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Featured Article: Nonlinear wave growth theory of whistler-mode chorus and hiss emissions in the magnetosphere
Whistler-mode chorus and hiss waves controls dynamics of energetic electrons in the Earth’s magnetosphere. Omura (2021) describes nonlinear processes associated with the generation of chorus and hiss waves based on the theoretical developments in the past 15 years. The inhomogeneity factor due to the frequency variation and the gradient of the magnetic field plays a critical role in the generation process of rising-tone and falling-tone wave packets and associated electron acceleration and scattering. The theoretical formulation of an oblique whistler mode wave interacting with energetic electrons at the n-th cyclotron resonance is presented along with derivation of the inhomogeneity factor.
An interview with the former and the new Editor-in-Chief
After eight years of dedicated work on Earth, Planets and Space, Prof. Yasuo Ogawa will hand over editorship of the journal to Prof Takeshi Sagiya. They spoke to us about the challenges in their research fields, the benefits of OA, and the journal's future plans.
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Measurement of geomagnetically induced current (GIC) around Tokyo, Japan
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Frictional stability of porous tuff breccia under subsurface pressure conditions and implications for shallow seismicity
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Testing the seismic quiescence hypothesis through retrospective trials of alarm-based earthquake prediction in the Kurile–Japan subduction zone
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The influence of Antarctic ice loss on polar motion: an assessment based on GRACE and multi-mission satellite altimetry
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A study on the predominant period of long-period ground motions in the Kanto Basin, Japan
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International Geomagnetic Reference Field: the 12th generation
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Extreme geomagnetic activities: a statistical study
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2014 Mount Ontake eruption: characteristics of the phreatic eruption as inferred from aerial observations
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The 2010 seismovolcanic crisis at Taal Volcano (Philippines)
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Earth, Planets and Space (EPS) covers scientific articles in Earth and Planetary Sciences, particularly geomagnetism, aeronomy, space science, seismology, volcanology, geodesy, and planetary science. EPS also welcomes articles in new and interdisciplinary subjects, including instrumentations. Only new and original contents will be accepted for publication. No review papers will be accepted.
The EPS Excellent Paper Award 2020
The following paper won the award:
Understanding and forecasting phreatic eruptions driven by magmatic degassing
John Stix and J. Maarten de Moor
The EPS Young Researcher Award 2020
M. Kimura won the award as the first author of the following paper:
Earthquake-induced prompt gravity signals identified in dense array data in Japan
Masaya Kimura, Nobuki Kame, Shingo Watada, Makiko Ohtani, Akito Araya, Yuichi Imanishi, Masaki Ando and Takashi Kunugi
The following papers are awarded for the EPS Special Award:
GEOMAGIA50.v3: 1. general structure and modifications to the archeological and volcanic database
Maxwell C Brown, Fabio Donadini, Monika Korte, Andreas Nilsson, Kimmo Korhonen, Alexandra Lodge, Stacy N Lengyel & Catherine G Constable
GEOMAGIA50.v3: 2. A new paleomagnetic database for lake and marine sediments
Maxwell C Brown, Fabio Donadini, Andreas Nilsson, Sanja Panovska, Ute Frank, Kimmo Korhonen, Maximilian Schuberth, Monika Korte & Catherine Constable
Special Issues accepting submissions
VLF/ELF Remote Sensing of Ionospheres and Magnetospheres
Deadline for submission: 31 May 2021
Structures, Earthquakes and Tsunami Hazards in the Sea of Japan
Deadline for submission: 31 July 2021
DynamicEarth: Earth’s Interior, Surface, Ocean, Atmosphere, and Near Space Interactions
Deadline for submission: 31 March 2022
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Featured Article: Detection of triggered shallow slips caused by large earthquakes using L-band SAR interferometry
Fujiwara et al. (2020) studied the distribution of crustal deformation caused by large earthquakes in detail using space-borne SAR interferometry and identified many displacement lineaments. Large earthquakes tend to trigger shallow slips on other surrounding pre-existing faults. Subsequently, these triggered shallow slips release accumulated strain, which in turn results in displacement lineaments. The occurrence of such passive faulting creates weak, mobile fault planes that repeatedly move at the same location. These triggered shallow slips bring diversity among active faults as a result.
Featured Article: MOWLAS: NIED observation network for earthquake, tsunami and volcano
National Research Institute for Earth Science and Disaster Resilience (NIED) integrated the land observation networks established since the 1995 Kobe earthquake with the seafloor observation networks established since the 2011 Tohoku earthquake and tsunami as MOWLAS (Monitoring of Waves on Land and Seafloor) in November 2017. The purpose of MOWLAS is to provide comprehensive, accurate, and rapid observation and monitoring of earthquake, tsunami, and volcano events throughout Japan and its offshore areas. MOWLAS data are widely utilized for long-term earthquake forecasting, the monitoring of current seismic activity, seismic and tsunami hazard assessments, earthquake early warning, tsunami warning, and earthquake engineering, as well as earthquake science. The application of recent technology advancements to real-time observations as well as the processing of MOWLAS data has contributed to the direct disaster mitigation of ongoing earthquakes.
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Annual Journal Metrics
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Speed
52 days to first decision for reviewed manuscripts only
46 days to first decision for all manuscripts
131 days from submission to acceptance
20 days from acceptance to publicationCitation Impact
2.075 - 2-year Impact Factor
2.472 - 5-year Impact Factor
1.144 - Source Normalized Impact per Paper (SNIP)
1.2 - SCImago Journal Rank (SJR)Usage
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EPS recognizes awards for excellent papers, authors and reviewers:
- EPS Excellent Paper Award
- EPS Young Researcher Award
- EPS Special Award
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