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William M. Kaula's Degrees
- PhD Geophysics California Institute of Technology
- Masters Geophysics California Institute of Technology
- Bachelors Physics California Institute of Technology
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(Suggest an Edit or Addition)According to Wikipedia, William M. Kaula was an Australian-born American geophysicist and professor at the University of California, Los Angeles. Kaula was most notable for his contributions to geodesy, including using early satellites to produce maps of Earth's gravity. The National Academies Press called Kaula "the father of space-based geodesy". The Los Angeles Times called him "one of the leading planetary physicists of the last four decades".
William M. Kaula's Published Works
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Published Works
- Theory of satellite geodesy (1966) (1312)
- Tidal dissipation by solid friction and the resulting orbital evolution (1964) (395)
- Theory of Satellite Geodesy: Applications of Satellites to Geodesy (2000) (349)
- Basaltic volcanism on the terrestrial planets. (1977) (316)
- Venus tectonics: An overview of Magellan observations (1992) (282)
- Thermal evolution of Earth and Moon growing by planetesimal impacts (1979) (242)
- The Lunar Laser Ranging Experiment (1973) (195)
- Development of the lunar and solar disturbing functions for a close satellite (1962) (188)
- A spherical harmonic analysis of the Earth's topography (1967) (166)
- Coldspots and hotspots - Global tectonics and mantle dynamics of Venus (1992) (155)
- An introduction to planetary physics : the terrestrial planets (1968) (140)
- Tectonics and evolution of venus. (1981) (129)
- New Test of the Equivalence Principle from Lunar Laser Ranging (1976) (127)
- Tests and combination of satellite determinations of the gravity field with gravimetry (1966) (121)
- Analysis of Gravitational and Geometric Aspects of Geodetic Utilization of Satellites (1961) (118)
- Venus Tectonics: Initial Analysis from Magellan (1991) (117)
- Venus: A Contrast in Evolution to Earth (1990) (117)
- Quantitative tests for plate tectonics on Venus (1981) (102)
- Statistical and harmonic analysis of gravity (1959) (93)
- Theory of statistical analysis of data distributed over a sphere (1967) (93)
- Apollo laser altimetry and inferences as to lunar structure (1974) (92)
- Elastic models of the mantle corresponding to variations in the external gravity field (1963) (82)
- Material properties for mantle convection consistent with observed surface fields (1980) (72)
- The moment of inertia of Mars (1979) (69)
- Tesseral harmonics of the gravitational field and geodetic datum shifts derived from camera observations of satellites (1963) (69)
- Gravity field determination and characteristics : retrospective and prospective (1995) (69)
- Absolute plate motions by boundary velocity minimizations (1975) (68)
- A NUMERICAL TREATMENT OF GEODYNAMIC : VISCOUS FLOW PROBLEMS INVOLVING THE ADVECTION OF MATERIAL INTERFACES (1993) (65)
- Determination of the Earth's gravitational field (1963) (62)
- Satellite Gravity and the Geosphere: Contributions to the Study of the Solid Earth and Its Fluid Earth (1998) (61)
- Constraints on Venus Evolution from Radiogenic Argon (1999) (61)
- Geophysical implications of satellite determinations of the earth's gravitational field (1967) (60)
- Earth's Gravity Field: Relation to Global Tectonics (1970) (58)
- A co-accretional model of satellite formation (1975) (53)
- Self-lubricated mantle convection: Two-dimensional models (1994) (52)
- Dynamical Evolution of Planetesimals in the Outer Solar System: I. The Jupiter/Saturn Zone (1999) (49)
- The gravitational field of the moon. (1969) (49)
- A geoid and world geodetic system based on a combination of gravimetric, astrogeodetic, and satellite data (1961) (49)
- Global gravity and mantle convection (1972) (48)
- Mantle dynamics and the heat flow into the Earth's continents (1995) (46)
- Analysis and interpretation of lunar laser altimetry. (1972) (45)
- A gravitational kinetic theory for planetesimals (1980) (44)
- More thoughts on convergent crustal plateau formation and mantle dynamics with regard to Tibet (1995) (43)
