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Journal articleOieroset M, Sundkvist D, Chaston CC, et al., 2014,
Observations of plasma waves in the colliding jet region of amagnetic flux rope flanked by two active X lines at the subsolar magnetopause
, JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH-SPACE PHYSICS, Vol: 119, ISSN: 2169-9380- Author Web Link
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- Citations: 28
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Journal articleReveret V, de la Broise X, Fermon C, et al., 2014,
CESAR: Cryogenic Electronics for Space Applications
, JOURNAL OF LOW TEMPERATURE PHYSICS, Vol: 176, Pages: 446-452, ISSN: 0022-2291- Author Web Link
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- Citations: 6
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Journal articleChakravorty S, Gnanaseelan C, Chowdary JS, et al., 2014,
Relative role of <scp>E</scp>l <scp>N</scp>iño and IOD forcing on the southern tropical <scp>I</scp>ndian <scp>O</scp>cean <scp>R</scp>ossby waves
, Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans, Vol: 119, Pages: 5105-5122, ISSN: 2169-9275<jats:title>Abstract</jats:title><jats:p>The role of local air‐sea interactions over the tropical Indian Ocean (TIO) and remote forcing from the tropical Pacific Ocean in the formation and maintenance of southern TIO Rossby waves during El Niño and positive Indian Ocean Dipole (IOD) years is investigated. These Rossby waves are significantly intensified during the El Niño and IOD cooccurrence years, as compared to those during pure El Niño or IOD years. Coupled ocean‐atmosphere model sensitivity experiments reveal that air‐sea coupled processes in the TIO are responsible for the Rossby wave formation and its maintenance from boreal summer to fall, while remote forcing from the Pacific intensifies and maintains these waves up to the following spring. During the cooccurrence years, the Rossby waves are generated by both the persistent equatorial easterlies and off‐equatorial wind stress curl. During pure El Niño years, however, only off‐equatorial wind stress curl exists to drive weak Rossby wave. Asymmetric heating associated with IOD and the mean background easterly vertical wind shear (in the northern hemisphere) during summer and fall excite two symmetric anticyclones in both sides of the equator as atmospheric Rossby wave response, which are responsible for the anomalous equatorial surface easterlies. In contrast, symmetric heat sink over the Maritime Continent in winter associated with El Niño‐induced subsidence and mean easterly vertical shear (in southern hemisphere) are responsible for strong anticyclone in the southern TIO, which supports off‐equatorial wind stress curl.</jats:p>
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Journal articleLandi S, Matteini L, Pantellini F, 2014,
ELECTRON HEAT FLUX IN THE SOLAR WIND: ARE WE OBSERVING THE COLLISIONAL LIMIT IN THE 1 AU DATA?
, ASTROPHYSICAL JOURNAL LETTERS, Vol: 790, ISSN: 2041-8205- Author Web Link
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- Citations: 26
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Journal articleRuffoni MP, Den Hartog EA, Lawler JE, et al., 2014,
Fe i oscillator strengths for the Gaia-ESO survey
, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, Vol: 441, Pages: 3127-3136, ISSN: 0035-8711The Gaia-ESO Public Spectroscopic Survey (GES) is conducting a large-scale study of multi-element chemical abundances of some 100 000 stars in the Milky Way with the ultimate aim of quantifying the formation history and evolution of young, mature and ancient Galactic populations. However, in preparing for the analysis of GES spectra, it has been noted that atomic oscillator strengths of important Fe I lines required to correctly model stellar line intensities are missing from the atomic data base. Here, we present new experimental oscillator strengths derived from branching fractions and level lifetimes, for 142 transitions of Fe I between 3526 and 10 864 Å, of which at least 38 are urgently needed by GES. We also assess the impact of these new data on solar spectral synthesis and demonstrate that for 36 lines that appear unblended in the Sun, Fe abundance measurements yield a small line-by-line scatter (0.08 dex) with a mean abundance of 7.44 dex in good agreement with recent publications.
