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M. K. Bird

Physics and Astronomy · Purdue University West Lafayette

Established · publishing since 1974

Publications

81

Citations

823

Est. group size

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

53

Publishing since 1974

Research summary
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M. K. Bird's publication record centers on planetary science, particularly using radio science techniques to study the atmospheres and ionospheres of planets like Mars, Venus, and Pluto, as well as comets. Work includes analyzing spacecraft radio signals to detect atmospheric waves and using gravity measurements to infer the internal structure of comets. Note that two very recent entries on catalyst materials appear unrelated to this body of work and may reflect a different researcher sharing the same name.

Planetary atmospheres and ionospheresRadio science and spacecraft trackingSolar and space plasma physicsComet composition and structureMars and Venus atmospheric wave studies

Publication activity was concentrated around 2017-2019 with a small cluster of outputs, followed by a multi-year gap and only sporadic single publications since, indicating a slowing or intermittent recent output.

Generated by claude-sonnet-5 from public bibliographic data · Jul 20, 2026

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 0.4/year recently
2017: 1 publication172018: 4 publications4182019: 1 publication1920212223242025: 1 publication252026: 1 publication26
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • 42nd COSPAR Scientific Assembly×2
  • Nature×1
  • Chemistry of Materials×1
  • Abstracts with programs - Geological Society of America×1
  • cosp×1
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Last updated Jul 20, 2026.

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