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FULL NAME:          Robert Steven Nerem                 TITLE:                              Associate Professor

 

DEPARTMENT:                           Aerospace Engineering Sciences

 

EDUCATION:

Colorado State University                                Geology                                       B.S.                                     1982

The University of Texas at Austin                Aerospace Engineering         M.S.                                    1985

The University of Texas at Austin                Aerospace Engineering         Ph.D.                                  1989

 

CURRENT AND PREVIOUS ACADEMIC POSITIONS:

Teaching Assistant, Department of Geology, Colorado State University (Structural and Historical Geology), Jan. 1980 - May. 1982.

Graduate Research Assistant, Center for Space Research, The University of Texas at Austin, January 1985 - June 1989.

Research Associate, Astronomy Program, University of Maryland, on contract to the Space Geodesy Branch, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, June 1989 - May 1990

Assistant Professor, Dept. of Aerospace Engineering and Engineering Mechanics, The University of Texas at Austin, January 1996 Ð August 1999.

Associate Professor, Dept. of Aerospace Engineering and Engineering Mechanics, The University of Texas at Austin, September 1999 Ð August 2000.

Associate Professor, Dept. of Aerospace Engineering Sciences, University of Colorado at Boulder, August 2000 Ð present.

Associate Director, Colorado Center for Astrodynamics Research, University of Colorado at Boulder, January 2002 Ð present.

 

OTHER PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Research Assistant, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, assigned to NASA Johnson Space Center, June 1982 - Aug. 1982 

Physical Scientist, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, assigned to the Center for Space Research,The University of Texas at Austin, Sept. 1982 - Dec. 1984.

Member of Technical Staff, Pilot Ocean Data System, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, CA, May 1985 - Aug. 1985.

Geophysicist, Space Geodesy Branch, Laboratory for Terrestrial Physics, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD, May 1990 - January 1996.

 

MEMBERSHIPS IN PROFESSIONAL AND HONORARY SOCIETIES:

Member, American Geophysical Union, 1982-present.

Member, International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics, 1987-present.

Member, International Association of Geodesy, 1989-present.

Member, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, 1990-present.

Member, European Geophysical Society, 1991-present.

Member, American Society of Engineering Education, 1997-present

Member, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, 1998-present

 

PROFESSIONAL SOCIETY AND MAJOR GOVERNMENTAL COMMITTEES, EDITORIAL BOARDS, AND CONFERENCES ORGANIZED/CHAIRED:

Member, TOPEX Precision Orbit Determination Team, 1989-present.

Member, TOPEX Gravity Model Improvement Team, 1989-96.

Member, International Association of Geodesy Special Study Group 2.107, Gravity Field Determination by Satellite Gravity Gradiometry, 1991-95.

Member, International Association of Geodesy Special Study Group 2.132, Time-Varying Gravitational Effects on Satellite Orbits, 1991-95.

Member, International Association of Geodesy Special Study Group 2.151, Altimetry: Optimal Processing for Geodesy, Geophysics, and Oceanography, 1991-95.

Member (corresponding), International Association of Geodesy Special Study Group 2.130, Non-Gravitational Force Modeling Effects on Satellite Orbits, 1991-95.

Member, NOAA Climate and Global Change Program Proposal Review Panel, 1992.

Session Chairman, Planetary Geodesy, American Geophysical Union Spring Meeting, 1992.

Session Chairman, Satellite Altimetry, American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, 1992.

Member, NASA/GSFC Source Evaluation Board (SEB), Geodynamics Contract, 1993.

Geodesy Section Program Chairman, American Geophysical Union Spring Meeting, 1993.

Session Chairman, Geodesy at the Crossroads, American Geophysical Union Spring Meeting, 1993.

Session Chairman, Ocean Topography and Circulation, American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, 1993

Member, NASA Proposal Review Panel, Near Earth Asteroid Rendezvou (NEAR) Mission Facility Instrument Team, 1994.

Geodesy Section Program Chairman, American Geophysical Union Spring Meeting, 1994.

Session Chairman, Applications of Geodesy to Monitoring Global Change, American Geophysical Union Spring Meeting, 1994.

Member, AIAA Committee on Astrodynamics Standards,  1992-present.

Member, TOPEX SWT Subcommittee on Intercomparison and Merging of Geodetic Data, 1990-93.

Member, EOS Precision Orbit Determination/Mission Design Panel, 1990-92.

Member, Geodesy Section Executive Committee, American Geophysical Union, 1994-present.

Member, IAG Special Study Group 4.168, Inversion of Satellite Altimetry, 1995-99.

Member, IAG Special Study Group 3.165, Global Gravity Field Determination and Evaluation, 1995-99.

Geodesy Section Press Officer, American Geophysical Union Spring Meeting, 1995.

Session Chairman, Global Sea Level Change, American Geophysical Union Spring Meeting, 1995.

Session Chairman, Satellite Altimetry, American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, 1995.

Session Co-convenor, International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics/International Association of Geodesy General Assembly, 1995.

Session Chairman, European Geophysical Society, 1996.

Session Chairman, Planetary Geodesy, American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, 1996.

Member, NASA Planetary Science Data Steering Group (PSDSG), 1995-96.

Session Chair, IGS/PSMSL Sea Level Workshop, 1997

Group Leader for Calibration/Validation, Jason Science Team Meeting, Baltimore, May, 1997.

U. S. Representative, International Geoid Service, International Association of Geodesy

Session Chair, Geodesy, American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, December 1998.

Session Chair, Geodesy, American Geophysical Union Spring Meeting, May 1999.

Session Chair, Geodesy, American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, December 2000.

Member, IAG/IAPSO Joint Working Group on Geodetic Effects of Nontidal Oceanic Processes, 1999-2003

Session Chair, Geodesy, American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, December 2003.

 

 

OTHER PROFESSIONAL HIGHLIGHTS

Editor, Geodesy Section, Eos Transactions, 1999-2002.

Associate Editor, Journal of Geophysical Research - Solid Earth, 1995-1998.

Secretary, Geodesy Section, American Geophysical Union, 2002-2004

 

UNIVERSITY COMMITTEES/ADMINISTRATIVE ASSIGNMENTS:

Member, Graduate Studies Committee, 1996-97

Member, ASE/EM Computer Committee, 1997-98

Member, ASE/EM ABET Metrics Committee, 1997

Chair, Orbital Mechanics Ph.D. Qualifying Exam Committee, 1997

ASE/EM Graduate Area Coordinator (Orbital Mechanics), 1998-present

Engineering Honors Program Committee, 1998-present

Member, Center for Space Research Review Committee, College of Engineering, 1999

 

HONORS AND AWARDS:

M. J. Thompson Presidential Graduate Endowed Fellowship in Aerospace Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin, 1987-88.

NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center Outstanding Performance/Quality Increase Award, 1991.

NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center Performance Award, 1992.

NASA Group Achievement Award (Goddard Earth Model GEM-T3), 1992.

Editors' Citation for Excellence in Refereeing for Geophysical Research Letters, 1993.

