David Brain

Publications

1. Atmospheric loss since the onset of the Martian geologic record: Combined role of impact erosion and sputtering, Brain, D.A. and B.M. Jakosky, J. Geophys. Res., 103, 22689, 1998.

2. Venus-like interaction of the solar wind with Mars, P. A. Cloutier , C. C. Law, D. H. Crider, P. W. Walker, Y. Chen, M. H. Acuna, J. E. P. Connerney, R. P. Lin, K. A. Anderson, D. L. Mitchell, C. W. Carlson, J. McFadden, D. A. Brain, H. Reme, C. Mazelle, J. A. Sauvaud, C. d'Uston, D. Vignes, S. J. Bauer, a, Geophys. Res. Lett., 26, 2685, 1999.

3. Evidence of electron impact ionization in the magnetic pileup boundary of Mars, D. Crider, P. Cloutier, C. Law, P. Walker, Y. Chen, M. Acuna, J. Connerney, D. Mitchell, R. Lin, K. Anderson, C. Carlson, J. McFadden, H. Reme, C. Mazelle, C. d'Uston, J. Sauvaud, D. Vignes, D. Brain, and N. Ness, Geophys. Res. Lett., 27, 45, 2000.

4. Theoretical modeling of the C2 flourescence spectrum in comet Hale-Bopp, Rousselot, P., S.M. Hill, M.H. Burger, D.A. Brain, C. Laffont, and G. Moreels, Icarus, 146, 263-269, 2000.

5. Magnetic field draping around Mars: Mars Global Surveyor results, Crider, D., M. Acuna, J. Connerney, D. Mitchell, R. Lin, P. Cloutier, H. Reme, C. Mazelle, D. Brain, N. Ness, and S. Bauer, Adv. Space Res., 27(11), 1831-1836, 2001.

6. Observations of low frequency electromagnetic plasma waves upstream from the Martian shock, Brain, D.A., F. Bagenal, M.H. Acuña, J.E.P. Connerney, D.H. Crider, C. Mazelle, D.L. Mitchell, and N.F. Ness, J. Geophys. Res., 107(A6), 1076, 2002.

7. The influences of crustal magnetic sources on the toplogy of the Martian magnetic environment, Brain, D.A., Ph.D. Thesis, University of Colorado at Boulder, 2002.

8. Contemporary atmospheric escape at Mars: Implications for astrobiology, Brain, D.A., J.G. Luhmann and C.T. Russell, Astrobiology, submitted, 2003.

9. Crustal Fields in the Solar Wind: Implications for Atmospheric Escape, Brain, D. A., Sixth International Conference on Mars, July 20-25 2003, Pasadena, California, 2003.

10. Martian magnetic morphology: Contributions from the solar wind and crust, D.A. Brain, F. Bagenal, M.H. Acuña and J.E.P. Connerney, J. Geophys. Res., 108(A12), 1424, 2003.

11. Bow shock and upstream phenomena at Mars, C. Mazelle, D. Winterhalter, K. Sauer, J. G. Trotignon, M. H. Acuna, K. Baumgartel, C. Bertucci, D. A. Brain, S. H. Brecht, M. Delva, E. Dubinin, M. Øieroset, and J. Slavin, Space Sci. Rev. (also in Mars' Magnetism and its Interaction with the Solar Wind, edited by D. Winterhalter, M. Acuna, and A. Zakharov, Space Sciences Series of ISSI Vol. 18, p. 115, Kluwer Academic Publishers), 111, 115-181, 2004.

12. Evaluation of models for Martian magnetic morphology, Brain, D.A., D.H. Crider, F. Bagenal, J.E.P. Connerney, M.H. Acuña, J. Cain, J. Geophys. Res., submitted, 2004.

13. Low frequency plasma oscillations at Mars during the October 2003 storm, Espley, J.R., P.A. Cloutier, D.H. Crider, D.A. Brain, and M.H. Acuña, J. Geophys. Res., in press, 2004.

14. Mars Global Surveyor observations of solar wind magnetic field draping around Mars, Crider, D.H., D.A. Brain, M.H. Acuña, D. Vignes, C. Mazelle, and C. Bertucci, Space Sci. Rev., 111(1), 203-221, 2004.

15. Observations of low frequency magnetic oscillations in the Martian magnetosheath, magnetic pileup region, and tail, Espley, J.R., P.A. Cloutier, D.A. Brain, D.H. Crider, and M.H. Acuña, J. Geophys. Res., 109(A18), 7213, 2004.

16. Observations of Plasma Waves near Mars and Their Implications for Atmospheric Loss, Espley, J. R.; Cloutier, P. A.; Brain, D. A.; Crider, D. H.; Acuña, M. H., 35th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, March 15-19, 2004, League City, Texas, 2004.

