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L. J. Zanetti is affiliated with Johns Hopkins University in the United States. Their research spans multiple fields, with a primary focus on physics, astronomy, and molecular biology.

The scientist has contributed to areas including ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics, geomagnetism and paleomagnetism studies, and solar and space plasma dynamics. These topics reflect a broad engagement with both space sciences and biological aspects within their research scope.

Notable publications by L. J. Zanetti feature in the journal Geophysical Research Letters. One recent paper is titled "Auroral Energy Flux and Joule Heating Derived From Global Maps of Field-Aligned Currents", published in 2021. This work addresses energetic processes related to auroral phenomena and magnetic field interactions in the Earth's upper atmosphere.

  • Coauthors frequently collaborating with Zanetti include R. M. Robinson.

  • Publication venues include Geophysical Research Letters.

  • Main fields of study: Physics and Astronomy, Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology.
  • Subfields include Astronomy and Astrophysics and Molecular Biology.

  • Main research topics covered: Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics, Geomagnetism and Paleomagnetism Studies, Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics.

Best Publications

  • A statistical study of Pc 1–2 magnetic pulsations in the equatorial magnetosphere: 1. Equatorial occurrence distributions

    B. J. Anderson;R. E. Erlandson;L. J. Zanetti

  • Large-scale Birkeland currents in the dayside polar region during strongly northward IMF: A new Birkeland current system

    T. Iijima;T. A. Potemra;L. J. Zanetti;P. F. Bythrow

  • Current disruptions in the near-Earth neutral sheet region

    A. T. Y. Lui;R. E. Lopez;B. J. Anderson;K. Takahashi

  • A statistical study of Pc 3–5 pulsations observed by the AMPTE/CCE Magnetic Fields Experiment, 1. Occurrence distributions

    B. J. Anderson;M. J. Engebretson;S. P. Rounds;L. J. Zanetti

  • A case study of magnetotail current sheet disruption and diversion

    A. T. Y. Lui;R. E. Lopez;S. M. Krimigis;R. W. McEntire

  • A statistical study of Pc 1–2 magnetic pulsations in the equatorial magnetosphere: 2. Wave properties

    B. J. Anderson;R. E. Erlandson;L. J. Zanetti

  • By -dependent convection patterns during northward interplanetary magnetic field

    T. A. Potemra;L. J. Zanetti;P. F. Bythrow;A. T. Y. Lui

  • The AMPTE CCE Magnetic Field Experiment

    T. A. Potemra;L. J. Zanetti;M. H. Acuna

  • IMF By dependence of region 1 Birkeland currents near noon

    R. E. Erlandson;L. J. Zanetti;T. A. Potemra;P. F. Bythrow

  • Disruption of the magnetotail current sheet observed by AMPTE/CCE

    K. Takahashi;L. J. Zanetti;R. E. Lopez;R. W. McEntire

  • Ionospheric and Birkeland current distributions for northward interplanetary magnetic field: Inferred polar convection

    L. J. Zanetti;T. A. Potemra;T. Iijima;W. Baumjohann

  • Initial signatures of magnetic field and energetic particle fluxes at tail reconfiguration : explosive growth phase

    S. Ohtani;K. Takahashi;L. J. Zanetti;T. A. Potemra

  • Large‐scale characteristics of magnetospheric equatorial currents

    T. Iijima;T. A. Potemra;L. J. Zanetti

  • Harmonically structured ULF pulsations observed by the AMPTE CCE Magnetic Field Experiment

    M. J. Engebretson;L. J. Zanetti;T. A. Potemra;M. H. Acuna

  • Broadband ELF plasma emission during auroral energization: 1. Slow ion acoustic waves

    J.-E. Wahlund;A. I. Eriksson;B. Holback;M. H. Boehm

  • Simultaneous observation of upward moving field-aligned energetic electrons and ions on auroral zone field lines

    B Hultqvist;R Lundin;K Stasiewicz;L Block

  • Viking magnetic and electric field observations of Pc 1 waves at high latitudes

    R. E. Erlandson;L. J. Zanetti;T. A. Potemra;L. P. Block

  • Cavity resonators and Alfvén resonance cones observed on Freja

    K Stasiewicz;G Gustafsson;Göran T. Marklund;Per-Arne Lindqvist

  • Energetic magnetospheric ions at the dayside magnetopause: Leakage or merging?

    D. G. Sibeck;R. W. McEntire;A. T. Y. Lui;R. E. Lopez

  • Multisatellite and ground-based observations of transient ULF waves

    T. A. Potemra;H. Lühr;L. J. Zanetti;K. Takahashi

Frequent Co-Authors

Thomas A. Potemra
Thomas A. Potemra Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory
Brian J. Anderson
Brian J. Anderson Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory
R. W. McEntire
R. W. McEntire Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory
Göran Marklund
Göran Marklund Royal Institute of Technology
Kazue Takahashi
Kazue Takahashi Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory
Shinichi Ohtani
Shinichi Ohtani Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory
Mark Engebretson
Mark Engebretson Augsburg College
Mario H. Acuña
Mario H. Acuña Goddard Space Flight Center
Patrick T. Newell
Patrick T. Newell Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory

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