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Overview

Larry J. Paxton is affiliated with Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on the dynamics of the ionosphere and magnetosphere, contributing extensively to the fields of Physics and Astronomy as well as Earth and Planetary Sciences.

The main topics covered in their work include:

  • Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics
  • Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics
  • Atmospheric Ozone and Climate
  • Geomagnetism and Paleomagnetism Studies
  • Earthquake Detection and Analysis
  • GNSS positioning and interference
  • Astro and Planetary Science

Paxton's research appears regularly in several academic venues, reflecting a wide range of interests within space physics and related disciplines. Frequent publication venues include:

  • Journal of Geophysical Research Space Physics
  • Geophysical Monograph
  • Geophysical Research Letters
  • Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics
  • AGU Advances

Among the recent papers authored or co-authored by Paxton are:

  • Dual-Lobe Reconnection and Horse-Collar Auroras (2020), Journal of Geophysical Research Space Physics
  • Thermospheric Conditions Associated With the Loss of 40 Starlink Satellites (2022), Space Weather
  • Detection of Different Properties of Ionospheric Perturbations in the Vicinity of the Korean Peninsula After the Hunga-Tonga Volcanic Eruption on 15 January 2022 (2022), Geophysical Research Letters
  • Origin and Distribution of Daytime Electron Density Irregularities in the Low-Latitude F Region (2020), Journal of Geophysical Research Space Physics
  • Magnetospheric Conditions for STEVE and SAID: Particle Injection, Substorm Surge, and Field-Aligned Currents (2020), Journal of Geophysical Research Space Physics

Their collaborative work includes frequent co-authors such as Yongliang Zhang, S. E. Milan, R. K. Schaefer, Gemma Bower, and B. J. Anderson, with counts of collaboration ranging from 9 to 32 papers each.

In addition to journal articles, Paxton has contributed to the book literature, including a publication with the American Geophysical Union titled Magnetospheres in the Solar System (2021).

Paxton's subfields of study further detail the breadth of their research interests and expertise. These include:

  • Astronomy and Astrophysics
  • Atmospheric Science
  • Molecular Biology
  • Geophysics
  • Aerospace Engineering

Best Publications

  • Control of equatorial ionospheric morphology by atmospheric tides

    T. J. Immel;E. Sagawa;S. L. England;S. B. Henderson

  • Initial observations with the Global Ultraviolet Imager (GUVI) in the NASA TIMED satellite mission

    A. B. Christensen;L. J. Paxton;S. Avery;J. Craven

  • An empirical Kp-dependent global auroral model based on TIMED/GUVI FUV data

    Y. Zhang;L.J. Paxton

  • Satellite remote sensing of thermospheric O/N2 and solar EUV: 1. Theory

    D. J. Strickland;J. S. Evans;L. J. Paxton

  • Plausible effect of atmospheric tides on the equatorial ionosphere observed by the FORMOSAT‐3/COSMIC: Three‐dimensional electron density structures

    C. H. Lin;W. Wang;M. E. Hagan;C. C. Hsiao

  • O/N2 changes during 1–4 October 2002 storms: IMAGE SI‐13 and TIMED/GUVI observations

    Y. Zhang;L. J. Paxton;D. Morrison;B. Wolven

  • Global ultraviolet imager (GUVI): measuring composition and energy inputs for the NASA Thermosphere Ionosphere Mesosphere Energetics and Dynamics (TIMED) mission

    Larry J. Paxton;Andrew B. Christensen;David C. Humm;Bernard S. Ogorzalek

  • Models of Venus neutral upper atmosphere: Structure and composition

    G. M. Keating;J. L. Bertaux;S. W. Bougher;Robert Earl Dickinson

  • The natural thermostat of nitric oxide emission at 5.3 μm in the thermosphere observed during the solar storms of April 2002

    Martin G. Mlynczak;F. Javier Martin‐torres;James Russell;Ken Beaumont

  • Longitudinal structure of the vertical E × B drift and ion density seen from ROCSAT‐1

    H Kil;SJ Oh;MC Kelley;LJ Paxton

  • Validation of remote sensing products produced by the Special Sensor Ultraviolet Scanning Imager (SSUSI): a far UV-imaging spectrograph on DMSP F-16

    Larry J. Paxton;Daniel Morrison;Yongliang Zhang;Hyosub Kil

  • Energy transport in the thermosphere during the solar storms of April 2002

    Martin G. Mlynczak;F. Javier Martin-Torres;Geoff Crowley;David P. Kratz

  • Global bubble distribution seen from ROCSAT-1 and its association with the evening prereversal enhancement

    Hyosub Kil;Larry J. Paxton;Seung-Jun Oh

  • Global thermosphere‐ionosphere response to onset of 20 November 2003 magnetic storm

    G. Crowley;C. L. Hackert;R. R. Meier;D. J. Strickland

  • Effect of atmospheric tides on the morphology of the quiet time, postsunset equatorial ionospheric anomaly

    S. L. England;T. J. Immel;E. Sagawa;S. B. Henderson

  • First look at the 20 November 2003 superstorm with TIMED/GUVI: Comparisons with a thermospheric global circulation model

    R. R. Meier;G. Crowley;D. J. Strickland;A. B. Christensen

  • OVATION Prime-2013: Extension of auroral precipitation model to higher disturbance levels

    P. T. Newell;K. Liou;Y. Zhang;T. Sotirelis

  • Remote Sensing of Earth's Limb by TIMED/GUVI: Retrieval of thermospheric composition and temperature

    R. R. Meier;J. M. Picone;D. Drob;J. Bishop

  • Wave structures of the plasma density and vertical E × B drift in low‐latitude F region

    H. Kil;E. R. Talaat;S.-J. Oh;L. J. Paxton

  • The first coordinated ground- and space-based optical observations of equatorial plasma bubbles

    Michael C. Kelley;Jonathan J. Makela;Larry J. Paxton;Farzad Kamalabadi

Frequent Co-Authors

Yongliang Zhang
Yongliang Zhang Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory
Robert R. Meier
Robert R. Meier George Mason University
Janet U. Kozyra
Janet U. Kozyra University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Gang Lu
Gang Lu National Center for Atmospheric Research
S. B. Mende
S. B. Mende University of California, Berkeley
Patrick T. Newell
Patrick T. Newell Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory
Alan Burns
Alan Burns National Center for Atmospheric Research
Dieter Bilitza
Dieter Bilitza George Mason University
C.-I. Meng
C.-I. Meng Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory

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