Overview
- Constructs a global kinetic model for the electron radiation belt formation and evolution
- Identifies the contributions of various adiabatic and non-adiabatic processes to the radiation belt dynamics
- Nominated as an Excellent Doctoral Dissertation Award of Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
Part of the book series: Springer Theses (Springer Theses)
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About this book
This thesis focuses on the construction and application of an electron radiation belt kinetic model including various adiabatic and non-adiabatic processes. The terrestrial radiation belt was discovered over 50 years ago and has received a resurgence of interest in recent years. The main drivers of radiation belt research are the fundamental science questions surrounding its complex and dramatic dynamics and particularly its potential hazards posed to space-borne systems. The establishment of physics-based radiation belt models will be able to identify the contributions of various mechanisms, forecast the future radiation belt evolution and then mitigate its adverse space weather effects.
Dr. Su is now an Professor works in Department of Geophysics and Planetary Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, China.
Authors and Affiliations
About the author
Dr. Su is now an Associate Professor works in Department of Geophysics and Planetary Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, China.
Honors:
Excellent Doctoral Dissertation Award of Chinese Academy of Sciences
Special Prize of the President Scholarship of Chinese Academy of Sciences
Publication list:
1. Su, Z. P., Zhu, H., Xiao, F. L., Zheng, H. N., Wang, Y. M., He, Z. G., Shen, C., Shen, C. L., Wang, C. B., Liu, R., Zhang, M., Wang, S., Kletzing, C. A., Kurth, W. S., Hospodarsky, G. B., Spence, H. E., Reeves, G. D. Funsten, H. O., Blake, J. B., and Baker, D. N., Intense duskside lower-band chorus waves observed by Van Allen Probes: Generation and potential acceleration effect on radiation belt electrons, J. Geophys. Res., 119, 4266–4273, 2014.
2. Su, Z. P., Zhu, H., Xiao, F. L., Zheng, H. N., Zhang, M., Liu, Y., Shen, C., Wang, Y. M., and Wang, S., Latitudinal dependence of nonlinear interaction between electromagnetic ion cyclotron wave and terrestrial ring current ions, Phys. Plasmas, 21, 052310, 2014.
3. Su, Z. P., Xiao, F. L., Zheng, H. N., He, Z. G., Zhu, H., Zhang, M., Shen, C., Wang, Y. M., Wang, S., Kletzing, C. A., Kurth, W. S., Hospodarsky, G. B., Spence, H. E., Reeves, G. D., Funsten, H. O., Blake, J. B., and Baker, D. N., Nonstorm-time dynamics of electron radiation belts observed by the Van Allen Probes, Geophys. Res. Lett., 41, 229–235, 2014.
4. Su, Z. P., Zhu, H., Xiao, F. L., Zheng, H. N., Shen, C., Wang, Y. M., and Wang, S., Latitudinal dependence of nonlinear interaction between electromagnetic ion cyclotron wave and radiation belt relativistic electrons, J. Geophys. Res., 118, 3188–3202, 2013.
5. Su, Z. P., Zhu, H., Xiao, F. L., Zheng, H. N., Shen, C., Wang, Y. M., and Wang, S., Bounce-averaged advection and diffusion coefficients for monochromatic electromagnetic ion cyclotron wave: Comparison between test-particle and quasi-linear models, J. Geophys. Res.,117, A09222, 2012.
6. Su, Z. P., Zong, Q.-G., Yue, C., Wang, Y. F., Zhang, H., and Zheng, H. N., Proton auroral intensification induced by interplanetary shock on 7 November 2004, J. Geophys. Res., 116, A08223, 2011.
7. Su, Z. P., Xiao, F. L., Zheng, H. N., and Wang, S., Radiation belt electron dynamics driven by adiabatic transport, radial diffusion, and wave-particle interactions, J. Geophys. Res., 116, A04205, 2011.
8. Su, Z. P., Xiao, F. L., Zheng, H. N., and Wang, S., CRRES observation and STEERB simulation of the 9 October 1990 electron radiation belt dropout event, Geophys. Res. Lett., 38, L06106, 2011.
9. Su, Z. P., Zheng, H. N., Chen, L. X., and Wang, S., Numerical simulations of storm-time outer radiation belt dynamics by wave-particle interactions including cross diffusion, J. Atoms. Sol.-Terres. Phys., 73, 95-105, 2011.
10. Su, Z. P., Xiao, F. L., Zheng, H. N., and Wang, S., Combined radial diffusion and adiabatic transport of radiation belt electrons with arbitrary pitch-angles, J. Geophys. Res., 115, A10249, 2010.
11. Su, Z. P., Xiao, F. L., Zheng, H. N., and Wang, S., STEERB: A three-dimensional code for storm-time evolution of electron radiation belt, J. Geophys. Res., 115, A09208, 2010.
12. Su, Z. P., Zheng, H. N., and Wang, S., Three dimensional simulation of energetic outer zone electron dynamics due to wave-particle interaction and azimuthal advection, J. Geophys. Res., 115, A06203, 2010.
13. Su, Z. P., Zheng, H. N., and Wang, S., A parametric study on the diffuse auroral precipitation by resonant interaction with whistler-mode chorus, J. Geophys. Res., 115, A05219, 2010.
14. Su, Z. P., Zheng, H. N., and Wang, S., Evolution of electron pitch angle distribution due to interactions with whistler-mode chorus following substorm injections, J. Geophys. Res., 114, A08202, 2009.
15. Su, Z. P., Zheng, H. N., and Wang, S., Dynamic evolution of energetic outer zone electrons due to whistler-mode chorus based on a realistic density model, J. Geophys. Res., 114, A07201, 2009.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: A Global Kinetic Model for Electron Radiation Belt Formation and Evolution
Authors: Zhenpeng Su
Series Title: Springer Theses
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-46651-3
Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg
eBook Packages: Earth and Environmental Science, Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2015
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-662-46650-6Published: 07 April 2015
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-662-52609-5Published: 09 October 2016
eBook ISBN: 978-3-662-46651-3Published: 25 March 2015
Series ISSN: 2190-5053
Series E-ISSN: 2190-5061
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XI, 106
Number of Illustrations: 7 b/w illustrations, 39 illustrations in colour
Topics: Geophysics/Geodesy, Space Sciences (including Extraterrestrial Physics, Space Exploration and Astronautics), Plasma Physics, Numerical and Computational Physics, Simulation, Geophysics and Environmental Physics