Publications

(Chronological)
Most Recent Update: 01 February 2010
ADS listing available here (chronological) or here (by # of citations). 2010
Opgenoorth, H.J., R. Dhillon, L. Rosenqvist, M. Lester, N. Edberg, S. Milan, P. Withers, and D. Brain, Dayside Ionospheric Conductivities at Mars, Planetary and Space Science, submitted, 2010.

Brain, D.A., A.H. Baker, J. Briggs, J.P. Eastwood, J.S. Halekas, T.-D. Phan, Episodic Detachment of Martian Crustal Magnetic Fields Leading to Bulk Atmospheric Escape, Science, submitted, 2010.

Brain, D.A., G.T. Delory, R.J. Lillis, D. Ulusen, D.L. Mitchell, J.G. Luhmann, MGS Measurements of Solar Storms and their Effects, IAAA Book Chapter on Radiation from the Sun to Mars, submitted, 2009.

Haider, S.A., S.P. Seth, D.A. Brain, D.L. Mitchell, T.A. Majeed, and S.W. Bougher, Modeling Photoelectron transport in the Martian ionosphere at Olympus Mons and Syrtis Major: MGS observations, J. Geophys. Res., in press, 2010.

Edberg, N.J.T., U. Auster, S. Barabash, A. Boßwetter, D.A. Brain, J.L. Burch, C.M. Carr, S.W.H. Cowley, E. Cupido, F. Duru, M. Fraenz, K.-H. Glassmeier, R. Goldstein, M. Lester, R. Lundin, R. Modolo, H. Nilsson, I. Richter, M. Samara, and J.G. Trotignon, Rosetta and Mars Express Observations of the Influence of High Solar Wind Pressure on the Martian Plasma Environment, Annales Geophysicae, in press, 2010.

Edberg, N.J.T., M. Lester, S.W.H. Cowley, D.A. Brain, M. Franz, and S. Barabash, Magnetosonic Mach Number Effect on the Position of the Bow Shock at Mars in Comparison to Venus, J. Geophys. Res., in press, 2010.

Brain, D.A., D. Hurley, and M.R. Combi, The Solar Wind Interaction with Mars: Recent Progress and Future Directions, Icarus, in press, 2010.

Akalin, F., D.D. Morgan, D.A. Gurnett, D.L. Kirchner, D.A. Brain, R. Modolo, M.H. Acuña, and J.R. Espley, Dayside Induced Magnetic Field in the Ionosphere of Mars, Icarus, in press, 2010.

Brain, D., S. Barabash, A. Boesswetter, S. Bougher, S. Brecht, G. Chanteur, D. Hurley, E. Dubinin, X. Fang, M. Fraenz, J. Halekas, E. Harnett, M. Holmstrom, E. Kallio, H. Lammer, S. Ledvina, M. Liemohn, K. Liu, J. Luhmann, Y. Ma, R. Modolo, U. Motschmann, A. Nagy, H. Nilsson, H. Shinagawa, S. Simon, and N. Terada, A Comparison of Global Models for the Solar Wind Interaction with Mars, Icarus, in press, 2010.

Fillingim, M.O., L.M. Peticolas, R.J. Lillis, D.A. Brain, J.S. Halekas, D. Lummerzheim, and S.W. Bougher, Localized Ionization Patches in the Nighttime Ionosphere of Mars and their Electrodynamic Consequences, Icarus, in press, 2010.

Halekas, J.S. and D.A. Brain, Global Distribution, Structure, and Control of Low Altitude Current Sheets at Mars, Icarus, in press, 2010.

Morgan, D.D., D.A. Gurnett, D.L. Kirchner, J.D. Winningham, R. Frahm, D.A. Brain, D.L. Mitchell, J.G. Luhmann, E. Nielsen, J.R. Espley, M.H. Acuña, and J.J. Plaut, Radar Absorption Due to a Corotating Interaction Region Encounter with Mars Detected by MARSIS, Icarus, in press, 2010.

Nilsson, H., E. Carlsson, D. Brain, M. Yamauchi, M. Holmstrom, S. Barabash, R. Lundin, and Y. Futaana, Ion Escape from Mars as a Function of Solar Wind Conditions: A Statistical Study, Icarus, in press, 2010.