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Journal articleAlconcel LNS, Fox P, Brown P, et al., 2014,
An initial investigation of the long-term trends in the fluxgate magnetometer (FGM) calibration parameters on the four Cluster spacecraft
, GEOSCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENTATION METHODS AND DATA SYSTEMS, Vol: 3, Pages: 95-109, ISSN: 2193-0856 -
Journal articleDe Pietri R, Feo A, Franci L, et al., 2014,
Neutron star instabilities in full general relativity using a Γ=2.75 ideal fluid
, PHYSICAL REVIEW D, Vol: 90, ISSN: 1550-7998 -
Journal articleMasters A, 2014,
Magnetic reconnection at Uranus' magnetopause
, Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics, Vol: 119, Pages: 5520-5538, ISSN: 2169-9380The magnetosphere of Uranus has barely been explored by spacecraft but is distinct from other solar system magnetospheres in many respects. Determining how this magnetosphere is coupled to the solar wind is central to understanding energy flow through the system. Here we assess how the solar wind interacts with the Uranian magnetosphere via magnetic reconnection. Analytical models of conditions at the magnetopause are combined with current understanding of reconnection onset to predict where reconnection may occur on the boundary. The results suggest that conditions at Uranus' magnetopause are generally less favorable for reconnection than those at the magnetopause of any planet closer to the Sun, as a result of how typical solar wind parameters vary with heliocentric distance. The location of reconnection sites on the Uranian magnetopause is likely to be highly dependent on not only the interplanetary magnetic field orientation but also planetary longitude and season. Solar wind–magnetosphere coupling via magnetic reconnection may be stronger under near‐solstice conditions than under near‐equinox conditions. We discuss the typical reconnection electric field strength at Uranus' magnetopause and suggest that the typical reconnection voltage is considerably less than 40 kV. Complimentary assessments of other means of coupling to the solar wind (e.g., via a “viscous‐like” interaction) are needed to establish the overall nature of solar wind–magnetosphere coupling at Uranus.
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Journal articleJackman CM, Slavin JA, Kivelson MG, et al., 2014,
Saturn's dynamic magnetotail: A comprehensive magnetic field and plasma survey of plasmoids and traveling compression regions and their role in global magnetospheric dynamics
, JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH-SPACE PHYSICS, Vol: 119, Pages: 5465-5494, ISSN: 2169-9380- Author Web Link
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- Citations: 63
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Journal articleSulaiman AH, Masters A, Dougherty MK, et al., 2014,
The magnetic structure of Saturn's magnetosheath
, JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH-SPACE PHYSICS, Vol: 119, Pages: 5651-5661, ISSN: 2169-9380- Author Web Link
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- Citations: 20
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Journal articleMcAndrews HJ, Thomsen MF, Arridge CS, et al., 2014,
Plasma in Saturn's nightside magnetosphere and the implications for global circulation (vol 57, pg 1714, 2009)
, PLANETARY AND SPACE SCIENCE, Vol: 97, Pages: 86-87, ISSN: 0032-0633- Author Web Link
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- Citations: 5
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Journal articleSelzer LA, Hnat B, Osman KT, et al., 2014,
TEMPERATURE ANISOTROPY IN THE PRESENCE OF ULTRA LOW FREQUENCY WAVES IN THE TERRESTRIAL FORESHOCK
, ASTROPHYSICAL JOURNAL LETTERS, Vol: 788, ISSN: 2041-8205- Author Web Link
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- Citations: 5
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Journal articleOwens MJ, Horbury TS, Wicks RT, et al., 2014,
Ensemble downscaling in coupled solar wind-magnetosphere modeling for space weather forecasting
, Space Weather, Vol: 12, Pages: 395-405, ISSN: 1539-4956Advanced forecasting of space weather requires simulation of the whole Sun-to-Earth system, which necessitates driving magnetospheric models with the outputs from solar wind models. This presents a fundamental difficulty, as the magnetosphere is sensitive to both large-scale solar wind structures, which can be captured by solar wind models, and small-scale solar wind “noise,” which is far below typical solar wind model resolution and results primarily from stochastic processes. Following similar approaches in terrestrial climate modeling, we propose statistical “downscaling” of solar wind model results prior to their use as input to a magnetospheric model. As magnetospheric response can be highly nonlinear, this is preferable to downscaling the results of magnetospheric modeling. To demonstrate the benefit of this approach, we first approximate solar wind model output by smoothing solar wind observations with an 8 h filter, then add small-scale structure back in through the addition of random noise with the observed spectral characteristics. Here we use a very simple parameterization of noise based upon the observed probability distribution functions of solar wind parameters, but more sophisticated methods will be developed in the future. An ensemble of results from the simple downscaling scheme are tested using a model-independent method and shown to add value to the magnetospheric forecast, both improving the best estimate and quantifying the uncertainty. We suggest a number of features desirable in an operational solar wind downscaling scheme.
