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Mark Engebretson

Mark Engebretson

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Earth Science

D-Index
55
Citations
10272
World Ranking
2574
National Ranking
1074

Overview

Mark Engebretson is affiliated with Augsburg College in the United States and has contributed extensively to the fields of Physics and Astronomy as well as Earth and Planetary Sciences. Their research mainly focuses on dynamics within the ionosphere and magnetosphere, solar and space plasma interactions, earthquake detection and analysis, and geomagnetism and paleomagnetism studies.

The scientist's work frequently appears in several key publication venues, including:

  • Journal of Geophysical Research Space Physics
  • Geophysical Research Letters
  • Harvard Dataverse
  • Space Weather
  • Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics

Mark Engebretson has researched and published on various relevant topics such as:

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

Several papers authored or co-authored by Mark Engebretson include:

  • "SECS Analysis of Nighttime Magnetic Perturbation Events Observed in Arctic Canada", 2021, Journal of Geophysical Research Space Physics
  • "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
  • "Interhemispheric Comparisons of Large Nighttime Magnetic Perturbation Events Relevant to GICs", 2020, Journal of Geophysical Research Space Physics
  • "The Combined Influence of Lower Band Chorus and ULF Waves on Radiation Belt Electron Fluxes at Individual L-Shells", 2021, Journal of Geophysical Research Space Physics
  • "Determination of vortex current structure in the high-latitude ionosphere with associated GIC bursts from ground magnetic data", 2020, Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics

Throughout their career, Mark Engebretson has collaborated with multiple researchers, frequently co-authoring papers with:

  • J. M. Weygand
  • Mark B. Moldwin
  • Vyacheslav Pilipenko
  • Erik S. Steinmetz
  • Martin Connors

Their interdisciplinary work spans subfields including:

  • Astronomy and Astrophysics
  • Geophysics
  • Molecular Biology
  • Atmospheric Science
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering

Best Publications

  • Wave acceleration of electrons in the Van Allen radiation belts

    Richard B. Horne;Richard M. Thorne;Yuri Y. Shprits;Nigel P. Meredith

  • 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

  • The dependence of high‐latitude PcS wave power on solar wind velocity and on the phase of high‐speed solar wind streams

    Mark Engebretson;Karl-Heinz Glassmeier;Martin Stellmacher;W. Jeffrey Hughes

  • Application and validation of the spherical elementary currents systems technique for deriving ionospheric equivalent currents with the North American and Greenland ground magnetometer arrays

    James M. Weygand;Olaf Amm;A. Viljanen;V. Angelopoulos

  • Wave-induced loss of ultra-relativistic electrons in the Van Allen radiation belts

    Yuri Y. Shprits;Alexander Y. Drozdov;Maria Spasojevic;Adam C. Kellerman

  • Cluster observations of EMIC triggered emissions in association with Pc1 waves near Earth's plasmapause

    J.S. Pickett;B Grison;Y Omura;M. J. Engebretson

  • Van Allen probes, NOAA, GOES, and ground observations of an intense EMIC wave event extending over 12 h in magnetic local time

    M. J. Engebretson;J. L. Posch;J. R. Wygant;C. A. Kletzing

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

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

  • Observations of coincident EMIC wave activity and duskside energetic electron precipitation on 18-19 January 2013

    L. W. Blum;A. Halford;R. Millan;J. W. Bonnell

  • Magnetometer array for cusp and cleft studies observations of the spatial extent of broadband ULF magnetic pulsations at cusp/cleft latitudes

    M. J. Engebretson;W. J. Hughes;J. L. Alford;E. Zesta

  • Solar Wind Sources of Magnetospheric Ultra-Low-Frequency Waves

    M. J. Engebretson;K. Takahashi;M. Scholer

  • Ion heating by broadband low-frequency waves in the cusp/cleft

    Mats André;G. B. Crew;W. K. Peterson;A. M. Persoon

  • Theory and observation of electromagnetic ion cyclotron triggered emissions in the magnetosphere

    Yoshiharu Omura;Jolene Pickett;Benjamin Grison;Ondrej Santolik;Ondrej Santolik

  • In search of a new ULF wave index: Comparison of Pc5 power with dynamics of geostationary relativistic electrons

    O. V. Kozyreva;V. A. Pilipenko;M. J. Engebretson;K. Yumoto

  • Observations of two types of Pc 1-2 pulsations in the outer dayside magnetosphere

    M. J. Engebretson;W. K. Peterson;J. L. Posch;M. R. Klatt

  • Pc1-Pc2 waves and energetic particle precipitation during and after magnetic storms: Superposed epoch analysis and case studies

    M.J. Engebretson;M.R. Lessard;J. Bortnik;J.C. Green

  • Characterizing the long-period ULF response to magnetic storms

    J. L. Posch;M. J. Engebretson;V. A. Pilipenko;W. J. Hughes

  • Quantitative Evaluation of Radial Diffusion and Local Acceleration Processes During GEM Challenge Events

    Q. Ma;Q. Ma;W. Li;J. Bortnik;R. M. Thorne

  • Investigation of EMIC wave scattering as the cause for the BARREL 17 January 2013 relativistic electron precipitation event: A quantitative comparison of simulation with observations

    Zan Li;Robyn M. Millan;Mary K. Hudson;Leslie A. Woodger

  • A comparison of ULF fluctuations in the solar wind, magnetosheath, and dayside magnetosphere: 1. Magnetosheath morphology

    M. J. Engebretson;N. Lin;W. Baumjohann;H. Luehr

  • An overview of the early November 1993 geomagnetic storm

    D. J. Knipp;B. A. Emery;M. Engebretson;X. Li

  • The role of the ionosphere in coupling upstream ULF wave power into the dayside magnetosphere

    M. J. Engebretson;L. J. Cahill;R. L. Arnoldy;B. J. Anderson

Frequent Co-Authors

R. L. Arnoldy
R. L. Arnoldy University of New Hampshire
W. J. Hughes
W. J. Hughes Boston University
Brian J. Anderson
Brian J. Anderson Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory
Geoffrey D. Reeves
Geoffrey D. Reeves Los Alamos National Laboratory
Ian R. Mann
Ian R. Mann University of Alberta
Louis J. Lanzerotti
Louis J. Lanzerotti New Jersey Institute of Technology
Mark B. Moldwin
Mark B. Moldwin University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Howard J. Singer
Howard J. Singer National Weather Service
Harlan E. Spence
Harlan E. Spence University of New Hampshire
Craig J. Rodger
Craig J. Rodger University of Otago

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