Prof. Nikolay Zabotin

Senior Research Scientist at the NorthWest Research Associates

Research Professor Emeritus at the Department of Electrical, Computer, and Energy Engineering,
University of Colorado Boulder
Senior Member of the IEEE, Member of the AGU and of the USNC-URSI Commission G

Full Bibliography

at the ResearchGate Profile and at the Google Scholar Profile

Featured Publications

Godin, O. A., Zabotin, N. & Zabotina, L. (2023), Atmospheric wave radiation by vibrations of an ice shelf,
Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres, 128, e2023JD039121, doi: 10.1029/2023JD039121.

Zabotin, N., Godin, O. A., Bromirski, P. D., Jee, G., Lee, W. S., Yun, S., & Zabotina, L. (2023), Low-Frequency Wave Activity in the Ocean - Ross Ice Shelf - Atmosphere System,
Earth and Space Science, 10, e2022EA002621, doi: 10.1029/2022EA002621.

Helmboldt, J. F., and Zabotin, N. (2022), An observed trend between mid-latitudes km-scale irregularities and medium-scale traveling ionospheric disturbances,
Radio Sci., 57, e2021RS007396, doi: 10.1029/2021RS007396.

Godin, O.A., Zabotin, N. & Zabotina, L. (2020), Atmospheric resonances and their coupling to vibrations of the ground and waves in the ocean,
Earth Planets Space, 72, 125. doi: 10.1186/s40623-020-01260-9.

Zabotin N, Godin OA, Negrea C, Bullett T, Zabotina L, (2017), Studies of wave activity in the thermosphere-ionosphere system using Dynasonde techniques,
XXXIInd General Assembly and Scientific Symposium of the International Union of Radio Science (URSI GASS), Montreal, QC,
IEEE Xplore, p. 1-4, doi: 10.23919/URSIGASS.2017.8105216

Godin, O. A. and N. A. Zabotin, (2016), Resonance vibrations of the Ross Ice Shelf and observations of persistent atmospheric waves,
J. Geophys. Res. Space Phys., 121, 10157-10171, doi: 10.1002/2016JA023226.

Zabotin, N. A., O. A. Godin, and T. W. Bullett (2016), Ocean is a major source of waves in the thermosphere,
J. Geophys. Res. Space Phys., 121, 3452-3463, doi:10.1002/2016JA022357.

Negrea, C., N. Zabotin, T. Bullett, T. Fuller-Rowell, T.-W. Fang, and M. Codrescu (2016), Characteristics of Acoustic Gravity Waves obtained from Dynasonde Data,
J. Geophys. Res. Space Physics, 120, doi: 10.1002/2016JA022495.

Negrea, C., N. Zabotin, T. Bullett, M. Codrescu, and T. Fuller-Rowell (2015), Ionospheric response to tidal waves measured by Dynasonde techniques,
J. Geophys. Res. Space Physics, 120, doi: 10.1002/2015JA021574.

Zabotin, N. A., V. U. Zavorotny, and M. T. Rietveld (2014), Physical mechanisms associated with long-range propagation of the signals from ionospheric heating experiments,
Radio Sci., 49, 987-995, doi:10.1002/2014RS005573.

Zabotin, N. A., O. A. Godin (2011), Emergence of Acoustic Green's Functions from Time Averages of Ambient Noise,
Acta Acustica united with Acustica, 97, pp. 44-53, doi:10.3813/AAA.918385.

Godin, O. A., N. A. Zabotin, and V. V. Goncharov (2010), Ocean tomography with acoustic daylight,
Geophys. Res. Lett., 37, L13605, doi:10.1029/2010GL043623.

Zabotin, N. A., J. W. Wright, and G. A. Zhbankov (2006), NeXtYZ: Three-dimensional electron density inversion for dynasonde ionograms,
Radio Sci., 41, RS6S32, doi:10.1029/2005RS003352.

Zabotin, N. A., J. W. Wright, and E. S. Kovalenko (2004), Multiple scattering effects in ionospheric radio sounding,
Radio Sci., 39, RS3002, doi:10.1029/2003RS002953.

Zabotin, N. A., A. G. Bronin, G. A. Zhbankov, V. L. Frolov, G. P. Komrakov, N. A. Mityakov, and E. N. Sergeev (2002),
Anomalous attenuation of extraordinary waves in ionosphere heating experiments,
Radio Sci., 37(6), 1102, doi:10.1029/2000RS002609.

Zabotin, N. A., and J. W. Wright (2001), Role of meteoric dust in sprite formation,
Geophys. Res. Lett., 28(13), 2593-2596, doi:10.1029/2000GL012699.

Zabotin, N. A., and P. D. Naselsky (1985), Statistical evidence from fine-scale anisotropies in the cosmic background radiation,
Sov. Astron., 1985, 29(12), 614-615.

Zabotin, N. A., and P. D. Naselsky (1980), Formation of black holes in the early Universe,
Astrophysics, 16, 201-209, doi:10.1007/BF01005468.

Web Projects

Tracing Atmospheric Waves from the Ocean and Land to the Thermosphere-Ionosphere at the University of Colorado Boulder (2013-present)

Dynasonde Navigator at EISCAT (2009-present)

Dynasonde Ionosphere Explorer at NOAA/NGDC (2002-2024)

Last Edited 13 June 2025