17. The bow shock and upstream waves at Venus and Mars, Brain, D.A., Adv. Space Res., 33(11), 1913-1919, 2004.

18. The bow shocks and upstream waves of Venus and Mars, Brain, D. A., Adv. Space Res., 33 (11), 1913-1919, 2004.

19. December 27th Magnetar Event Observations by Mars Global Surveyor, Lillis, R. J.; Brain, D. A.; Halekas, J. S.; Mitchell, D. L.; Lin, R. P., 36th Annual Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, March 14-18, 2005, in League City, Texas , 2005.

20. External fields on the night-side of Mars at Mars Global Surveyor Mapping Altitudes, Ferguson, B., J.C. Cain, D. Crider, D. Brain, and E. Harnett, Geophys. Res. Lett., 32 (16), L16105, 2005.

21. Low-frequency plasma oscillations at Mars during the October 2003 solar storm, Espley, J. R.; Cloutier, P. A.; Crider, D. H.; Brain, D. A.; Acuña, M. H., J. Geophys. Res., 110 (A9), A09S33, 2005.

22. Mars Global Surveyor observations of the Halloween 2003 solar super-storm's encounter with Mars, Crider, D.H., J. Espley, D.A. Brain, D.L. Mitchell, J.E.P. Connerney, M.H. Acuña, J. Geophys. Res., 110 (A9), A09S21, 2005.

23. Probing upper thermospheric neutral densities at Mars using electron reflectometry, Lillis, R. J.; Engel, J. H.; Mitchell, D. L.; Brain, D. A.; Lin, R. P.; Bougher, S.W.; Acuña, M. H. , Geophys. Res. Lett., 32(23), L23204, 2005.

24. Variability of the altitude of the Martian sheath, Brain, D.A., J.S. Halekas, R. Lillis, D.L. Mitchell, R.P. Lin, Geophys. Res. Lett., 32(18), L18203, 2005.

25. Auroral Plasma Acceleration Above Martian Magnetic Anomalies, Lundin, R.; Winningham, D.; Barabash, S.; Frahm, R.; Holmström, M.; Sauvaud, J.-A.; Fedorov, A.; Asamura, K.; Coates, A. J.; Soobiah, Y.; Hsieh, K. C.; Grande, M.; Koskinen, H.; Kallio, E.; Kozyra, J.; Woch, J.; Fraenz, M.; Brain, D.; Luhmann, J.; McKenna-Lawler, S.; Orsini, R. S.; Brandt, P.; Wurz, P., Science, 311 (5763), 980-983, 2006.

26. Current sheets at low altitudes in the Martian magnetotail , J. S. Halekas, D. A. Brain, R. J. Lillis, M. O. Fillingim, D. L. Mitchell, and R. P. Lin, Geophys. Res. Lett., 33, L13101, 2006.

27. Mars global surveyor measurements of the Martian solar wind interaction, Brain, D. A., Space Sci. Rev., 126 (1-4), 77-112, 2006.

28. Numerical interpretation of high-altitude photoelectron observations, Liemohn, Michael W.; Frahm, R. A.; Winningham, J. D.; Ma, Y.; Barabash, S.; Lundin, R.; Kozyra, J. U.; Nagy, A. F.; Bougher, S. M.; Bell, J.; Brain, D.; Mitchell, D.; Luhmann, J.; Holmström, M.; Andersson, H.; Yamauchi, M.; Grigoriev, A.; McKenna-Lawler, S.; Sharber, J. R.; Scherrer, J. R.; Jeffers, S. J.; Coates, A. J.; Linder, D. R.; Kataria, D. O.; Kallio, E.; Koskinen, H.; Säles, T.; Riihelä, P.; Schmidt, W.; Roelof, E.; Williams, D.; Livi, S.; Curtis, C. C.; Hsieh, K. C.; Sandel, B. R.; Grande, M.; Carter, M.; Sauvaud, J.-A.; Fedorov, A.; Thocaven, J.-J.; Orsini, S.; Cerulli-Irelli, R.; Maggi, M.; Wurz, P.; Bochsler, P.; Krupp, N.; Woch, J.; Fränz, M.; Asamura, K.; Dierker, C., Icarus, 182 (2), 383-395, 2006.

29. On the occurrence of magnetic enhancements caused by solar wind interaction with lunar crustal fields, Halekas, J. S., D. A. Brain, D. L. Mitchell, R. P. Lin, and L. Harrison, Geophys. Res. Lett., 33, L08106, 2006.

30. On the origin of aurorae on Mars, Brain, D. A.; Halekas, J. S.; Peticolas, L. M.; Lin, R. P.; Luhmann, J. G.; Mitchell, D. L.; Delory, G. T.; Bougher, S. W.; Acuña, M. H.; Rème, H., Geophys. Res. Lett., 33(1), L01201, 2006.

