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2010

  • Pierrard V., L’environnement spatial de la Terre, Presses Universitaires de Louvain, 214 p., 2010
  • S. Benck; L. Mazzino; M. Cyamukungu; J. Cabrera; and V. Pierrard, Low altitude energetic electron lifetimes after enhanced magnetic activity as deduced from SAC-C and DEMETER data, Annales Geoph., 28, 848-859, 2010. www.ann-geophys.net/28/849/2010/
  • Pierrard V. and Y. Voitenko, Velocity distributions and proton beam production in the solar wind, American Institute of Physics, Solar Wind 12, Volume 1216, pp. 102-105, 2010.
  • Pierrard V., The kinetic approach to model space weather, Numerical Modeling of Space Plasma Flows, Astronum2009 Proceedings, ASP Conference series, Vol. 406, 2010.
  • Pierrard V. and M. Lazar, Kappa distributions: theory and applications in space plasmas, submitted to Solar Physics, 2010.
  • Pierrard V., Solar wind electron transport: interplanetary electric field and heat conduction, submitted to Space Science Review (solar wind), 3-2010.

2009

  • Pierrard V., J. Goldstein, N. André, V. K. Jordanova, G. A. Kotova, J. F. Lemaire, M. W. Liemohn, and H. Matsui, Recent progress in physics-based models of the plasmasphere, Space Sci. Rev., 145, 193-229, doi: 10.1007/s11214-008-9480-7, 2009.
  • Reinisch B. W., M. B. Moldwin, R. E. Denton, D. L. Gallagher, H. Matsui, V. Pierrard, and J. Tu, Augmented Empirical models of the plasmaspheric density and electric field using IMAGE and CLUSTER data, Space Sci. Rev., 145, 231-261, doi: 10.1007/s11214-008-9481-6, 2009.
  • Pierrard V., A kinetic model for the exospheres of Jupiter and Saturn, Planet. Space Sci., 57, 1260-1267, doi : 10.1016/j.pss.2009.04.011, 2009.
  • De Keyser J., F. Darrouzet and V. Pierrard, Foreword, Space Sci Rev. 145, 3-5,DOI 10.1007/s11214-009-9531-8, 2009.
  • Darrouzet F., J. De Keyser and V. Pierrard (Eds), The Earth’s plasmasphere: Cluster and IMAGE – A modern perspective, Springer, 296p. 2009 (and special issue in Space Science Rev., 2009). (co-editors)

2008

  • Magnus A. P. and V. Pierrard, Formulas for recurrence coefficients of orthogonal polynomials related to Lorentzian-like weights, Journal of Computational and Applied Mathematics, 219, 431-440, doi: 10.1016/j.cam.2007.05.011, 2008.
  • Pierrard V., G. Khazanov, J. Cabrera and J. Lemaire, Influence of the convection electric field models on predicted plasmapause positions during the magnetic storms, J. Geophys. Res., vol. 113, A08212, 1-21, doi: 10.1029/2007JA012612, 2008.
  • Barghouthi I. A., N. M. Doudin, A. A. Saleh and V. Pierrard, The effect of altitude and velocity dependent wave-particle interactions on the H+ and O+ outflows in the auroral region, Journal of Atmospheric and Solar - Terrestrial Physics, 70, 1159-1169, doi:10.1016/j.jastp.2008.01.005, 2008.
  • Pierrard V., and K. Stegen, A three dimensional dynamic kinetic model of the plasmasphere, Journal Geophys. Res., 113, A10209, doi: 10.1029/2008ja013060, 2008.
  • Lemaire J. and V. Pierrard, Comparison between two theoretical mechanisms for the formation of the plasmapause and relevant observations, Geomagnetism and Aeronomy, vol. 48, n° 5, 553-570, 2008. (Published in Russian in Geomagnetizm I Aeronomiya, Vol. 48, N°5, 579-597, 2008)
  • Schäfer S., K. H. Glassmeier, P. T. I. Eriksson, P. N. Mager, V. Pierrard, K. H. Fornaçon, and L. G. Blomberg, Spatio-temporal structure of a poloidal Alfvén wave detected by Cluster adjacent to the dayside plasmapause, Annales Geophysicae, 26, 1805-1817, 2008.

