P. G. Richards

1.8k citations

49 papers · 1.4k indexed · 1 hit paper · h-index 20

Co-authors: B. W. Reinisch Vladimír Truhlík D. Bilitza Yongliang Zhang Chris Mertens Lee‐Anne McKinnell David Altadill D. G. Torr
Topics: Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics (39 papers)Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics (30 papers)Atmospheric Ozone and Climate (14 papers)
Cited by: Astronomy and Astrophysics Geophysics Aerospace Engineering
Journals: Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres Geophysical Research Letters Solar Physics
Partner nations: United States Czechia Ukraine

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P. G. Richards

47 papers receiving 1.3k citations

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	The Thermosphere Was Poorly Predictable Not Only During but Also Before and After the Starlink Storm on 3–4 February 2022 2025 ·Geophysical Research Letters ·(unknown),(unknown),P. G. Richards,(unknown),(unknown),Л. П. Гончаренко,(unknown),(unknown)	0
2	Interhemispheric ionosphere-plasmasphere system shows a high sensitivity to the exospheric neutral hydrogen density: a caution of the global reference atmospheric model hydrogen density 2023 ·Frontiers in Astronomy and Space Sciences ·(unknown),P. G. Richards,(unknown),(unknown),Vladimír Truhlík,S. M. Nossal,E. J. Mierkiewicz,(unknown),(unknown),Yoshizumi Miyoshi,Fuminori Tsuchiya,Atsushi Kumamoto,Yoshiya Kasahara,M. Kitahara,Satoko Nakamura,Ayako Matsuoka,Iku Shinohara,M. R. Hairston	3
3	What Is the Altitude of Thermal Equilibrium? 2023 ·Geophysical Research Letters ·W. K. Peterson,Naomi Maruyama,P. G. Richards,P. J. Erickson,A. B. Christensen,A. W. Yau	0
4	Investigation of the Causes of the Longitudinal and Solar Cycle Variation of the Electron Density in the Bering Sea and Weddell Sea Anomalies 2018 ·Journal of Geophysical Research Space Physics ·P. G. Richards,R. R. Meier,Shih‐Ping Chen,(unknown)	7
5	Investigation of the Electron Density Variation During the 21 August 2017 Solar Eclipse 2018 ·Geophysical Research Letters ·B. W. Reinisch,(unknown),Ivan Galkin,Ryan Hamel,P. G. Richards	34
6	Investigation of sudden electron density depletions observed in the dusk sector by the Poker Flat, Alaska incoherent scatter radar in summer 2014 ·Journal of Geophysical Research Space Physics ·P. G. Richards,M. J. Nicolls,J.‐P. St.‐Maurice,(unknown),J. M. Ruohoniemi	7
7	Continuous assessment of the stiffness of tracks at line speed 2011 ·John Amoore,P. G. Richards,(unknown),(unknown),Jean Iaquinta	1
8	Temporal and spectral variations of the photoelectron flux and solar irradiance during an X class solar flare 2008 ·Geophysical Research Letters ·W. K. Peterson,Phillip C. Chamberlin,T. N. Woods,P. G. Richards	7
9	XUV Photometer System (XPS): Improved Solar Irradiance Algorithm Using CHIANTI Spectral Models 2008 ·Solar Physics ·T. N. Woods,Phillip C. Chamberlin,W. K. Peterson,R. R. Meier,P. G. Richards,D. J. Strickland,G. Lu,Liying Qian,S. C. Solomon,B. A. Iijima,A. J. Mannucci,B. T. Tsurutani	59
10	Photoelectron flux variations observed from the FAST satellite 2007 ·Advances in Space Research ·W. K. Peterson,T. N. Woods,Phillip C. Chamberlin,P. G. Richards	10
11	Improved Characterization of Seismicity and Fault Structure by Wide Area Event Relocation 2004 ·AGUFM ·F. Waldhauser,D. P. Schaff,(unknown),P. G. Richards	1
12	Applying Massive Waveform Cross Correlation and Double-Difference Location to Northern California and China 2003 ·AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts ·D. P. Schaff,F. Waldhauser,P. G. Richards	2
13	A Dynamic Fluid-Kinetic(DyFK) Model for Ionosphere-Magnetosphere Plasma Transport: Effects of Ionization and Thermal Electron Heating by Soft Electron Precipitation 1999 ·Terrestrial Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences ·(unknown),J. L. Horwitz,Yi‐Jiun Su,P. G. Richards,G. R. Wilson,David G. Brown	15
14	On the thermal electron energy balance in the ionosphere in January 1993 and June 1990 1997 ·Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres ·P. G. Richards,G. V. Khazanov	19
15	Recent results of the CEDAR storm study 1997 ·Advances in Space Research ·M. J. Buonsanto,G. S. Bust,Ronald Clark,M. Codrescu,G. Crowley,B. A. Emery,T. J. Fuller‐Rowell,G. W. Hoogeveen,A. R. Jacobson,D. J. Knipp,(unknown),P. G. Richards,John R. Taylor,B. J. Watkins	10
16	Effect of anisotropic thermal conductivity on the temperature structure of the ionosphere‐plasmasphere system 1996 ·Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres ·G. V. Khazanov,T. E. Moore,J. L. Horwitz,P. G. Richards,(unknown)	5
17	Correction to “EUVAC: A Solar EUV Flux Model for aeronomic calculations” 1994 ·Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres ·P. G. Richards,J. A. Fennelly,D. G. Torr	44
18	Rms lg studies of underground nuclear explosions in the USSR and the US. Final report, 22 August 1990-21 August 1993 1993 ·OSTI OAI (U.S. Department of Energy Office of Scientific and Technical Information) ·P. G. Richards,(unknown),Göran Ekström	1
19	N(²P) in the dayglow: Measurement and theory 1993 ·Geophysical Research Letters ·Marsha R. Torr,D. G. Torr,P. G. Richards	7
20	Quenching of O+(2D) by electrons in the thermosphere 1980 ·Planetary and Space Science ·Marsha R. Torr,D. G. Torr,P. G. Richards	5

About P. G. Richards

P. G. Richards is a scholar working on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Geophysics and General Engineering, having authored 49 papers that have together received 1.4k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics (39 papers), Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics (30 papers) and Atmospheric Ozone and Climate (14 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Astronomy and Astrophysics (1.3k citations), Geophysics (541 citations) and Aerospace Engineering (454 citations). P. G. Richards has collaborated with scholars based in United States, Czechia and Ukraine. Frequent co-authors include B. W. Reinisch, Vladimír Truhlík, D. Bilitza, Yongliang Zhang, Chris Mertens, Lee‐Anne McKinnell, David Altadill, D. G. Torr, J. L. Horwitz and R. R. Meier. Their work appears in journals such as Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres, Geophysical Research Letters and Solar Physics.

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