S. C. Sommer - Concepedia

Author

S. C. Sommer

Ames Research Center

Also Known As

S. C. Sommer, S. SOMMER, SIMON C. SOMMER, Simon C. Sommer

Publications

752

Citations

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All Affiliations

Ames Research Center Langley Research Center Analytical Mechanics Associates (United States)

About

S. C. Sommer is an author at Ames Research Center specializing in atmospheric science, engineering, and space engineering.

Top Concepts

#	Concept	H-Index	Publications	Citations
1	Engineering	5	5	414
2	Space Engineering	3	3	56
3	Mechanical Engineering	1	1	27
4	Mechanics	1	1	27
5	Space Sciences	1	1	15

S. C. Sommer

Publications

710

Citations

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	Year	Citations
Measurements of thermal structure and thermal contrasts in the atmosphere of Venus and related dynamical observations: Results From the four Pioneer Venus Probes A. Seiff, Donn B. Kirk, Richard E. Young, Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres Upper AtmosphereEngineeringSolar ConvectionAtmospheric SoundingThermal Structure	1980	326
Free-flight measurements of turbulent-boundary-layer skin friction in the presence of severe aerodynamic heating at Mach numbers from 2.8 to 7.0 S. C. Sommer, Barbara Short University of North Texas Digital Library (University of North Texas)	1955	151
PAET, an entry probe experiment in the Earth's atmosphere A. Seiff, David E Reese, S. C. Sommer, Icarus Atmospheric ScienceEntry Probe ExperimentDeep Space ProbeSpace Research	1973	69
Thermal Contrast in the Atmosphere of Venus: Initial Appraisal from Pioneer Venus Probe Data A. Seiff, Donn B. Kirk, Richard E. Young, Science	1979	66
Structure of the Atmosphere of Venus up to 110 Kilometers: Preliminary Results from the Four Pioneer Venus Entry Probes A. Seiff, Donn B. Kirk, S. C. Sommer, Science GeophysicsMeteorologyUpper AtmosphereEngineeringAtmospheric Science	1979	32
Investigation of the Drag of Various Axially Symmetric Nose Shapes of Fineness Ratio 3 for Mach Numbers from 1.24 to 7.4 Edward W Perkins, Leland H Jorgensen, S. C. Sommer University of North Texas Digital Library (University of North Texas) Fineness Ratio 3Compressible FlowUnsteady FlowEngineeringEmpirical Expression	1952	27
An experiment to determine the structure of a planetary atmosphere. S. C. Sommer, Layton Yee Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets MissileSpace VehicleExoplanet AtmosphereEngineeringMissile Defense	1969	15
The structure of an atmosphere from on-board measurements of pressure, temperature, and acceleration A. G. Boissevain, R. C. Hedland, S. C. Sommer, NASA Technical Reports Server (NASA) GeophysicsUpper AtmosphereEngineeringAerospace EngineeringCalibration	1967	14
FREE-FLIGHT MEASUREMENTS OF STATIC AND DYNAMIC STABILITY OF MODELS OF THE PROJECT MERCURY RE-ENTRY CAPSULE AT MACH NUMBERS 3 AND 9.5 Dale L. Compton, Barbara Short, S. C. Sommer NASA Technical Reports Server (NASA)	1960	10

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