- Dynamical aspects of lunar origin (1971) (42)
- A tectonic classification of the main features of the Earth's gravitational field (1969) (42)
- The seven ages of a planet (1975) (42)
- Styles of deformation in Ishtar Terra and their implications (1992) (42)
- Tectonic plates, D″ thermal structure, and the nature of mantle plumes (1994) (41)
- Near-surface thermal/chemical boundary layer convection at infinite Prandtl number: two-dimensional numerical experiments (1996) (41)
- Dynamics of lunar origin and orbital evolution (1975) (41)
- Dynamical Evolution of Planetesimals in the Outer Solar System II. The Saturn/Uranus and Uranus/Neptune Zones (1999) (39)
- Mantle-flow tectonics and the origin of Ishtar Terra, Venus (1990) (37)
- More about the moment of inertia of Mars (1989) (36)
- Numerical models for the collapse and fragmentation of centrally condensed molecular cloud cores (1992) (36)
- IMPROVED GEODETIC RESULTS FROM CAMERA OBSERVATIONS OF SATELLITES (1963) (34)
- Earth Rotation Measured by Lunar Laser Ranging (1976) (34)
- Lunar topography from Apollo 15 and 16 laser altimetry (1973) (34)
- Inference of variations in the gravity field from satellite-to-satellite range rate (1983) (34)
- Early scattering by Jupiter and its collision effects in the terrestrial zone. [Monte Carlo model of planetesimal diffusion] (1975) (34)
- The tectonic evolution of Western Ishtar Terra, Venus (1991) (33)
- Tidal Friction with Latitude-Dependent Amplitude and Phase Angle (1969) (32)
- Venus: Preliminary Topographic and Surface Imaging Results from the Pioneer Orbiter (1979) (32)
- A Study of Orbits near Saturn's Triangular Lagrangian Points (1996) (31)
- Interpretation of lunar mass concentrations (1969) (31)
- Mantle convection and crustal evolution on Venus (1990) (29)
- Laser Ranging Retro-Reflector: Continuing Measurements and Expected Results (1970) (28)
- Minimal upper mantle temperature variations consistent with observed heat flow and plate velocities (1983) (27)
- Some effects of a dry crustal flow law on numerical simulations of coupled crustal deformation and mantle convection on Venus (1995) (25)
- Tesseral harmonics of the Earth's gravitational field from camera tracking of satellites (1966) (25)
- Jupiter, Saturn, and the Edge of Chaos (1997) (24)
- TIDAL DISSIPATION IN THE MOON (1963) (24)
- Geophysical and cosmochemical constraints on properties of mantles of the terrestrial planets (1981) (21)
- On the origin of the moon, with emphasis on bulk composition. (1977) (21)
- Accuracy of gravimetrically computed deflections of the vertical (1957) (20)
- Product‐sum conversion of spherical harmonics with application to thermal convection (1975) (20)
- Stress Differences and the Reference Ellipsoid (1963) (19)
- Interpretation of the lunar gravitational field. (1971) (19)
- Equilibrium velocities of a planetesimal population (1979) (18)
- Gravity and the hydrosphere: new frontier (1999) (18)
- A mechanism for crustal recycling on Venus (1993) (17)
- Pioneer Venus Radar Mapper Experiment (1979) (17)
- Analysis of Satellite Observations for Longitudinal Variations of the Gravitational Field (1961) (17)
- Planetary science: A lunar perspective: Stuart Ross Taylor. Lunar and planetary Institute, Houston, 1982. xix + 481 pp., $39.95 (1982) (16)
- A tidal theory for the origin of the solar nebula (1979) (15)
- The gravity and shape of the Moon (1975) (15)
- Venus Reconsidered (1995) (15)
- Lunar Orbit Evolution and Tidal Heating of the Moon (1976) (15)
- Regional gravity fields on Venus from tracking of Magellan cycles 5 and 6 (1996) (14)
- Tectonic contrasts between Venus and the Earth (1984) (13)
- Lunar mass concentrations. (1970) (12)
- The physical librations of the moon, including higher harmonic effects (1973) (12)
- What the exploration of Mars tells us about Earth (1977) (11)
- Satellite gravity: Insights into the Solid Earth and its fluid envelope (1998) (11)
- Heating of the Moon by heterogeneous accretion (1980) (11)
- A computer search for stable orbits between Jupiter and Saturn (1990) (10)
- Tests of random density models of terrestrial planets (1991) (10)
- An Investigation into the Existence of Saturnian Trojan Asteroids (1993) (10)
