Bela Fejer
Physics
Professor

Awards
CEDAR Prize Lecture, 1997
National Science Foundation
Publications | Book Chapters
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Publications | Journal Articles
Academic Journal
- Fejer, B.G, Blanc, M., Richmond, A.D, (2016). Post-storm middle and low-latitude ionospheric electric field effects. Space Science Reviews/Springer, doi: doi 10.1007/s11214-016-0320-x
- Maute, A., Fejer, B.G, Forbes, J.M, Zhang, X., Yudin, V., (2016). Equatorial vertical drift modulation by the solar and lunar semidiurnal tides during the 2013 Sudden Stratospheric Warming tides . Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics, 121, 1658-1668. doi: doi:1002/2015JA022056
- Fejer, B.G, Tracy, B.D, (2013). Lunar Tidal Effects in the Electrodynamics of the Low Latitude Ionosphere. Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics, doi: dx.doi.org/10.1016/jastp.2013.01.008
- Chau, J.L, Goncharenko, L.P, Fejer, B.G, Liu, H., (2012). Equatorial and low latitude ionospheric effects during sudden stratospheric warming events. Space Science Reviews, 168:1, 385-417. doi: doi:10.1007/s11214-011-9797-5
- Park, J., Luhr, H., Kunze, M., Fejer, B.G, Min, K.W, (2012). Effect of sudden stratospheric warming on lunar tidal modulation of the equatorial electrojet. Jounal of Geophysical Research, 117, doi: doi:10.1029/2011JA017531
- Stoneback, R.A, Heelis, R.A, Burrell, A.G, Coley, W.R, Fejer, B.G, Pacheco, E., (2011). Observations of the vertical ion drift in the equatorial ionosphere during the solar minimum period of 2009. Journal of Geophysical Research, 116, doi: doi:10.1029/A12327
- Fejer, B.G, Tracy, B.D, Olson, M.E, Chau, J.L, (2011). Enhanced lunar semidiurnal equatorial vertical plasma drifts during sudden stratospheric warmings. Geophysical Research Letters, 38, doi: doi:10.1029/2011GL049788
- Luhr, H., Rother, M., Hausler, K., Fejer, B.G, Alkin, P., (2011). Direct comparison on non-tidal signatures in the electrojet, vertical plasma drift and equatorial ionization anomaly. Journal of Atmospheric and Solar Terrestrial Physics, 75-76, 31-43. doi: doi:10.1016/jastp.2011.07.009
- Park, P., Luhr, H., Fejer, B.G, Mim, K.W, (2010). Duskside F-region dynamo currents: Its relationship with prereversal enhancement of vertical plasma drift. Annales Geophysicae, 28, 2097-2101.
- Fejer, B.G, Olson, M.E, Chau, J.L, Stolle, C., Luhr, H., Goncharenko, L.P, K.Y, Nagatsuma, T., (2010). Lunar dependent equatorial ionospheric effects during sudden stratospheric warmings. Journal of Geophysical Research, 116, doi: 10.1029/2010JA015273
- Fejer, B.G, (2010). Low latitude ionospheric electrodynamics. Space Science Reviews, 158, 146-166. doi: 10.10007/s11214-010-9690-7
- Fejer, B.G, (2010). Low latitude ionospheric electrodynamics. Space Science Reviews, 115, doi: 10.10007/s11214-010-9690-7
- Fejer, B.G, (2010). Low latitude ionospheric electrodynamics. Space Science Reviews, 115, doi: 10.10007/s11214-010-9690-7
- Chapagain, N.P, Fejer, B.G, (2009). Climatology of early night equatorial spread F over Jicamarca. Journal of Geophysical Research, 114, doi: 10.1029/2008JA013911
- Fritts, D.C, Abdu, M.A, Batista, B.R, Batista, I.S, Batista, P.P, Buriti, R., Clemesha, B.R, Comberiate, J., Dautermann, T., de Paula, E., Fechine, B.J, Fejer, B.G, Gobbi, D., Haase, J., Kalamabadi, F., Laughman, B., Lima, P.P, Liu, H., Medeiros, A., Pautet, D., Sabbas, F.S, Sobral, J.H, Stamus, P., Takahashi, H., Taylor, M.J, Vadas, S.L, Wrasse, C., (2009). Overview and summary of the spread F experiment (SpreadFex). Annales Geophysicae, 27, 2141-2155.
- Chau, J.L, Fejer, B.G, Goncharenko, L.P, (2009). Quiet variability of equatorial E B drifts during a sudden stratospheric warning event. Geophysics Research Letters, 36, doi: 10.1029/2008GL036785
- Balan, N., Alleyne, H., Otsuka, Y., Lekshmi, D.V, Fejer, B.G, McCrea, I., (2009). Relative effects of electric field and neutral wind on positive ionospheric storms. Earths, Planets and Soace, 61, 431-437.
