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  • 2009 - Fellow of American Geophysical Union (AGU)

Overview

John E. P. Connerney is a researcher affiliated with the Goddard Space Flight Center in the United States. Their work spans across the field of Physics and Astronomy, with a focus on Astronomy and Astrophysics as the primary subfield of study. Their research interests include Astro and Planetary Science, Geomagnetism and Paleomagnetism Studies, Ionosphere and Magnetosphere Dynamics, Planetary Science and Exploration, Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics, Stellar, Planetary, and Galactic Studies, and Space Exploration and Technology.

Connerney has contributed extensively to scientific literature, with recent publications including:

  • A New Model of Jupiter's Magnetic Field at the Completion of Juno's Prime Mission (2021) published in Journal of Geophysical Research Planets
  • A Jovian Magnetodisc Model for the Juno Era (2020) published in Journal of Geophysical Research Space Physics
  • Energetic Particles and Acceleration Regions Over Jupiter's Polar Cap and Main Aurora: A Broad Overview (2020) published in Journal of Geophysical Research Space Physics
  • Jupiter's inhomogeneous envelope (2022) published in Astronomy and Astrophysics
  • Juno Spacecraft Measurements of Jupiter's Gravity Imply a Dilute Core (2022) published in The Planetary Science Journal

The venues where Connerney has frequently published include:

  • Geophysical Research Letters
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Journal of Geophysical Research Space Physics
  • Journal of Geophysical Research Planets
  • arXiv (Cornell University)

Connerney's work involves collaboration with various scientists, notably coauthoring with:

  • S. J. Bolton
  • F. Allegrini
  • W. S. Kŭrth
  • G. Clark
  • R. W. Ebert

The researcher's publication record demonstrates a consistent contribution to the study of planetary magnetospheres and space plasma environments, specifically focusing on Jupiter's magnetic field and related phenomena. This is reflected in their frequent engagement with topics such as magnetodisc modeling and the dynamics of energetic particles in planetary auroras.

Connerney is recognized as a Fellow of the American Geophysical Union (AGU), an honor awarded in 2009.

Best Publications

  • Global distribution of crustal magnetization discovered by the mars global surveyor MAG/ER experiment

    M. H. Acuna;J. E. P. Connerney;N. F. Ness;R. P. Lin

  • The Electric and Magnetic Field Instrument Suite and Integrated Science (EMFISIS) on RBSP

    C. A. Kletzing;W. S. Kurth;M. Acuna;R. J. MacDowall

  • The FIELDS Instrument Suite for Solar Probe Plus: Measuring the Coronal Plasma and Magnetic Field, Plasma Waves and Turbulence, and Radio Signatures of Solar Transients.

    S. D. Bale;K. Goetz;P. R. Harvey;P. Turin

  • Magnetic Field and Plasma Observations at Mars: Initial Results of the Mars Global Surveyor Mission

    M. H. Acuña;J. E. P. Connerney;P. Wasilewski;R. P. Lin

  • The Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution (MAVEN) Mission

    Bruce M. Jakosky;R. P. Lin;J. M. Grebowsky;J. G. Luhmann

  • Magnetic lineations in the ancient crust of mars

    J. E. P. Connerney;M. H. Acuña;P. J. Wasilewski;N. F. Ness

  • The MAVEN Magnetic Field Investigation

    J. E. P. Connerney;J. Espley;P. Lawton;S. Murphy

  • New models of Jupiter's magnetic field constrained by the Io flux tube footprint

    J. E. P. Connerney;M. H. Acuña;N. F. Ness;T. Satoh

  • Modeling the Jovian current sheet and inner magnetosphere

    J. E. P. Connerney;M. H. Acuña;N. F. Ness

  • The solar wind interaction with Mars: Locations and shapes of the bow shock and the magnetic pile-up boundary from the observations of the MAG/ER Experiment onboard Mars Global Surveyor

    D. Vignes;C. Mazelle;H. Rme;M. H. Acuña

  • Magnetic field of Mars: Summary of results from the aerobraking and mapping orbits

    M. H. Acuña;J. E. P. Connerney;P. Wasilewski;R. P. Lin

  • Magnetic fields at uranus.

    Norman F. Ness;Mario H. Acuña;Kenneth W. Behannon;Leonard F. Burlaga

  • Probing Mars' crustal magnetic field and ionosphere with the MGS Electron Reflectometer

    D. L. Mitchell;R. P. Lin;C. Mazelle;H. Rème

  • The Juno Mission

    S. J. Bolton;J. Lunine;D. Stevenson;J. E. P. Connerney

  • The Juno Magnetic Field Investigation

    J. E. P. Connerney;M. Benn;J. B. Bjarno;T. Denver

  • The Global Magnetic Field of Mars and Implications for Crustal Evolution

    J. E. P. Connerney;M. H. Acuña;P. J. Wasilewski;G. Kletetschka

  • A New Model of Jupiter's Magnetic Field From Juno's First Nine Orbits

    J. E. P. Connerney;S. Kotsiaros;S. Kotsiaros;R. J. Oliversen;J. R. Espley

  • Comparing Jupiter interior structure models to Juno gravity measurements and the role of a dilute core

    S. M. Wahl;W. B. Hubbard;B. Militzer;T. Guillot

  • Crossing the Termination Shock into the Heliosheath: Magnetic Fields

    L. F. Burlaga;N. F. Ness;M. H. Acuña;R. P. Lepping

  • Magnetic fields at the solar wind termination shock

    L. F. Burlaga;N. F. Ness;M. H. Acuña;R. P. Lepping

Frequent Co-Authors

Jasper Halekas
Jasper Halekas University of Iowa
Bruce M. Jakosky
Bruce M. Jakosky University of Colorado Boulder
William S. Kurth
William S. Kurth University of Iowa
Mario H. Acuña
Mario H. Acuña Goddard Space Flight Center
Jared Espley
Jared Espley Goddard Space Flight Center
Christian Mazelle
Christian Mazelle Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS
David A. Brain
David A. Brain University of Colorado Boulder
J. P. McFadden
J. P. McFadden University of California, Berkeley
Janet G. Luhmann
Janet G. Luhmann University of California, Berkeley
David J. McComas
David J. McComas Princeton University

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