NASA/GSFC Certificate of Outstanding Performance,1993.

NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center Quality Increase Award,1993.

NASA/GSFC Special Act Group Award, Lageos II Project Team,1993.

NASA Group Achievement Award (TOPEX/Poseidon Mission Design),1993.

NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center Group Achievement Award (Lageos-2 Project Team),1993.

NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center Group Achievement Award (Joint Gravity Model 1 Team),1993.

NASA/GSFC Performance Award (Outstanding), 1994

NASA/GSFC Certificate of Outstanding Performance, 1994

NASA Public Service Group Achievement Award  (TOPEX/POSEIDON Precision Orbit Determination Team), 1994

NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center Group Achievement Award (TOPEX/Poseidon Precision Orbit Determination Team), 1994

NASA Exceptional Scientific Achievement Medal, 1995

Big XII Faculty Fellowship (1998-99)

1998 Faculty Excellence Awards Recipient, Halliburton Foundation Young Faculty Award

 

PUBLICATIONS:

 

Refereed Journal Publications

1.           Lundberg, J., V. Szebehely, R. S. Nerem, B. Beal, ÒSurfaces of Zero Velocity in the Restricted Problem of Three Bodies,Ó Celestial Mechanics, Vol. 36, pp. 191-205, 1985.

2.           Nerem, R. S., R. K. Holz, M. R. Helfert and B. D. Tapley, ÒVegetation Change Detection from NOAA Polar Orbiting Satellites,Ó GeoJournal, Vol. 11, No. 4, pp. 313-320, 1985.

3.           Ludeke, A. K., R.  K.  Holz, P. L. Phillips and R. S. Nerem, ÒSeasonal/Cultural Change in Central America: an Analysis Application of NOAA-AVHRR Imagery,Ó Revista Geografica, No. 103, June, 1986.

4.           Tapley, B. D., R. S. Nerem, C. K. Shum, J. C. Ries, and D. N. Yuan, ÒDetermination of the General Circulation of the Oceans from a Joint Gravity Field Solution,Ó Geophysical Research Letters, Vol. 15, No. 10, pp. 1109-1112, September, 1988.

5.           Nerem, R. S., B. D. Tapley, and C. K. Shum, ÒDetermination of the Ocean Circulation Using GEOSAT Altimetry,Ó Journal of Geophysical Research (Geosat Special Issue I), Vol. 95, No. C3, pp. 3163-3179, March 15, 1990.

6.           Shum, C. K., R. A. Werner, D. T. Sandwell, B. H. Zhang, R. S. Nerem, and B. D. Tapley, ÒVariations of Global Mesoscale Eddy Energy Observed From Geosat,Ó Journal of Geophysical Research (Geosat Special Issue II), Vol. 95, No. C10, pp. 17865-17876, October 15, 1990.

7.           Lerch, F. J., R. S. Nerem, D. S. Chinn, J. C. Chan, G. B. Patel, and S. M. Klosko, ÒNew Error Calibration Tests for Gravity Models Using Subset Solutions with Independent Data: Applied to GEM-T3,Ó Geophysical Research Letters, Vol. 20, No. 2, pp. 249-252, February 5, 1993.

8.           Nerem, R. S., B. F. Chao, A. Y. Au, J. C. Chan, S. M. Klosko, N. K. Pavlis, and R. G. Williamson, ÒTime Variations of the Earth's Gravitational Field From Satellite Laser Ranging to LAGEOS, Ò Geophysical Research Letters, Vol. 20, No. 7, pp. 595-598, April 9, 1993.

9.           Nerem, R. S., B. G. Bills, and J. B. McNamee, ÒA High Resolution Gravity Model for Venus: GVM-1, Ò Geophysical Research Letters, Vol. 20, No. 7, pp. 599-602, April 9, 1993.

10.      Nerem, R. S., B. H. Putney, J. A. Marshall, F. J. Lerch, E. C. Pavlis, S. M. Klosko, S. B. Luthcke, G. B. Patel, R. G. Williamson, and N. P. Zelensky, ÒExpected Orbit Determination Performance for the TOPEX/Poseidon Mission, Ò IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, Vol. 31, No. 2, pp. 333-354, March 1993.

11.      Smith, D. E., F. J. Lerch, R. S. Nerem, M. T. Zuber, G. B. Patel, S. K. Fricke, and F. G. Lemoine, ÒAn Improved Gravity Model for Mars: Goddard Mars Model-1, Ò Journal of Geophysical Research, Vol. 98, No. E11, pp. 20871-20889, November 25, 1993.

12.      Lerch, F. J., R. S. Nerem, B. H. Putney, T. L. Felsentreger, B. V. Sanchez, S. M. Klosko, G. B. Patel, R. G. Williamson, D. S. Chinn, J. C. Chan, K. E. Rachlin, N. L. Chandler, J. J. McCarthy, J. A. Marshall, S. B. Luthcke, D. E. Pavlis, J. W. Robbins, S. Kapoor, and E. C. Pavlis, ÒGeopotential Models from Satellite Tracking, Altimeter, and Surface Gravity Data: GEM-T3 and GEM-T3S, Ò Journal of Geophysical Research, Vol. 99, No. B2, pp. 2815-2839, February 10, 1994.

13.      Nerem, R. S., F. J. Lerch, R. G. Williamson, S. M. Klosko, J. W. Robbins, and G. B. Patel, ÒGravity Model Improvement Using the DORIS Tracking System on the SPOT-2 Satellite, Ò Journal of Geophysical Research, Vol. 99, No. B2, pp. 2791-2813, February 10, 1994.

14.      Christensen, E. J., B. J. Haines, K. C. McColl, and R. S. Nerem, ÒObservations of Geographically Correlated Orbit Errors for TOPEX/Poseidon Using the Global Positioning System, Ò Geophysical Research Letters, Vol. 21, No. 19, pp. 2175-2178, September 15, 1994.

15.      Nerem, R. S., F. J. Lerch, S. M. Klosko, G. B. Patel, R. G. Williamson, and C. J. Koblinsky, ÒOcean Dynamic Topography from Satellite Altimetry Based on the GEM-T3 Gravity Model, Ò Manuscripta Geodaetica, Vol. 19, pp. 346-366, September, 1994.

16.      Smith, D. E., R. Kolenkiewicz, R. S. Nerem, P. J. Dunn, M. H. Torrence, J. W. Robbins, S. M. Klosko, R. G. Williamson, and E. C. Pavlis, ÒContemporary Global Horizontal Crustal MotionÓ, Geophysical Journal International, Vol. 119, pp. 511-520, 1994.

17.      Nerem, R. S., F. J. Lerch, J. A. Marshall, E. C. Pavlis, B. H. Putney, B. D. Tapley, R. J. Eanes, J. C. Ries, B. E. Schutz, C. K. Shum, M. M. Watkins, J. C. Chan, S. M. Klosko, S. B. Luthcke, G. B. Patel, N. K. Pavlis, R. G. Williamson, R. H. Rapp, R. Biancale, and F. Nouel, ÒGravity Model Development for TOPEX/POSEIDON: Joint Gravity Models 1 and 2, Ò Journal of Geophysical Research, Vol. 99, No. C12, pp. 24,421-24,447, December 15, 1994.

