Xinlin Li

Xinlin Li
Associate Professor
Aerospace Engineering Sciences
and Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics (LASP)
CB 590, University of Colorado
Boulder, CO 80303-7814
Office: ECOT 537 or LASP 221 at Research Park
Phone: (303) 492-3514 or 735-0523
Fax: (303) 492-6444
lix@lasp.colorado.edu

 

Focus Area

Remote Sensing, Earth, & Space Science

Education

B.S., 1982, University of Science and Technology of China
M.S., 1985, Shanghai Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics, Academia Sinica
Ph.D., 1992, Dartmouth College, New Hampshire, USA

Professional Experience

2002-Present, Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics and Department of Aerospace Engineering, University of Colorado at Boulder, Associate Professor.
2000-2002, Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics and Department of Aerospace Engineering, University of Colorado at Boulder, Associate Research Professor.
1995-2000, Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics, University of Colorado at Boulder, Research Associate.
1993-1995, Dartmouth College, Research Associate.
1992-1993, Dartmouth College, Postdoctoral Research Associate.
1986-1991, Dartmouth College, Research Assistant and Teaching Assistant.
1985-1986, Shanghai University of Science and Technology, Instructor.
1983-1985, Shanghai Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics, Research Assistant.

Awards (selected)

NASA Group Achievement Award in recognition of outstanding contribution to the THEMIS mission, 2008.
Outstanding Young Oversea Scientist, Chinese National Science Foundation, 2007.
NASA/THEMIS Project Recognition acknowleding outstanding contributions to Science Support, Specially Instrument Definition, and Mission Design to Address Radiation Belt Physics, 2006.
The European Space Agency Award in recognition of outstanding contribution made to Cluster's exploration of Geospace, 2006.
NASA Group Achievement Awards, 1995, 1998
National Citation of Merit from Academia Sinica for Research Project: "Interaction of Intenses Laser Light with Plasmas", 1988.

Research Interests

Dynamics of Earth's space environment, particularly in the magnetosphere; energy conversion from the solar wind into the magnetosphere, particle acceleration and transport, magnetic storms and substorms, and space weather effects. In particular: (1) Source, loss, energization, and transport of energetic particles in the magnetosphere, especially during major geomagnetic storms when relativistic electrons have their largest variations. (2) Particle injections and magnetic and electric field configuration changes associated with geomagnetic storms and magnetospheric substorms. (3) Spatial structure and temporal variation of electric and magnetic fields in the Earth's space environment.

Publications (selected)

Turner, Drew, and Xinlin Li (2008), Radial gradients of phase space density of the outer radiation belt electrons prior to sudden solar wind pressure enhancements, Geophys. Res. Lett., Vol. 35, L18101, doi:10.1029/2008GL034866.

Turner, Drew, and Xinlin Li (2008), Quantitative forecast of relativistic electron flux at geosynchronous orbit based on low-energy electron flux, Space Weather, Vol. 6, S05005, doi:10.1029/2007SW000354.

Li, X., K. S. Oh, and M. Temerin (2007), Prediction of AL Index Using Solar Wind Parameters, Journal of Geophysical Research, vol. 112, A06224, doi:10.1029/2006JA011918.
X. Li, D. N. Baker, T. P. O'Brien, L. Xie, and Q. G. Zong, Correlation between the inner edge of outer radiation belt electrons and the innermost plasmapause location, Journal of Geophysics Research, Vol. 33, No. 14, L14107, 10.1029/2006GL026294, 2006.

Burin des Roziers, E., and X. Li, Specification of >2 MeV geosynchronous electrons based on solar wind measurements, <http://lasp.colorado.edu/%7Elix/paper/SW/05/edbr_swj2006.pdf> Space Weather, Vol. 4, S06007, doi:10.1029/2005SW000177, 2006.