- Fritts, D.C, Abdu, M.A, Batista, B.R, Batista, I.S, Batista, P.P, Buriti, R., Clemesha, B.R, Dautermann, T., de Paula, E., Fechine, B.J, Fejer, B.G, Gobbi, D., Hasse, J., Kamalabadi, F., Laughman, B., Lima, P.P, Liu, H., Medeiros, A., Pautet, D., Sabbas, F.S, Sobral, J.H, Satmus, P., Takahashi, H., Taylor, M.J, Vadas, S.L, Wrasse, C., (2009). The spread F experiment (spread FEx): Program overview and first results. Earths, Planets and Space, 61, 411-430.
- Balan, N., Alleyne, H., Thampi, S.V, Lynn, K., Otsuka, Y., Fejer, B.G, Abdu, M.A, (2008). F3 layer during penetration electric field. Journal of Geophysics Research, 113, doi: 10.1029/2008JA013206
- Fritts, D.C, Vadas, S.L, Riggin, D.M, Abdu, M.A, Batista, I.S, Takahashi, H., Medeiros, A., Kalamabadi, F., Liu, H., Fejer, B.G, Taylor, M.J, Vargas, F., (2008). Gravity wave and tidal influences on equatorial spread F based on observations during the spread F experiment (spreadFex). Annales Geophysica, 26, 3232-3252.
- Fejer, B.G, Jensen, J.W, Su, S., (2008). Quiet time equatorial F region vertical plasma drift model derived from ROCSAT-1 observations. Journal of Geophysics Research, 112, doi: 10.1029/2007JA012376
- Stolle, C., Luhr, H., Fejer, B.G, (2008). Relation between the occurrence rate of ESF and the vertical plasma drift velocity at sunset derived form global observations. Annales Geophysica, 26, 3979-3988.
- Fejer, B.G, Jensen, J.W, Su, S., (2008). Seasonal and longitudinal dependence of equatorial disturbance vertical plasma drifts. Geophysics Research Letters, 35, doi: 10.1029/2008GL035584
- Fejer, B.G, Jensen, J.W, Kikuchi, T., Abdu, M.A, Chau, J.L, (2007). Equatorial ionospheric electric fields during the November 2004 magnetic storm. J. Geophys. Res., 112, doi: 10.1029/2007JA012376
- Jensen, J.W, Fejer, B.G, (2007). Longitudinal dependence of middle and low latitude zonal plasma drifts measured by DE-2. Annales. Geophys., 25, 2551-2559.
- Keskinen, M.J, Ossakow, S.L, Fejer, B.G, Emmert, J., (2006). Evolution of equatorial ionospheric bubbles during a large auroral electrojet increase in the recovery phase of a magnetic storm. J. Geophys. Res., 111, doi: 10.1029/2005JA011352
- Retterer, J.M, Decker, D.T, Borer, W.S, Daniell, Jr., R.E, Fejer, B.G, (2005). Assimilative modeling of the equatorial ionosphere for scintillation forecasting: Modeling with vertical drifts. J. Geophys. Res., 110, doi: 10.1029/2002JA009613
- Fejer, B.G, Souza, J.R, Santos, A.S, Costa Pereira, A.E, (2005). Climatology of F region zonal plasma drifts over Jicamarca. J. Geophys. Res., 110, doi: 10.1029/ 2005JA011324
- Emmert, J.T, Fejer, B.G, Shepherd, G.G, Solheim, B.H, (2004). Average nighttime F region disturbance neutral winds measured by WINDI UARS: Initial results. Geophys. Res. Lett., 31, doi: 10.1029/2004GL02l611
- Tsurutani, B.R, Mannucci, A., Ijima, B., Saito, A., Yumoto, K., Abdu, M.A, Sobral, J.H, Gonzales, W.D, Guarnieri, F.L, Tsuda, T., Fejer, B.G, Fuller-Rowell, T.J, Kozyra, J.U, Foster, J.C, Coster, A., Masyliumas, V.M, (2004). Global dayside ionospheric uplift and enhancements due to interplanetary shock electric fields. J. Geophys. Res., 109, doi: 10.1029/2003JA010342
- Garner, T.W, Wolf, R.A, Spiro, R.W, Burke, W.J, Fejer, B.G, Sazykin, S., Roeder, J.L, Hairston, M.R, (2004). Magnetospheric electric fields and plasma sheet injections to low-L shells during the June 4-5, 1991 magnetic storm: Comparison between the Rice Convection Model and observations. J. Geophys. Res., 109, doi: 10.1029/2003JA010208