18.      Tapley, B. D., J. C. Ries, G. W. Davis, R. J. Eanes, B. E. Schutz, C. K. Shum, M. M. Watkins, J. A. Marshall, R. S. Nerem, B. H. Putney, S. M. Klosko, S. B. Luthcke, D. E. Pavlis, R. G. Williamson, and N. P. Zelensky, ÒPrecision Orbit Determination for TOPEX/POSEIDON, Ò Journal of Geophysical Research, Vol. 99, No. C12, pp. 24,383-24,404, December 15, 1994.

19.      Nerem, R. S., E. J. Schrama, C. J. Koblinsky, and B. D. Beckley, ÒA Preliminary Evaluation of Ocean Topography from the TOPEX/Poseidon Mission, Ò Journal of Geophysical Research, Vol. 99, No. C12, pp. 24,656-24,583, December 15, 1994.

20.      Christensen, E. J., B. J. Haines, S. J. Keihm, C. S. Morris, R. S. Norman, G. H. Purcell, B. G. Williams, B. C. Wilson, G. H. Born, M. E. Parke, S. K. Gill, C. K. Shum, B. D. Tapley, R. Kolenkiewicz, R. S. Nerem, ÒCalibration of TOPEX/POSEIDON at Platform Harvest, Ò Journal of Geophysical Research, Vol. 99, No. C12, pp. 24,465-24,485, December 15, 1994.

21.      Nerem, R. S., ÒGlobal Mean Sea Level Variations from TOPEX/POSEIDON Altimeter Data,Ó Science, Vol. 268, pp. 708-710, May 5, 1995.

22.      Nerem, R. S., C. Jekeli, and W. M. Kaula, ÒGravity Field Determination and Characteristics: Retrospective and Prospective,Ó Journal of Geophysical Research, Vol. 100, No. B8, pp. 15053-15074, August 10, 1995.

23.      Nerem, R. S., ÒTerrestrial and Planetary Gravity Fields,Ó Reviews of Geophysics, Supplement, U.S. National Report to International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics 1991-1994, pp. 469-476, July, 1995.

24.      Nerem, R. S., ÒMeasuring Global Mean Sea Level Variations Using TOPEX/POSEIDON Altimeter Data,Ó Journal of Geophysical Research, Vol. 100, No. C12, pp. 25,135-25,151, December 15, 1995.

25.      Bills, B. G., and R. S. Nerem, ÒA Harmonic Analysis of Martian Topography,Ó Journal of Geophysical Research, Vol. 100, No. E12, pp. 26,317-26,326, 1995.

26.      Kiefer, W. S., B. G. Bills, and R. S. Nerem, ÒAn Inversion of Gravity and Topography for Mantle and Crustal Structure on Mars,Ó Journal of Geophysical Research - Planets, Vol. 101, No. E4, pp. 9239-9252, April 15, 1996.

27.      Frey, H. V., B. G. Bills, R. S. Nerem, and J. H. Roark, ÒThe Isostatic State of Martian Topography Revisited,Ó Geophysical Research Letters, Vol. 23, No. 7, pp. 721-724, April 1, 1996.

28.      Tapley, B. D., M. M. Watkins, J. C. Ries, G. W. Davis, R. J. Eanes, S. R. Poole, H. J. Rim, B. E. Schutz, C. K. Shum, R. S. Nerem, F. J. Lerch, J. A. Marshall, S. M. Klosko, N. K. Pavis, and R. G. Williamson, ÒThe JGM-3 Gravity Model,Ó J. Geophys. Res., Vol. 101, No. B12, pp. 28029-28049, 1996.

29.      Nerem, R. S., K. E. Rachlin, and B. D. Beckley, ÒCharacterization of Global Mean Sea Level Variations Observed by TOPEX/POSEIDON Using Empirical Orthogonal Functions,Ó Surveys in Geophysics, Vol. 18, pp. 293-302, 1997.

30.      Nerem, R. S., B. J. Haines, J. Hendricks, J. F. Minster, G. T. Mitchum, and W. B. White, ÒImproved determination of global mean sea level variations using TOPEX/POSEIDON altimeter data,Ó Geophysical Research Letters, Vol. 24, No. 11, pp. 1331-1334, June 1, 1997.

31.      Schenewerk, M. S., T. M. vanDam, and R. S. Nerem, ÒSeasonal motion of the Annapolis, MD GPS Monument,Ó GPS Solutions, Vol.. 2, No. 3, pp. 41-49, 1999.

32.      Chen, J. L., C. R. Wilson, D. P. Chambers, R. S. Nerem, and B. D. Tapley, ÒGlobal water mass balance and mean sea level variationsÓ, Geophysical Research Letters, Vol. 25, No. 19, pp. 3555-3558, 1998.

33.      Chen, J. L., C. R. Wilson, R. J. Eanes, and R. S. Nerem, ÒGeophysical Interpretation of Observed Geocenter MotionsÓ, Journal of Geophysical ResearchVol. 104, No. B2, pp. 2683-2690, 1999.

34.      Nerem, R. S., ÒMeasuring Very Low Frequency Sea Level Variations Using Satellite Altimeter Data,Ó Global and Planetary Change, Vol. 20, No. 2-3, pp. 157-171, 1999.

35.      Nerem, R. S., D. P. Chambers, E. W. Leuliette, G. T. Mitchum, and B. S. Giese, ÒVariations in Global Mean Sea Level Associated with the 1997-1998 ENSO Event: Implications for Measuring Long Term Sea Level ChangeÓ, Geophysical Research Letters, Vol. 26, No. 19, pp. 3005-3008, 1999.

36.      Goldstein, D. B., R. S. Nerem, E. S. Barker, J. V. Austin, A. B. Binder, W. C. Feldman, ÒUsing the Impact of the Lunar Prospector Orbiter in a Polar Cold Trap to Detect Water IceÓ, Geophysical Research Letters, Vol. 26, No. 12, pp. 1653-1656, 1999.

37.      Nerem, R. S., R. J. Eanes, P. Thompson, and J. L. Chen, "Observations of Seasonal Variations of the Earth's Gravity Field Using Satellite Laser Ranging and Geophysical Models", Geophysical Research Letters, Vol. 27, No. 12, pp. 1783-1786, 2000.

38.      Chambers, D. P., J. L. Chen, R. S. Nerem, and B. D. Tapley, ÒGlobal Mean Sea Level Change and the EarthÕs Water Mass BudgetÓ, Geophysical Research Letters, Vol. 27 , No. 19 , p. 3073-3076, 2000.

39.      Leuliette, E. W., R. S. Nerem, and G. L. Russell, ÒDetecting Time Variations in Gravity Associated with Climate ChangeÓ, J. Geophys. Res., Vol. 107, No. B6, doi:10.1029/2001JB000404, 2002.

