;B. L. A. Vermeersen

  • Geodetic Observations and Global Reference Frame Contributions to Understanding Sea‐Level Rise and Variability

    Geoff Blewitt;Zuheir Altamimi;James Davis;Richard Gross

  • A new velocity field for Africa from combined GPS and DORIS space geodetic Solutions: Contribution to the definition of the African reference frame (AFREF)

    E. Saria;E. Saria;E. Calais;Z. Altamimi;P. Willis;P. Willis

  • Comparison of very long baseline interferometry, GPS, and satellite laser ranging height residuals from ITRF2005 using spectral and correlation methods

    X. Collilieux;Z. Altamimi;D. Coulot;J. Ray

Frequent Co-Authors

Pascal Willis
Pascal Willis Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris
Richard S. Gross
Richard S. Gross California Institute of Technology
Guy Wöppelmann
Guy Wöppelmann University of La Rochelle
Frank G. Lemoine
Frank G. Lemoine Goddard Space Flight Center
John C Ries
John C Ries The University of Texas at Austin
James L. Davis
James L. Davis Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory
Corné Kreemer
Corné Kreemer University of Nevada Reno
Tonie van Dam
Tonie van Dam University of Utah
René Forsberg
René Forsberg Technical University of Denmark

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