Publications

 

  1. •Lyons, L. R., T. Nagai, G. T. Blanchard, J. C. Samson, T. Yamamoto, T. Mukai, A. Nishida, and S. Kokubun, Association Between GEOTAIL Plasma Flows and Auroral Poleward Boundary Intensifications Observed by CANOPUS photometers, J. Geophys. Res., 104, 4485, 1999.

  2. •Lyons, L .R., R. L. McPherron, E. Zesta, G. D. Reeves, and J. Sigwarth, Timing of substorm signatures during the November 24, 1996 Geospace Environment Modeling Event, J. Geophys. Res., 106, 349, 2001.

  3. •Lyons, L . R., J. M. Ruohoniemi, and Gang Lu, Substorm-associated changes in large-scale convection during the November 24, 1996 Geospace Environment Modeling Event, J. Geophys. Res., 106, 397, 2001.

  4. •Lyons, L. R., T. Nagai, J. C. Samson, E. Zesta, T. Yamamoto, T, Mukai, A. Nishida, and S. Kokubun, Structured currents associated with tail bursty flows during turbulent plasma sheet conditions, in Magnetospheric Current Systems, ed. by S. Ohtani and R, L. Lysak, American Geophysical Union, Washington, p. 267, 2000.

  5. •Zesta, E, H. J. Singer, D. Lummerzheim, C. T. Russell, L. R. Lyons, M. J. Brittnacher, The effect of the January 10, 1997 pressure pulse on the magnetosphere-ionosphere current system in Magnetospheric Current Systems, ed. by S. Ohtani and R, L. Lysak, American Geophysical Union, Washington, p217, 2000.

  6. •Lyons, L .R., E. Zesta, J. C. Samson, and G. D. Reeves, Auroral disturbances during the January 10, 1997 magnetic storm, Geophys. Res. Lett., 27, 3237, 2000.

  7. •Lyons, L. R., Geomagnetic disturbances: characteristics of, distinction between types, and relations to interplanetary conditions, J. Atmos. and Solar-Terr. Phys., 62, 1087, 2000.

  8. •Lyons, L. R., Determinations of Relative Timing of Near-Earth Substorm Onset and Tail Reconnection, in Fifth International Conference on Substorms (ICS-5), p. 255, Eur. Space Agency, Noordwijk, 2000

  9. •Wang, C.-P., L. R. Lyons, M. W. Chen, and R. A. Wolf, Modeling the quiet-time inner plasma sheet, J. Geophys. Res., 106, 6161, 2001.

  10. •L. R. Lyons, Space Plasma Physics, in Encyclopedia of Physical Science and Technology, Third Edition, Volume 15, p. 577. Academic Press, 2002.)

  11. •Lyons, L. R., E Zesta, Y. Xu, E. R Sánchez, J. C. Samson, G. D. Reeves, J. M. Ruohoniemi, and J. B. Sigwarth, Auroral Poleward Boundary Intensifications and Tail Bursty Flows: A Manifestation of a Large-Scale ULF Oscillation?, J. Geophys. Res., 107(A11), 1352, doi:10.1029/2001JA000242, 2002.

  12. •Zesta, E., E. Donovan, L. Lyons, G. Enno, J. S. Murphree, and L. Cogger, Two-dimensional structure of auroral poleward boundary intensifications, J. Geophys. Res., 107(A11), 1350, doi:10.1029/2001JA000260, 2002.

  13. •Wang, C.-P., L. R. Lyons, M. W. Chen, and R. A. Wolf, Two-dimensional quiet time equilibrium for the inner plasma sheet protons and magnetic field, Geophys. Res. Lett., 29(24), 2186, doi:10.1029/2001GL013984, 2002.

  14. •Sutcliffe, P. R., and L. R. Lyons, Association between quiet-time Pi2 pulsations, poleward boundary intensifications, and plasma sheet particle fluxes, Geophys. Res. Lett., 29(9), 1293, doi:10.1029/2001GL014430, 2002

  15. •Lyons, L. R., I. O. Voronkov, E. F. Donovan, and E. Zesta, Relation of substorm breakup arc to other growth-phase auroral arcs, J. Geophys. Res., 107(A11), 1390, doi:10.1029/2002JA009317, 2002.

  16. •Lyons, L. R., I. O Voronkov, J. M. Ruohoniemi, and E. F. Donovan, Substorms: Externally Driven Transition to Unstable State a few Minutes Before “Onset”, in Sixth International Conference on Substorms, ed. by M. M. Winglee, p. 47, University of Washington, Seattle, 2002.