40.      Bills, B. G., and R. S. Nerem, ÒMars Topography: Lessons Learned from Spatial and Spectral Domain Comparisons of MOLA and USGS DataÓ, J. Geophys. Res., Vol. 106, No. E12, pp. 32915-32926, 2001.

41.      Goldstein, D. B., J. V. Austin, E. S. Barker, and R. S. Nerem, ÒShort-time Exosphere Evolution Following an Impulsive Vapor Release on the MoonÓ, J. Geophys. Res., Vol. 106, No. E12, pp. 32841-32846, 2001.

42.       Park, K.-D., R. Nerem, J. L. Davis, M. S. Schenewerk, G. A. Milne, and J. X. Mitrovica, ÒInvestigation of glacial isostatic adjustment in the northeast U.S. using GPS measurementsÓ, Geophys. Res. Lett., 29(11), 1509, doi:10.1029/2001GL013782, 2002.

43.      Chambers, D. P., T. J. Urban, D. Fujii, C. A. Mehlhaff, and R. S. Nerem, Low Frequency Variations in Global Mean Sea Level: 1950-2000, J. Geophys. Res., Vol. 107, No. C4, pp. 1-10, 2002.

44.      Nerem, R. S., and G. T. Mitchum, ÒEstimates of vertical crustal motion derived from differences of TOPEX/POSEIDON and tide gauge sea level measurementsÓ, Geophys. Res. Lett., 29(19), 1934, doi:10.1029/2002GL015037, 2002.

45.      Chambers, D. P. C. A. Mehlhaff, T. J. Urban, and R. S. Nerem, Analysis of interannual and low-frequency variability in global mean sea level from altimetry and tide gauges, Phys. Chem. Earth, Vol. 27, pp.1407-1411, 2002.

46.      Gabor, M. J., and R. S. Nerem, ÒSatellite-Satellite Single Difference Phase Bias Calibration As Applied to Ambiguity ResolutionÓ, Navigation, Vol. 49, No. 4, pp. 223-242, 2003.

47.      Park, K. D., R. S. Nerem, M. S. Schenewerk, and J. L. Davis, Site-Specific Multipath Characteristics of Global IGS and CORS GPS Sites, J. Geodesy, in press, 2003.

48.      Bender, P. L., R. S. Nerem, and J. M. Wahr, Possible Future Use of Laser Gravity Gradiometers, Space Sci. Rev., in press, 2003.

49.      Nerem, R. S., J. M. Wahr, and E. W. Leuliette, Measuring the Distribution of Ocean Mass Using GRACE, Space Sci. Rev., in press, 2003.

50.      Gabor, M. J., and R. S. Nerem, Characteristics of Satellite-Satellite Single Difference Widelane Fractional Carrier Phase Biases, Navigation, in press, 2003.

51.      Cazenave, A., and R. S. Nerem, Present-Day Sea Level Change: Observations and Causes, Rev. Geophys., in review, 2003.

 

Refereed Conference Proceedings

1.           Koblinsky, C. J., R. S. Nerem, R. G. Williamson, and S. M. Klosko, ÒGlobal Scale Variations in Sea Surface Topography Determined from Satellite Altimetry, Sea Level Changes: Determination and Effects,Ó AGU Geophysical Monograph 69, IUGG Vol. 11, pp. 155-165,  P. Woodworth, Editor, 1992.

2.           Lerch, F. J., R. S. Nerem, B. H. Putney, S. M. Klosko, G. B. Patel, R. G. Williamson, H. B. Iz, J. C. Chan, and E. C. Pavlis, ÒImprovments in the Accuracy of Goddard Earth Models (GEM), Contribution of Space Geodesy to Geodynamics: Earth Dynamics,Ó Geodynamic Series Volume 24, D. E. Smith and D. L. Turcotte, Eds., pp. 191-212, 1993.

3.           Nerem, R. S., F. J. Lerch, B. H. Putney, S. M. Klosko, R. G. Williamson, G. B. Patel, and E. C. Pavlis, ÒLong Wavelength Geopotential and Tidal Modeling for Geodynamics and Ocean Dynamics: GEM-T3 and GEM-T3S, Gravimetry and Space Techniques Applied to Geodynamics and Ocean Dynamics,Ó B. Schutz, A. Anderson, C. Froidevaux,  and M. Parke, Editors, AGU Geophysical Monograph 82, IUGG Volume 17, pp. 9-19, 1994.

4.           Nerem, R. S., S. M. Klosko, and N. K. Pavlis, ÒApplications of Global Gravity Field Models in Geodesy and Oceanography, in Global Gravity Field and its Temporal Variations,Ó IAG Symposia No. 116, pp. 1-11, R. H. Rapp, A. A. Cazenave, R. S. Nerem (Eds.), Springer-Verlag, 1996.

5.           Nerem, R. S., F. J. Lerch, R. Salman, R. Trimmer, S. Kenyon, R. H. Rapp, N. K. Pavlis, S. Klosko, J. C. Chan, M. H. Torrence, Y. M. Wang, R. G. Williamson, and E. C. Pavlis, ÒPreliminary Results from the Joint GSFC/DMA Gravity Model Project, in Global Gravity Field and its Temporal Variations,Ó IAG Symposia No. 116, pp. 92-110, R. H. Rapp, A. A. Cazenave, R. S. Nerem (Eds.), Springer-Verlag, 1996.

6.           Nerem, R. S., and S. M. Klosko, ÒSecular Variations of the Zonal Harmonics and Polar Motion as Geophysical Constraints, in Global Gravity Field and its Temporal Variations,Ó IAG Symposia No. 116, pp. 152-163, R. H. Rapp, A. A. Cazenave, R. S. Nerem (Eds.), Springer-Verlag, 1996.

7.           Shum, C. K., B. D. Tapley, B. E. Schutz, B. H. Zhang, and R. S. Nerem, ÒAltimeter Methods for the Determination of the Earth's Gravity Field,Ó Proceedings of the International Association of Geodesy Symposia, pp. 629-644, IUGG XIX General Assembly, Vancouver, Canada, August 10-22, 1987.

8.           Nerem, R. S., B. D. Tapley, and C. K. Shum, ÒA General Ocean Circulation Model Determined in a Simultaneous Solution with the Earth's Gravity Field,Ó International Association of Geodesy Symposia 104 - Sea Surface Topography and the Geoid, pp. 158-165, Eds. H. Sunkel and T. Baker, Springer-Verlag, 1990.

9.           Smith, D. E. and R. S. Nerem, ÒGravity Modeling of Mars and Venus at NASA/GSFC,Ó International Association of Geodesy Symposia 110, From Mars to Greenland: Charting Gravity With Space and Airborne Instruments, O. L. Colombo, Editor, pp. 11-27, Springer-Verlag, 1992.

