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  • 2008 - Fellow of American Geophysical Union (AGU)

Overview

Tsugunobu Nagai is affiliated with the Tokyo Institute of Technology in Japan and has contributed extensively to the field of Physics and Astronomy with a focus on subfields such as Astronomy and Astrophysics, Instrumentation, Molecular Biology, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, as well as Geophysics.

Their research often addresses topics including Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics, Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics, Astronomy and Astrophysical Research, Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies, Astro and Planetary Science, Geomagnetism and Paleomagnetism Studies, and Adaptive optics and wavefront sensing.

Notable recent papers by Tsugunobu Nagai include:

  • "Space Plasma Physics: A Review," 2022, IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science
  • "Can strong substorm-associated MeV electron injections be an important cause of large radiation belt enhancements?", 2023, Frontiers in Astronomy and Space Sciences
  • "Location and Timing of Magnetic Reconnections in Earth's Magnetotail: Accomplishments of the 29-Year Geotail Near-Earth Magnetotail Survey," 2023, Journal of Geophysical Research Space Physics
  • "Thin Current Sheet Behind the Dipolarization Front," 2021, Journal of Geophysical Research Space Physics
  • "Magnetic Reconnection in the Near-Earth Magnetotail," 2021, Geophysical monograph

Frequent coauthors associated with their publications include:

  • Yuki Hirao
  • Kansuke Nunota
  • Yuki Satoh
  • D. P. Bennett
  • Naoki Koshimoto

Primary venues for Tsugunobu Nagai's work consist of:

  • Journal of Geophysical Research Space Physics
  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Astronomy and Astrophysics
  • The Astrophysical Journal
  • IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science

Tsugunobu Nagai was recognized as a Fellow of the American Geophysical Union (AGU) in 2008.

Best Publications

  • Structure and dynamics of magnetic reconnection for substorm onsets with Geotail observations

    T. Nagai;M. Fujimoto;Y. Saito;S. Machida

  • Observed magnetic substorm signatures at synchronous altitude

    Tsugunobu Nagai

  • Geotail observations of the Hall current system: Evidence of magnetic reconnection in the magnetotail

    T. Nagai;I. Shinohara;M. Fujimoto;M. Hoshino

  • Geotail observations of magnetic flux ropes in the plasma sheet

    J. A. Slavin;R. P. Lepping;J. Gjerloev;D. H. Fairfield

  • Association between Geotail plasma flows and auroral poleward boundary intensifications observed by CANOPUS photometers

    L. R. Lyons;T. Nagai;G. T. Blanchard;J. C. Samson

  • Rebuilding process of the outer radiation belt during the 3 November 1993 magnetic storm: NOAA and Exos‐D observations

    Yoshizumi Miyoshi;Akira Morioka;Hiroaki Misawa;Takahiro Obara

  • Substorm dipolarization and recovery

    W. Baumjohann;M. Hesse;S. Kokubun;T. Mukai

  • “Space weather forecast”: Prediction of relativistic electron intensity at synchronous orbit

    Tsugunobu Nagai

  • Earthward flow bursts in the inner magnetotail and their relation to auroral brightenings, AKR intensifications, geosynchronous particle injections and magnetic activity

    D. H. Fairfield;T. Mukai;M. Brittnacher;G. D. Reeves

  • Escape of suprathermal O(+) ions in the polar cap

    J. H. Waite;T. Nagai;J. F. E. Johnson;C. R. Chappell

  • Evolution of the thin current sheet in a substorm observed by Geotail

    Y. Asano;T. Mukai;M. Hoshino;Y. Saito

  • Solar wind control of the radial distance of the magnetic reconnection site in the magnetotail

    T. Nagai;M. Fujimoto;R. Nakamura;W. Baumjohann

  • Survey of large-amplitude flapping motions in the midtail current sheet

    V. A. Sergeev;D. A. Sormakov;S. V. Apatenkov;W. Baumjohann

  • Superposed epoch analysis of the substorm plasma sheet

    W. Baumjohann;G. Paschmann;T. Nagai;H. Lühr

  • Low‐frequency electromagnetic turbulence observed near the substorm onset site

    I. Shinohara;T. Nagai;M. Fujimoto;T. Terasawa

  • In-flight Performance and Initial Results of Plasma Energy Angle and Composition Experiment (PACE) on SELENE (Kaguya)

    Yoshifumi Saito;Shoichiro Yokota;Kazushi Asamura;Takaaki Tanaka

  • High‐speed solar wind with southward interplanetary magnetic field causes relativistic electron flux enhancement of the outer radiation belt via enhanced condition of whistler waves

    Y. Miyoshi;R. Kataoka;Y. Kasahara;A. Kumamoto

  • The Comprehensive Inner Magnetosphere‐Ionosphere Model

    M.-C. Fok;N. Y. Buzulukova;N. Y. Buzulukova;S.-H. Chen;S.-H. Chen;A. Glocer

  • Geotail observations of substorm onset in the inner magnetotail

    D. H. Fairfield;T. Mukai;A. T. Y. Lui;C. A. Cattell

  • Structure of the Hall current system in the vicinity of the magnetic reconnection site

    T. Nagai;I. Shinohara;M. Fujimoto;S. Machida

Frequent Co-Authors

Rumi Nakamura
Rumi Nakamura Austrian Academy of Sciences
Susumu Kokubun
Susumu Kokubun Nagoya University
Toshifumi Mukai
Toshifumi Mukai Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency
Wolfgang Baumjohann
Wolfgang Baumjohann Austrian Academy of Sciences
Christopher T. Russell
Christopher T. Russell University of California, Los Angeles
James A. Slavin
James A. Slavin University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
D. H. Fairfield
D. H. Fairfield Goddard Space Flight Center
Atsuhiro Nishida
Atsuhiro Nishida University of Tokyo
Roy Torbert
Roy Torbert University of New Hampshire
James L. Burch
James L. Burch Southwest Research Institute

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