Øieroset, M., D.A. Brain, E. Simpson, D.L. Mitchell, T.D. Phan, J.S. Halekas, R.P. Lin, and M.H. Acuña, Search for Phobos and Deimos gas/dust tori using in situ observations from Mars Global Surveyor MAG/ER, Icarus, in press, 2010.
2009
Lillis, R.J., M.O. Fillingim, L.M. Peticolas, D.A. Brain, R.P. Lin, and S.W. Bougher, Nightside ionosphere of Mars: Modeling the effects of crustal magnetic fields and electron pitch angle distributions on electron impact ionization, J. Geophys. Res., 114, E11009, doi:10.1029/2009JE003379, 2009.

Halekas, J.S., J.P. Eastwood, D.A. Brain, T.D. Phan, M. Oieroset, and R.P. Lin, In situ Observations of reconnection Hall magnetic fields at Mars: Evidence for Ion Diffusion Region Encounters, J. Geophys. Res., 114, A11, doi:10.1029/2009JA014544, 2009.

Edberg, N.J.T., D.A. Brain, M. Lester, S.W.H. Cowley, R. Modolo, M. Fränz, and S. Barabash, Plasma boundary variability at Mars as observed by Mars Global Surveyor and Mars Express, Annales Geophysicae, 27, 3537-3550, 2009.

Schneider, N.M.S., and D.A. Brain, "Discoveries in Planetary Science" Classroom Powerpoints, Astronomy Education Review, 8(1), doi:10.3847/AER2009030, 2009.
2008
Luhmann, J.G., A. Fedorov, S. Barabash, E. Carlsson, Y. Futaana, T.-L. Zhang, C.T. Russell, J.G. Lyon, S.A. Ledvina, and D.A. Brain, Venus Express Observations of Atmospheric Oxygen Escape During the Passage of Several Coronal Mass Ejections, J. Geophys. Res., 113(52), E00B04, doi:10.1029/2008JE003092, 2008.

Leblanc, F. O. Witasse, J. Lilensten, R.A. Frahm, A. Safaenili, D.A. Brain, J. Mouginot, H. Nilsson, Y. Futaana, J. Halekas, M. Holmstrom, J.L. Bertaux, J.D. Winningham, W. Kofman, R. Lundin, Observations of aurorae by SPICAM Ultraviolet Spectrograph on Board Mars Express: Simultaneous ASPERA-3 and MARSIS Measurements, J. Geophys. Res., 113(A8), A08311, doi:10.1029/2008JA013033, 2008.

Halekas, J.S., G.T. Delory, D.A. Brain, R.P. Lin, D.L. Mitchell, Density cavity observed over a strong lunar crustal magnetic anomaly in the solar wind: A mini-magnetosphere?, Planetary and Space Science, doi:10.1016/j.pss.2008.01.008, Available online 30 January 2008.

Futaana, Y., S. Barabash, M. Yamauchi, S. McKenna-Lawlor, R. Lundin, J.G. Luhmann, D. Brain, E. Carlsson, J.-A. Sauvaud, J.D. Winningham, R.A. Frahm, P.Wurz, M. Holmström, H. Gunell, E. Kallio, W. Baumjohann, H. Lammer, J.R. Sharber (e), K.C. Hsieh, H. Andersson, A. Grigoriev, K. Brinkfeldt, H. Nilsson, K. Asamura, T. L. Zhang, A. J. Coates, D. R. Linder, D. O. Kataria, C. C. Curtis, B. R. Sandel, A. Fedorov, C. Mazelle, J.-J. Thocaven, M. Grande, H.E.J. Koskinen, T. Sales, W. Schmidt, P. Riihela, J. Kozyra, N. Krupp , J. Woch, M. Fränz, E. Dubinin, S. Orsini, R. Cerulli-Irelli, A. Mura, A. Milillo, M. Maggi, E. Roelof, P. Brandt, K. Szego, J. Scherrer, and P. Bochsler, Mars Express and Venus Express multi-point observations of geoeffective solar flare events in December 2006, Planetary and Space Science, doi:10.1016/j.pss.2007.10.014, Available online 01 January 2008.

Carlsson, E., D. Brain, J. Luhmann, S. Barabash, A. Grigoriev, H. Nilsson, and R. Lundin, Influence of IMF draping direction and crustal magnetic field location on Martian ion beams, Planetary and Space Science, doi:10.1016/j.pss.2007.12.016, Available online 19 January 2008.

