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Philip J. Erickson

Philip J. Erickson

D-Index & Metrics

Earth Science

D-Index
45
Citations
6875
World Ranking
4502
National Ranking
1727

Overview

Philip J. Erickson is affiliated with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on the fields of Physics and Astronomy as well as Earth and Planetary Sciences. Within these broader disciplines, they have contributed extensively to subfields such as Astronomy and Astrophysics, Geophysics, Aerospace Engineering, Oceanography, and Molecular Biology.

The core themes of their scientific work involve detailed studies in Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics, Earthquake Detection and Analysis, Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics, GNSS positioning and interference, Geomagnetism and Paleomagnetism Studies, Atmospheric Ozone and Climate, and Geophysics and Gravity Measurements.

Erickson has published numerous papers in reputable venues. Frequent publication outlets include:

  • Journal of Geophysical Research Space Physics
  • Frontiers in Astronomy and Space Sciences
  • Geophysical Research Letters
  • Space Weather
  • Geophysical monograph

Some of their recent scientific contributions include:

  • 2022 Tonga Volcanic Eruption Induced Global Propagation of Ionospheric Disturbances via Lamb Waves (2022) in Frontiers in Astronomy and Space Sciences
  • Multistatic Specular Meteor Radar Network in Peru: System Description and Initial Results (2020) in Earth and Space Science
  • Pronounced Suppression and X-Pattern Merging of Equatorial Ionization Anomalies After the 2022 Tonga Volcano Eruption (2022) in Journal of Geophysical Research Space Physics
  • Significant Ionospheric Hole and Equatorial Plasma Bubbles After the 2022 Tonga Volcano Eruption (2022) in Space Weather
  • Coordinated Ground-Based and Space-Borne Observations of Ionospheric Response to the Annular Solar Eclipse on 26 December 2019 (2020) in Journal of Geophysical Research Space Physics

Collaborations have been a significant aspect of Erickson's research activities. Frequent coauthors include:

  • A. J. Coster
  • Shun-Rong Zhang
  • Ercha Aa
  • Juha Vierinen
  • Л. П. Гончаренко

Best Publications

  • Science with the Murchison Widefield Array

    Judd D. Bowman;Iver Cairns;David L. Kaplan;Tara Murphy

  • Science with the Murchison Widefield Array

    Judd D. Bowman;Iver Cairns;David L. Kaplan;Tara Murphy

  • Ionospheric signatures of plasmaspheric tails

    J. C. Foster;P. J. Erickson;A. J. Coster;J. Goldstein

  • Multiradar observations of the polar tongue of ionization

    J. C. Foster;A. J. Coster;P. J. Erickson;J. M. Holt

  • 2022 Tonga Volcanic Eruption Induced Global Propagation of Ionospheric Disturbances via Lamb Waves

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  • An impenetrable barrier to ultrarelativistic electrons in the Van Allen radiation belts

    D. N. Baker;A. N. Jaynes;V. C. Hoxie;R. M. Thorne

  • Space Weather Effects in the Earth’s Radiation Belts

    D. N. Baker;P. J. Erickson;J. F. Fennell;J. C. Foster

  • GNSS Observations of Ionospheric Variations During the 21 August 2017 Solar Eclipse

    Anthea J. Coster;Larisa Petrovna Goncharenko;Shun Rong Zhang;Philip J. Erickson

  • Statistical framework for estimating GNSS bias

    Juha Vierinen;Anthea J. Coster;William C. Rideout;Philip J. Erickson

  • Gradual diffusion and punctuated phase space density enhancements of highly relativistic electrons: Van Allen Probes observations

    D. N. Baker;A. Jaynes;X. Li;M. G. Henderson

  • Ionospheric Bow Waves and Perturbations Induced by the 21 August 2017 Solar Eclipse

    Shun Rong Zhang;Philip J. Erickson;Larisa Petrovna Goncharenko;Anthea J. Coster

  • A strong positive phase of ionospheric storms observed by the Millstone Hill incoherent scatter radar and global GPS network

    Chao Song Huang;J. C. Foster;Larisa Petrovna Goncharenko;P. J. Erickson

  • Shock‐induced prompt relativistic electron acceleration in the inner magnetosphere

    J. C. Foster;J. R. Wygant;M. K. Hudson;A. J. Boyd

  • Stormtime observations of the flux of plasmaspheric ions to the dayside cusp/magnetopause

    J. C. Foster;A. J. Coster;P. J. Erickson;F. J. Rich

  • Prompt energization of relativistic and highly relativistic electrons during a substorm interval: Van Allen Probes observations

    J. C. Foster;P. J. Erickson;D. N. Baker;S. Claudepierre

  • Highly relativistic radiation belt electron acceleration, transport, and loss: Large solar storm events of March and June 2015

    Daniel N. Baker;A. N. Jaynes;S. G. Kanekal;J. C. Foster

  • Simultaneous Ground- and Space-Based Observations of the Plasmaspheric Plume and Reconnection

    B. M. Walsh;B. M. Walsh;J. C. Foster;P. J. Erickson;D. G. Sibeck

  • Simultaneous observations of E-region coherent backscatter and electric field amplitude at F-region heights with the Millstone Hill UHF Radar

    J. C. Foster;P. J. Erickson

  • Significant Ionospheric Hole and Equatorial Plasma Bubbles After the 2022 Tonga Volcano Eruption

    Unknown

  • Pronounced Suppression and X‐Pattern Merging of Equatorial Ionization Anomalies After the 2022 Tonga Volcano Eruption

    Unknown

  • Direct observations of the role of convection electric field in the formation of a polar tongue of ionization from storm enhanced density

    E. G. Thomas;J. B. H. Baker;J. M. Ruohoniemi;L. B. N. Clausen;L. B. N. Clausen

  • Real‐time imaging of density ducts between the plasmasphere and ionosphere

    Shyeh Tjing Loi;Tara Murphy;Iver H. Cairns;Frederick W. Menk

  • Van Allen Probes observations of prompt MeV radiation belt electron acceleration in nonlinear interactions with VLF chorus

    J. C. Foster;P. J. Erickson;Y. Omura;D. N. Baker

  • Magnetic declination and zonal wind effects on longitudinal differences of ionospheric electron density at midlatitudes

    Shun-Rong Zhang;John C. Foster;John M. Holt;Philip J. Erickson

  • Storm time observations of plasmasphere erosion flux in the magnetosphere and ionosphere

    J. C. Foster;P. J. Erickson;A. J. Coster;Scott A Thaller

Frequent Co-Authors

Daniel N. Baker
Daniel N. Baker University of Colorado Boulder
John M. Holt
John M. Holt University of Leicester
Louis J. Lanzerotti
Louis J. Lanzerotti New Jersey Institute of Technology
Gianni Bernardi
Gianni Bernardi National Institute for Astrophysics
David L. Kaplan
David L. Kaplan University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee
Jorge L. Chau
Jorge L. Chau University of Rostock
Bryan Gaensler
Bryan Gaensler University of California, Santa Cruz

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