Planetary Geodynamics Laboratory
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Coerte V. Voorhies
Planetary Geodynamics Laboratory
NASA/GSFC, Code 698 Greenbelt, MD 20771 Phone: (301) 614-6456 FAX: (301) 614-6522 Email: Coerte.V.Voorhies@nasa.gov |
Full CV (pdf)
CURRENT POSITION
- Geophysicist, Planetary Geodynamics Laboratory, Code 698, NASA
Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD 20711 USA
RESEARCH AREAS
- Geophysics, geomagnetism, core flow estimation, core dynamics, planetary magnetism.
EDUCATION
- 1978 - BS (Physics) Harvey Mudd College
- 1984 - PhD (Astrophysical, Planetary & Atmospheric Sciences), University of Colorado
- Thesis: Magnetic Location of Earth's Core-Mantle Boundary
and Estimates of the Adjacent Fluid Motion.
PREVIOUS POSITIONS
| 1974-1975 | Technical Assistant, Gamma Ray Spectroscopy, Jet Propulsion Laboratory |
| 1977-1977 | Research Assistant, Plasma Physics, Harvey Mudd College |
| 1978-1980 | Teaching Assistant, Astro-Geophysics, University of Colorado |
| 1980-1984 | Research Assistant, Geomagnetism, University of Colorado |
| 1984-1986 | NRC Resident Research Associate at Goddard Space Flight Center | 1986-present | Geophysicist, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center |
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
2004 Voorhies, C.V., Narrow-scale flow and a weak field by the top of Earth's core: Evidence from Ørsted, Magsat, and secular variation, J. Geophys. Res., 109, B3, B03106, 10.1029/2003 JB002833.
2002 Voorhies, C.V., T.J. Sabaka, and M. Purucker, On magnetic spectra of Earth and Mars, J. Geophys. Res., 10.1029/2001/JE001534, 04 June.
1999 Voorhies, C.V., Inner core rotation form geomagnetic westwards drift and a stationary spherical vortex in Earth's core, Phys. Earth Planet. Inter., 112, 111-123.
1996 Voorhies, C.V., and J. Conrad, Accurate Predictions of Mean Geomagnetic Dipole Excursion and Reversal Frequencies, Mean Paleomagnetic Field Intensity, and the Radius of Earth's Core Using McLeod's Rule, NASA Tech. Memo. 104634, 35 pp, April.
1995 Voorhies, C.V., Time-varying fluid flow at the top of Earth's core derived from Definitive Geomagnetic Reference Field models, J. Geophys. Res., 100, 10,029-10,039.
1994 Voorhies, C.V., and M. Nishihama, Simultaneous solution for core magnetic field and fluid flow beneath an electrically conducting mantle, J. Geophys. Res., 99, 6685-6693.
1993 Voorhies, C.V., Geomagnetic estimates of steady surficial core flow and flux diffusion: unexpected geodynamo experiments, in Dynamics of Earth's Deep Interior and Earth Rotation, Geophys. Monogr. Ser., 72, edited by J.-L. LeMouel, D. E. Smylie, and T. Herring, pp. 113-125, AGU, Washington, D. C..
1991 Voorhies, C.V., Coupling an inviscid core to an electrically insulating mantle, J. Geomagn. Geoelectr., 43, 131-156.
1986 Voorhies, C.V., Steady flows at the top of Earth's core derived from geomagnetic field models, J. Geophys. Res., 91, 12,444-12,466.
1985 Voorhies, C.V., & G. E. Backus, Steady flows at the top of Earth's core from geomagnetic field models: the steady motions theorem, Geophys. Astrophys. Fluid Dyn., 32, 163-173.
1982 Voorhies, C.V., & E. R. Benton, Pole strength of the earth from Magsat and magnetic determination of the core radius, Geophys. Res. Lett., 9, 258-261.
