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Alan Burns is affiliated with the National Center for Atmospheric Research in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of Physics and Astronomy as well as Earth and Planetary Sciences, with a focus on Astronomy and Astrophysics and Atmospheric Science within these broader domains.

The scientist's main research topics are:

  • Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics
  • Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics
  • Atmospheric Ozone and Climate
  • Earthquake Detection and Analysis
  • Geomagnetism and Paleomagnetism Studies
  • Astro and Planetary Science
  • Geophysics and Gravity Measurements

Alan Burns has contributed extensively to the scientific literature, with a notable number of publications in several venues. The frequent publication outlets include:

  • Journal of Geophysical Research Space Physics (24 publications)
  • Geophysical Research Letters (5 publications)
  • Geophysical Monograph (3 publications)
  • Space Science Reviews (1 publication)
  • Nature Physics (1 publication)

Frequent co-authors during Burns's career are:

  • R. Eastes (23 co-authored works)
  • Wenbin Wang (22 co-authored works)
  • W. E. McClintock (20 co-authored works)
  • S. C. Solomon (18 co-authored works)
  • Liying Qian (12 co-authored works)

Some recent papers authored or co-authored by Alan Burns include:

  • "Initial Observations by the GOLD Mission," 2020, Journal of Geophysical Research Space Physics
  • "Mars Oxygen ISRU Experiment (MOXIE)," 2021, Space Science Reviews
  • "The Two-Dimensional Evolution of Thermospheric ∑O/N2 Response to Weak Geomagnetic Activity During Solar-Minimum Observed by GOLD," 2020, Geophysical Research Letters
  • "Investigation of a Neutral "Tongue" Observed by GOLD During the Geomagnetic Storm on May 11, 2019," 2021, Journal of Geophysical Research Space Physics
  • "First Zonal Drift Velocity Measurement of Equatorial Plasma Bubbles (EPBs) From a Geostationary Orbit Using GOLD Data," 2020, Journal of Geophysical Research Space Physics

The scope of Burns's work engages with topics ranging from ionospheric and magnetospheric dynamics to space plasma phenomena and atmospheric studies. This body of work is situated mainly within physical sciences focused on planetary atmospheres and space environments.

Best Publications

  • Comparison of COSMIC ionospheric measurements with ground-based observations and model predictions : Preliminary results

    Jiuhou Lei;Stig Syndergaard;Alan G. Burns;Stanley C. Solomon

  • The NCAR TIE‐GCM

    Liying Qian;Alan G. Burns;Barbara A. Emery;Benjamin Foster

  • Geomagnetic storm effects in the low‐ to middle‐latitude upper thermosphere

    A. G. Burns;T. L. Killeen;W. Deng;G. R. Carignan

  • Variability of thermosphere and ionosphere responses to solar flares

    Liying Qian;Alan G. Burns;Phillip C. Chamberlin;Stanley C. Solomon

  • The Global-Scale Observations of the Limb and Disk (GOLD) Mission

    R. W. Eastes;W. E. McClintock;Alan G. Burns;D. N. Anderson;D. N. Anderson

  • Initial results from the coupled magnetosphere ionosphere thermosphere model: magnetospheric and ionospheric responses

    M. Wiltberger;W. Wang;A.G. Burns;S.C. Solomon

  • Profiles of Ionospheric Storm‐enhanced Density during the 17 March 2015 Great Storm

    Jing Liu;Wenbin Wang;Alan Burns;Xinan Yue

  • Observations and simulations of the ionospheric and thermospheric response to the December 2006 geomagnetic storm : Initial phase

    Jiuhou Lei;Wenbin Wang;Alan G. Burns;Stanley C. Solomon

  • A theoretical study of thermospheric composition perturbations during an impulsive geomagnetic storm

    A. G. Burns;T. L. Killeen;R. G. Roble

  • Midlatitude summer nighttime anomaly of the ionospheric electron density observed by FORMOSAT‐3/COSMIC

    C. H. Lin;C. H. Liu;J. Y. Liu;C. H. Chen

  • Upper thermosphere winds and temperatures in the geomagnetic polar cap: Solar cycle, geomagnetic activity, and interplanetary magnetic field dependencies

    T. L. Killeen;Y.-I. Won;R. J. Niciejewski;A. G. Burns

  • The anomalous ionosphere between solar cycles 23 and 24

    Stanley C. Solomon;Liying Qian;Alan G. Burns

  • Annual/semiannual variation of the ionosphere

    Liying Qian;Alan G. Burns;Stanley C. Solomon;Wenbin Wang

  • Large enhancements in the O/N2 ratio in the evening sector of the winter hemisphere during geomagnetic storms

    A. G. Burns;T. L. Killeen;G. R. Carignan;R. G. Roble

  • Initial Observations by the GOLD Mission

    R. W. Eastes;W. E. McClintock;A. G. Burns;D. N. Anderson

  • Global‐scale observations of the equatorial ionization anomaly

    R. W. Eastes;Stanley C. Solomon;R. E. Daniell;D. N. Anderson

  • Initial results from the coupled magnetosphere–ionosphere–thermosphere model: thermosphere–ionosphere responses

    W. Wang;M. Wiltberger;A. G. Burns;S. C. Solomon

  • Ionospheric annual asymmetry observed by the COSMIC radio occultation measurements and simulated by the TIEGCM

    Zhen Zeng;Zhen Zeng;Alan Burns;Wenbin Wang;Jiuhou Lei

  • Three-dimensional ionospheric electron density structure of the Weddell Sea Anomaly

    Chien-Hung Lin;Jann-Yenq Liu;Chio-Zong Cheng;Chia-Hung Chen

  • Ionospheric response to the initial phase of geomagnetic storms: Common features

    Wenbin Wang;Wenbin Wang;Jiuhou Lei;Alan G. Burns;Stanley C. Solomon

  • Behavior of the F2 peak ionosphere over the South Pacific at dusk during quiet summer conditions from COSMIC data

    A. G. Burns;Z. Zeng;Z. Zeng;W. Wang;J. Lei;J. Lei

  • Profiles of Ionospheric Storm-enhanced Density during the 17 March 2015 Great Storm

    J. Liu;W. Wang;A. G. Burns;X. Yue

  • Advancing Low Latitude Aeronomy with the Global-scale Observations of the Limb and Disk (GOLD) Mission

    R. Eastes;W. E. McClintock;D. N. Anderson;L. Andersson

Frequent Co-Authors

Wenbin Wang
Wenbin Wang National Center for Atmospheric Research
Stanley C. Solomon
Stanley C. Solomon National Center for Atmospheric Research
Jiuhou Lei
Jiuhou Lei University of Science and Technology of China
Liying Qian
Liying Qian National Center for Atmospheric Research
William E. McClintock
William E. McClintock University of Colorado Boulder
Michael Wiltberger
Michael Wiltberger National Center for Atmospheric Research
Timothy L Killeen
Timothy L Killeen National Center for Atmospheric Research
Xiankang Dou
Xiankang Dou University of Science and Technology of China
Arthur D. Richmond
Arthur D. Richmond National Center for Atmospheric Research
Yongliang Zhang
Yongliang Zhang Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory

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