Publications
Submitted Papers
"Using Synthetic Spacecraft Data to Interpret Compressible Fluctuations in Solar Wind Turbulence"
Klein, K. G., Howes, G. G., TenBarge, J. M., Bale, S. D., Chen, C. H. K., and Salem, C. S.
Astrophys. J., submitted 2011.
The slow-mode nature of compressible wave power in solar wind turbulence
Howes, G. G., Bale, S. D., Klein, K. G., Chen, C. H. K., Salem, C. S., and TenBarge, J. M.
Astrophys. J. Lett., submitted 2011.
Peer-Reviewed Publications
Evidence of Critical Balance in Kinetic Alfven Wave Turbulence Simulations
TenBarge, J. M. and Howes, G. G.
Phys. Plasmas,19, 055901 (2012).
Identification of Kinetic Alfven Wave Turbulence in the Solar Wind
Salem, C. S., Howes, G. G., Sundkvist, D., Bale, S. D., Chaston, C. C., Chen, C. H. K., and Mozer, F. S.
Astrophys. J. Lett., 745, L9 (2012).
Gyrokinetic simulations of the tearing instability
Numata, R., Dorland, W., Howes, G. G., Loureiro, N. F., Rogers, B. N., and Tatsuno, T.
Phys. Plasmas, 18, 112106 (2011).
Design and use of an Elsasser probe for analysis of Alfven wave fields according to wave direction
Drake, D. J., Kletzing, C. A., Skiff, F., Howes, G. G., and Vincena, S.
Rev. Sci. Instr., 82, 103505 (2011).
A Weakened Cascade Model for Turbulence in Astrophysical Plasmas
Howes, G. G.,TenBarge, J. M., and Dorland, W.
Phys. Plasmas, 18, 102305 (2011).
Prediction of the Proton-to-Total Turbulent Heating in the Solar Wind
Howes, G. G.
Astrophys. J., 738, 40 (2011).
Gyrokinetic Simulations of Solar Wind Turbulence from Ion to Electron Scales
Howes, G. G.,TenBarge, J. M., Dorland, W., Quataert, E., Schekochihin, A. A., Numata, R., and Tatsuno, T.
Phys. Rev. Lett., 107, 035004 (2011).
A prescription for the turbulent heating of astrophysical plasmas
Howes, G. G.
Mon. Not. Roy. Astron. Soc. Lett., 409, L104-L108 (2010).
AstroGK: Astrophysical Gyrokinetics Code
Numata, R., Howes, G. G., Tatsuno, T., Barnes, M., and Dorland, W.
J. Comp. Phys., 229, 9347-9372 (2010).
Gyrokinetic simulation of entropy cascade in two-dimensional electrostatic turbulence
Tatsuno, T., Barnes, M., Cowley, S. C., Dorland, W., Howes, G. G., Numata, R., Plunk, G. G., and Schekochihin, A. A.,
J. Plasma Fusion Res. SERIES, 179, 509 (2010).
Numerical Modeling of LAPD Alfven Wave Experiments using AstroGK
Nielson, K.D., Howes, G. G., Tatsuno, T., Numata, R., and Dorland, W.
Phys. Plasmas, 17, 022105 (2010).
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Howes, G. G. and Quataert, E.
Astrophys. J. Lett., 709, L49 (2010).
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Chandran, B. D. G., Quataert, E., Howes, G. G., Xia, Q., and Pongkitiwanichakul, P.
Astrophys. J., 707, 1668 (2009).
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Bale, S. D., Kasper, J. C., Howes, G. G., Quataert, E., Salem, C., and Sundkvist, D.
Phys. Rev. Lett., 103, 211101 (2009).
Steep, Transient Density Gradients in the Martian Ionopshere Similar to the Ionopause at Venus
Duru, F., Gurnett, D. A. , Frahm, R. A., Winningham, J. D., Morgan, D. D., and Howes, G. G.