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Journal articleMarlier ME, Voulgarakis A, Shindell DT, et al., 2014,
The role of temporal evolution in modeling atmospheric emissions from tropical fires
, ATMOSPHERIC ENVIRONMENT, Vol: 89, Pages: 158-168, ISSN: 1352-2310- Author Web Link
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- Citations: 10
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Journal articleMiller RL, Schmidt GA, Nazarenko LS, et al., 2014,
CMIP5 historical simulations (1850-2012) with GISS ModelE2
, JOURNAL OF ADVANCES IN MODELING EARTH SYSTEMS, Vol: 6, Pages: 441-477- Author Web Link
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- Citations: 125
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Journal articleHietala H, Eastwood JP, Isavnin A, 2014,
Sequentially released tilted flux ropes in the Earth's magnetotail
, PLASMA PHYSICS AND CONTROLLED FUSION, Vol: 56, ISSN: 0741-3335- Author Web Link
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- Citations: 17
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Journal articleGryspeerdt E, Stier P, Grandey BS, 2014,
Cloud fraction mediates the aerosol optical depth-cloud top height relationship
, GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH LETTERS, Vol: 41, Pages: 3622-3627, ISSN: 0094-8276- Author Web Link
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- Citations: 38
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Journal articleSimon S, Saur J, van Treeck SC, et al., 2014,
Discontinuities in the magnetic field near Enceladus
, GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH LETTERS, Vol: 41, Pages: 3359-3366, ISSN: 0094-8276- Author Web Link
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- Citations: 12
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Journal articleNichols JD, Badman SV, Baines KH, et al., 2014,
Dynamic auroral storms on Saturn as observed by the Hubble Space Telescope
, Geophysical Research Letters, Vol: 41, Pages: 3323-3330, ISSN: 1944-8007We present observations of significant dynamics within two UV auroral storms observedon Saturn using the Hubble Space Telescope in April/May 2013. Specifically, we discuss bursts of auroralemission observed at the poleward boundary of a solar wind-induced auroral storm, propagating at ∼330%rigid corotation from near ∼01 h LT toward ∼08 h LT. We suggest that these are indicative of ongoing, burstyreconnection of lobe flux in the magnetotail, providing strong evidence that Saturn’s auroral storms arecaused by large-scale flux closure. We also discuss the later evolution of a similar storm and show that theemission maps to the trailing region of an energetic neutral atom enhancement. We thus identify the auroralform with the upward field-aligned continuity currents flowing into the associated partial ring current.
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Journal articleCeppi P, Zelinka MD, Hartmann DL, 2014,
The response of the Southern Hemispheric eddy-driven jet to future changes in shortwave radiation in CMIP5
, Geophysical Research Letters, Vol: 41, Pages: 3244-3250, ISSN: 0094-8276A strong relationship is found between changes in the meridional gradient of absorbed shortwave radiation (ASR) and Southern Hemispheric jet shifts in 21st century climate simulations of CMIP5 (Coupled Model Intercomparison Project phase 5) coupled models. The relationship is such that models with increases in the meridional ASR gradient around the southern midlatitudes, and therefore increases in midlatitude baroclinicity, tend to produce a larger poleward jet shift. The ASR changes are shown to be dominated by changes in cloud properties, with sea ice declines playing a secondary role. We demonstrate that the ASR changes are the cause, and not the result, of the intermodel differences in jet response by comparing coupled simulations with experiments in which sea surface temperature increases are prescribed. Our results highlight the importance of reducing the uncertainty in cloud feedbacks in order to constrain future circulation changes.