Coates, A.J., R.A. Frahm, D.R. Linder, D.O. Kataria, Y Soobiah, G. Collinson, J.R. Sharber, J.D. Winningham, S.J. Jeffers, S. Barabash, J.-A. Sauvaud, R. Lundin, M. Holmström, Y. Futaana, M. Yamauchi, A. Grigoriev, H. Andersson, H. Gunell, A. Fedorov, J.-J. Thocaven, T.L. Zhang, W. Baumjohann, E. Kallio, H. Koskinen, J.U. Kozyra, M.W. Liemohn, Y. Ma, A. Galli, P. Wurz, P. Bochsler, D. Brain, E.C. Roelof, P. Brandt, N. Krupp, J. Woch, M. Fraenz, E. Dubinin, S. McKenna-Lawlor, S. Orsini, R. Cerulli-Irelli, A. Mura, A. Milillo, M. Maggi, C.C. Curtis, B.R. Sandel, K.C. Hsieh, and K. Szego, A. Asamura, and M. Grande, Ionospheric Photoelectrons at Venus: Initial Observations by ASPERA-4 ELS, Planetary and Space Science, doi:10.1016/j.pss.2007.12.008, Available online 31 December 2007.

Lillis, R.J., S.W. Bougher, D.L. Mitchell, D.A. Brain, R.P. Lin and M.H. Acuna, Continuous monitoring of nightside upper thermospheric mass densities in the Martian southern hemisphere over 4 Martian years using electron reflectometry, Icarus, 194(2), doi:10.1016/j.icarus.2007.09.031, 562-574, 2008.

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.H. Acuña, Evidence for Collisionless Magnetic Reconnection at Mars, Geophys. Res. Lett., 35, L02106, doi:10.1029/2007GL032289, 2008.

Halekas, J.S., D.A. Brain, R.P. Lin, J.G. Luhmann, D.L. Mitchell, Distribution and Variability of Accelerated Electrons at Mars, Adv. Space Res., 41(9), doi:10.1016/j.asr.2007.01.034, 1347-1352, 2008.

Halekas, J.S., D.A. Brain, R.P. Lin, D.L. Mitchell, Solar Wind Interaction with Lunar Crustal Magnetic Anomalies, Adv. Space Res., 41(8), doi:10.1016/j.asr.2007.04.003, 1319-1324, 2008.

2007
Luhmann, J.G., C. Zeitlin, R. Turner, D.A. Brain, G. Delory, J.G. Lyon, and W. Boynton , Solar Energetic Particles in Near-Mars Space, J. Geophys. Res., 112, E10001, doi:10.1029/2006JE002886, 2007.

Brain, D.A., R.J. Lillis, D.L. Mitchell, J.S. Halekas, and R.P. Lin, Electron Pitch Angle Distributions as Indicators of Magnetic Field Topology near Mars, J. Geophys. Res., 112, A09201, doi:10.1029/2007JA012435.
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Fillingim, M., L.M. Peticolas, R.J. Lillis, D.A. Brain, J.S. Halekas, D.L. Mitchell, R.P. Lin, D. Lummerzheim, S. Bougher, and D. Kirchner, Model calculations of electron precipitation induced ionization patches on the nightside of Mars, Geophys. Res. Lett., 34(12), L12101, doi:10.1029/2007GL029986, 16 June 2007.

Espley, J.R., W.M. Farrell, D.A. Brain, D.D. Morgan, B. Cantor, J.J. Plaut, M. H. Acuña, G. Picardi, Absorption of MARSIS radar signals: Solar energetic particles and the daytime ionosphere, Geophys. Res. Lett., 34(9), L09101, doi:10.1029/2007GL028829, 02 May 2007.

Halekas, J.S., G.T. Delory, D.A. Brain, R.P. Lin1, M.O. Fillingim, C.O. Lee, R.A. Mewaldt, T.J. Stubbs, W.M. Farrell, M.K. Hudson, Extreme Lunar Surface Charging During Solar Energetic Particle Events, Geophys. Res. Lett., 34(2), L02111, doi:10.1029/2006GL028517, 30 January 2007.

2006
Halekas, J.S., D.A. Brain, D.L. Mitchell, and R.P. Lin, Whistler waves observed near lunar crustal magnetic sources, Geophys. Res. Lett., 33(22), L22104, doi:10.1029/2006GL027684, 27 November 2006.

Lundin, R., D. Winningham, S. Barabash, R. Frahm, D. Brain, H. Nilsson, M. Holmström, M. Yamauchi, J.R. Sharber, J.-A. Sauvaud, A. Fedorov, K. Asamura, H. Hayakawa, A.J. Coates, Y. Soobiah, C. Curtis, K.C. Hsieh, M. Grande, H. Koskinen, E. Kallio, J. Kozyra, J. Woch, M. Fraenz, J. Luhmann, S. McKenna-Lawler, R. S. Orsini, P. Brandt, and P. Wurz, Auroral Plasma Acceleration Above Martian Magnetic Anomalies, Space Science Reviews, 126, 333-354, doi:10.1007/s11214-006-9086-x, 2006.