- Apollo 17 laser altimeter (1973) (9)
- Laser ranging retroreflector (1971) (9)
- Thermal Effects of Tidal Friction (1966) (9)
- A review of geodetic parameters (1965) (8)
- COMPARISON AND COMBINATION OF SATELLITE WITH OTHER RESULTS FOR GEODETIC PARAMETERS (1963) (8)
- Comments on the origin of Mercury (1976) (8)
- Plans for Analysis of Lunar Satellite Orbits (1966) (8)
- The crisis in our libraries (1993) (7)
- Application of space and astronomic techniques to solid earth and ocean physics (1970) (7)
- Apollo 15 Laser Altimeter (1972) (7)
- Higher order statistics of planetary gravities and topographies (1993) (7)
- Integrators for Long-Term Solar System Dynamical Simulations (1996) (6)
- Chaos in the 3 : 1 mean-motion resonance revisited (1999) (6)
- Numerical Integration, Lyapunov Exponents and the Outer Solar System (2000) (5)
- Properties of the gravity fields of terrestrial planets (1992) (5)
- Earth science: The changing shape of the Earth (1983) (5)
- Gravity formulas utilizing correlation with elevation (1958) (5)
- Comment on paper by P. Goldreich and A. Toomre, ‘Some remarks on polar wandering’ (1969) (5)
- Correction to “Venus tectonics: An overview of Magellan observations” by Sean C. Solomon et al. (1992) (5)
- The origin of Neptune (1992) (5)
- Tests of satellite determinations of the gravity field against gravimetry and their combination (1966) (5)
- Where have the Other Asteroid Belts Gone (1997) (4)
- Selenodesy and planetary geodesy (1971) (4)
- Reconciliation of Stokes' function and astro‐geodetic geoid determinations (1959) (4)
- Geodesy results obtainable with lunar retroreflectors (1972) (4)
- The rotation of the earth and polar motion. (1973) (4)
- Mechanical models of close approaches and collisions of large protoplanets (1985) (4)
- The Next California Earthquake. (Book Reviews: The Jupiter Effect) (1974) (4)
- Comment on “An episodic hypothesis for Venusian tectonics” by Donald L. Turcotte (1994) (4)
- The interiors of the terrestrial planets - Their structure and evolution (1986) (4)
- On the secular motion of the jovian planets (1996) (4)
- Differences between the Earth and Venus arising from origin by large planetesimal infall. (1990) (3)
- Growth Rhythms and the History of the Earth's Rotation and The Rotation of the Earth: A Geophysical Discussion (1976) (3)
- Mechanical processes affecting differentiation of proto-lunar material (1974) (3)
- Preliminary results of laser ranging to a reflector on the lunar surface (1971) (3)
- CCD astrometry of Helene (SXII), Telesto (SXIII) and Calypso (SXIV): 1993 observations. (1994) (3)
- What is AGU's proper role in society? (1991) (3)
- Terrestrial, Lunar, and Planetary Applications of Navigation and Geodetic Satellites (1963) (3)
- : Theory of the Earth's Gravity Field (1975) (3)
- 13. Satellite Measurement of the Earth's Gravity Field (1987) (3)
- Stevenson receives Hess Medal (1998) (3)
- Satellite orbit analyses for geodetic purposes (1963) (3)
- The shape of the earth. (1965) (2)
- An Investigation of Orbits Around the Triangular Lagrangian Points of Saturn (1995) (2)
- Physical structure of the moon. (1972) (2)
- Variations of the earth's gravitational field from camera tracking of satellites (1966) (2)
- Application of Inversion Theory to New Satellite Systems for Determination of the Gravity Field. (1975) (2)
- The Geometric and Dynamical Figures of the Moon (1967) (2)
- Cospar-IAG Symposium on the use of artificial satellites for geodesy (1962) (2)
- A Self-Consistent Set of Surface Coordinates for the Apollo Lunar Laser Retroreflectors Deduced from Laser Range Measures (1973) (2)
- Gravitational and other perturbations of a satellite orbit. (1965) (2)
- Could plate tectonics on Venus be concealed by volcanic deposits (1982) (2)
- Analysis of Geodetic Satellite Tracking Data to Determine Tesseral Harmonics of the Earth's Gravitational Field Final Report (1967) (2)
- National Geodetic Survey Policy on the Role of Government in Geodesy (1986) (2)
- Useful applications of earth-oriented satellites - Geodesy-cartography, panel 13 (1969) (2)
- Computer Representation of Brown's Lunar Theory will Incorporate Relativity (1995) (2)
