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Gordon Rostoker

Gordon Rostoker

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Earth Science

D-Index
64
Citations
15094
World Ranking
1481
National Ranking
67

Overview

Gordon Rostoker is affiliated with the University of Alberta in Canada. Their research spans several interdisciplinary fields, focusing primarily on physics and astronomy, as well as aspects of biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology.

Their research contributions are concentrated within the domains of ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics, geomagnetism and paleomagnetism studies, and solar and space plasma dynamics. These topics reflect a specialization in the interaction between Earth's magnetic environment and solar phenomena.

Rostoker has published scholarly articles in peer-reviewed venues, notably contributing to the journal Frontiers in Astronomy and Space Sciences. Their recent paper is:

  • Lessons from a career in space physics, 2022, Frontiers in Astronomy and Space Sciences

Their publication record also indicates work in both astronomy and astrophysics as well as molecular biology, showing a blend of physical and biological sciences in their scholarship.

  • Physics and Astronomy
  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

  • Astronomy and Astrophysics
  • Molecular Biology

Their frequent publication venue is:

  • Frontiers in Astronomy and Space Sciences

Their documented frequent co-authorship does not list specific collaborators.

Best Publications

  • What is a geomagnetic storm

    W. D. Gonzalez;J. A. Joselyn;Y. Kamide;H. W. Kroehl

  • Magnetospheric substorms-definition and signatures

    G. Rostoker;S.-I. Akasofu;J. Foster;R.A. Greenwald

  • Current understanding of magnetic storms: storm-substorm relationships

    Y. Kamide;W. Baumjohann;I. A. Daglis;W. D. Gonzalez

  • Decay of the Dst field of geomagnetic disturbance after substorm onset and its implication to storm-substorm relation

    T. Iyemori;D. R. K. Rao

  • On the origin of relativistic electrons in the magnetosphere associated with some geomagnetic storms

    Gordon Rostoker;Susan Skone;Daniel N. Baker

  • Canopus — A ground-based instrument array for remote sensing the high latitude ionosphere during the ISTP/GGS program

    G. Rostoker;J. C. Samson;F. Creutzberg;T. J. Hughes

  • Longitudinal phase variations of Pc 4‐5 micropulsations

    John V. Olson;Gordon Rostoker

  • Characteristics of the development of the westward electrojet during the expansive phase of magnetospheric substorms

    Ronald G. Wiens;Gordon Rostoker

  • Triggering of expansive phase intensifications of magnetospheric substorms by northward turnings of the interplanetary magnetic field

    Gordon Rostoker

  • Latitude‐dependent characteristics of high‐latitude Pc 4 and Pc 5 micropulsations

    John C. Samson;Gordon Rostoker

  • Coronal mass ejections, magnetic clouds, and relativistic magnetospheric electron events: ISTP

    D. N. Baker;T. I. Pulkkinen;X. Li;S. G. Kanekal

  • Development of the polar electrojet during polar magnetic substorms

    Jerry L. Kisabeth;Gordon Rostoker

  • A boundary layer model for magnetospheric substorms

    Gordon Rostoker;Tim Eastman

  • A mechanism for driving the gross Birkeland current configuration in the auroral oval

    Gordon Rostoker;Rolf Boström

  • Recurrent geomagnetic storms and relativistic electron enhancements in the outer magnetosphere: ISTP coordinated measurements

    D N Baker;X Li;Niescja E Turner;J H Allen

  • The roles of direct input of energy from the solar wind and unloading of stored magnetotail energy in driving magnetospheric substorms

    G. Rostoker;S. I. Akasofu;W. Baumjohann;Y. Kamide;Y. Kamide

  • Internal acceleration of relativistic electrons by large-amplitude ULF pulsations

    W. W. Liu;G. Rostoker;D. N. Baker

  • A three‐dimensional model current system for polar magnetic substorms

    Björn Bonnevier;Rolf Boström;Gordon Rostoker

  • Radiation belt electron flux dropouts: Local time, radial, and particle-energy dependence

    T. G. Onsager;G. Rostoker;H.-J. Kim;G. D. Reeves

  • A strong CME-related magnetic cloud interaction with the Earth's Magnetosphere: ISTP observations of rapid relativistic electron acceleration on May 15, 1997

    D. N. Baker;T. I. Pulkkinen;X. Li;S. G. Kanekal

Frequent Co-Authors

John C. Samson
John C. Samson University of Alberta
Yohsuke Kamide
Yohsuke Kamide Nagoya University
Robert L. McPherron
Robert L. McPherron University of California, Los Angeles
Christopher T. Russell
Christopher T. Russell University of California, Los Angeles
Ronald P. Lepping
Ronald P. Lepping Goddard Space Flight Center
Susumu Kokubun
Susumu Kokubun Nagoya University
Howard J. Singer
Howard J. Singer National Weather Service
J. S. Murphree
J. S. Murphree University of Calgary
Geoffrey D. Reeves
Geoffrey D. Reeves Los Alamos National Laboratory
Bruce T. Tsurutani
Bruce T. Tsurutani California Institute of Technology

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