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72
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843
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 1992 - James B. Macelwane Medal, American Geophysical Union (AGU)
  • 1992 - Fellow of American Geophysical Union (AGU)

Overview

David G. Sibeck is affiliated with the Goddard Space Flight Center in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on the dynamics of the ionosphere and magnetosphere, solar and space plasma dynamics, and related aspects of physics and astronomy. The subfields they have contributed to include astronomy and astrophysics, molecular biology, geophysics, atmospheric science, and nuclear and high energy physics.

Their research topics cover a range of areas with numerous publications centered on:

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

David G. Sibeck's recent notable papers include:

  • Dayside Transient Phenomena and Their Impact on the Magnetosphere and Ionosphere, 2022, Space Science Reviews
  • Global-scale magnetosphere convection driven by dayside magnetic reconnection, 2024, Nature Communications
  • Magnetic Reconnection Inside a Flux Rope Induced by Kelvin-Helmholtz Vortices, 2020, Journal of Geophysical Research Space Physics
  • Soft X-ray and ENA Imaging of the Earth's Dayside Magnetosphere, 2021, Journal of Geophysical Research Space Physics
  • Cluster and MMS Simultaneous Observations of Magnetosheath High Speed Jets and Their Impact on the Magnetopause, 2020, Frontiers in Astronomy and Space Sciences

Frequent co-authors in their publications include:

  • Brian M. Walsh
  • Hyunju Connor
  • C. T. Russell
  • M. R. Collier
  • K. R. Murphy

The venues where David G. Sibeck commonly publishes contain:

  • Journal of Geophysical Research Space Physics
  • Frontiers in Astronomy and Space Sciences
  • Geophysical Research Letters
  • Earth and Planetary Physics
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)

Awards received by David G. Sibeck include the James B. Macelwane Medal and Fellowship of the American Geophysical Union, both awarded in 1992.

Best Publications

  • Science Objectives and Rationale for the Radiation Belt Storm Probes Mission

    B. H. Mauk;N. J. Fox;S. G. Kanekal;R. L. Kessel

  • Tail reconnection triggering substorm onset.

    Vassilis Angelopoulos;James P. McFadden;Davin Larson;Charles W. Carlson

  • Solar wind control of the magnetopause shape, location, and motion

    D. G. Sibeck;R. E. Lopez;E. C. Roelof

  • Magnetopause shape as a bivariate function of interplanetary magnetic field Bz and solar wind dynamic pressure

    Edmond C. Roelof;David G. Sibeck

  • An ISEE 3 study of average and substorm conditions in the distant magnetotail

    J. A. Slavin;E. J. Smith;D. G. Sibeck;D. N. Baker

  • Some low-altitude cusp dependencies on the interplanetary magnetic field

    Patrick T. Newell;Ching-I. Meng;David G. Sibeck;Ronald Lepping

  • A model for the transient magnetospheric response to sudden solar wind dynamic pressure variations

    D. G. Sibeck

  • Geodynamo, Solar Wind, and Magnetopause 3.4 to 3.45 Billion Years Ago

    John A. Tarduno;Rory D. Cottrell;Michael K. Watkeys;Axel Hofmann

  • The link between shocks, turbulence, and magnetic reconnection in collisionless plasmas

    H. Karimabadi;V. Roytershteyn;H.X. Vu;Y.A. Omelchenko

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

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

  • First Results from the THEMIS Mission

    V. Angelopoulos;D. Sibeck;C. W. Carlson;J. P. McFadden

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

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

  • THEMIS Science Objectives and Mission Phases

    D. G. Sibeck;V. Angelopoulos

  • Comprehensive study of the magnetospheric response to a hot flow anomaly

    D. G. Sibeck;N. L. Borodkova;S. J. Schwartz;C. J. Owen

  • Substorm associated traveling compression regions in the distant tail: Isee‐3 Geotail observations

    J. A. Slavin;E. J. Smith;B. T. Tsurutani;D. G. Sibeck

  • On the 3-dimensional structure of plasmoids

    W. J. Hughes;D. G. Sibeck

  • The distant magnetotail's response to a strong interplanetary magnetic field By - Twisting, flattening, and field line bending

    D. G. Sibeck;G. L. Siscoe;J. A. Slavin;E. J. Smith

  • Magnetic field drift shell splitting: Cause of unusual dayside particle pitch angle distributions during storms and substorms

    D. G. Sibeck;R. W. McEntire;A. T. Y. Lui;R. E. Lopez

  • Wind observations of foreshock cavities: A case study

    D. G. Sibeck;D. G. Sibeck;T.‐D. Phan;R. Lin;R. P. Lepping

  • Kp forecast models

    S. Wing;J. R. Johnson;J. Jen;C.-I. Meng

Frequent Co-Authors

Vassilis Angelopoulos
Vassilis Angelopoulos University of California, Los Angeles
Karl-Heinz Glassmeier
Karl-Heinz Glassmeier Technische Universität Braunschweig
Drew L. Turner
Drew L. Turner Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory
J. P. McFadden
J. P. McFadden University of California, Berkeley
James L. Burch
James L. Burch Southwest Research Institute
Daniel N. Baker
Daniel N. Baker University of Colorado Boulder
James A. Slavin
James A. Slavin University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Roy Torbert
Roy Torbert University of New Hampshire
Howard J. Singer
Howard J. Singer National Weather Service
Jana Safrankova
Jana Safrankova Charles University

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