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Member Since 2006
Toshi Nishimura
Research Associate Professor, Boston University
Professional Experience
Boston University
Research Associate Professor
2016 - Present
Education
Tohoku University
Doctorate
2009
Current Roles
Chair
Space Physics and Aeronomy Richard Carrington Education and Public Outreach
Member
Macelwane Medal Committee
Honors & Awards
Outstanding Reviewer Award - AGU Advances
Received 2022
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Outstanding Reviewer Award - Geophysical Research Letters
Received 2021
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Outstanding Reviewer Award - JGR: Space Physics
Received 2021
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Publications
Red Line Diffuse‐Like Aurora Driven by Time Domain Structures Associated With Braking Magnetotail Fl...

Magnetotail earthward‐propagating fast plasma flows provide important pathways for magnetosphere‐ionosphere coupling. This study reexam...

May 22, 2024
AGU Abstracts
Nightside High-Latitude Phase and Amplitude Scintillation during a Substorm using 1-second Scintillation Indices
OBSERVATIONAL AND MODELING STUDIES OF IONOSPHERIC IRREGULARITIES AND SCINTILLATION I ORAL
spa-aeronomy | 15 december 2023
Toshi Nishimura, Thomas Kelly, Periyadan T. Jayach...
We examined evolution of Global Positioning System (GPS) scintillation during a substorm in the nightside high latitude ionosphere, using 1-second pha...
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Unexpected STEVE Observations at high-latitude during low geomagnetic conditions
MIDDLE-LATITUDE AND SUBAURORAL AERONOMY II POSTER
spa-aeronomy | 15 december 2023
Bea Gallardo-Lacourt, Toshi Nishimura, Larry Kepko...
In recent years, the scientific community and the public have been fascinated by a remarkable optical phenomenon called STEVE (Strong Thermal Emission...
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Information Theory Analysis of the Drivers of Scintillation
OBSERVATIONAL AND MODELING STUDIES OF IONOSPHERIC IRREGULARITIES AND SCINTILLATION III POSTER
spa-aeronomy | 15 december 2023
Noah Koliadko, Christopher Inae, Jay Johnson, Simo...
Understanding the cause of atmospheric signal scintillation is important in improving the quality of satellite communications. A variety of informatio...
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Volunteer Experience
2024 - 2025
Member
Macelwane Medal Committee
2020 - 2025
Chair
Space Physics and Aeronomy Richard Carrington Education and Public Outreach
2023 - 2023
Chair
Space Physics and Aeronomy Richard Carrington Education and Public Outreach
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