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Alexander S. Medvedev

Alexander S. Medvedev

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Environmental Sciences

D-Index
41
Citations
5728
World Ranking
7803
National Ranking
494

Overview

Alexander S. Medvedev is affiliated with the Max Planck Society in Germany. Their research primarily spans the fields of Physics and Astronomy as well as Earth and Planetary Sciences. Within these broad fields, their work focuses on subfields including Astronomy and Astrophysics, Atmospheric Science, Oceanography, Statistical and Nonlinear Physics, and Earth-Surface Processes.

Their research topics cover a range of subjects centered on planetary and space sciences. Key topics include Planetary Science and Exploration, Astro and Planetary Science, Ionosphere and Magnetosphere Dynamics, Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics, Atmospheric Ozone and Climate, Geophysics and Gravity Measurements, and Scientific Research and Discoveries.

Alexander S. Medvedev has contributed to numerous publications, with frequent appearances in various venues. The most common publication sources are:

  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Journal of Geophysical Research Planets
  • Frontiers in Astronomy and Space Sciences
  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Journal of Geophysical Research Space Physics

Their recent papers include the following:

  • Gravity Wave Activity in the Atmosphere of Mars During the 2018 Global Dust Storm: Simulations With a High-Resolution Model, 2020, Journal of Geophysical Research Planets
  • Effects of Latitude-Dependent Gravity Wave Source Variations on the Middle and Upper Atmosphere, 2021, Frontiers in Astronomy and Space Sciences
  • Jupiter Science Enabled by ESA's Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer, 2023, Space Science Reviews
  • Gravity Wave Activity in the Martian Atmosphere at Altitudes 20-160 km From ACS/TGO Occultation Measurements, 2021, Journal of Geophysical Research Planets
  • Martian Dust Storms and Gravity Waves: Disentangling Water Transport to the Upper Atmosphere, 2022, Journal of Geophysical Research Planets

Alexander S. Medvedev has collaborated extensively with a number of researchers. Frequent coauthors include:

  • P. Hartogh
  • Erdal Yiğit
  • Dmitry S. Shaposhnikov
  • A. V. Rodin
  • M. Grygalashvyly

Best Publications

  • A chemical survey of exoplanets with ARIEL

    Giovanna Tinetti;Pierre Drossart;Paul Eccleston;Paul Hartogh

  • Loss of the Martian atmosphere to space: Present-day loss rates determined from MAVEN observations and integrated loss through time

    Bruce Jakosky;David Brain;Michael Chaffin;Shannon M. Curry

  • Internal wave coupling processes in Earth's atmosphere

    Erdal Yigit;Alexander S. Medvedev

  • Parameterization of the effects of vertically propagating gravity waves for thermosphere general circulation models: Sensitivity study

    Erdal Yiğit;Alan D. Aylward;Alexander S. Medvedev

  • The Atmospheric Chemistry Suite (ACS) of Three Spectrometers for the ExoMars 2016 Trace Gas Orbiter

    Oleg Korablev;Franck Montmessin;Alexander Trokhimovskiy;Anna A. Fedorova

  • Ozone climatology using interactive chemistry: Results from the Canadian Middle Atmosphere Model

    J. de Grandpré;S. R. Beagley;V. I. Fomichev;E. Griffioen

  • Vertical evolution of gravity wave spectra and the parameterization of associated wave drag

    A. S. Medvedev;G. P. Klaassen

  • Modeling the effects of gravity wave momentum deposition on the general circulation above the turbopause

    Erdal Yiğit;Erdal Yiğit;Alexander S. Medvedev;Alan D. Aylward;Paul Hartogh

  • Heating and cooling of the thermosphere by internal gravity waves

    Erdal Yiğit;Alexander S. Medvedev

  • Influence of gravity waves on the Martian atmosphere: General circulation modeling

    Alexander S. Medvedev;Erdal Yiğit;Paul Hartogh;Erich Becker

  • Thermal effects of saturating gravity waves in the atmosphere

    A. S. Medvedev;G. P. Klaassen

  • Parameterization of gravity wave momentum deposition based on nonlinear wave interactions: basic formulation and sensitivity tests

    A.S. Medvedev;G.P. Klaassen

  • High-altitude gravity waves in the Martian thermosphere observed by MAVEN/NGIMS and modeled by a gravity wave scheme

    Erdal Yiğit;Erdal Yiğit;Scott L. England;Guiping Liu;Alexander S. Medvedev;Alexander S. Medvedev

  • Description and climatology of a new general circulation model of the Martian atmosphere

    Paul Hartogh;Alexander S. Medvedev;Takeshi Kuroda;Ryu Saito

  • Internal gravity waves in the thermosphere during low and high solar activity: Simulation study

    Erdal Yiğit;Erdal Yiğit;Alexander S. Medvedev

  • Water and Related Chemistry in the Solar System. A Guaranteed Time Key Programme for Herschel

    P. Hartogh;Emmanuel Lellouch;J. Crovisier;M. Banaszkiewicz

  • Global distribution and parameter dependences of gravity wave activity in the Martian upper thermosphere derived from MAVEN/NGIMS observations

    Naoki Terada;François Leblanc;Hiromu Nakagawa;Alexander S. Medvedev

  • Thermal effects of internal gravity waves in the Martian upper atmosphere

    Alexander S. Medvedev;Erdal Yiğit;Erdal Yiğit;Erdal Yiğit

  • Herschel/HIFI observations of Mars: First detection of O2 at submillimetre wavelengths and upper limits on HCl and H2O2

    P. Hartogh;C. Jarchow;Emmanuel Lellouch;M. de Val-Borro

  • General circulation modeling of the Martian upper atmosphere during global dust storms

    Alexander S. Medvedev;Erdal Yiğit;Erdal Yiğit;Takeshi Kuroda;Paul Hartogh

Frequent Co-Authors

Erdal Yiğit
Erdal Yiğit George Mason University
Dariusz C. Lis
Dariusz C. Lis California Institute of Technology
Geoffrey A. Blake
Geoffrey A. Blake California Institute of Technology
José Cernicharo
José Cernicharo Spanish National Research Council
Bruce M. Jakosky
Bruce M. Jakosky University of Colorado Boulder
Emmanuel Jehin
Emmanuel Jehin University of Liège
Emmanuel Lellouch
Emmanuel Lellouch Janssen (Belgium)
Raphael Moreno
Raphael Moreno Université Paris Cité
Mehdi Benna
Mehdi Benna Goddard Space Flight Center
Nicolas Thomas
Nicolas Thomas University of Bern

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