M. Temerin and X. Li, Dst model for 1995-2002, <http://lasp.colorado.edu/%7Elix/paper/JGR/06/2005JA011257.pdf> J. Geophys. Res., Vol. 111, No. A4, A04221 10.1029/2005JA011257, 2006.

X. Li, M. Temerin, B. T. Tsurutani, and S. Alex, Modeling of 1-2 September 1859 super magnetic storm <http://lasp.colorado.edu/%7Elix/paper/Adv.Spa.Sci/Paper.in.press.pdf>, Adv. Space Res., Vol. 38, 273-279, 2006.

J. L. Gannon, X. Li, and M. Temerin, Parametric Study of Shock-Induced Transport and Energization of Relativistic Electrons in the Magnetosphere, <http://lasp.colorado.edu/%7Elix/paper/JGR/05/2004JA010679.pdf> J. Geophys. Res., Vol. 110, A12206, doi:10.1029/2004JA010679, 2005.

Barker, A. B., X. Li, and R. S. Selesnick, Modeling the radiation belt electrons with radial diffusion driven by the solar wind, <http://lasp.colorado.edu/%7Elix/paper/SW/05/barker2005_swj.pdf> Space Weather, Vol. 3, No. 10, S1000310.10292004SW000118, 13 October 2005.

X. Li, D. N. Baker, M. Temerin, G. D. Reeves, R. Friedel, and C. Shen Energetic electrons, 50 keV -- 6 MeV, at geosynchronous orbit: their responses to solar wind variations <http://lasp.colorado.edu/%7Elix/paper/SW/04/sw04.pdf>, Space Weather, 3, S04001, doi:10.1029/2004SW000105, 2005.

T. Sarri and X. Li, Evolution of the disperionless injection boundary associated with substorms <http://lasp.colorado.edu/%7Elix/paper/AG/Sarris.Li.AG05.pdf>, Annales Geophysicae, 23 , 877-884, 2005.

J. L. Gannon and X. Li, Electron Phasespace Density Analysis Based on Test-Particle Simulations of Magnetospheric Compression Events <http://lasp.colorado.edu/%7Elix/paper/AGU-Mono/Gannon.Li.2005.pdf>, AGU Monograph 155, page 205-214, 10.1029156GM23, 2005.

Xinlin Li, Variations of 0.7-6.0 MeV Electrons at Geosynchronous Orbit as a Function of Solar Wind <http://lasp.colorado.edu/%7Elix/paper/SW/03/sw03.rev.pdf>, Vol. 2, No. 3, S0300610.1029/2003SW000017, Space Weather , 2004.

X. Li, M. Temerin, D. N. Baker, G. D. Reeves, D. Larson, and S. G. Kanekal, The Predictability of the Magnetosphere and Space Weather <http://lasp.colorado.edu/%7Elix/paper/EOS/EOS.pdf>, AGU, EOS , Vol. 84, No. 37, 16 Sept. 2003.

X. Li, T. E. Sarris, D. N. Baker, W. K. Peteron, and H. J. Singer, Simulation of energetic particle injections associated with a substorm on August 27, 2001 <http://lasp.colorado.edu/%7Elix/paper/GRL/grl02.reprint.pdf>, Geophys. Res. Lett., Vol. 30, No. 1, 10.1029/2002GL015967, 2003.

X. Li, D. N. Baker, S. Elkington, M. Temerin, G. D. Reeves, R. D. Belian, J. B. Blake, H. J. Singer, W. Peria, G. Parks, Energetic Particle Injections in the Inner Magnetosphere as a Response to an Interplanetary Shock <http://lasp.colorado.edu/%7Elix/paper/JASTP/jastp.final.pdf>, Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics, Volume 65, Issue 2, 233-244, January 2003.

Li, Xinlin, Radiation Belts and Substorm Particle Injections(pdf) <http://lasp.colorado.edu/%7Elix/paper/ICS6/ics6.pdf>, Proc. of the Sixth International Conference on Substorms, Ed. by R. M. Winglee, page 305, 2002.

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