10.      Nerem, R. S., F. J. Lerch, B. H. Putney, S. M. Klosko, G. B. Patel, R. G. Williamson, and E. C. Pavlis, ÒAn Improved Model of the Earth's Gravity Field: GEM-T3, International Association of Geodesy Symposia 110,Ó From Mars to Greenland: Charting Gravity With Space and Airborne Instruments, O. L. Colombo, Editor, pp. 29-44, Springer-Verlag, 1992.

11.      Lemoine, F. G., D. E. Smith, L. Kunz, R. Smith, E. C. Pavlis, N. K. Pavlis, S. M. Klosko, D. S. Chinn, M. H. Torrence, R. G. Williamson, C. M. Cox, K. E. Rachlin, Y. M. Wang, S. C. Kenyon, R. Salmon, R. Trimmer, R. H. Rapp, and R. S. Nerem, The Development of the NASA GSFC and NIMA Joint Geopotential Model, Proceedings of the International Symposium on Gravity, Geoid, and Marine Geodesy, The University of Tokyo, Vol. 117, pp. 461-469, Segawa et al. (eds.), Springer-Verlag, 1997.

12.      Gabor, M. J., and R. S. Nerem, A New Approach to GPS Carrier Phase Ambiguity Resolution, American Astronautical Society, Anchorage, Alaska, August, 1999.

13.      Morken, D., R. S. Nerem, and B. J. Haines, Using Antenna Calibration Maps for Improving the GPS Vertical, The State of GPS Vertical Positioning Precision: Separation of Earth Processes by Space Geodesy, in press, Luxembourg, April 2-4, 2003.

 

Other Major Publications

1.           Nerem, R. S. and  M.  R.  Helfert, ÒTracking the greeness vector using the 20-kilometer aggregated GAC global product,Ó AgRISTARS Technical Interchange Conference, Proceedings, pp. 1-5, 1983.

2.           Nerem, R. S., R. K. Holz, M. R. Helfert and B. D. Tapley, ÒVegetation Change Detection from NOAA Polar Orbiting Satellites,Ó AgRISTARS Technical Interchange Conference, Proceedings, pp. 6-25, 1983.

3.           Nerem, R. S. and R. K. Holz, ÒThe Use of NOAA-n AVHRR Satellite Data and Hand-Held Earth Photography from Space in a Multi-Data Study of the Nile Delta,Ó 1984 American Society of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing Fall Convention - Technical Papers, pp. 722-736, 1984.

4.           Gallegos, S. C., R. S. Nerem, T. I. Gray and M. R. Helfert, ÒVegetative Responses From a Great Barrier Reef Surface Water Feature Detected by Space Shuttle Photography,Ó 1984 American Society of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing Fall Convention - Technical Papers, pp. 699 - 707, 1984.

5.           Tapley, B. D., R. S. Nerem, and S. C. Gallegos, ÒTo See the SeaÓ, Discovery, Vol. 10. No. 4, pp. 10-16, The University of Texas at Austin, 1987.

6.           Nerem, R. S., B. D. Tapley, C. K. Shum, and D. N. Yuan, ÒA Model of the General Ocean Circulation Determined From a Joint Solution for the Earth's Gravity Field,Ó Chapman Conference on Progress in the Determination of the Earth's Gravity Field, American Geophysical Union, Extended Abstracts, pp. 142-145 Sept. 13-16, 1988.

7.           Nerem, R. S., J. A. Marshall, B. H. Putney, E. Pavlis, S. M. Klosko, R. G. Williamson, and N. P. Zelensky, ÒPrecision Orbit Determination for the TOPEX/Poseidon Mission,Ó AIAA/AAS Astrodynamic Conference Proceedings, pp. 113-123, August, 1992.

8.           Putney, B. H., J. A. Marshall, R. S. Nerem, F. J. Lerch, D. S. Chinn, C. C. Johnson, S. M. Klosko, S. B. Luthcke, K. E. Rachlin, T. A. Williams, R. G. Williamson, N. P. Zelensky, ÒPrecise Orbit Determination for the TOPEX/Poseidon Mission,Ó AAS/AIAA Astrodynamics Specialist Conference, AAS93-577, Victoria, B. C., Canada, August, 1993.

9.           Vetter, J. R., R. S. Nerem, P. Cefola, T. Hagar, ÒA Hstorical Survey of Earth Gravitational Models Used in Astrodynamics from Sputnik and Transit to GPS and Topex,Ó AAS/AIAA Astrodynamics Specialist Conference, AAS93-620, Victoria, B. C., Canada, August, 1993.

10.      Nerem, R. S., F. G. Lemoine, J. A. Marshall, D. D. Rowlands, D. E. Smith, and J. P. Perini, ÒPrecision Orbit Determination for the Mars Observer Mission,Ó AAS/AIAA Astrodynamics Specialist Conference, AAS93-602, Victoria, B. C., Canada, August, 1993.

11.      Nerem, R. S., Temporal Variations of the Earth's Gravitational Field, Physics News in 1993, American Institute of Physics, pp. 35-36, December 15, 1993.

12.      Nerem, R. S., Progress Made in Studying Variations of Earth's Gravity, EOS Transactions, Vol. 75, No. 7, p. 76, February 15, 1994.

13.      Nerem, R. S., Progress Made in Studying Variations of Earth's Gravity, Geophysics News 1994, D. Presnall, Editor, American Geophysical Union, pp. 13-15, September, 1994.

14.      Rapp, R. H., and R. S. Nerem, ÒA Joint GSFC/DMA Project for Improving the Model of the Earth's Gravitational Field,Ó Gravity and Geoid, Joint Symposium of the International Gravity Commission and the International Geoid Commission, H. Sunkel and I. Marson, Eds., Symposium No. 113, pp. 413-422, Springer-Verlag, 1995.

15.      Nerem, R. S., F. J. Lerch, R. Salman, R. Trimmer, S. Kenyon, R. H. Rapp, N. K. Pavlis, S. M. Klosko, J. C. Chan, M. H. Torrence, Y. M. Wang, R. G. Williamson, and E. C. Pavlis, ÒPreliminary Results from the Joint GSFC/DMA Gravity Model ProjectÓ, AAS/AIAA Astrodynamics Specialist Conference, AAS95-310, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, August, 1995.

16.      Nerem, R. S., Global Mean Sea Level Change: Correction, Science, Letters to the Editor, Vol. 275, p. 1053, February 21, 1997.

17.      Nerem, R. S., ÒMeasuring Long-Term Sea Level Change Using Satellite Altimetry: An Introduction,Ó Proceedings of the IGS/PSMSL Sea Level Workshop, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, pp. 25-37, March 17-18, 1997.

18.      Nerem, R. S., T. M. vanDam, and M. S. Schenewerk, ÒBAYONET: The Chesapeake Bay GPS Network,Ó Proceedings of the IGS/PSMSL Sea Level Workshop, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, pp. 107-115, March 17-18, 1997.

19.      Nerem, R. S., T. M. vanDam, and M. S. Schenewerk, Chesapeake Bay Subsidence Monitored as Wetlands Loss Continues, Eos Transactions, Vol. 79, No. 12, March 24, 1998.

