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John C. Samson

John C. Samson

D-Index & Metrics

Earth Science

D-Index
55
Citations
8395
World Ranking
2609
National Ranking
123

Overview

John C. Samson is affiliated with the University of Alberta in Canada. Their recent research contributions include investigations into fluid dynamics and heat transfer phenomena.

One of their recent papers is titled Radiative Heat Transfer and Ohmic Heating Via Convectively Unsteady Emhd Varied Convection Slip Flow of Nanofluid, published in 2025 in the journal Transactions of Indian National Academy of Engineering.

Frequent co-authors collaborating with John C. Samson include:

  • Yahaya Shagaiya Daniel
  • Micah Adamu

Their publications have appeared in venues such as:

  • Transactions of Indian National Academy of Engineering

This engagement with co-authors and publication venues indicates ongoing research activities focused on advanced thermal and fluid mechanics topics, particularly involving nanofluids and electromagnetic hydrodynamics.

Best Publications

  • Field line resonances associated with MHD waveguides in the magnetosphere

    J. C. Samson;B. G. Harrold;J. M. Ruohoniemi;R. A. Greenwald

  • Association between Geotail plasma flows and auroral poleward boundary intensifications observed by CANOPUS photometers

    L. R. Lyons;T. Nagai;G. T. Blanchard;J. C. Samson

  • Spatial and temporal behavior of ULF pulsations observed by the Goose Bay HF radar

    A. D. M. Walker;J. M. Ruohoniemi;K. B. Baker;R. A. Greenwald

  • Substorm intensifications and field line resonances in the nightside magnetosphere

    J. C. Samson;D. D. Wallis;T. J. Hughes;F. Creutzberg

  • 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

  • Some comments on the descriptions of the polarization states of waves

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  • Proton aurora and substorm intensifications

    J. C. Samson;L. R. Lyons;P. T. Newell;F. Creutzberg

  • Coordinated observations demonstrating external substorm triggering

    L. R. Lyons;G. T. Blanchard;J. C. Samson;R. P. Lepping

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

    John C. Samson;Gordon Rostoker

  • HF radar observations of Pc 5 field line resonances in the midnight/early morning MLT sector

    J. M. Ruohoniemi;R. A. Greenwald;K. B. Baker;J. C. Samson

  • ULF high- and low-m field line resonances observed with the Super Dual Auroral Radar Network

    F. R. Fenrich;J. C. Samson;G. Sofko;R. A. Greenwald

  • Identification of high‐latitude acoustic gravity wave sources using the Goose Bay HF Radar

    W. A. Bristow;R. A. Greenwald;J. C. Samson

  • Observations of field line resonances, auroral arcs, and auroral vortex structures

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  • Magnetometer and radar observations of magnetohydrodynamic cavity modes in the Earth's magnetosphere

    J. C. Samson;R. A. Greenwald;J. M. Ruohoniemi;T. J. Hughes

  • Pure states, polarized waves, and principal components in the spectra of multiple, geophysical time-series

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  • Dayside ionospheric convection changes in response to long‐period interplanetary Magnetic field oscillations: Determination of the ionospheric phase velocity

    M. A. Saunders;M. P. Freeman;D. J. Southwood;S. W. H. Cowley

  • Standing ULF modes of the magnetosphere: A theory

    B. G. Harrold;J. C. Samson

  • Observations of a detached, discrete arc in association with field line resonances

    J. C. Samson;T. J. Hughes;F. Creutzberg;D. D. Wallis

  • Three‐dimensional polarization characteristics of high‐latitude Pc 5 geomagnetic micropulsations

    Unknown

  • Observations of optical aurora modulated by resonant Alfven waves

    B. L. Xu;J. C. Samson;W. W. Liu;F. Creutzberg

  • Locating the polar cap boundary from observations of 6300 Å auroral emission

    G. T. Blanchard;L. R. Lyons;J. C. Samson;F. J. Rich

  • Goose Bay radar observations of earth-reflected, atmospheric gravity waves in the high-latitude ionosphere

    J. C. Samson;R. A. Greenwald;J. M. Ruohoniemi;A. Frey

  • Coupling of shear flow and pressure gradient instabilities

    I. Voronkov;Robert Rankin;P. Frycz;V. T. Tikhonchuk

  • Polarization characteristics of Pi 2 pulsations and implications for their source mechanisms: Influence of the westward travelling surge

    J.C. Samson;G. Rostoker

Frequent Co-Authors

Gordon Rostoker
Gordon Rostoker University of Alberta
R. A. Greenwald
R. A. Greenwald Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory
J. M. Ruohoniemi
J. M. Ruohoniemi Virginia Tech
Eric Donovan
Eric Donovan University of Calgary
Geoffrey D. Reeves
Geoffrey D. Reeves Los Alamos National Laboratory
Susumu Kokubun
Susumu Kokubun Nagoya University
B. J. Fraser
B. J. Fraser University of Newcastle Australia
Patrick T. Newell
Patrick T. Newell Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory
Ian R. Mann
Ian R. Mann University of Alberta
Ronald P. Lepping
Ronald P. Lepping Goddard Space Flight Center

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