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Dr. Bruce J. Haines

Researcher

About

Education

  • B.S., Aerospace Engineering Sciences (Special Honors), University of Colorado, 1986
  • M.S., Aerospace Engineering Sciences, University of Colorado, 1987
  • Ph.D., Aerospace Engineering Sciences, University of Colorado, 1991

Research Interests

  • Satellite geodesy and precise orbit determination
  • Geodetic applications of satellite radar altimetry
  • Scientific and technological applications of GPS

Experience

Professional Experience

  • Jet Propulsion Laboratory (1991–present)
    • Principal Member Technical Staff (2002–pr.)
    • Senior Member Technical Staff (1997–2002)
    • Member Technical Staff (1991–1997)
  • University of Maryland, Research Assistant at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center (1987–1990)
  • University of Colorado , Graduate Research Assistant (1986–1991)
  • Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Member Technical Staff (1986)
  • Martin Marietta Denver Aerospace, Engineer (1985)

Achievements

Awards & Recognitions

  • NASA Award | NASA Exceptional Achievement Medal for Jason-1 Validation and Precise Orbit Determination (2004)
  • JPL Principal Designation | 335A - Near Earth Tracking Applications (2002)

Publications

  1. Willis, P., B. Haines and D. Kuang, DORIS satellite phase center determination and consequences on the derived scale of the Terrestrial Reference Frame, Adv. Space Res., 2007, doi:10.1016/j.asr.2007.01.007
  2. Willis, P., S. Desai, W. Bertiger, B. Haines and A. Auriol , DORIS satellite antenna maps derived from long-term residuals time series, Adv Space Res, 33(6) : 486-497, 2005.
  3. Yoon., Y., S. Nerem, M. Watkins, B. Haines and G. Kruizinga, The effects of GPS carrier phase ambiguity resolution on Jason-1, Marine Geodesy 27(3–4), 773–787, 2004.
  4. Desai, S., and B Haines, Monitoring measurements from the Jason-1 microwave radiometer and independent validation with GPS, Marine Geodesy 27(1–2), 221–240, 2004.
  5. Haines, B ., Y Bar-Sever, W. Bertiger, S. Desai and P. Willis, One-centimeter orbit determination for Jason-1: New GPS-based strategies, Marine Geodesy 27(1–2), 299–318, 2004.
  6. Willis, P., B. Haines, J. Berthias, P. Sengenes and J. Le Mouel, Behavior of the DORIS/Jason oscillator over the South Atlantic Anomaly, Comptes Rendus Geosciences 336(9), 839–846, 2004.
  7. Haines, B ., W. Bertiger, S. Desai, D. Kuang and T. Munson, Initial Orbit Determination Results for Jason-1: Towards a 1-cm Orbit, J. Inst. Navigation 50(3), 171–180, 2003.
  8. Haines, B ., D. Dong, G. Born and S. Gill, Monitoring Jason-1 and TOPEX/POSEIDON from a California Offshore Platform: The Harvest Experiment, Marine Geodesy 26(3–4), 2003.
  9. Chelton, D., J. Ries, B. Haines, P. Callahan and L. Fu, An Introduction to Satellite Altimetry, in Satellite Altimetry and the Earth Sciences: A Handbook of Techniques and Applications, ed. L Fu and A Cazenave, Academic Press, 1–131, 2001.
  10. Davis, C., C. Kluever, B. Haines, C. Perez and Y. Yoon, Improved elevation change measurement of the southern Greenland ice sheet, IEEE Trans. on Geoscience & Remote Sensing, 38(3), 2000.
  11. Haines, B ., and Y. Bar-Sever, Monitoring the Topex microwave radiometer with GPS: Stability of wet tropospheric path delay measurements, Geophys. Res. Lett. 25(19), p. 3563, 1998.
  12. Davis., C., C. Kluever and B. Haines, Elevation change of the southern Greenland ice sheet,” C Davis, C Kluever and B Haines, Science 279(5359), p. 2086, March 27, 1998.
  13. Nerem, R., B. Haines, J. Hendricks, J.-F. Minster, and W.-B. White, Improved determination of global mean sea level variations using Topex/Poseidon altimeter data,” R S Nerem et al., Geophys. Res. Lett. 24(11), 1331-1334, 1997.
  14. Haines, B ., G. Born, R. Williamson, and C. Koblinsky, Application of the GEM-T2 gravity field to altimetric satellite orbit computation, J. Geophys. Res. 99(C8), 16,237–16,254, 1994.
  15. Christensen, E., B. Haines, C. McColl and S. Nerem, Observations of geographically correlated orbit errors for Topex/Poseidon using the Global Positioning System, Geophys. Res. Lett. 21(19), 2175–2178, 1994.
  16. Haines, B ., G. Born and C. Koblinksy, An estimate of decadal changes in sea surface topography from Seasat and Geosat altimetry, in Sea Level Changes: Determination and Effects, Geophys. Monograph 69, IUGG Volume 11, American Geophysical Union, Washington, D.C., 1992.
  17. Haines, B ., G. Born, G. Rosborough, J. Marsh and R. Williamson, Precise Orbit Computation for the Geosat Exact Repeat Mission, J. Geophys. Res. 95(C3), 2871–2885, 1990.