Brain, D.A., Mars Global Surveyor Measurements of the Martian Solar Wind Interaction, Space Science Reviews, 126, doi:10.1007/s11214-006-9122-x, 77-112, 2006.
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Leblanc F., O. Witasse O., J. Winningham, D. Brain, J. Lilensten, P.-L. Blelly, R.A. Frahm, J.S. Halekas, and J.L. Bertaux, Origins of the Martian aurora observed by Spectroscopy for Investigation of Characteristics of the Atmosphere of Mars (SPICAM) on board Mars Express, J. Geophys. Res., 111(A9), A09313, 10.1029/2006JA011763, 22 September 2006.

Ergun, R.E., L. Andersson, W.K. Peterson, D. Brain, G.T. Delory, D.L. Mitchell, R.P. Lin, and A.W. Yau, Role of plasma waves in Mars' atmospheric loss, Geophys. Res. Lett., 33(14), L14103, doi:10.1029/2006GL025785, 2006.

Morgan, D.D., D.A. Gurnett, D.L. Kirchner, R.L. Huff, D.A. Brain, W.V. Boynton, M. H. Acuña, J. J. Plaut, and G. Picardi, Solar control of radar wave absorption by the Martian ionosphere, Geophys. Res. Lett., 33, L13202, doi:10.1029/2006GL026637, 2006..

Halekas, J.S., D.A. Brain, R.J. Lillis, M. Fillingim, D.L. Mitchell, and R.P. Lin, Current Sheets at Low Altitudes in the Martian Magnetotail, Geophys. Res. Lett., 33, L13101, doi:10.1029/2006GL026229, 2006.

Brain, D.A., D.L. Mitchell, J.S. Halekas, The magnetic field draping direction at Mars from April 1999 through August 2004, Icarus, 182(2), pp. 464-473, doi:10.1016/j.icarus.2005.09.023, June 2006.
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Liemohn, R.A. Frahm, J.D. Winningham, Y. Ma, S. Barabash, R. Lundin, J.U. Kozyra, A.F. Nagy, S.M. Bougher, J. Bell, D. Brain et al., Numerical interpretation of high-altitude photoelectron observations, Icarus, 182(2), doi:10.1016/j.icarus.2005.10.036, p. 383-395, June 2006.

Halekas, J.S., D.A. Brain, D.L. Mitchell, R.P. Lin, L. Harrison, On the occurrence of magnetic enhancements caused by solar wind interaction with lunar crustal fields, Geophys. Res. Lett., 33(8), L08106, 10.1029/2006GL025931, 27 April 2006.

Lundin, R., D. Winningham, S. Barabash, R. Frahm, M. Holmström, J.-A. Sauvaud, A. Fedorov, K. Asamura, A. J. Coates, Y. Soobiah, K. C. Hsieh, M. Grande, H. Koskinen, E. Kallio, J. Kozyra, J. Woch, M. Fraenz, D. Brain, J. Luhmann, S. McKenna-Lawler, R. S. Orsini, P. Brandt, and P. Wurz, Plasma Acceleration Above Martian Magnetic Anomalies, Science, 311(5763), pp. 980-983, doi:10.1126/science.1122071, 17 February 2006.

Brain, D.A., J.S. Halekas, L.M. Peticolas, R.P. Lin, J.G. Luhmann, D.L. Mitchell, G.T. Delory, S.W. Bougher, M.H. Acuna, H. Reme, On the origin of aurorae on Mars, Geophys. Res. Lett., 33(1), L01201, 10.1029/2005GL024782, 05 January 2005.
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2005
Lillis, R.J., J.H. Engel, D.L. Mitchell, D.A. Brain, R.P. Lin, S.W. Bougher, M.H. Acuña, Probing upper thermospheric neutral densities at Mars using electron reflectometry, Geophys. Res. Lett., 32(23), L23204, 10.1029/2005GL024337, 15 December 2005.

Brain, D.A., J.S. Halekas, R. Lillis, D.L. Mitchell, R.P. Lin, Variability of the Altitude of the Martian Sheath, GRL, 32(18), L18203, doi:10.1029/2005GL023126, 24 September 2005.
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Espley, J.R., P.A. Cloutier, D.H. Crider, D.A. Brain, and M.H. Acuña, Low frequency plasma oscillations at Mars during the October 2003 storm, J. Geophys. Res., 110(A9), A09S33, doi:10.1029/2004JA010935, 11 August 2004.