- Emmert, J.T, Fejer, B.G, Sipler, D.P, (2003). Climatology and latitudinal gradients of quiet-time thermospheric neutral winds over Millstone Hill from Fabry-Perot interferometer measurements. J. Geophys. Res., 108:A5, 1196. doi: 10.1029/2002JA009765
- Kikuchi, T., Hashimoto, K., Kitamura, T., Tachihara, H., Fejer, B.G, (2003). Equatorial counter-electrojets during substorms. J. Geophys. Res., 108:A11, 1406. doi: 10.1029/JA009915
- Fejer, B.G, Emmert, J.T, (2003). Low latitude ionospheric disturbance electric field effects during the recovery phase of the October 19-21, 1998 magnetic storm. J. Geophys. Res., 108:A12, 1454. doi: 10.0129/2003JA010190
- Keskinen, M.J, Ossakow, S.L, Fejer, B.G, (2003). Three-dimensional nonlinear evolution of equatorial ionospheric spread-F bubbles. Geophys. Res. Lett., 30, 1855. doi: 10.1029/2003GL017418
- Emmert, J.T, Fejer, B.G, Shepgerd, G.G, Solheim, B.H, (2002). Altitude dependence of middle and low-latitude thermospheric disturbance winds measured by WINDII. J. Geophys. Res., 107:A12, 1453. doi: 10.1029/2002JA009646
- Fejer, B.G, Emmert, J.T, Sipler, D.P, (2002). Climatology and storm time dependence of nighttime thermospheric neutral winds over Millstone Hill. J. Geophys. Res., 107:A5, doi: 10.1029/2001JA000300
- de Paula, E.R, Souza, J.R, Fejer, B.G, Bailey, G.J, Heelis, R.A, (2002). Longitudinal ionospheric effects in the south Atlantic sector during solar maximum. J. Geophys. Res., 107:A7, doi: 10.1029/2001JA000298
- Fejer, B.G, (2002). Low latitude storm time ionospheric electrodynamics. J. Atmos. Solar-Terr. Phys., 64, 1401-1408.
- Fesen, C.G, Hysell, D.L, Meriwether, J.M, Mendillo, M., Fejer, B.G, Roble, R.G, Reinish, B.W, Giondi, M.A, (2002). Modeling the low-latitude thermosphere and ionosphere. J. Atmos. Solar-Terr. Phys., 64, 1337-1349.
- Sazykin, S., Fejer, B.G, Yu, I., Galperin, S.A, Grigoriev, L., Zinin, V., Mendillo, M., (2002). Polarization jet events and excitation of weak SAR arcs. Geophys. Res. Lett., 29:12, doi: 10.1029/2001GL014388
- Emmert, J.T, Fejer, B.G, Fesen, C.G, Shepherd, G.G, Solheim, B.H, (2001). Climatology of mid- and low-latitude F region disturbance winds measured by WINDII. J. Geophys. Res., 106, 24701.
- Parkinson, M., Ujmaia, S., Dyson, P., Fejer, B.G, Scherliess, L., (2001). Electric field measurements at a southern mid-latitude station obtained using an HF digital ionosonde. Advances in Space Research, 27, 1253.
- Polglase, R., Ujmaia, S., Scherliess, L., Parkinson, M.L, Fejer, B.G, Dyson, P.L, others, , (2001). Electric field measurements at a southern mid-latitude station obtained using an HF digital ionosonde. Kidlington, UK: Pergamon-Esevier Science Ltd,
- Parkinson, M.L, Ujmaia, S.M, Dyson, P.L, Fejer, B.G, Scherliess, L., (2001). Electric field measurements in under-sampled regions of the mid-latitude ionosphere. Adv. Space Res., 27, 1253.
- Fejer, B.G, Scherliess, L., (2001). On the variability of equatorial F-region vertical plasma drifts. J. Atmos. Solar-Terr. Phys., 63, 893.
- Fejer, B.G, Scherliess, L., (2001). On the variability of equatorial F-region vertical plasma drifts. Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics, 63:9, 893–897.
- Scherliess, L., Fejer, B.G, Holt, J.M, Goncharenko, L., Armonry-Mazaudier, C., Buonsanto, M.J, (2001). Radar studies of mid-latitude ionospheric plasma drifts. J. Geophys. Res., 106, 1771.