  17. •Parish, H. F., R. L. Walterscheid, P. W. Jones, and L. R. Lyons, Simulations of the thermospheric response to the diffuse aurora using a three-dimensional high-resolution model, J. Geophys. Res., 108(A4), 1140, doi:10.1029/2002JA009610, 2003.l

  18. •Wang, C.-P., L. R. Lyons, M. W. Chen, R. A. Wolf, and F. R. Toffoletto, Modeling the inner plasma sheet protons and magnetic field under enhanced convection, J. Geophys. Res., 108(A2), 1074, doi:10.1029/2002JA009620, 2003.

  19. •Lyons, L. R., S. Liu, J. M. Ruohoniemi, S. I. Solovyev, and J. C. Samson, Observations of dayside convection reduction leading to substorm onset, J. Geophys. Res., 108(A3), 1119, doi:10.1029/2002JA009670, 2003.

  20. •Lyons, L. R., Types of Auroral-Zone Disturbances: current status on identification and understanding, in Colloquium on Frontiers of Magnetospheric Plasma Physics Symposium, p. 161, COSPAR publications, 2004.

  21. •Liu, S.; Chen, M. W.; Lyons, L. R.; Korth, H.; Albert, J. M.; Roeder, J. L.; Anderson, P. C.; Thomsen, M. F., Contribution of convective transport to stormtime ring current electron injection, J. Geophys. Res., 108(A10), 1372, doi:10.1029/2003JA010004, 2003

  22. •Lyons, L. R., C.-P. Wang, T. Nagai, T. Mukai, Y. Saito, and J. C. Samson, Substorm inner plasma sheet particle reduction, ,J. Geophys. Res., 108 (A12), 1426, doi: 10.1029/2003JA010177, 2003.

  23. •Lyons, L. R., C.-P. Wang, and T. Nagai, Substorm onset by plasma sheet divergence, ,J. Geophys. Res., 108 (A12), 1427, doi: 10.1029/2003JA010178, 2003.

  24. •Lyons, L. R., and C.-P. Wang, Fundamental aspects of substorm onset, in Substorms-7: Proceedings of the Seventh International Conference on Substorms, p.186, Finish Meteorological Institute, Finland, 2004.

  25. •Lee, D.-Y., and L. R. Lyons (2004), Geosynchronous magnetic field response to solar wind dynamic pressure pulse, ,J. Geophys. Res., 109, A04201, doi: 10.1029/2003JA010076.

  26. •Lee, D.-Y. , L. R. Lyons, and K. Yumoto (2004), Sawtooth oscillations directly driven by solar wind dynamic pressure enhancements, ,J. Geophys. Res., 109 ,A04202, doi: 10.1029/2003JA010246.

  27. •Boudouridis, A., E. Zesta, L. R. Lyons, P. C. Anderson, and D. Lummerzheim, Magnetospheric reconnection driven by solar wind pressure fronts, Ann. Geophys., 22, 1367-1378, 2004.

  28. •Wang, C.-P, L. R. Lyons, T. Nagai, and J. C. Samson (2004), Midnight radial profiles of the quiet and growth-phase plasma sheet: The Geotail observations ,J. Geophys. Res., 109, A12201, doi:10.1029/2004JA010590.

  29. •Lee D.-Y., L. R. Lyons, G. D. Reeves (2005), Comparison of geosynchronous energetic particle flux responses to solar wind dynamic pressure enhancements and substorms, J. Geophys. Res., 110, A09213, doi:10.1029/2005JA011091.

  30. •Lyons, L. R., D.-Y. Lee, C.-P. Wang, and S. B. Mende (2005), Global auroral responses to abrupt solar wind changes: Dynamic pressure, substorm, and null events, J. Geophys. Res., 110, A08208, doi:10.1029/2005JA011089.

  31. •Shi Y., E. Zesta, L. R. Lyons, A. Boudouridis, K. Yumoto, K. Kitamura (2005), Effect of solar wind pressure enhancements on storm time ring current asymmetry, J. Geophys. Res., 110, A10205, doi:10.1029/2005JA011019.

  32. •Liu S., M. W. Chen, M. Schulz, L. R. Lyons (2006), Initial simulation results of storm-time ring current in a self-consistent magnetic field model, J. Geophys. Res., 111, A04225, doi:10.1029/2005JA011194.

  33. •Lyons, L. R., D.-Y. Lee, R. M. Thorne, R. B. Horne, and A. J. Smith (2005), Solar wind-magnetosphere coupling leading to relativistic electron energization during high-speed streams, J. Geophys. Res., 110, A11202, doi:10.1029/2005JA011254..