- Gravity fields: Implications for planetary interiors (1989) (1)
- Was core formation violent enough to homogenize the early mantle (1985) (1)
- Global warming questions. (1990) (1)
- Global Warming Questions (1990) (1)
- Formation of the terrestrial planets (1994) (1)
- A preliminary design of a drag-free satellite and its application to geodesy (1969) (1)
- JGR electronic supplement: A proposal (1993) (1)
- Structure and evolutionary history of the solar system . Hannes Alfvén and Gustaf Arrhenius. D. Reidel, Dordrecht, Holland, 1975. 276 pp. $32.00 (1977) (1)
- Studies of oceanic tectonics based on GEOS-3 satellite altimetry (1979) (1)
- Implications for the Earth of the early dynamical environment (1985) (1)
- An Impact Hypothesis for Venus Argon Anomalies (1997) (1)
- Parts of the solar system. (1977) (1)
- Tectonophysics: U.S. National Report, 1967”1971, Fifteenth General Assembly, IUGG: Global Correlations (1971) (1)
- Implications of basaltic volcanism for the evolution of planetary bodies (1981) (1)
- Lunar Dynamics and Selenodesy: Report of the Eight GEOP Research Conference (1975) (1)
- Formation of the Sun and its Planets (1986) (1)
- 1985 Hess Medal to Gerald J. Wasserburg (1986) (1)
- Review of Tesseral Harmonics Determination from Satellite Orbit Dynamics (1967) (1)
- Admittance functions from Venus vertical gravity and modes of topographic support (1985) (1)
- Dynamics of volatile delivery from outer to inner solar system (2008) (1)
- Statistical Mechanics and Dynamics of the Outer Solar System.I. The Jupiter/Saturn Zone (1996) (1)
- Implications of crater distributions on Venus (1993) (1)
- The application of modern physics to the earth and planetary interiors: edited by S.K. Runcorn. 692 pages, diagrams, illustr., 634 x 10 in. New York, John Wiley, 1969. Price, $35.00. (1970) (1)
- Apollo 15 laser altimeter, part D (1972) (1)
- Tidal theory and orbital perturbations (1971) (1)
- Worlds in collision (1980) (1)
- Lunar Sinuous Rille Elevation Profiles (1974) (1)
- The Origin of the Solar System—Soviet Research 1925–1991.Edited by Aleksey E. Levin and Stephen G. Brush. (1996) (1)
- Maxwell and the Andes: Analogous Structures? (1992) (1)
- Book Review: Protostars and planets. Edited by T. Gehrels. The University of Arizona Press, Tucson, 1978. 756 pp., $17.50 (1979) (1)
- Error analysis of earth physics satellite systems (1972) (1)
- Developments in geodetic theory (1980) (1)
- Comments on Paper by M. A. Khan, ‘A re‐evaluation of the theory for the hydrostatic figure of the Earth’ (1969) (1)
- Megaplumes on Venus (1993) (0)
- President's page: Is JGR expensive? (1977) (0)
- The use of artificial satellites for geodesy (1965) (0)
- Illiterate lamp men and other problems in geodesy (1981) (0)
- Tidal theory and orbital perturbations Semiannual report, 1 Dec. 1968 - 31 May 1969 (1969) (0)
- Theory of the Earth's Gravity Field. Miloš Pick , Jan Picha , Vicenc Vyskočil (1975) (0)
- Parts of the Solar System: Planetary Satellites . Papers from a colloquium, Ithaca, N.Y., Aug. 1974. Joseph A. Burns, Ed. University of Arizona Press, Tucson, 1977. xxiv, 598 pp., illus. $19.95. (1977) (0)
- Mantle Plume Morphology on Venus and Earth: Potential Differences and Speculations as to Cause (1993) (0)
- Close Encounters of the Symplectic Kind: Integration Methods and Chaotic Dynamics (1997) (0)
- Tidal friction and the earth's rotation: P. Brosche and J. Sündermann (editors). Springer, Berlin, 1978, 244 pp., US $26.40/DM. 48.00 (1981) (0)
- Venus tectonic styles and crustal differentiation (1992) (0)
- Lunar orbiter selenodesy studies Quarterly reports, 1 Jan. - 30 Jun. 1969 (1969) (0)
- Relations of the long wave variation in gravity with respect to the crust and the upper mantle (1968) (0)
- Error analysis for station position from tracking of the Lageos satellite (1974) (0)
- A review of: “The physics of the planets: Their origin, evolution and structure” (1989) (0)
- Contrasts in evolution of Venus and Earth (1985) (0)
- THE COMPARISON AND COMBINATION OF SATELLITE WITH OTHER DETERMINATIONS OF GEODETIC PARAMETERS (1963) (0)
- Reply [to “Comment on ‘Product‐sum conversion of spherical harmonics with application to thermal convection’ by William M. Kaula”] (1976) (0)
