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Patricia H. Reiff

Patricia H. Reiff

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Earth Science

D-Index
47
Citations
9946
World Ranking
3950
National Ranking
1548

Research.com Recognitions

  • 1997 - Fellow of American Geophysical Union (AGU)

Overview

Patricia H. Reiff is affiliated with Rice University in the United States and has contributed extensively to the field of Physics and Astronomy with a focus on Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics and ionospheric and magnetospheric phenomena. Their work spans several subfields including Astronomy and Astrophysics, Molecular Biology, Geophysics, Artificial Intelligence, and Nuclear and High Energy Physics.

The scientist's research covers key topics such as Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics, Ionosphere and Magnetosphere Dynamics, Geomagnetism and Paleomagnetism Studies, Earthquake Detection and Analysis, Astro and Planetary Science, Stellar, Planetary, and Galactic Studies, and Solar Radiation and Photovoltaics.

Recent publications by the researcher include:

  • Global-Scale Processes and Effects of Magnetic Reconnection on the Geospace Environment (2024), published in Space Science Reviews
  • An Encounter With the Ion and Electron Diffusion Regions at a Flapping and Twisted Tail Current Sheet (2021), published in Journal of Geophysical Research Space Physics
  • Cross-Scale Processes of Magnetic Reconnection (2023), published in Space Science Reviews
  • Multi-Scale Observation of Magnetotail Reconnection Onset: 2. Microscopic Dynamics (2023), published in Journal of Geophysical Research Space Physics
  • Advanced Methods for Analyzing in-Situ Observations of Magnetic Reconnection (2024), published in Space Science Reviews

Patricia H. Reiff frequently collaborates with several co-authors notable in their publications, including R. B. Torbert, Li-Jen Chen, I. J. Cohen, K. J. Trattner, and D. J. Gershman.

The researcher's work has appeared across multiple publication venues, primarily:

  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Space Science Reviews
  • Journal of Geophysical Research Space Physics
  • Research Notes of the AAS
  • Physics of Plasmas

Patricia H. Reiff was recognized as a Fellow of the American Geophysical Union (AGU) in 1997.

Best Publications

  • Electron-scale measurements of magnetic reconnection in space.

    J. L. Burch;R. B. Torbert;R. B. Torbert;T. D. Phan;L. J Chen

  • IMF By-dependent plasma flow and Birkeland currents in the dayside magnetosphere: 2. A global model for northward and southward IMF

    Patricia H. Reiff;J. L. Burch

  • Quantitative simulation of a magnetospheric substorm 1. Model logic and overview

    M. Harel;R. A. Wolf;P. H. Reiff;R. W. Spiro

  • Dependence of polar cap potential drop on interplanetary parameters

    P. H. Reiff;R. W. Spiro;T. W. Hill

  • Solar wind plasma injection at the dayside magnetospheric cusp

    P. H. Reiff;T. W. Hill;J. L. Burch

  • Precipitating electron energy flux and auroral zone conductances - An empirical model

    R. W. Spiro;P. H. Reiff;L. J. Maher

  • Empirical polar cap potentials

    C. B. Boyle;P. H. Reiff;M. R. Hairston

  • Effects of the March 1989 solar activity

    Joe Allen;Herb Sauer;Lou Frank;Patricia Reiff

  • Solar wind control of the polar-cap voltage

    Patricia H. Reiff;Janet G. Luhmann

  • IMF By ‐dependent plasma flow and Birkeland currents in the dayside magnetosphere: 1. Dynamics Explorer observations

    J. L. Burch;P. H. Reiff;J. D. Menietti;R. A. Heelis

  • Quantitative simulation of a magnetospheric substorm 2. Comparison with observations

    M. Harel;R. A. Wolf;R. W. Spiro;P. H. Reiff

  • Determination of auroral electrostatic potentials using high- and low-altitude particle distributions

    P. H. Reiff;H. L. Collin;J. D. Craven;J. L. Burch

  • Computer simulation of inner magnetospheric dynamics for the magnetic storm of July 29, 1977

    R. A. Wolf;M. Harel;R. W. Spiro;G.-H. Voigt

  • Views of Earth's Magnetosphere with the IMAGE Satellite

    J. L. Burch;S. B. Mende;D. G. Mitchell;T. E. Moore

  • The Radio Plasma Imager investigation on the IMAGE spacecraft

    B. W. Reinisch;D. M. Haines;K. Bibl;G. Cheney

  • Plasma injection and transport in the mid‐altitude polar cusp

    J. L. Burch;P. H. Reiff;R. A. Heelis;J. D. Winningham

  • Simultaneous remote sensing and in situ observations of plasmaspheric drainage plumes

    J. Goldstein;J. Goldstein;B. R. Sandel;M. F. Thomsen;M. Spasojević

  • Identifying the plasmapause in IMAGE EUV data using IMAGE RPI in situ steep density gradients

    J. Goldstein;M. Spasojević;P. H. Reiff;B. R. Sandel

  • Evidence for space weather at Mercury

    R. M. Killen;A. E. Potter;P. Reiff;M. Sarantos

  • Quantitative Simulation of a Magnetospheric Substorm. 3. Plasmaspheric Electric Fields and Evolution of the Plasmapause.

    R. W. Spiro;M. Harel;R. A. Wolf;P. H. Reiff

  • Quantitative simulation of a magnetospheric substorm. 1: Model logic and overview

    M. Harel;R. A. Wolf;R. W. Spiro;P. H. Reiff

Frequent Co-Authors

James L. Burch
James L. Burch Southwest Research Institute
Bodo W. Reinisch
Bodo W. Reinisch University of Massachusetts Lowell
Roderick A. Heelis
Roderick A. Heelis The University of Texas at Dallas
J. D. Winningham
J. D. Winningham Southwest Research Institute
Dennis L. Gallagher
Dennis L. Gallagher Marshall Space Flight Center
Bill R. Sandel
Bill R. Sandel University of Arizona
Richard A. Wolf
Richard A. Wolf Rice University
Roy Torbert
Roy Torbert University of New Hampshire
D. L. Carpenter
D. L. Carpenter Stanford University
Christopher T. Russell
Christopher T. Russell University of California, Los Angeles

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