  34. •Wang, C.-P., L. R. Lyons, J. M. Weygand, T. Nagai, and R. W. McEntire (2006), Equatorial distributions of the plasma sheet ions, their electric and magnetic drifts, and magnetic fields under different interplanetary magnetic field Bz conditions, J. Geophys.  Res., 111, A04215, doi:10.1029/2005JA011545.

  35. •Lyons, L. R., D.-Y Lee, C.-P. Wang, and S. B. Mende, Relation of substorm disturbances triggered by abrupt solar-wind changes to physics of plasma sheet transport, in International Conference on Substorms-8,  ed. by M. Syrjasuo and E. Donovan, p. 165, Institute for Space Research, University of Calgary, 2006.

  36. •Shi, Y., E. Zesta, L. R. Lyons, K. Yumoto, and K. Kitamura (2006), Statistical study of effect of solar wind dynamic pressure enhancements on dawn-to-dusk ring current asymmetry, J. Geophys. Res., 111, A10216, doi:10.1029/2005JA011532.

  37. •Chen, M. W., S. Liu, M. Schulz, J. L. Roeder, and L. R. Lyons (2006), Magnetically self-consistent ring current simulations during the 19 October 1998 storm, J. Geophys. Res., 111, A11S15, doi:10.1029/2006JA011620.

  38. •Lee, D.-Y., L.R. Lyons, K.C. Kim1, J.-H. Baek, K.-H. Kim, H.-J. Kim, J. Weygand, Y.-J. Moon, K.-S. Cho, Y.D. Park, and W.Y. Han (2006), Repetitive substorms caused by Alfvénic waves of the interplanetary magnetic field during high-speed solar wind streams, J. Geophys. Res., 111, A12214, doi:10.1029/2006JA011685.

  39. •Lee, D.-Y., S. Ohtani, P. C. Brandt, and L. R. Lyons (2007), Energetic neutral atom response to solar wind dynamic pressure enhancements, J. Geophys. Res., 112, A09210, doi:10.1029/2007JA012399.

  40. •Lyons, L. R., D.-Y. Lee, S. Zou, C.-P. Wang, J. U. Kozyra, J. M. Weygand, and S. B. Mende (2008), Dynamic pressure enhancements as a cause of large-scale stormtime substorms, J. Geophys. Res., 113, A08215, doi:10.1029/2007JA012926.

  41. •Boudouridis, A., E. Zesta, L. R. Lyons, P. C. Anderson, and A. J. Ridley (2008), Temporal evolution of the transpolar potential after a sharp enhancement in solar wind dynamic pressure, Geophys. Res. Lett., 35, L02101, doi:10.1029/2007GL031766.

  42. •Kim H.-J., D.-Y. Lee, L. R. Lyons (2008), Are repetitive particle injections during high-speed solar wind streams classic substorms?, J. Geophys. Res., 113, A08205, doi:10.1029/2007JA012847.

  43. •Lyons, L. R., D.-Y. Lee, H.-J. Kim, J.A. Hwang, R. M. Thorne, R. B. Horne, and A. J. Smith (2009), Solar-Wind Magnetosphere Coupling, Including Relativistic Electron Energization, during High-Speed Streams, J. Atmos. Terr. Phys., 71, 1059–1072 doi:10.1016/j.jastp.2008.04.016.

  44. •Wang C.-P., L. R. Lyons, V. Angelopoulos, D. Larson, J. P. McFadden, S. Frey, H.-U. Auster, W. Magnes (2008), THEMIS observations of penetration of the plasma sheet into the ring current region during a magnetic storm, Geophys. Res. Lett., 35, L17S14, doi:10.1029/2008GL033375.

  45. •Zou, S., L. R. Lyons, L. R., M. J. Nicolls, and C. J. Heinselman (2009), PFISR observations of strong azimuthal flow bursts in the ionosphere and their relation to nightside aurora. Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics, 71, 729-737, doi:10.1016/j.jastp.2008.06.015.

  46. •Shi, Y., E. Zesta, and L. R. Lyons (2009), Features of energetic particle radial profiles inferred from geosynchronous responses to solar wind dynamic pressure enhancements, Ann. Geophys., 27, 851-859..

  47. •Shi, Y., E. Zesta, and L. Lyons (2008), Modeling Magnetospheric Current Response to Solar Wind Dynamic Pressure Enhancements during Magnetic Storms: 1. Methodology and Results of September 25, 1998 Peak Main Phase Case, J. Geophys. Res., 113, A10218, doi:10.1029/2008JA013111. us responses to solar wind dynamic pressure enhancements, Ann. Geophys., 27, 851-859.

