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Overview

Howard J. Singer is a researcher affiliated with the National Weather Service in the United States. Their work primarily spans the fields of Physics and Astronomy, with a focus on Astronomy and Astrophysics as well as related subfields like Molecular Biology, Geophysics, Atmospheric Science, and Oceanography. The scope of their research involves the study of ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics, geomagnetism and paleomagnetism, solar and space plasma dynamics, earthquake detection and analysis, space exploration and regulation, atmospheric ozone and climate, and geophysics and gravity measurements.

The scientist's recent research output includes several papers published mainly in recognized scientific venues such as Space Weather, Journal of Geophysical Research Space Physics, The Astrophysical Journal, and Space Science Reviews. Their recent publications include the following:

  • Space Weather Environment During the SpaceX Starlink Satellite Loss in February 2022 (2022, Space Weather)
  • Nighttime Magnetic Perturbation Events Observed in Arctic Canada: 3. Occurrence and Amplitude as Functions of Magnetic Latitude, Local Time, and Magnetic Disturbance Indices (2021, Space Weather)
  • Validation of the DSCOVR Spacecraft Mission Space Weather Solar Wind Products (2022, Space Weather)
  • Propagation of Ultralow-Frequency Waves from the Ion Foreshock into the Magnetosphere During the Passage of a Magnetic Cloud (2020, Journal of Geophysical Research Space Physics)
  • Radiation Belt Response to Fast Reverse Shock at Geosynchronous Orbit (2021, The Astrophysical Journal)

The frequent co-authors working with Howard J. Singer include:

  • Tzu-Wei Fang
  • Adam Kubaryk
  • David Goldstein
  • Zhuxiao Li
  • T. J. Fuller-Rowell

Regarding publication venues, the scientist has contributed to:

  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Space Weather
  • Journal of Geophysical Research Space Physics
  • The Astrophysical Journal
  • Space Science Reviews

Best Publications

  • Magnetopause location under extreme solar wind conditions

    J.-H. Shue;P. Song;C. T. Russell;J. T. Steinberg

  • A new functional form to study the solar wind control of the magnetopause size and shape

    J.-H. Shue;J. K. Chao;H. C. Fu;C. T. Russell

  • The Space Physics Environment Data Analysis System (SPEDAS)

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

  • Current understanding of magnetic storms: storm-substorm relationships

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

  • ULF waves in the solar wind as direct drivers of magnetospheric pulsations

    L. Kepko;Harlan E. Spence;H. J. Singer

  • The Upgraded CARISMA Magnetometer Array in the THEMIS Era

    I. R. Mann;D. K. Milling;I. J. Rae;L. G. Ozeke

  • Which magnetic storms produce relativistic electrons at geosynchronous orbit

    T. P. O'Brien;R. L. McPherron;D. Sornette;G. D. Reeves

  • Source and seed populations for relativistic electrons: Their roles in radiation belt changes

    A. N. Jaynes;D. N. Baker;H. J. Singer;J. V. Rodriguez;J. V. Rodriguez

  • Global simulation of the Geospace Environment Modeling substorm challenge event

    J. Raeder;R. L. McPherron;L. A. Frank;S. Kokubun

  • Storm‐time distortion of the inner magnetosphere: How severe can it get?

    N. A. Tsyganenko;H. J. Singer;J. C. Kasper

  • Alfven wave resonances in a realistic magnetospheric magnetic field geometry

    H. J. Singer;D. J. Southwood;R. J. Walker;M. G. Kivelson

  • The electric field instrument on the polar satellite

    P. Harvey;F. S. Mozer;D. Pankow;John R Wygant

  • Monitoring space weather with the GOES magnetometers

    Howard Singer;Lorne Matheson;Richard Grubb;Ann Newman

  • First Results from the THEMIS Mission

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

  • Experimental evidence on the role of the large spatial scale electric field in creating the ring current

    J. Wygant;D. Rowland;H. J. Singer;M. Temerin

  • 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

  • Magnetotail flow bursts: Association to global magnetospheric circulation, relationship to ionospheric activity and direct evidence for localization

    V. Angelopoulos;T. D. Phan;D. E. Larson;F. S. Mozer

  • 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

  • Community-wide validation of geospace model ground magnetic field perturbation predictions to support model transition to operations

    A. Pulkkinen;A. Pulkkinen;L. Rastätter;M. Kuznetsova;H. Singer

  • Source and seed populations for relativistic electrons: their roles in radiation belt changes

    A. N. Jaynes;D. N. Baker;H. J. Singer;J. V. Rodriguez

Frequent Co-Authors

Vassilis Angelopoulos
Vassilis Angelopoulos University of California, Los Angeles
Geoffrey D. Reeves
Geoffrey D. Reeves Los Alamos National Laboratory
Daniel N. Baker
Daniel N. Baker University of Colorado Boulder
Christopher T. Russell
Christopher T. Russell University of California, Los Angeles
V. A. Sergeev
V. A. Sergeev Saint Petersburg State University
Ian R. Mann
Ian R. Mann University of Alberta
James A. Slavin
James A. Slavin University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Rumi Nakamura
Rumi Nakamura Austrian Academy of Sciences
Kazue Takahashi
Kazue Takahashi Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory
Tuija Pulkkinen
Tuija Pulkkinen University of Michigan–Ann Arbor

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