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Book chapterGaland MIF, Coates A, Cravens T, et al., 2014,
Titan's Ionosphere
, Titan: Interior, Surface, Atmosphere, and Space Environment, Editors: Mueller-Wodarg, Griffith, Lellouch, Cravens, Publisher: Cambridge University Press, Pages: 376-418, ISBN: 9780521199926 -
Journal articleCoburn JT, Smith CW, Vasquez BJ, et al., 2014,
VARIABLE CASCADE DYNAMICS AND INTERMITTENCY IN THE SOLAR WIND AT 1 AU
, ASTROPHYSICAL JOURNAL, Vol: 786, ISSN: 0004-637X- Author Web Link
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- Citations: 28
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Journal articleSouthwood D, 2014,
Crowded Orbits: Conflict and Cooperation in Space
, NATURE, Vol: 509, Pages: 32-32, ISSN: 0028-0836 -
Journal articleVigren E, Galand M, Shebanits O, et al., 2014,
INCREASING POSITIVE ION NUMBER DENSITIES BELOW THE PEAK OF ION-ELECTRON PAIR PRODUCTION IN TITAN'S IONOSPHERE
, ASTROPHYSICAL JOURNAL, Vol: 786, ISSN: 0004-637X- Author Web Link
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- Citations: 10
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Journal articleBunce EJ, Grodent DC, Jinks SL, et al., 2014,
Cassini nightside observations of the oscillatory motion of Saturn's northern auroral oval
, JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH-SPACE PHYSICS, Vol: 119, Pages: 3528-3543, ISSN: 2169-9380- Author Web Link
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- Citations: 17
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Journal articleHietala H, Kilpua EKJ, Turner DL, et al., 2014,
Depleting effects of ICME-driven sheath regions on the outer electron radiation belt
, Geophysical Research Letters, Vol: 41, Pages: 2258-2265, ISSN: 0094-8276We study the effect of interplanetary coronal mass ejection (ICME)‐driven sheath regions on relativistic outer radiation belt electron fluxes. We employ superposed epoch analysis, and, unlike previous studies, we segregate the sheath from the ejecta. We find that sheaths typically result in more than an order of magnitude decrease in the relativistic electron fluxes and that the fluxes stay below the pre‐event level for more than 2 days after the sheath passage. The electron depletions are stronger for sheaths that exhibit higher power in magnetic and dynamic pressure fluctuations in the ultralow frequency range and cause larger magnetospheric compressions. Depletions are even stronger for sheaths that encompass the entire storm main phase. Our findings suggest that sheaths are effective at depleting the electron fluxes because they increase radial diffusion under magnetospheric compression conditions, thereby enhancing magnetopause shadowing losses, particularly when the Dst effect can act in concert.
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Journal articleAnsell C, Brindley HE, Pradhan Y, et al., 2014,
Mineral dust aerosol net direct radiative effect during GERBILS field campaign period derived from SEVIRI and GERB
, JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH-ATMOSPHERES, Vol: 119, Pages: 4070-4086, ISSN: 2169-897X- Author Web Link
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- Citations: 14
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Journal articleGoldman MV, Newman DL, Lapenta G, et al., 2014,
Cerenkov Emission of Quasiparallel Whistlers by Fast Electron Phase-Space Holes during Magnetic Reconnection
, PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS, Vol: 112, ISSN: 0031-9007- Author Web Link
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- Citations: 47
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Journal articleBadman SV, Branduardi-Raymont G, Galand M, et al., 2014,
Auroral Processes at the Giant Planets: Energy Deposition, Emission Mechanisms, Morphology and Spectra
, Space Science Reviews, Vol: 187, Pages: 99-179, ISSN: 1572-9672The ionospheric response to auroral precipitation at the giant planets is reviewed,using models and observations. The emission processes for aurorae at radio, infrared, visible,ultraviolet, and X-ray wavelengths are described, and exemplified using ground- andspace-based observations. Comparisons between the emissions at different wavelengths are made, where possible, and interpreted in terms of precipitating particle characteristics oratmospheric conditions. Finally, the spatial distributions and dynamics of the various componentsof the aurorae (moon footprints, low-latitude, main oval, polar) are related to magnetosphericprocesses and boundaries, using theory, in situ, and remote observations, withthe aim of distinguishing between those related to internally-driven dynamics, and thoserelated to the solar wind interaction.
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Journal articlePilkington NM, Achilleos N, Arridge CS, et al., 2014,
Polar confinement of Saturn's magnetosphere revealed by in situ Cassini observations
, JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH-SPACE PHYSICS, Vol: 119, Pages: 2858-2875, ISSN: 2169-9380- Author Web Link
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- Citations: 20
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