  48. •Shi, Y., E. Zesta, and L. Lyons (2008), Modeling Magnetospheric Current Response to Solar Wind Dynamic Pressure Enhancements during Magnetic Storms: 2. Application to Different Storm Phases, J. Geophys. Res., 113, A10219, doi:10.1029/2008JA013420.

  49. •Boudouridis, A., L. R. Lyons, E. Zesta, J. M. Ruohoniemi, and D. Lummerzheim (2008), Nightside flow enhancement associated with solar wind dynamic pressure driven reconnection, J. Geophys. Res., 113, A12211, doi:10.1029/2008JA013489.

  50. •Zou, S., L. R. Lyons, C.-P. Wang, A. Boudouridis, J. M. Ruohoniemi, P. C. Anderson, P. L. Dyson, and J. C. Devlin (2009), On the coupling between the Harang reversal evolution and substorm dynamics: A synthesis of SuperDARN, DMSP, and IMAGE observations, J. Geophys. Res., 114, A01205, doi:10.1029/2008JA013449.

  51. •Lyons, L. R., C. Wang, M. Gkioulidou, and S Zou (2009), Connections between plasma sheet transport, Region 2 currents, and entropy changes associated with convection, steady magnetospheric convection periods, and substorms, J. Geophys. Res., 114, A00D01, doi:10.1029/2008JA013743.

  52. •Wang, C.-P., L. R. Lyons, R. Wolf, T. Nagai, J. Weygand, and A. T. Y. Lui (2009), Plasma sheet PV5/3 and nV and associated plasma and energy transport for different convection strengths and AE levels, J. Geophys. Res., 114, A00D02, doi:10.1029/2008JA013849.

  53. •Gkioulidou M., C.-P. Wang, L. R. Lyons, R. A. Wolf (2009), Formation of the Harang reversal and its dependence on plasma sheet conditions: Rice convection model simulations, J. Geophys. Res., 114, A07204, doi:10.1029/2008JA013955.

  54. •Xing, X., L. R. Lyons, V. Angelopoulos, D. Larson, J. McFadden, C. Carlson, A. Runov, and U. Auster (2009), Azimuthal plasma pressure gradient in quiet time plasma sheet, Geophys. Res. Lett., 36, L14105, doi:10.1029/2009GL038881.

  55. •Kim H.-J., L. R. Lyons, S. Zou, A. Boudouridis, D.-Y. Lee, C. Heinselman, M. McCready (2009), Evidence that solar wind fluctuations substantially affect the strength of dayside ionospheric convection, J. Geophys. Res., 114, A11305, doi:10.1029/2009JA014280.

  56. •Lyons L. R., H.-J. Kim, X. Xing, S. Zou, D.-Y. Lee, C. Heinselman, M. J. Nicolls, V. Angelopoulos, D. Larson, J. McFadden, A. Runov, and K.-H. Fornacon (2009), Evidence that solar wind fluctuations substantially affect global convection and substorm occurrence, J. Geophys. Res., 114, A11306, doi:10.1029/2009JA014281.

  57. •Zou, S., L. R. Lyons, M. J. Nicolls, C. J. Heinselman, and S. B. Mende (2009), Nightside ionospheric electrodynamics associated with substorms: PFISR and THEMIS ASI observations, J. Geophys. Res., 114, A12301, doi:10.1029/2009JA014259.

  58. •Xing, X., L. R. Lyons, V. Angelopoulos, D. Larson, C. Carlson, A. Runov, and U. Auster (2010), Plasma sheet pressure evolution related to substorms, J. Geophys. Res., 115, A01212, doi:10.1029/2009JA014315.

  59. •Wang, C.-P., L. R. Lyons, T. Nagai, J. M. Weygand, and A. T. Y. Lui (2010), Evolution of plasma sheet particle content under different interplanetary magnetic field conditions, J. Geophys. Res., 115, A06210, doi:10.1029/2009JA015028.

  60. •Nishimura, Y., L. Lyons, S. Zou, V. Angelopoulos, and S. Mende (2010), Substorm triggering by new plasma intrusion: THEMIS all-sky imager observations, J. Geophys. Res., in press.

  61. •Lyons, L. R., Y. Nishimura, Y. Shi, S. Zou, H.-J. Kim, V. Angelopoulos, C. Heinselman, M. J. Nicolls, and K.-H. Fornacon (2010), Substorm triggering by new plasma intrusion: Incoherent-Scatter Radar Observations, J. Geophys. Res., in press.