2007

  • Schäfer S., K. H. Glassmeier, P. T. I. Eriksson, V. Pierrard, K. H. Fornaçon, and L. G. Blomberg, Spatial and temporal characteristics of poloidal waves in the terrestrial plasmasphere: A CLUSTER case study, Annales Geophys., 25, 1011-1024, 2007.
  • Barghouthi I. A., N. M. Doudin, A. A. Saleh and V. Pierrard, High-altitude and high latitude O+ and H+ outflows: The effect of finite electromagnetic turbulence wavelength, Annales Geophysicae, 25, 2195-2202, 2007. (www.ann-geophys.net/25/2195/2007/)
  • Tam S. W. Y., V. Pierrard and R. W. Schunk, Recent Advances in the Polar Wind Theories and Observations: Preface, J. Atmosph. Sol. Terr. Phys., 69, issue 12, 1899-1900, 2007.
  • Pierrard V., G. V. Khazanov, and J. Lemaire, Current-voltage relationship, J. Atmosph. Sol. Terr. Phys., 69, issue 12, Recent Advances in the Polar Wind Theories and Observations, 2048-2057, guest editors: Tam, Pierrard and Schunk, doi: 10.1016/j.jastp.2007.08.005, 2007.
  • Tam S. W. Y., T. Chang, V. Pierrard, Kinetic modeling of the polar wind, J. Atmosph. Sol. Terr. Phys., 69, 16, 1984- 2027, doi: 10.1016/j.jastp.2007.08.006, 2007.
  • J. De Keyser, F. Darrouzet, and V. Pierrard, A new Perspective on the Earth's Plasmasphere from CLUSTER and IMAGE, EOS, Transactions of the American Geophysical Union, Vol. 88, No. 48, 524, 2007.
  • Tam S. W. Y., V. Pierrard and R. W. Schunk, Recent advances in the Polar Wind Theories and Observations, Special issue of J. Atmosph. Solar-Terr. Phys., 69, 16, 1897-2080, 2007.
  • De Keyser J. and Pierrard V., Le lien entre l'héliosphère et la Terre: Recherche magnétosphérique à l'Institut d'Aéronomie Spatiale de Belgique/ Wat heeft de heliosfeer te maken met de aarde? Magnetosferisch onderzoek op het Belgisch Instituut voor Ruimte-Aeronomie, Space Connection and Science Connection, 61, 8-11, 2007.

2006

  • Pierrard V., The dynamics of the plasmasphere, in "Space Science: New Research", Nova Science Publishers, Nick S. Maravell Editor, ISBN: 1-60021-005-8, 2006.
  • Pierrard V. and Barghouthi I. A., Effect of wave-particle interactions on double-hump distributions in the H+ polar wind, Astrophys. Space Sci., 302, 35-41, DOI: 10.1007/s10509-005-9002-y, 2006.
  • Pierrard V. and J. Cabrera, Dynamical simulations of plasmapause deformations, Space Science Reviews, 122, Issue 1-4, 119-126, doi: 10.1007/s11214-005-5670-8, 2006.
  • Darrouzet F., J. De Keyser, P. M. E. Décréau, D. L. Gallagher, V. Pierrard, J. F. Lemaire, B. R. Sandel, I. Dandouras, H. Matsui, M. Dunlop, J. Cabrera, A. Masson, P. Canu, J. G. Trottignon, J. L. Rauch, and M. André, Analysis of plasmaspheric plumes: CLUSTER and IMAGE observations, Annales Geophys., 24, 1737-1758, 2006.
  • Darrouzet F., J. De Keyser, P. M. E. Décréau, D. L. Gallagher, V. Pierrard, J. F. Lemaire, B. L. Sandel, I. Dandouras, H. Matsui, M. Dunlop, J. Cabrera, A. Masson, P. Canu, L. Rauch, and M. André, Plasmaspheric plumes: CLUSTER, IMAGE and simulations, Proceedings of the Cluster and Double Star Symposium, 5th anniversary of Cluster in Space, 1-6, (ESA ESTEC, Noordwijk, The Netherlands, 19-23 September 2005) ESA SP-598, 2006.
  • Dandouras, I., V. Pierrard, J. Goldstein, C. Vallat, G. K. Parks, H. Rème, M. McCarthy, L. M. Kistler, B. Klecker, A. Korth, M. B. Bavassano-Cattaneo, Ph. Escoubet, and A. Masson, CLUSTER multipoint observations of ionic structures in the plasmasphere by CIS and comparison with IMAGE-EUV observations and with model simulations, Proceedings of the Cluster and Double Star Symposium, 5th anniversary of Cluster in Space, (ESA ESTEC, Noordwijk, The Netherlands, 19-23 September 2005), 1-8, ESA SP-598, 2006.
  • Roth M., V. Pierrard, J. De Keyser, H. Lamy, M. Echim, F. Darrouzet, N. Crosby, S. Delanoye, J. Lemaire, D. Heynderickx, K. Stegens and J. Wéra, Etude des plasmas de l'espace à l'Institut d'Aéronomie Spatiale de Belgique, Physicalia Magazine, 28, 2, 117-139, 2006.
  • Lamy H., and Pierrard V., Exospheric models of the solar wind, Physicalia Magazine, 28, 2, 103-116, 2006.