- Parkinson, M.L, Polglase, R., Fejer, B.G, Scherliess, L., Dyson, P.L, Ujmaia, S.M, (2001). Seasonal and magnetic activity variations of ionospheric electric fields above the southern mid-latitude station, Bundoora, Australia. Ann. Geophysicae, 19, 521.
- Parkinson, M.L, Polglase, R., Fejer, B.G, Scherliess, L., Dyson, P., Ujmaia, S., (2001). Seasonal and magnetic activity variations of ionospheric electric fields above the southernmid-latitude station, Bundoora, Australia. Annales Geophysicae, 19, 521–532.
- Stening, R.J, Fejer, B.G, (2001). The lunar tide in the equatorial F region vertical ion drift velocity. J. Geophys. Res., 221
- Fejer, B.G, Scherliess, L., Paula, E.d, (1999). Effects of the vertical plasma drift velocity on the generation and evolution of equatorial spread F. Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics (1978–2012), 104:A9, 19859–19869.
- Scherliess, L., Fejer, B.G, (1999). Radar and satellite global equatorial F region vertical drift model. Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics (1978–2012), 104:A4, 6829–6842.
- Fejer, B.G, Scherliess, L., (1998). Mid-and low-latitude prompt-penetration ionospheric zonal plasma drifts. Geophysical research letters, 25:16, 3071–3074.
- Scherliess, L., Fejer, B.G, (1998). Satellite studies of mid-and low-latitude ionospheric disturbance zonal plasma drifts. Geophysical research letters, 25:9, 1503–1506.
- Fejer, B.G, Scherliess, L., (1997). Empirical models of storm time equatorial zonal electric fields. Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics (1978–2012), 102:A11, 24047–24056.
- Fejer, B.G, de Paula, E., Scherliess, L., (1997). Low altitude ionospheric plasma drift models. Advances in Space Research, 20:9, 1790.
- Scherliess, L., Fejer, B.G, (1997). Storm-time dependence of equatorial disturbance dynamo zonalelectric fields. Journal of Geophysical Research, 102:A11, 24037–24046.
- Fejer, B.G, de Paula, E.R, Scherliess, L., Batista, I.S, (1996). Incoherent scatter radar, ionosonde, and satellite measurements of equatorial F region vertical plasma drifts in the evening sector. Geophysical research letters, 23:14, 1733–1736.
- Fejer, B.G, Scherliess, L., (1995). Time dependent response of equatorial ionospheric electric fieldsto magnetospheric disturbances. Geophysical Research Letters, 22:7, 851–854.
- Buonsanto, M.J, Hagan, M., Salah, J.E, Fejer, B.G, (1993). SOLAR-CYCLE AND SEASONAL-VARIATIONS IN F-REGION ELECTRODYNAMICS AT MILLSTONE HILL. Journal of Geophysical Research-Space Physics, 98:A9, 15677-15683.
Professional Journal
- Xiong, C., Stolle, C., Luhr, H., Park, J., Fejer, B.G, Kervalishvili, G., (2016). Scale analysis of equatorial plasma irregularities derived from Swarm constellation. Earth Planet Space, Japan Geoscience Union, 68:121, doi: doi:10.1186/s40623-016-0502-5
- Fagundes, P.R, Cardoso, F.A, Fejer, B.G, Venkatesh, K., Ribeiro, B.A, Pillat, V.G, (2016). Positive and negative GPS-TEC ionospheric storm effects during the extreme space weather event of March 2015 over the Brazilian sector. Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics, 121, doi: doi:1002/2015JA022214
- Xiong, C., Luhr, H., Fejer, B.G, (2016). The response of equatorial electrojet, vertical plasma drift and thermospheric zonal wind to enhanced solar wind input. Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics, 121, doi: doi:1002/2015JA022133
- Smith, J.M, Rodrigues, F.S, Fejer, B.G, Milla, M.A, (2016). Coherent and incoherent scatter radar study of the climatology and day-to-day variability of mean F-region vertical drifts and equatorial spread F. Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics, 121, 1466-1482. doi: doi:1002/2015JA021934
- Hui, D., Fejer, B.G, (2015). Lower ionospheric daytime equatorial plasma drifts. Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics, 120, doi: doi:1002/2015JA021838
- Xiong, C., Luhr, H., Fejer, B.G, (2015). Global features of the disturbance winds during storm time deduced from CHAMP observations. Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics, 120, 5137-5150. doi: doi:1002/2015JA021302
