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Overview

Eric Donovan is affiliated with the University of Calgary in Canada and specializes in research within Physics and Astronomy as well as Earth and Planetary Sciences. Their work focuses on subfields such as Astronomy and Astrophysics, Geophysics, Molecular Biology, Aerospace Engineering, and Atmospheric Science. The main topics covered in their research include Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics, Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics, Earthquake Detection and Analysis, Geomagnetism and Paleomagnetism Studies, GNSS positioning and interference, Atmospheric Ozone and Climate, and Laser-induced spectroscopy and plasma.

Eric Donovan has published extensively in several scientific venues. The most frequent publication venues include:

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

Recent notable papers authored or co-authored by Eric Donovan feature studies addressing auroral phenomena, magnetospheric dynamics, and related space weather events. These papers include:

  • "Extreme Magnetosphere-Ionosphere-Thermosphere Responses to the 5 April 2010 Supersubstorm" (2020), published in Journal of Geophysical Research Space Physics
  • "A Strong Correlation Between Relativistic Electron Microbursts and Patchy Aurora" (2021), published in Geophysical Research Letters
  • "Surveying pulsating auroras" (2020), published in Annales Geophysicae
  • "Unsolved problems in Strong Thermal Emission Velocity Enhancement (STEVE) and the picket fence" (2023), published in Frontiers in Astronomy and Space Sciences
  • "The Apparent Motion of STEVE and the Picket Fence Phenomena" (2020), published in Geophysical Research Letters

Eric Donovan frequently collaborates with several researchers, building ongoing partnerships reflected in numerous co-authored publications. Frequent co-authors include:

  • Y. Nishimura
  • V. Angelopoulos
  • L. R. Lyons
  • E. Spanswick
  • Jun Liang

Best Publications

  • Tail reconnection triggering substorm onset.

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

  • The Electric Field and Waves Instruments on the Radiation Belt Storm Probes Mission

    J. R. Wygant;J. W. Bonnell;K. Goetz;R. E. Ergun

  • The Space Physics Environment Data Analysis System (SPEDAS)

    V. Angelopoulos;P. Cruce;A. Drozdov;E. W. Grimes

  • Substorm onset observations by IMAGE-FUV

    H. U. Frey;S. B. Mende;V. Angelopoulos;E. F. Donovan

  • The THEMIS Array of Ground-based Observatories for the Study of Auroral Substorms

    S. B. Mende;S. E. Harris;H. U. Frey;V. Angelopoulos

  • First Results from the THEMIS Mission

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

  • The THEMIS all-sky imaging array—system design and initial results from the prototype imager

    Eric Donovan;Stephen Mende;Brian Jackel;Harald Frey

  • Akebono/Suprathermal Mass Spectrometer observations of low‐energy ion outflow: Dependence on magnetic activity and solar wind conditions

    C. M. Cully;E. F. Donovan;A. W. Yau;G. G. Arkos

  • The auroral signature of earthward flow bursts observed in the magnetotail

    Eftyhia Zesta;Lawrence R. Lyons;Eric Donovan

  • Evolution and characteristics of global Pc5 ULF waves during a high solar wind speed interval

    I. J. Rae;E. F. Donovan;I. R. Mann;F. R. Fenrich

  • New science in plain sight: Citizen scientists lead to the discovery of optical structure in the upper atmosphere

    Elizabeth A. MacDonald;Elizabeth A. MacDonald;Eric Donovan;Yukitoshi Nishimura;Yukitoshi Nishimura;Nathan A. Case

  • GPS TEC, scintillation and cycle slips observed at high latitudes during solar minimum

    P. Prikryl;P. T. Jayachandran;S. C. Mushini;D. Pokhotelov

  • A comprehensive survey of auroral latitude Pc5 pulsation characteristics

    Gregory J. Baker;Eric F. Donovan;Brian J. Jackel

  • Intensification of preexisting auroral arc at substorm expansion phase onset: Wave‐like disruption during the first tens of seconds

    Jun Liang;E. F. Donovan;W. W. Liu;B. Jackel

  • Timing of magnetic reconnection initiation during a global magnetospheric substorm onset

    D. N. Baker;W. K. Peterson;S. Eriksson;X. Li

  • Efficient diffuse auroral electron scattering by electrostatic electron cyclotron harmonic waves in the outer magnetosphere: A detailed case study

    Binbin Ni;Jun Liang;Richard M. Thorne;Vassilis Angelopoulos

  • Quasi-parallel whistler mode waves observed by THEMIS during near-earth dipolarizations

    O. Le Contel;A. Roux;C. Jacquey;P. Robert

  • Width and structure of mesoscale optical auroral arcs

    D. J. Knudsen;E. F. Donovan;L. L. Cogger;B. Jackel

  • Simultaneous THEMIS in situ and auroral observations of a small substorm

    E. Donovan;W. Liu;J. Liang;E. Spanswick

  • Response to comment on "tail reconnection triggering substorm onset"

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

Frequent Co-Authors

Vassilis Angelopoulos
Vassilis Angelopoulos University of California, Los Angeles
S. B. Mende
S. B. Mende University of California, Berkeley
Yukitoshi Nishimura
Yukitoshi Nishimura Boston University
Kazuo Shiokawa
Kazuo Shiokawa Nagoya University
Ian R. Mann
Ian R. Mann University of Alberta
Harald U. Frey
Harald U. Frey University of California, Berkeley
Karl-Heinz Glassmeier
Karl-Heinz Glassmeier Technische Universität Braunschweig
J. P. McFadden
J. P. McFadden University of California, Berkeley
Howard J. Singer
Howard J. Singer National Weather Service
J. M. Ruohoniemi
J. M. Ruohoniemi Virginia Tech

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