2005

  • Pierrard V. and J. Cabrera, Comparisons between EUV/IMAGE observations and numerical simulations of the plasmapause formation, Annales Geophysicae, 23, 7, 2635-2646, SRef-ID: 1432-0576/ag/2005-23-2635, 2005.
  • Dandouras I., V. Pierrard, J. Goldstein, C. Vallat, G. K. Parks, H. Rème, C. Gouillart, F. Sevestre, M. McCarthy, L. M. Kistler, B. Klecker, A. Korth, M. B. Bavassano-Cattaneo, Ph. Escoubet, and A. Masson, Multipoint observations of ionic structures in the Plasmasphere by CLUSTER - CIS and comparisons with IMAGE-EUV observations and with Model Simulations, Inner Magnetosphere Interactions: New Perspectives from Imaging, AGU Geophysical Monograph, 159, 23-54, 2005, 10.1029/159GM03
  • Pierrard V., The plasmasphere as seen by IMAGE, Physicalia Magazine, 27, 3, 237-244, 2005.
  • Darrouzet F., J. De Keyser, P. M. E. Décréau, D. L. Gallagher, V. Pierrard, J. F. Lemaire, B. L. Sandel, I. Dandouras, H. Matsui, M. Dunlop, J. Cabrera, A. Masson, P. Canu, L. Rauch, and M. André, Analysis of plasmaspheric plumes: CLUSTER, IMAGE and simulations, Physicalia Magazine, 27, 4, 385-395, 2005.

2004

  • Pierrard V., H. Lamy, and J. Lemaire, Exospheric distributions of minor ions in the solar wind, J. Geophys. Res., vol. 109, A2, A02118, p.1-13, doi: 10.1029/2003JA010069, 2004.
  • Dandouras I., V. Pierrard, J. Goldstein, C. Vallat, G. K. Parks, H. Rème, C. Gouillart, F. Sevestre, M. McCarthy, L. M. Kistler, B. Klecker, A. Korth, M. B. Bavassano-Cattaneo, Ph. Escoubet, and A. Masson, Multipoint observations of ionic structures in the Plasmasphere by CLUSTER Proceedings of the 2004 Yosemite Workshop, (Burch, Schulz, Spence, eds.), 23-54, doi: 10.1029/2004BK000104 2004
  • Pierrard V. and J. Lemaire, Development of shoulders and plumes in the frame of the interchange instability mechanism for plasmapause formation, Geophys. Res. Lett., 31, 5, L05809-11, 10.1029/2003GL018919, 2004.

2003

  • Lamy H., V. Pierrard, M. Maksimovic, and J. Lemaire, A kinetic exospheric model of the solar wind with a non monotonic potential energy for the protons, J. Geophys. Res., 108, 1047-1057, 2003.
  • Pierrard V., Evaporation of hydrogen and helium atoms from the atmospheres of Earth and Mars, Planet. Space Sci., 51, 319-327, 2003.
  • V. V. Bezrukikh, G. A. Kotova, L. A. Lezhen, J. Lemaire, V. Pierrard and Yu. I. Venediktov, Dynamics of temperature and density of cold protons of the Earth's plasmasphere measured by the Auroral Probe/Alpha-3 experiment data during geomagnetic disturbances, Cosmic Research, Vol. 41, No. 4, 392-402, 2003.
  • Pierrard V. and H. Lamy, The effects of the velocity filtration mechanism on the minor ions of the corona, Solar Physics, 216, 47-58, 2003.
  • Lemaire J. F. and V. Pierrard, The kinetic treatment of space plasmas, Rarefied Gas Dynamics: 23rd International Symposium, edited by A. D. Ketsdever and E. P. Muntz, American Institute of Physics, 857-864, 2003.
  • Pierrard V., The Boltzmann equation to study the escape of light atoms from planetary atmospheres, Rarefied Gas Dynamics: 23rd International Symposium, edited by A. D. Ketsdever and E. P. Muntz, American Institute of Physics, 720-724, 2003.
  • Lamy H., M. Maksimovic, V. Pierrard, and J. Lemaire, Solar wind kinetic exospheric models with typical coronal holes exobase conditions, CP679, Solar Wind Ten: Proceedings of the Tenth International Solar Wind Conference, edited by M. Velli, R. Bruno and F. Malara, American Institute of Physics, 367-370, 2003.
  • Zouganelis I., M. Maksimovic, N. Meyer-Vernet, H. Lamy, and V. Pierrard, A new exospheric model of the solar wind acceleration: the transsonic solutions, CP679, Solar Wind Ten: Proceedings of the Tenth International Solar Wind Conference, edited by M. Velli, R. Bruno and F. Malara, American Institute of Physics, 315-318, 2003.

