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Shinichi Ohtani is affiliated with the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory in the United States. Their research primarily spans the field of Physics and Astronomy, with a focus on several interconnected subfields including Astronomy and Astrophysics, Molecular Biology, Geophysics, Biophysics, and Electrical and Electronic Engineering.

Their scholarly output includes a significant number of publications, particularly in topics related to ionospheric and magnetospheric dynamics, solar and space plasma dynamics, geomagnetism and paleomagnetism studies, earthquake detection and analysis, astro and planetary science, electromagnetic fields and biological effects, and wireless body area networks.

Among their recent published papers are:

  • Ballooning-Interchange Instability in the Near-Earth Plasma Sheet and Auroral Beads: Global Magnetospheric Modeling at the Limit of the MHD Approximation (2020, Geophysical Research Letters)
  • Is the Substorm Current Wedge an Ensemble of Wedgelets?: Revisit to Midlatitude Positive Bays (2020, Journal of Geophysical Research Space Physics)
  • 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)
  • Multiscale Magnetosphere-Ionosphere Coupling During Stormtime: A Case Study of the Dawnside Current Wedge (2023, Journal of Geophysical Research Space Physics)

Their frequent co-authors include:

  • J. W. Gjerloev (12 collaborative works)
  • T. Motoba (8 collaborative works)
  • Keiji Wãda (7 collaborative works)
  • Yukihisa Suzuki (7 collaborative works)
  • Kenji Hattori (7 collaborative works)

Shinichi Ohtani's research is frequently published in the following venues:

  • Journal of Geophysical Research Space Physics (23 publications)
  • Geophysical Research Letters (4 publications)
  • Space Weather (3 publications)
  • Journal of Radiation Research (2 publications)
  • Japanese Journal of Transfusion and Cell Therapy (2 publications)

The main topics of their work span:

  • Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics
  • Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics
  • Geomagnetism and Paleomagnetism Studies
  • Earthquake Detection and Analysis
  • Astro and Planetary Science
  • Electromagnetic Fields and Biological Effects
  • Wireless Body Area Networks

Ohtani's interdisciplinary approach integrates multiple scientific areas, reflecting a broad scope within physical sciences and engineering, contributing to the understanding of space physics phenomena as well as intersecting biological and technological research areas.

Best Publications

  • The double oval UV auroral distribution. 1: Implications for the mapping of auroral arcs

    R. D. Elphinstone;J. S. Murphree;D. J. Hearn;L. L. Cogger

  • Temporal structure of the fast convective flow in the plasma sheet: Comparison between observations and two-fluid simulations

    Shin-ichi Ohtani;Michael A. Shay;Toshifumi Mukai

  • Radial expansion of the tail current disruption during substorms: A new approach to the substorm onset region

    S. Ohtani;S. Kokubun;C. T. Russell

  • 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

  • Global ENA observations of the storm mainphase ring current: Implications for skewed electric fields in the inner magnetosphere

    P. C:son Brandt;S. Ohtani;D. G. Mitchell;M.-C. Fok

  • Statistical analysis of Pi 2 pulsations observed by the AMPTE CCE Spacecraft in the inner magnetosphere

    Kazue Takahashi;Shin-ichi Ohtani;Brian J. Anderson

  • Ballooning instability and structure of diamagnetic hydromagnetic waves in a model magnetosphere

    A. Miura;S. Ohtani;T. Tamao

  • Does the ballooning instability trigger substorms in the near-Earth magnetotail?

    Shin-Ichi Ohtani;Tsutomu Tamao

  • Observations in the vicinity of substorm onset: Implications for the substorm process

    R. D. Elphinstone;D. J. Hearn;L. L. Cogger;J. S. Murphree

  • Storm‐substorm relationship: Contribution of the tail current to Dst

    S. Ohtani;M. Nosé;G. Rostoker;H. Singer

  • Effects of the fast plasma sheet flow on the geosynchronous magnetic configuration : Geotail and GOES coordinated study

    S. Ohtani;H. J. Singer;T. Mukai

  • Magnetospheric Current Systems

    Shin-Ichi Ohtani;Ryoichi Fujii;Michael Hesse;Robert L. Lysak

  • Field‐aligned current signatures in the near‐tail region: 1. ISEE observations in the plasma sheet boundary layer

    S. Ohtani;S. Kokubun;R. C. Elphic;C. T. Russell

  • High‐resolution global magnetohydrodynamic simulation of bursty bulk flows

    M. Wiltberger;V. Merkin;J. G. Lyon;S. Ohtani

  • Auroral streamers: characteristics of associated precipitation, convection and field-aligned currents

    V. A. Sergeev;K. Liou;P. T. Newell;S.-I. Ohtani

  • A multisatellite study of a Pseudo-substorm onset in the near-earth magnetotail

    S. Ohtani;B. J. Anderson;D. G. Sibeck;P. T. Newell

  • Substorm onset timing: The December 31, 1995, event

    S. Ohtani;F. Creutzberg;T. Mukai;H. Singer

  • AMPTE/CCE‐SCATHA simultaneous observations of substorm‐associated magnetic fluctuations

    S. Ohtani;K. Takahashi;T. Higuchi;A. T. Y. Lui

  • Magnetic fluctuations associated with tail current disruption: Fractal analysis

    S. Ohtani;T. Higuchi;A. T. Y. Lui;K. Takahashi

  • Ballooning‐interchange instability in the near‐Earth plasma sheet and auroral beads: Global magnetospheric modeling at the limit of the MHD approximation

    K. A. Sorathia;V. G. Merkin;E. V. Panov;B. Zhang;B. Zhang

  • Evaluation of low-latitude Pi2 pulsations as indicators of substorm onset using Polar ultraviolet imagery

    K. Liou;C.-I. Meng;P. T. Newell;K. Takahashi

Frequent Co-Authors

Jesper Gjerloev
Jesper Gjerloev Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory
Kazue Takahashi
Kazue Takahashi Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory
Patrick T. Newell
Patrick T. Newell Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory
Brian J. Anderson
Brian J. Anderson Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory
Howard J. Singer
Howard J. Singer National Weather Service
Yusuke Ebihara
Yusuke Ebihara Kyoto University
Simon Wing
Simon Wing Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory
Thomas A. Potemra
Thomas A. Potemra Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory
Susumu Kokubun
Susumu Kokubun Nagoya University
Toshifumi Mukai
Toshifumi Mukai Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency

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