J. Geophys. Res.,114, A12310 (2009).
Nonlinear phase mixing and phase-space cascade of entropy in gyrokinetic plasma turbulence
Tatsuno, T., Dorland, W., Schekochihin, A. A., Plunk, G., Barnes, M. A., Cowley, S. C., and Howes, G. G.
Phys. Rev. Lett., 103, 015003 (2009).
The Turbulent Heating Rate in Strong MHD Turbulence with Nonzero Cross Helicity
Chandran, B. D. G., Dorland, W., Hollweg, J., Howes, G. G. and Quataert, E.
Astrophys. J., 701, 652 (2009).
Kinetic and Fluid Turbulent Cascades in Magnetized Weakly Collisional Astrophysical Plasmas
Schekochihin, A. A., Cowley, S. C., Dorland, W., Hammett, G. W., Howes, G. G., Quataert, E., and Tatsuno, T.
Astrophys. J. Supp., 182, 310-377 (2009).
Limitations of Hall MHD as a model for turbulence in weakly collisional plasmas
Howes, G. G.
Nonlin. Processes Geophys., 16, 219-232 (2009).
Gyrokinetic turbulence: a nonlinear route to dissipation through phase space
Schekochihin, A. A., Cowley, S. C., Dorland, W., Hammett, G. W., Howes, G. G., Plunk, G. G., Quataert, E., and Tatsuno, T.
Plasma Phys. Control. Fusion, 50, 124024 (2008).
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Howes, G. G., Cowley, S. C., Dorland, W., Hammett, G. W., Quataert, E., Schekochihin, A. A. and Tatsuno, T.
Phys. Rev. Lett., 101, 149502 (2008).
NOTE: This is a Reply to Comment on "Kinetic Simulations of Magnetized Turbulence in Astrophysical Plasmas" by Matthaeus, W. H., Servidio, S., and Dmitruk, P., Phys. Rev. Lett., 101, 149501 (2008).
Kinetic Simulations of Magnetized Turbulence in Astrophysical Plasmas
Howes, G. G., Cowley, S. C., Dorland, W., Hammett, G. W., Quataert, E., Schekochihin, A. A. and Tatsuno, T.
Phys. Rev. Lett., 100, 065004 (2008).
Inertial Range Turbulence in Kinetic Plasmas
Howes, G. G.
Phys. Plasmas, 15, 055904 (2008).
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Howes, G. G., Cowley, S. C., Dorland, W., Hammett, G. W., Quataert, E., and Schekochihin, A. A.
J. Geophys. Res.,113, A05103 (2008).
Dissipation-scale turbulence in the solar wind
Howes, G. G., Cowley, S. C., Dorland, W., Hammett, G. W., Quataert, E., and Schekochihin, A. A.
in Turbulence and Nonlinear Processes in Astrophysical Plasmas, AIP Conference Proceedings 932, 3-8 (2007).
Astrophysical Gyrokinetics: Basic Equations and Linear Theory
Howes, G. G., Cowley, S. C., Dorland, W., Hammett, G. W., Quataert, E., and Schekochihin, A. A.
Astrophys. J. 651, 590-614 (2006).
Gradient Particle Magnetohydrodynamics
Maron, J. L. and Howes, G. G.
Astrophys. J. 595, 564-572 (2003).
Local Buoyant Instability of Magnetized Shear Flows
Howes, G. G., Cowley, S. C., and McWilliams, J. C.
Astrophys. J. 560, 617-629 (2001).
Ph.D. Thesis
Galactic Dynamics with Magnetic Fields
Howes, G. G.
Ph.D. thesis, University of California, Los Angeles, (2004).
Papers in Preparation
Electron Temperature Anisotropies in the Solar Wind
Bale, S. D., Xu, K., Salem, C., Kasper, J. C., Howes, G. G., and Quataert, E.
Phys. Rev. Lett., in preparation 2008.
Driving and Dissipation of Kinetic Astophysical Turbulence
Howes, G. G., Cowley, S. C., and Dorland, W.
Comp. Phys. Comm., in preparation 2008.