- A Finite Element Model of Crustal Deformation on Venus (1991) (0)
- International dictionary of geophysics, dynamic satellite geodesy (1964) (0)
- Models of Thermal/Chemical Boundary Layer Convection: Potential Application to Venus (1993) (0)
- Book reviews (1971) (0)
- The next development in satellite determination of the Earth`s gravity field (1982) (0)
- The Next California Earthquake: The Jupiter Effect . John R. Gribbin and Stephen H. Plagemann. Walker, New York, 1974. xviii, 136 pp., illus. $7.95. (1974) (0)
- The Inaccessible Earth (1982) (0)
- AGU Planet Earth Committee Report: Part I (1990) (0)
- Geophysical implications of lunar laser ranging. (1973) (0)
- Gravimetrically computed deflections of the vertical in Ohio (1954) (0)
- Analysis of planetary evolution with emphasis on differentiation and dynamics. (1987) (0)
- Sleep receives Walter H. Bucher medal (1999) (0)
- Magma ocean: Mechanisms of formation (1992) (0)
- Effort is hopeless (1989) (0)
- 1987 Whitten Medal to William M. Kaula (1987) (0)
- Further reflections of an ex‐Editor (1989) (0)
- Report of the Terrestrial Bodies Science Working Group. Volume 9: Complementary research and development (1977) (0)
- Statistical Mechanics and Dynamics of the Outer Solar System: II. The Saturn/Uranus and Uranus/Neptune Zones. (1997) (0)
- A study to prepare a preliminary analysis and design definition of a drag-free satellite for geodynamics (1970) (0)
- Selenodesy. [lunar gravity field, rotational dynamic and surface geometry] (1975) (0)
- Physics and astronomy of the moon: Edited by Zdeňek Kopal, Academic Press, New York, 1962. 537 pp. Price $16.50 (1962) (0)
- A Textbook on Geonomy: by J. A. Jacobs, John Wiley, New York, 1974, ix + 328 pp., $19.75 (1975) (0)
- Fragmentation in stellar collapse (1991) (0)
- Tidal Potential with Location-Dependent Amplitude and Phase Angle (1970) (0)
- Topical reviews: Editors' Note (1970) (0)
- National geodetic satellite program, part 2 (1977) (0)
- Applications of Geodesy to Geodynamics: 1. Geodesy for Geodynamics, Progress and Problems (1979) (0)
- Post Deadline Abstracts (1967) (0)
- Venus - Know your Neighbor (1980) (0)
- Interaction Between Geodesy and the Space Sciences (1961) (0)
- Deflections of the vertical in New Britain (1957) (0)
- ESTIMATION OF LONGITUDINAL VARIATIONS IN THE EARTH'S GRAVITATIONAL FIELD FROM MINITRACK OBSERVATIONS (1961) (0)
- Geodynamics from satellites (1979) (0)
- Mechanical processess affecting differentiation of protolunar material (1977) (0)
- The relationship between mantle heat flux and lithospheric thickness in eastern north america (2000) (0)
- An expanding Earth on the basis of sea-floor spreading and subduction rates: Comments and reply (1978) (0)
- Lunar orbiter selenodesy studies Final technical report (1971) (0)
- Current knowledge of the earth's gravitational field from optical observations (1966) (0)
- Analysis of Satellite Orbit Perturbations to Determine the Lunar Gravitational Field (1967) (0)
- A review of: “The physics of the earth's core: An introduction” (1987) (0)
- The Solid Earth (1980) (0)
- The global variations of the earth's gravity (1971) (0)
- Early scattering by Jupiter and its collision effects in the inner solar system. (1975) (0)
- Report of the panel on geopotential fields: Gravity field, section 8 (1991) (0)
- AGU planet Earth committee report: Part II, Interior and crust (1990) (0)
- Chaos on Invariant Double-Tori (1998) (0)
- Benefits to the study of oceanic tectonics expected from Seasat-A (1974) (0)
- Planetesimal Effects on Planet Orbits, Spin, and Heating (1988) (0)
- Charles Arthur Whitten (1909–1994) (1994) (0)
- Why is the Moon Different From the Earth in Bulk Composition (1977) (0)
- On the relationship between tectonic plates and thermal mantle plume morphology (1993) (0)
- Book Review: Global geophysics. R. H. TUCKER, A. H. COOK, H. M. IYER, AND F. D. STACEY. American Elsevier, New York, 1970. vii + 199 pp. $7.00 (1972) (0)
- The earth's density: K.E. Bullen. Chapman and Hall, London, 1975, 420 pp., £ 12.90. (1976) (0)
- National Geodetic Satellite Program, Part II: University of California, Los Angeles (1977) (0)
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