20.      Nerem, R. S., T. M. van Dam, and M. S. Schenewerk, Sea-Level Rise Studied in Chesapeake Bay as Wetlands Loss Continues, Earth in Space, Vol. 10, No. 9, pp. 8-11, 1998.

21.      Schenewerk, M. S., T. M. vanDam, and R. S. Nerem, "Gauging the Tides: Monitoring Subsidence Around the Chesapeake Bay", GPS World, Vol. 10., No. 5, pp. 34-41, 1999.

22.      Bordi, J. J., J. K. Miller, B. G. Williams, R. S. Nerem, and F. J. Pelletier, The Impact of Altimeter Range Observations on NEAR Navigation, AIAA/AAS Astrodynamics Specialists Conference, AIAA 2000-4423, Denver, CO, August 14-17, 2000.

23.      Pelletier, F. J., R. S. Nerem, J. J. Bordi, J. K. Miller, and B. G. Williams, Investigation of the Use of Altimeter Crossovers for the NEAR Navigation, AIAA/AAS Astrodynamics Specialists Conference, AAS-01-434, Quebec City, 2001.

24.      Nerem, R. S., J. C. Ries, P. Bender, B. Thompson, P. Axelrad, J. Labrecque, and M. Gabor, Applications of Drag-Free Technology to Precision Satellite Navigation, AIAA/AAS Astrodynamics Specialists Conference, AAS-01-423, Quebec City, 2001.

25.      Cazenave, A., and R. S. Nerem, Redistributing EarthÕs Mass, Science, Vol. 297, No. 5582, pp. 783-784, 2002.

26.      Nerem, R. S., J. M. Forbes, and E. K. Sutton, Atmospheric Density Measurements Derived from CHAMP/STAR Accelerometer Data, AAS/AIAA Astrodynamics Specialists Conference, AAS 03-621, Big Sky, Montana, August 3-7, 2003.

 

Books (Authored/Co-Authored, Edited/Co-Edited)

1.           Rapp, R. H., A. A. Cazenave, and R. S. Nerem, Eds., Global Gravity Field and its Temporal Variations, International Association of Geodesy Symposia No. 116, Springer-Verlag, 1996.

 

Book Chapters (Authored/Co-Authored, Edited/Co-Edited)

1.           Nerem, R. S., and C. J. Koblinsky, ÒThe Geoid and Mean Ocean Circulation,Ó Chapter 16 in Geoid and its Geophysical Interpretations, pp. 321-335, P. Vanicek and N. T. Christou, Editors, CRC Press, 1993.

2.           Nerem, R.S., and G.T. Mitchum, Sea Level Change, in Satellite Altimetry and Earth Sciences: A Handbook of Techniques and Applications, edited by L. Fu, and  A. Cazenave, pp. 329-349, Academic Press, 2000.

3.           Nerem, R.S., and G.T. Mitchum, Observations of Sea Level Change from Satellite Altimetry, in Sea Level Rise: History and Consequences, edited by B.C. Douglas, M.S. Kearney, and  S.P. Leatherman, pp. 121-163, Academic Press, 2000.

4.           Nerem, R. S., "An Outline of the Theory of Earth Orbiting Satellites", in the Encyclopedia of Space Science and Technology, H. Mark, Editor, Wiley, in press, 2002.

5.           Nerem, R. S., ÒGlobal Gravity ModelingÓ, in the Encyclopedia of Physical Science and Technology, 3rd Edition, Vol. 6, pp. 817-823, 2002.

 

Book Reviews (Authored/Co-Authored)

1.           Nerem, R. S., The GPS Bible, review of Global Positioning System: Theory and Applications, GPS World, pp. 72-73, September, 1997.

2.           Nerem, R. S., and K. M. Larson, Global Positioning System, Theory and Practice, 5th Edition, Eos Transactions, Vol. 82, No. 33, p. 365, 2001.

 

Technical Reportsd

1.           Nerem, R. S., ÒOrbital Mechanics Employed in Geosearch,Ó Jet Propulsion Laboratory Technical Memorandum 3340-85-099, August 27, 1985.

2.           Everitt, C. W. F., J. V. Breakwell, M. Tapley, D. B. DeBra, B. W. Parkinson, D. E. Smith, O. L. Colombo, E. C. Pavlis, B. D. Tapley, R. S. Nerem, D. N. Yuan, and W. G. Melbourne, ÒGravity Probe B as a Geodesy Mission and its Implications for Topex,Ó CSTG Bulletin, No. 11, pp. 55-67, June 1989.

3.           Rapp, R. H., R. S. Nerem, C. K. Shum, S. M. Klosko, and R. G. Williamson, ÒConsideration of Permanent Tidal Deformation in the Orbit Determination and Data Analysis for the Topex/Poseidon Mission,Ó NASA Technical Memorandum 100775, January, 1991.

4.           Nerem, R. S., ÒImproved Model of the Earth's Gravitational Field,Ó GSFC Research and Technology Report, pp. 53-54, 1991.

5.           Lerch, F. J., R. S. Nerem, B. H. Putney, T. L. Felsentreger, B. V. Sanchez, S. M. Klosko, G. B. Patel, R. G. Williamson, D. S. Chinn, J. C. Chan, K. E. Rachlin, N. L. Chandler, J. J. McCarthy, J. A. Marshall, S. B. Luthcke, D. E. Pavlis, J. W. Robbins, S. Kapoor, and E. C. Pavlis, ÒGeopotential Models of the Earth from Satellite Tracking, Altimeter, and Surface Gravity Observations: GEM-T3 and GEM-T3S,Ó NASA Technical Memorandum 104555, January 1992.

6.           Smith, D. E., F. J. Lerch, R. S. Nerem, M. T. Zuber, G. B. Patel, S. K. Fricke, and F. G. Lemoine, ÒAn Improved Gravity Model for Mars: Goddard Mars Model-1 (GMM-1),Ó NASA Technical Memorandum 104584, May 1993.

7.           Nerem, R. S., and C. J. Koblinsky, ÒMonitoring of Global Sea Level Variations Using TOPEX/POSEIDON Altimeter Data,Ó TOPEX/POSEIDON Research News, JPL 410-42, Issue 2, pp. 5-9, March 1994.

 

LECTURES:

1.           Measuring Sea Level Change from Earth Orbit: TOPEX/POSEIDON, Johns Hopkins University, Dept. of Earth and Planetary Sciences, November 2, 1995.

2.           Measuring Global Sea Level Change Using TOPEX/POSEIDON Altimeter Data, The University of Texas at Austin, Dept. of Aerospace Engineering and Engineering Mechanics, March 28, 1996.

3.           Measuring Long-Term Sea Level Change With TOPEX/POSEIDON, Hydrology / Hydrogeology Brown Bag Seminar Series, Dept. of Geological Sciences, The University of Texas at Austin, April 18, 1997.

