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Jacob Bortnik
Professor, University of California Los Angeles
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Modeling the Dynamic Global Distribution of the Ring Current Oxygen Ions Using Artificial Neural Network Technique
SPACE WEATHER
16 june 2024
Qiushuo Wang, Jacob Bortnik, Chae Woo Jun, Jinxing...

The ring current is an important component of the Earth's near‐space environment, as its variations are the direct driver of geomagnetic stor...

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Simulating the Earth's Outer Radiation Belt Electron Fluxes and Their Upper Limit: A Unified Physics‐Based Model Driven by the AL Index
GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH LETTERS
23 may 2024
Donglai Ma, Jacob Bortnik, Xiangning Chu, Man Hua,...

Using particle and wave measurements from the Van Allen Probes, a 2‐D Fokker‐Planck simulation model driven by the time‐integrate...

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Machine‐Learning Based Identification of the Critical Driving Factors Controlling Storm‐Time Outer Radiation Belt Electron Flux Dropouts
GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH LETTERS
10 may 2024
Man Hua, Jacob Bortnik, Donglai Ma

Understanding and forecasting outer radiation belt electron flux dropouts is one of the top concerns in space physics. By constructing Support Vect...

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Electron Precipitation Driven by EMIC Waves: Two Types of Energy Dispersion
GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH LETTERS
04 may 2024
Veronika Grach, Anton Artemyev, Andrei G. Demekhov...

Electromagnetic ion cyclotron (EMIC) waves can very rapidly and effectively scatter relativistic electrons into the atmosphere. EMIC‐driven p...

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Characterization of Relativistic Electron Precipitation Events Observed by the CALET Experiment Using Self‐Organizing‐Maps
JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH: SPACE PHYSICS
25 april 2024
Sergio Vidal-Luengo, Lauren W. Blum, Jacob Bortnik...

Relativistic electron precipitation (REP) is a relatively high‐latitude phenomenon where high‐energy electrons trapped in the outer rad...

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Modeling Field Line Curvature Scattering Loss of 1–10 MeV Protons During Geomagnetic Storms
JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH: SPACE PHYSICS
23 april 2024
Alexander R. Lozinski, Richard B. Horne, Sarah A. ...

The proton radiation belt contains high fluxes of adiabatically trapped protons varying in energy from ∼one to hundreds of megaelectron volts...

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On the Wave‐Normal Distribution of Lightning‐Generated Whistlers and Their Propagation Modes
JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH: SPACE PHYSICS
29 march 2024
Jiabei He, Zhiyang Xia, Lunjin Chen, Richard B. Ho...

Observations from Van Allen Probes are analyzed to obtain the statistical wave normal distribution of lightning‐generated whistlers (LGWs). A...

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Fine Structure of Magnetospheric Magnetosonic Waves: 1. Elementary Rising‐Tone Emissions Within Individual Harmonic
JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH: SPACE PHYSICS
24 march 2024
Jinxing Li, Xin An, Daniel N. Baker, Jacob Bortnik...

The present study uncovers the fine structures of magnetosonic waves by investigating the EFW waveforms measured by Van Allen Probes. We show that ...

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