2001

  • Pierrard V., M. Maksimovic, and J. Lemaire, Core, halo and strahl electrons in the solar wind, Astrophys. Space Sci., 277, 2, 195-200, 2001.
  • Pierrard V. and J. Lemaire, Exospheric model of the plasmasphere, J. Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics, 63, 11, 1261-1265, 2001.
  • Barghouthi, V. Pierrard, A. R. Barakat, and J. Lemaire, A Monte Carlo simulation of the H+ polar wind: effect of velocity distributions with Kappa suprathermal tails, Astrophys. Space Sci., 277, 3, 427-436, 2001.
  • Lemaire, J. and V. Pierrard, Kinetic models of solar and polar winds, Astrophys. Space Sci., 277, 2, 169-180, 2001.
  • Pierrard V., K. Issautier, N. Meyer-Vernet and J. Lemaire, Collisionless solar wind in a spiral magnetic field, Geophys. Res. Let., 28, 2, 223-226, 2001.
  • Maksimovic, M., V. Pierrard, and J. Lemaire, On the exospheric approach for the solar wind acceleration, Astrophys. Space Sci., 277, 2, 181-187, 2001.
  • Issautier K., N. Meyer-Vernet, V. Pierrard and J. Lemaire, Electron temperature in the solar wind from a kinetic collisionless model: application to high-latitude Ulysses observations, Astrophys. Space Sci., 277, 2, 189-193, 2001.
  • Pierrard V., M. Maksimovic, and J. Lemaire, Self-consistent kinetic model of solar wind electrons, J. Geophys. Res., 107, A12, 29.305-29.312, 2001.

2000

  • Pierrard, V., J. Lemaire, D. Heynderickx, M. Kruglanski, M. Looper, B. Blake and D. Mewaldt, Statistical analysis of SAMPEX/PET proton measurements, Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, 449, 378-382, 2000.
  • Pierrard V. and D. Heynderickx, Les ceintures de radiation de Van Allen, Ciel et Terre, 116, 4, 117-120, 2000.

1999

  • Pierrard V., M. Maksimovic, and J. Lemaire, Electron velocity distribution function from the solar wind to the corona, J. Geophys. Res., 104, 17021-17032, 1999.
  • Cyamukungu M., C. Lippens, L. Adams, R. Nickson, C. Boeder, V. Pierrard, E. Daly, Gh. Grégoire, and J. Lemaire, Magnetic storm acceleration of radiation belt electrons observed by the Scintillating Fibre Detector (SFD) onboard EQUATOR-S, Annales Geophysicae, 17, 1622-1625, 1999.
  • Heynderickx, D., M. Kruglanski, V. Pierrard, J. Lemaire, M. D. Looper, and J. B. Blake, A low altitude trapped proton model for solar minimum conditions based on SAMPEX/PET data, IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science, 46, 1475-1480, 1999.
  • Maksimovic M., V. Pierrard, J. Lemaire and D. Larson, Electron velocity distribution functions from the solar wind to the corona, Solar wind nine, Nantuckets, USA, 5-9 Oct. 1998, edited by S. R. Habbal, R. Esser, J. V. Hollweg and P. A. Isenberg, The American Institute of Physics, 471, 267-268, 1999.

1998

  • Pierrard V. and J. Lemaire, Correction to the Lorentzian ion exosphere model, J. Geophys. Res., 103, 4117, 1998.
  • Pierrard V. and J. Lemaire, A collisional kinetic model of the polar wind, J. Geophys. Res., 103, A6, 11701-11709, 1998

1997

  • Maksimovic, M., V. Pierrard and J. Lemaire, A kinetic model of the solar wind with Kappa distributions in the corona, Astron. Astrophys., 324, 725-734, 1997.
  • Maksimovic, M., V. Pierrard and P. Riley, Ulysses electron distributions fitted with Kappa functions, Geophys. Res. Let., 24, 9, 1151-1154, 1997.

1996

  • Pierrard V., New model of magnetospheric current-voltage relationship, J. Geophys. Res., 101, 2669-2675, 1996.
  • Pierrard V., and J. Lemaire, Fitting the AE-8 energy spectra with two maxwellian functions, Radiat. Meas., 26, 3, 333-337, 1996.
  • Pierrard V., and J. Lemaire, Lorentzian ion exosphere model, J. Geophys. Res., 101, 7923-7934, 1996.

 

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