William Oliver

Classes Taught

• EK130 Introduction to Engineering
• EK307 Electric Circuit Theory
• EK317
• EK318
• EC403
• EC566 The Atmosphere and Space Environment

Research Interests

• global change in the upper atmosphere
• radar studies of the upper atmosphere and ionosphere
• modeling and simulation

Selected Publications

• Evans, J.V., J.M. Holt, W.L. Oliver, and R.H. Wand, “Millstone Hill incoherent scatter observations of auroral convection over 60 to 75 invariant latitude, 2. Initial results,” J. Geophys. Res., 85, 41-54, 1980.
• Holt, J.M., R.H. Wand, J.V. Evans, and W.L. Oliver, “Empirical models for the plasma convection at high latitudes from Millstone Hill observations,” J. Geophys. Res., 92, 203-212, 1987.
• Roble, R.G., A.D. Richmond, W.L. Oliver, and R.M. Harper, “Ionospheric effects of the gravity wave launched by the September 18, 1974, sudden commencement,” J. Geophys. Res., 83, 999-1009, 1978.
• Buonsanto, M.J., J.E. Salah, K.L. Miller, W.L. Oliver, R.G. Burnside, and P.G. Richards, “Observations of neutral circulation at midlatitudes during the Equinox Transition Study,” J. Geophys. Res., 94, 16987-16997, 1989.
• Oliver, W.L., J.M. Holt, R.H. Wand, and J.V. Evans, “Millstone Hill incoherent scatter observations of auroral convection over 60 to 75 degrees invariant latitude, 3. Average patterns versus Kp,” J. Geophys. Res., 88, 5505-5516, 1983.