- dePaula, E.R, Jonah, O.F, Moraes, A.O, Kherani, E.A, Fejer, B.G, Abdu, M.A, Muella, M.T, Batista, I.S, Dutra, S.L, Paes, R.R, (2015). Low-latitude scintillation weakening during sudden stratospheric warming events. Journal of Geophysical Research-Space Physics, 120, 10. doi: doi:1002/2014A020731
- Fejer, B.G, Hui, D., Chau, J.L, Kudeki, E., (2014). Altitudinal depedence of evening equatorial F region vertical plasma drifts . Journal of Geophysical Research-Space Physics, 119, 5877-5890. doi: doi:10.1002/2014JA019949
- Chkarabarty, D., Fejer, B.G, Gurubaran, S., Pant, T.K, Abdu, M.A, Sekar, S., (2014). On the pre-midnight ascent of F-layer in the June solstice during the deep solar minimum in 2008 over the Indian sectorum . Journal of Atmospheric Solar Terrestrial Physics, 121, 177-187. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j/jastp.2014.01.002
- Fejer, B.G, Tracy, B.D, Pfaff, R.F, (2013). Low latitude zonal plasma drifts measured by the C/NOFS satellite. Journal of Geophysical Research-Space Physics, 38913897. doi: doi:10.1002/jgra.50382
- Abdu, M.A, Souza, J.R, Batista, I.S, Fejer, B.G, Sobral, J.H, (2013). Sporadic E layer disturbance and disruption by prompt penetration electric fields during magentic storms. Journal of Geophysical Research-Space Physics, 2639-2647. doi: doi:10.1002/jgra.50271
- Olsen, M.E, Fejer, B.G, Stolle, C., Luhr, H., Chau, J.L, (2013). Equatorial io nospheric electrodynnamic perturbations during Southern Hemisphere stratospheric warming events. Journal of Geophysical Research-Space Physics, 118, 1190-1195. doi: doi:10.1002/jgra.50142
- Park, J., Luhr, H., Kunze, M., Fejer, B.G, Min, K.W, (2012). Effect of Sudden Stratospheric Warming on Lunar Tidal Modulation of the Equatorial Electrojet. Journal of Geophysical Research, 117, A03306. doi: doi:10.1029/2011JA017351
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Publications | Other
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Teaching
PHYS 1100 - Great Ideas in Physics, Spring 2023
PHYS 1100 - Great Ideas in Physics, Spring 2022
PHYS 5340 - Methods of Theoretical Physics I, Fall 2021
PHYS 1100 - Great Ideas in Physics, Spring 2021
PHYS 1100 - Great Ideas in Physics, Fall 2020
PHYS 1100 - Great Ideas in Physics, Spring 2020
PHYS 5340 - Methods of Theoretical Physics I, Fall 2019
PHYS 1100 - Great Ideas in Physics, Spring 2019
PHYS 3750 - Foundations of Wave Phenomena, Fall 2018
PHYS 6330 - Plasma Physics I, Spring 2018
PHYS 5340 - Methods of Theoretical Physics I, Fall 2017
PHYS 5500 - Intermediate Topics in Physics (Topic), Spring 2017
PHX3750 - Foundations of Wave Phenomena, Fall 2016
PHYS 3750 - Foundations of Wave Phenomena, Fall 2016
PHX4600 - Electromagnetism II, Spring 2016
PHYS 4600 - Electromagnetism II, Spring 2016
PHYS 5340 - Methods of Theoretical Physics I, Fall 2015
PHYS 7990 - Continuing Graduate Advisement, Spring 2015
PHYS 5500 - Intermediate Topics in Physics (Topic), Spring 2015
PHYS 3600 - Electromagnetism I, Fall 2014
PHYS 5500 - Intermediate Topics in Physics (Topic), Fall 2014
PHYS 4600 - Electromagnetism II, Spring 2014
PHYS 5500 - Intermediate Topics in Physics (Topic), Spring 2014
PHYS 5340 - Methods of Theoretical Physics I, Fall 2013
PHYS 4600 - Electromagnetism II, Spring 2013
PHYS 3600 - Electromagnetism I, Fall 2012
PHYS 7970 - Dissertation Research, Summer 2012
PHYS 4600 - Electromagnetism II, Spring 2012
PHYS 5340 - Methods of Theoretical Physics I, Fall 2011
PHYS 7970 - DISSERTATION RSRCH, Spring 2011
PHYS 4600 - ELECTROMAGNETISM II, Spring 2011
PHYS 7970 - Dissertation Research, Fall 2010
PHYS 5340 - Methods of Theoretical Physics I, Fall 2010
Graduate Students Mentored
Luis Navarro, Physics, October 2016
Dibrup Hui, Physics, January 2012 - July 2015
Brian Tracy, Physics, May 2012 - July 2013
Michael Olsen, Physics, May 2009 - August 2012
John Jensen, Physics, August 2004 - October 2007
John Emmert, 2001