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Christopher T. Russell, Professor of Geophysics and Space Physics |
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Courses Taught |
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| | ESS 9
ESS 200C
ESS 240
ESS 265
ESS M288
ESS 293
ESS 296R |
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Current Research Interest |
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There perhaps has never been a busier time in the space sciences at UCLA nor a better time for students to join us. Dawn is now on its way to orbit and map the two most massive asteroids Vesta and Ceres. I feel very privileged to be leading this effort. Cassini continues its exploration of the Saturnian system. We are examining the plasma from Enceladus, how Titan triggers magnetospheric dynamics, how Iapetus interacts with the solar wind and much more.
The STEREO mission is well into its prime mission. As the new solar cycle begins we are learning how the fast and slow streams of the solar wind interact, how ICMEs push their way through the pre-existing solar wind plasma and how interplanetary shocks are born. The Venus Express mission continues to map lightning pulses from the Venus atmosphere and we are learning much about how the solar wind ravages Venus’ atmosphere. Finally as the Polar mission is completing its magnetospheric mapping mission we continue to exploit its data archives to learn more about the magnetosphere and its dynamics.
As we do all this we continue also to prepare for the future building new instruments both for ground based observing and for space. This is a most exciting time to be involved in space exploration.
Keywords: Planetary magnetism, space plasma physics; solar wind interaction with planets; planetary magnetospheres; lightning, solar wind, solar system history and evolution, asteroids, the Moon, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn. |
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Education |
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| | B.Sc., 1964, University of Toronto
Ph.D., 1968, University of California, Los Angeles |
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Selected Publications |
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M. D. Rayman, T. C. Fraschetti, C. A. Raymond, C. T. Russell, Coupling of system resource margins through the use of electric propulsion: Implications in preparing for the Dawn mission to Ceres and Vesta. Acta Astronautica, 60, 930-938 doi: 10.1016/j.actaastro.2006.11.012, 2007. |
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C. T. Russell, J. S. Leisner, C. S. Arridge, M. K. Dougherty, and X. Blanco-Cano, Nature of magnetic fluctuations in Saturn's middle magnetosphere, J. Geophys. Res., 111, A12205, DOI:10.1029/2006/JA011921, 2006. |
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C. T. Russell, R. J. Strangeway, and T. L. Zhang, Lightning detection on the Venus Express mission, Planet. Space Sci., 54, 1344-1351, 2006. |
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C. T. Russell, C. A. Raymond, F. C. Fraschetti, M. D. Rayman, C. A. Polanskey, K. A. Schimmels, and S. P. Joy, Dawn mission and operations, in Asteroids, Comets, Meteors, Proceedings IAU Symposium, No.229, 2005, D. Lazzaro, S. Ferraz-Mello and J. A. Fernandez, eds., doi:10.1017/S1743921305006691, International Astronomical Union, 97-119, 2006. |
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Russell,
C.T. and M.G. Kivelson, W.S. Kurth and D.A. Gurnett, Implications of depleted
flux Fubes in the Jovian Magnetosphere, Geophs. Res. Lett. 27, 3133-3136, 2000. |
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Russell, C. T. How northward turnings of the IMF can lead to substorm expansion onsets,
Geophs. Res. Lett, 27, 3133-3136, 2000. |
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P.J. Chi, V. Angelopoulos, W. Goedecke, F.K. Chun, G. Le, M.B. Moldwin, G. D.
Reeves, Comparison of three techniques for locating a resonating magnetic field
line, J. Atm. Terr. Phys., 61, 1289-1297, 1999. |
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Russell, C.T., T. Mulligan, M. Delva, T.L. Zhang,
and K. Schwingerschak, A simple test of the induced nature of the Martian tail,
Planet. Space Sci. 43, 875-880, 1995. |
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C.T., Venus Lightning, in Venus Aeronomy, 317-356, Kluwer Academic Publishers,
Dordrecht, 1991; see also Space Sci. Rev., 55, 317-356, 1991. | | | Russell,
C.T., Magnetic fields of the terrestrial planets, J. Geophys. Res., 98, 18,681-18,695,
1993. |
| | Russell, C.T., J.G. Luhmann, K.
Schwingenschuh, W. Riedler, and Ye. Yeroshenko, Upstream waves at Mars: Phobos
observations, Geophys. Res. Lett., 17, 897-900, 1990. |
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C.T., R.P. Lepping, and C.W. Smith, Upstream waves at Uranus, J. Geophys. Res.,
95, 2273-2279, 1990. |
| | Russell, C.T., D.N. Baker,
and J.A. Salvin, The magnetosphere of Mercury in Mercury, F. Vilas, C. Chapman
and M. Matthews Eds., p. 514, Univ. of Arizona Press, Tucson, 1988. |
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Russell, C.T., J.L. Phillips,
J.A. Fedder, J.H. Allen, L. Morris, and R.A. Craig, Effect of possible passage
through Halley's magnetic tail on geomagnetic activity, J. Geophys. Res., 92,
11, 195-11, 200, 1987. |
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Russell, C.T., Planetary bow shocks, in Collisionless Shocks
in the Heliosphere: Reviews of Current Research, Tsurutani and R.G. Stone Eds.,
109-130, AGU, 1985. |
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Graduate Students |
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Yasong Ge |
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Lan Jian |
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Jared Leisner |
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Carrie Nugent |
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Britney Schmidt |
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Hanying Wei |
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Research Geophysicists |
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Yingdong Jia |
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Yingjuan Ma |
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Strangeway |
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