4.           Measuring Sea Level Change from Space, Kyoto University, Kyoto Japan, January, 1998.

5.           Satellite Observations of Sea Level Change, Space-Based Geoscience Symposium, Dept. of Geological Sciences, The University of Texas at Austin, February, 1998.

6.           Measuring Sea Level Change from Space, Texas A&M University, Dept. of Oceanography, November 9, 1998.

7.           Measuring Sea Level Change from Space, Scripps Institute of Oceanography, February 26, 1999.

8.           The Contributions of Future Satellite Missions to Measuring Temporal Variations in the Earth's Gravitational Field, University of Colorado, Department of Aerospace Engineering Sciences, August 18, 1999.

9.           Impacting Lunar Prospector in a Cold Trap to Detect Water Ice, University of Colorado, Department of Aerospace Engineering Sciences, August 11, 1999.

10.      The Measurement of Ocean Mass Distribution Using GRACE, Technical University of Munich, July 25, 2002.

11.      An Investigation of Recent Observed Changes in the EarthÕs Oblateness, CNES/GRGS, January 8, 2003.

12.      Satellite Measurements of Temporal Variations of the EarthÕs Gravitational Field, University of Colorado, Geology Colloquium, April 30, 2003.

 

MEETING PRESENTATIONS:

1.           Nerem, R. S. and M. R. Helfert, ÒRapid Analysis of Vegetation Stress with NOAA-7 AVHRR Satellite Imagery: Case Study - The Orinoco and Meta River Basins,Ó EOS Transactions, American Geophysical Union, Vol. 64, No. 45, p. 698, Nov. 8, 1983.

2.           Born, G. H., B. D. Tapley, C. K. Shum, J. C. Ries and R. S. Nerem, ÒComparison of Seasat Mission Precision Ephermerides,Ó EOS Transactions, American Geophysical Union, Vol. 65, No. 45, p. 858, Nov. 6, 1984.

3.           Shum, C. K., B. E. Schutz, B. D. Tapley, B. H. Zhang, and R. S. Nerem, ÒAltimeter Crossover Methods for Precision Orbit Determination,Ó EOS Transactions, American Geophysical Union, Vol. 67, No. 44, p. 909, Nov. 4, 1986.

4.           Nerem, R. S., B. D. Tapley, D. N. Yuan, C. K. Shum, and J. C. Ries, ÒThe Determination of the Large-scale Ocean Circulation from a Joint Gravity Field Solution,Ó EOS Transactions, American Geophysical Union, Vol. 68, No. 49, November, 1987.

5.           Nerem, R. S., B. H. Zhang, S. K. Baum, and D. C. Biggs, ÒA Comparison of Dynamic Topography from Geosat Altimetry and from Hydrography in the Gulf of Mexico,Ó EOS Transactions, American Geophysical Union, Vol. 69, No. 44, p. 1280, November 1, 1988.

6.           Zhang, B. H., R. S. Nerem, C. K. Shum, and B. D. Tapley, ÒGlobal Mesoscale Variability Time Series from Geosat Altimetry,Ó EOS Transactions, American Geophysical Union, Vol. 69, No. 44, p. 1280, November 1, 1988.

7.           Nerem, R. S., B. D. Tapley, C. K. Shum, and D. N. Yuan, ÒThe Large-Scale Ocean Circulation from Geosat Altimeter Data in a Joint Solution for the Earth's Gravity Field,Ó EOS Transactions, American Geophysical Union, Vol. 69, No. 44, p. 1268, November 1, 1988.

8.           Smith, D. E., F. J. Lerch, R. S. Nerem, G. B. Patel, and S. K. Fricke, ÒDeveloping an Improved Higher Resolution Gravity Field Model for Mars,Ó EOS Transactions, American Geophysical Union, Vol. 71, No. 43, p. 1427, October 23, 1990.

9.           Koblinsky, C. J., R. S. Nerem, R. G. Williamson, and S. M. Klosko, ÒProspects for Measuring Large Scale Sea Surface Topography from SpaceÓ, EOS Transactions, American Geophysical Union, Vol. 71, No. 43, p. 1396, October 23, 1990. (invited)

10.      Koblinsky, C. J., R. S. Nerem, S. M. Klosko, R. G. Williamson, and L. E. Braatz, ÒAn Improved Dynamic Topography Model from SEASAT Satellite Altimetry,Ó EOS Transactions, American Geophysical Union, Vol. 71, No. 43, p. 1364, October 23, 1990.

11.      Nerem, R. S., F. J. Lerch, B. H. Putney, C. J. Koblinsky, S. M. Klosko, R. G. Williamson, and G. B. Patel, ÒSea Level Determination Using an Improved Gravity Field Model with Geos-3, Geosat, and Seasat Altimetry,Ó EOS Transactions, American Geophysical Union, Vol. 71, No. 43, p. 1267, October 23, 1990.

12.      Nerem, R. S., C. J. Koblinsky, R. G. Williamson, S. M. Klosko, ÒDetermination of the Time-Variations of the Long-Wavelength Dynamic Topography Using Geosat Altimetry,Ó EOS Transactions, American Geophysical Union, Vol. 71, No. 43, p. 1266, October 23, 1990. (invited)

13.      Zuber, M. T., D. E. Smith, F. J. Lerch, R. S. Nerem, G. B. Patel, and S. K. Fricke, ÒA 40th Degree and Order Gravitational Field Model for Mars, Lunar and Planetary Science Conference Proceedings,Ó pp. 1581-1582, Lunar and Planetary Institute, Houston, Texas, March 1991.

14.      Putney, B. H., R. S. Nerem, N. Zelensky, S. M. Klosko, J. A. Marshall, and E. C. Pavlis, ÒPrecision Orbit Determination for TOPEX/POSEIDON by NASA/GSFC,Ó Annales Geophysicae, Suppl. Vol. 9, p. C91, European Geophysical Society XVI General Assembly, April 1991.

15.      Nerem, R. S., F. J. Lerch, B. H. Putney, E. C. Pavlis, J. A. Marshall, S. M. Klosko, R. G. Williamson, and G. B. Patel, ÒEarth Gravity Model Development at NASA/GSFC,Ó Annales Geophysicae, Suppl. Vol. 9, p. C92, European Geophysical Society XVI General Assembly, April 1991. (invited)

16.      Putney, B. H., R. S. Nerem, F. J. Lerch, E. C. Pavlis, S. M. Klosko, R. G. Williamson, and G. B. Patel, ÒEarth Gravity Model Development at NASA/GSFC: Preliminary Results from GEM-T3 and GEM-T3S,Ó EOS Transactions, American Geophysical Union, Vol. 72, No. 17, p. 89, April 1991.

17.      Nerem, R. S., ÒAn Improved Gravity Model for Venus using Tracking Data from the Pioneer Venus Orbiter,Ó EOS Transactions, American Geophysical Union, Vol. 72, No. 17, pp. 174-175, April 1991.

18.      Nerem, R. S., C. J. Koblinsky, S. M. Klosko, and R. G. Williamson, ÒDetermining Large-Scale Variations in Dynamic Topography using GEOSAT Altimetry,Ó XX General Assembly of the International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics, Union Abstracts, p. 142, Vienna Austria, August 1991.

