Department
Geophysical Institute (GI)
Organization
University of Alaska Fairbanks
Email
ao@tanana.gi.alaska.edu

Location

Fairbanks , Alaska 99775
United States

Science Specialties

space physics, auroral studies, magnetospheric physics

Current Research

Linkage-induced magnetic reconnection at the dayside magnetopause. Magnetic reconnection in the presence of sheared flow: applications to the Earth's magnetosphere. Generation of field-aligned currents and Alfven waves by 3-D magnetic reconnection. Magnetic transients at the dayside magnetopause Formation and evolution of thin discrete auroral arcs.