Member Since 1964
Bob L. McPherron
Professor, University of California Los Angeles
Professional Experience
University of California Los Angeles
Professor
Education
University of California Berkeley
Doctorate
1968
University of Southern California
Masters
1961
University of Washington Seattle
Bachelors
1959
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Honors & Awards
James Van Allen Lecture
Received December 2020
Lecture Title
Solar Wind Coupling and Magnetospheric Substorms
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Solar Wind Coupling and Magnetospheric Substorms
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Union Fellow
Received January 1995
Publications
A Path to Research in Space Physics
Success in research depends on multiple factors, many outside the control of an individual. I was born during the Great Depression, began school du...
July 11, 2023
Substorm Triggering by the Solar Wind
June 07, 2023
Effects of the Ionospheric Conductance on the Dynamics of th...
January 19, 2023
Magnetotail Flux Accumulation Leads to Substorm Current Wedg...
January 20, 2021
AGU Abstracts
Application of the Midlatitude Positive Bay Index (MPB) to Substorm Research
UNDERSTANDING GEOMAGNETICALLY INDUCED CURRENTS AND THEIR IMPACT ON TECHNOLOGY II ORAL
spa-magnetospheric physics | 14 december 2023
Xiangning Chu, Robert L. McPherron
The statistical properties of the Substorm Current Wedge (SCW) are investigated using the MPB index and SCW inversion technique.We derive the MPB inde...
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The Effects of the Ionospheric Conductance on Magnetotail Dynamics
MAGNETOSPHERE-IONOSPHERE-THERMOSPHERE COUPLING DURING DISTURBED TIMES VI ORAL
spa-aeronomy | 14 december 2022
Raymond J. Walker, Mostafa El-Alaoui, Robert L. Mc...
We have carried out a series of numerical experiments designed to evaluate the sensitivity of global magnetohydrodynamic simulations to changes in ion...
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The Effects of Ionospheric Conductivity on the Magnetotail Magnetic Field and Flows During Substorms
MULTISCALE PLASMA CONVECTION: MECHANISMS, STRUCTURES, AND EFFECTS IN THE MAGNETOSPHERE-IONOSPHERE-THERMOSPHERE (MIT) SYSTEM II ORAL
spa-magnetospheric physics | 13 december 2021
Raymond J. Walker, Mostafa El-Alaoui, Robert L. Mc...
We have investigated the influence of ionospheric conductivity on the configuration of the magnetotail by examining the effects of five conductance mo...
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Volunteer Experience
2020 - 2021
Member
Space Physics and Aeronomy Education and Public Outreach Committee
2008 - 2009
President
Space Physics and Aeronomy Executive Committee
2006 - 2007
President-Elect
Space Physics and Aeronomy Executive Committee
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