19.      Nerem, R. S., F. J. Lerch, R. G. Williamson, G. B. Patel, S. M. Klosko, J. C. Chan, and J. T. Rodell, ÒAn Evaluation of the DORIS Tracking System on SPOT-2, proceedings of the International DORIS Orbit Computation Workshop,Ó F. Nouel, Editor, Toulouse, France, October, 1991.

20.      Smith, D. E., R. Kolenkiewicz, R. S. Nerem, M. H. Torrence, J. W. Robbins, P. J. Dunn, R. G. Williamson, S. M. Klosko, E. C. Pavlis, S. K. Fricke, ÒDetermination of Horizontal Velocities of Satellite Laser Tracking Sites from the SL8 LAGEOS Analysis,Ó EOS Transactions, AGU, Vol. 73, No. 14, p. 80, 1992.

21.      Bills, B. G., H. Frey, W. Kiefer, R. S. Nerem, M. T. Zuber, ÒNew Mars Global Free-Air and Bouguer Gravity Fields: Correlation with Topography and Physiography,Ó EOS Transactions, AGU, Vol. 73, No. 14, p. 83, 1992.

22.      Smith, D. E., F. J. Lerch, R. S. Nerem, G. B. Patel, S. K. Fricke, ÒA High Resolution Gravity Model for Mars from Viking and Mariner Data,Ó EOS Transactions, AGU, Vol. 73, No. 14, p. 83, 1992. (invited)

23.      Nerem, R. S., S. M. Klosko, R. G. Williamson, ÒEstimating the Dynamic Topography using ERS-1 Altimeter Data: Preliminary Results,Ó EOS Transactions, AGU, Vol. 73, No. 14, p. 85, 1992.

24.      Nerem, R. S., ÒA High Resolution Gravity Model for Venus,Ó EOS Transactions, AGU, Vol. 73, No. 14, p. 83, 1992. (invited)

25.      Nerem, R. S., J. A. Marshall, B. H. Putney, S. M. Klosko, R. G. Williamson, and N. P. Zelensky, ÒPrecision Orbit Determination for Altimetric Satellites,Ó World Space Congress, COSPAR/IAF, Washington D. C., 1992.

26.      Nerem, R. S., B. F. Chao, J. A. Marshall, N. K. Pavlis, J. C. Chan, A. Y. Au, S. M. Klosko, R. G. Williamson, ÒTemporal Variations of the Earth's Gravitational Field: Measurement and Geophysical Modeling,Ó EOS Transactions, AGU, Vol. 73, No. 43, p. 62, October 27, 1992.

27.      Pavlis, N. K., J. C. Chan, S. M. Klosko, B. F. Chao, and R. S. Nerem, ÒAtmospheric Mass Redistribution and its Effects on the Earth's Gravitational Potential,Ó EOS Transactions, AGU, Vol. 73, No. 43, p. 62, October 27, 1992.

28.      LaMance, J. W., G. H. Born, R. S. Nerem, J. A. Marshall, C. J. Koblinsky, S. M. Klosko, and N. K. Pavlis, ÒEstimation of Dynamic Topography from ERS-1 Altimetry and Laser Ranging Data,Ó EOS Transactions, AGU, Vol. 73, No. 43, p. 125, October 27, 1992.

29.      Lerch, F. J., R. S. Nerem, B. H. Putney, D. E. Smith, E. C. Pavlis, S. M. Klosko, G. B. Patel, N. K. Pavlis, R. G. Williamson, B. D. Tapley, C. K. Shum, J. C. Ries, R. J. Eanes, M. M. Watkins, and B. E. Schutz, ÒGravitational Modeling Improvement for TOPEX/Poseidon,Ó EOS Transactions, AGU, Vol. 73, No. 43, p. 125, October 27, 1992.

30.      Putney, B. H., J. A. Marshall, R. S. Nerem, N. P. Zelensky, C. C. Johnson, S. M. Klosko, S. B. Luthcke, K. E. Rachlin, and R. G. Williamson, ÒPrecision Orbit Determination for TOPEX/Poseidon,Ó EOS Transactions, AGU, Vol. 73, No. 43, p. 306, October 27, 1992.

31.      Koblinsky, C. J., R. S. Nerem, S. M. Klosko, and R. G. Williamson, ÒA Preliminary Estimate of the Global Ocean Topography and Circulation Based Upon TOPEX/Poseidon Measurements,Ó EOS Transactions, AGU, Vol. 73, No. 43, p. 300, October 27, 1992.

32.      Zuber, M. T., and R. S. Nerem, ÒThe Shallow Internal Structure of Venus as Determined from Mechanical Models and Gravity and Topography Data,Ó EOS Transactions, AGU, Vol. 73, No. 43, p. 329, October 27, 1992. (invited)

33.      Koblinsky, C. J., R. S. Nerem, R. G. Williamson, and S. M. Klosko, ÒGlobal Scale Variations in Sea Surface Topography Determined from Satellite Altimetry,Ó Sea Level Changes: Determination and Effects, AGU Geophysical Monograph 69, IUGG Vol. 11, pp. 155-165,  P. Woodworth, Editor, 1992.

34.      Koblinsky, C. J., R. S. Nerem, C. Gailliard, and J. LaMance, ÒA Preliminary Estimate of the Global Ocean Topography and Circulation from ERS-1 and TOPEX/Poseidon Measurements,Ó Annales Geophysicae, Vol. 11, Suppl. 1, p. 103, May 1993.

35.      Nerem, R. S., B. F. Chao, J. C. Chan, S. M. Klosko, N. K. Pavlis, and R. G. Williamson, ÒTemporal Variations of the Earth's Gravitational Field: Measurement and Geophysical Modeling,Ó Annales Geophysicae, Vol. 11, Suppl. 1, p. 110, May 1993.

36.      Pavlis, N. K., J. C. Chan, S. M. Klosko, J. A. Marshall, B. F. Chao, R. S. Nerem, ÒTemporal Variations of the Earth's Gravitational Potential due to Atmospheric and Oceanic Mass Redistribution,Ó Annales Geophysicae, Vol. 11, Suppl. 1, p. 110, May 1993.

37.      Zelensky, N. P., S. M. Klosko, K. E. Rachlin, C. C. Johnson, T. A. Williams, S. B. Luthcke, B. H. Putney, R. S. Nerem, ÒQuality Assurance of the TOPEX/Poseidon Precise Orbit,Ó EOS Transactions, AGU, Vol. 74, No. 16, p. 95, April 20, 1993.

38.      Lerch, F. J., R. S. Nerem, J. A. Marshall, B. H. Putney, E. C. Pavlis, S. M. Klosko, S. B. Luthcke, G. B. Patel, N. K. Pavlis, R. G. Williamson, J. C. Chan, B. D. Tapley, C. K. Shum, J. C. Ries, R. J. Eanes, M. M. Watkins, B. E. Schutz, R. Bi