Abstract: We present observations from the Defense Meteorological Satellite Program and Reimei satellites, where common-volume high-resolution…
Author: New NASA STI
Mixing the Solar Wind Proton and Electron Scales: Effects of Electron Temperature Anisotropy on the Oblique Proton Firehose Instability
Abstract: The double adiabatic expansion of the nearly collisionless solar wind plasma creates conditions for the…
Separator Reconnection at the Magnetopause for Predominantly Northward and Southward IMF: Techniques and Results
Abstract: In this work, we demonstrate how to track magnetic separators in three-dimensional simulated magnetic fields…
Stochastic Acceleration of Ions Driven by Pc1 Wave Packets
Abstract: The stochastic motion of protons and He(sup +) ions driven by Pc1 wave packets is…
Development of a Grid-Independent Geos-Chem Chemical Transport Model (v9-02) as an Atmospheric Chemistry Module for Earth System Models
Abstract: The GEOS-Chem global chemical transport model (CTM), used by a large atmospheric chemistry research community,…
Analysis of the Warmest Arctic Winter, 2015-2016
Abstract: December through February 2015-2016 defines the warmest winter season over the Arctic in the observational…
Tropical Waves and the Quasi-Biennial Oscillation in a 7-km Global Climate Simulation
Abstract: This study investigates tropical waves and their role in driving a quasi-biennial oscillation (QBO)-like signal…
Near Earth Network (NEN) CubeSat Communications
Abstract: The NASA Near Earth Network (NEN) consists of globally distributed tracking stations, including NASA, commercial,…
New Developments in FPGA Devices: SEUs and Fail-Safe Strategies from the NASA Goddard Perspective
Abstract: It has been shown that, when exposed to radiation environments, each Field Programmable Gate Array…
The Effects of Hygrothermal Aging on the Impact Penetration Resistance of Triaxially Braided Composites
Abstract: An experimental study was conducted to measure the effects of long term hygrothermal aging on…