31. Origins of the Martian aurora observed by Spectroscopy for Investigation of Characteristics of the Atmosphere of Mars (SPICAM) on board Mars Express, Leblanc, F.; Witasse, O.; Winningham, J.; Brain, D.; Lilensten, J.; Blelly, P.-L.; Frahm, R. A.; Halekas, J. S.; Bertaux, J. L., J. Geophys. Res., 111 (A9), A09313, 2006.

32. Role of plasma waves in Mars' atmospheric loss, Ergun, R. E.; Andersson, L.; Peterson, W. K.; Brain, D.; Delory, G. T.; Mitchell, D. L.; Lin, R. P.; Yau, A. W. , Geophys. Res. Lett., 33 (14), L14103, 2006.

33. Solar control of radar wave absorption by the Martian ionosphere, Morgan, D. D.; Gurnett, D. A.; Kirchner, D. L.; Huff, R. L.; Brain, D. A.; Boynton, W. V.; Acuña, M. H.; Plaut, J. J.; Picardi, G., Geophys. Res. Lett., 33 (13), L13202, 2006.

34. The magnetic field draping direction at Mars from April 1999 through August 2004, Brain, David A.; Mitchell, David L.; Halekas, Jasper S., Icarus, 182(2), 464-473, 2006.

35. Whistler waves observed near lunar crustal magnetic sources, J. S. Halekas, D. A. Brain, D. L. Mitchell, and R. P. Lin, Geophys. Res. Lett., 33, L22104, 2006.

36. Electron pitch angle distributions as indicators of magnetic field topology near Mars, Brain, D. A.; Lillis, R. J.; Mitchell, D. L.; Halekas, J. S.; Lin, R. P., J. Geophys. Res., 112 (A9), A09201, 2007.

37. Extreme lunar surface charging during solar energetic particle events, Halekas, J. S.; Delory, G. T.; Brain, D. A.; Lin, R. P.; Fillingim, M. O.; Lee, C. O.; Mewaldt, R. A.; Stubbs, T. J.; Farrell, W. M.; Hudson, M. K., Geophys. Res. Lett., 34 (2), L02111, 2007.

38. Martian Ionospheric Variability as Observed by MARSIS: The Effects of Solar Energetic Particles, Ionizing Radition, Meteors, and Dust Activity, Espley, J. R.; Farrell, W.; Brain, D. A.; Morgan, D. D.; Acuña, M. H.; Cantor, B.; Plaut, J.; Picardi, G., 38th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, (Lunar and Planetary Science XXXVIII), held March 12-16, 2007 in League City, Texas, LPI Contribution No. 1338, 2043, 2007.

39. Model calculations of electron precipitation induced ionization patches on the nightside of Mars, M. O. Fillingim, L. M. Peticolas, R. J. Lillis, D. A. Brain, J. S. Halekas, D. L. Mitchell, R. P. Lin, D. Lummerzheim, S. W. Bougher, and D. L. Kirchner, Geophys. Res. Lett., 34, L12101, 2007.

40. Solar energetic particles in near-Mars space, Luhmann, J. G.; Zeitlin, C.; Turner, R.; Brain, D. A.; Delory, G.; Lyon, J. G.; Boynton, W., J. Geophys. Res., 112 (E10), E10001 , 2007.

41. Continuous monitoring of nightside upper thermospheric mass densities in the Martian southern hemisphere over 4 Martian years using electron reflectometry, Lillis, Robert J.; Bougher, Stephen W.; Mitchell, David L.; Brain, David A.; Lin, Robert P.; Acuña, Mario H., Icarus, 194 (2), 562-574, 2008.

42. Density cavity observed over a strong lunar crustal magnetic anomaly in the solar wind: A mini-magnetosphere?, Halekas, J. S.; Delory, G. T.; Brain, D. A.; Lin, R. P.; Mitchell, D. L., Planetary and Space Science, 56 (7), 941-946, 2008.

43. Distribution and variability of accelerated electrons at Mars, Halekas, J. S.; Brain, D. A.; Lin, R. P.; Luhmann, J. G.; Mitchell, D. L., Adv. Space Res., 41 (9), 1347-1352, 2008.

44. Evidence for collisionless magnetic reconnection at Mars, Eastwood, J. P., D. A. Brain, J. S. Halekas, J. F. Drake, T. D. Phan, M. Øieroset, D. L. Mitchell, R. P. Lin, and M. Acuña, Geophys. Res. Lett., 35, L02106, 2008.

45. Influence of IMF draping direction and crustal magnetic field location on Martian ion beams, Carlsson, E.; Brain, D.; Luhmann, J.; Barabash, S.; Grigoriev, A.; Nilsson, H.; Lundin, R., Planetary and Space Science, 56 (6), 861-867, 2008.

46. Solar wind interaction with lunar crustal magnetic anomalies, Halekas, J. S.; Brain, D. A.; Lin, R. P.; Mitchell, D. L. , Adv. Space Res., 41 (8), 1319-1324, 2008.

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