Crider, D.H., J. Espley, D.A. Brain, D.L. Mitchell, J.E.P. Connerney, M.H. Acuña, Mars Global Surveyor observations of the Halloween 2003 solar super-storm's encounter with Mars, J. Geophys. Res., 110(A9), A09S21, doi:10.1029/2004JA010881, 25 August 2005.

Ferguson, B., J.C. Cain, D. Crider, D. Brain, and E. Harnett, External fields on the night-side of Mars at Mars Global Surveyor Mapping Altitudes, Geophys. Res. Lett., 32(16), L16105, doi:10.1029/2004GL021964, 26 August 2005.

2004
Espley, J.R., P.A. Cloutier, D.A. Brain, D.H. Crider, and M.H. Acuña, Observations of low frequency magnetic oscillations in the Martian magnetosheath, magnetic pileup region, and tail, J. Geophys. Res., 109(A18), 7213, doi:10.1029/2003JA010193, 2004.

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

Mazelle, C., D. Winterhalter, K. Sauer, J.-G. Trotignon, M.H. Acuña, K. Baumgartel, C. Bertucci, D.A. Brain, S.H. Brecht, M. Delva, E. Dubinin, M. Oieroset, and J. Slavin, Bow shock and upstream phenomena at Mars, Space Sci. Rev., 111(1), 115--181, 2004.

Brain, D.A., The bow shock and upstream waves at Venus and Mars, Adv. Space Res., 33(11), 1913--1919, 2004.
2003
Brain, D.A., F. Bagenal, M.H. Acuña, and J.E.P. Connerney, Martian magnetic morphology: Contributions from the solar wind and crust, J. Geophys. Res., 108(A12), 1424, doi:10.1029/2002JA009482, 2003.
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Brain, D.A., J.G. Luhmann and C.T. Russell, Contemporary atmospheric escape at Mars: Implications for astrobiology, JPL Tech. Report, 2003.
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2002
Brain, D.A., F. Bagenal, M.H. Acuña, J.E.P. Connerney, D.H. Crider, C. Mazelle, D.L. Mitchell, and N.F. Ness, Observations of low frequency electromagnetic plasma waves upstream from the Martian shock by MGS MAG, J. Geophys. Res., 107(A6), 1076, doi:10.1029/2000JA000416, 2002.
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Brain, D.A., The influences of crustal magnetic sources on the toplogy of the Martian magnetic environment, Ph.D. Thesis, University of Colorado at Boulder, 2002.
2001
Crider D., M. Acuña, J. Connerney, D. Mitchell, R. Lin, P. Cloutier, H. Reme, C. Mazelle, D. Brain, N. Ness, and S. Bauer, Magnetic field draping around Mars: Mars Global Surveyor results, Adv. Space Res., 27(11), 1831-1836 2001.
2000
Rousselot, P., S.M. Hill, M.H. Burger, D.A. Brain, C. Laffont, and G. Moreels, Theoretical modeling of the C2 flourescence spectrum in comet Hale-Bopp, Icarus, 146, 263-269, 2000.

Crider, D., Cloutier, P., C. Law, P. Walker, Y. Chen, M. Acuña, J. Connerney, D. Mitchell, R. Lin, K. Anderson, C. Carlson, J. McFadden, H. Rème, C. Mazelle, C. d'Uston, J. Sauvaud, D. Vignes, D. Brain, and N.F. Ness, Evidence of Electron Impact Ionization in the Magnetic Pileup Boundary of Mars, Geophys. Res. Lett., 27, 45-48, 2000.
1999
Cloutier, P.A., C.C. Law, D.H. Crider, P.W. Walker, Y. Chen, M.H. Acuña, J.E.P. Connerney, R.P. Lin, K.A. Anderson, D.L. Mitchell, C.W. Carlson, J. McFadden, D.A. Brain, H. Rème, C. Mazelle, J.A. Sauvaud, C. d'Uston, C. D. Vignes, S.J. Bauer, and N.F. Ness, Venus-like interaction of the solar wind with Mars, Geophys. Res. Lett., 26, 2685, 1999.
1998
Brain, D.A. and B.M. Jakosky, Atmospheric loss since the onset of the Martian geologic record: Combined role of impact erosion and sputtering, J. Geophys. Res., 103, 22689, 1998.