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  • 2004 - Fellow of American Geophysical Union (AGU)

Overview

D. H. Fairfield is affiliated with the Goddard Space Flight Center in the United States. Their research spans the fields of Physics and Astronomy as well as Earth and Planetary Sciences, with a focus on various subfields and topics related to space and geosciences.

The main fields of study for Fairfield include:

  • Physics and Astronomy
  • Earth and Planetary Sciences

In terms of subfields, their work covers:

  • Astronomy and Astrophysics
  • Geophysics

Fairfield's research topics encompass:

  • Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics
  • Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics
  • Earthquake Detection and Analysis

Their publication record features the following recent paper:

  • What Influences a Career: A Personal Reflection, 2022, Perspectives of Earth and Space Scientists

The only listed publication venue in their record is:

  • Perspectives of Earth and Space Scientists

D. H. Fairfield has no frequent co-authors indicated, suggesting independent or diverse collaborations within their research activities.

In recognition of their professional contributions, they were awarded the Fellow of the American Geophysical Union (AGU) in 2004.

Best Publications

  • Average and unusual locations of the Earth's magnetopause and bow shock

    Donald H. Fairfield

  • THE CLUSTER MAGNETIC FIELD INVESTIGATION

    A. Balogh;M. W. Dunlop;S. W. H. Cowley;D. J. Southwood

  • A quantitative magnetospheric model derived from spacecraft magnetometer data

    Gilbert D. Mead;Donald H. Fairfield

  • Bow shock associated waves observed in the far upstream interplanetary medium

    D. H. Fairfield

  • The Global Geospace Science Program and Its Investigations

    M. H. Acuña;K. W. Ogilvie;D. N. Baker;S. A. Curtis

  • On the average configuraton of the geomagnetic tail

    D. H. Fairfield

  • Geotail observations of the Kelvin‐Helmholtz instability at the equatorial magnetotail boundary for parallel northward fields

    D. H. Fairfield;A. Otto;T. Mukai;S. Kokubun

  • Transition region magnetic field and polar magnetic disturbances.

    Unknown

  • Configuration of the geomagnetic tail during substorms

    D. H. Fairfield;N. F. Ness

  • Geotail observations of magnetic flux ropes in the plasma sheet

    J. A. Slavin;R. P. Lepping;J. Gjerloev;D. H. Fairfield

  • A statistical determination of the shape and position of the geomagnetic neutral sheet

    D.H. Fairfield

  • The Magnetospheric Response to 8-Minute Period Strong-Amplitude Upstream Pressure Variations

    D. G. Sibeck;W. Baumjohann;R. C. Elphic;D. H. Fairfield

  • Whistler waves observed upstream from collisionless shocks

    D. H. Fairfield

  • Hydra — A 3-dimensional electron and ion hot plasma instrument for the POLAR spacecraft of the GGS mission

    J. Scudder;F. Hunsacker;G. Miller;J. Lobell

  • Upstream pressure variations associated with the bow shock and their effects on the magnetosphere

    D. H. Fairfield;W. Baumjohann;G. Paschmann;H. Lühr

  • Simultaneous measurements of magnetotail dynamics by IMP spacecraft

    D. H. Fairfield;R. P. Lepping;E. W. Hones;S. J. Bame

  • Average magnetic field configuration of the outer magnetosphere.

    Unknown

  • Polar rain - Solar coronal electrons in the earth's magnetosphere

    D. H. Fairfield;J. D. Scudder

  • Relationship of interplanetary parameters and occurrence of magnetospheric substorms

    J. C. Foster;D. H. Fairfield;K. W. Ogilvie;T. J. Rosenberg

  • Earthward flow bursts in the inner magnetotail and their relation to auroral brightenings, AKR intensifications, geosynchronous particle injections and magnetic activity

    D. H. Fairfield;T. Mukai;M. Brittnacher;G. D. Reeves

  • A nonlinear dynamical analogue model of geomagnetic activity

    A. J. Klimas;D. N. Baker;D. A. Roberts;D. H. Fairfield

  • Global shape of the magnetotail current sheet as derived from Geotail and Polar data

    N. A. Tsyganenko;D. H. Fairfield

  • Kelvin Helmholtz Instability at the Equatorial Magnetotail Boundary: Mhd Simulation and Comparison with Geotail Observations

    Unknown

Frequent Co-Authors

Daniel N. Baker
Daniel N. Baker University of Colorado Boulder
Ronald P. Lepping
Ronald P. Lepping Goddard Space Flight Center
Susumu Kokubun
Susumu Kokubun Nagoya University
James A. Slavin
James A. Slavin University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
L. A. Frank
L. A. Frank University of Iowa
Christopher J. Owen
Christopher J. Owen University College London
Howard J. Singer
Howard J. Singer National Weather Service
Mario H. Acuña
Mario H. Acuña Goddard Space Flight Center
Tsugunobu Nagai
Tsugunobu Nagai Tokyo Institute of Technology
Geoffrey D. Reeves
Geoffrey D. Reeves Los Alamos National Laboratory

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