Publications of George H. Fisher

A list of publications authored or co-authored by George H. Fisher, derived from the SAO/NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS). The number in brackets after each title indicates the number of citations that the paper has received.

Orcid ID: 0000-0002-6912-5704

List of publications ordered by citations
Number of papers: 87 (refereed: 82)
No. of citations: 6713
First author papers: 22 (refereed: 21)

2024

  1. A Data-driven Magnetohydrodynamic Simulation of the 2011 February 15 Coronal Mass Ejection from Active Region NOAA 11158 [13]
    Fan, Yuhong, Kazachenko, Maria D., Afanasyev, Andrey N. & Fisher, George H., ApJ, 975, 206

2021

  1. Validation of the PDFI_SS Method for Electric Field Inversions Using a Magnetic Flux Emergence Simulation [4]
    Afanasyev, Andrey N., Kazachenko, Maria D., Fan, Yuhong, Fisher, George H. & Tremblay, Benoit, ApJ, 919, 7
  2. Coupling a Global Heliospheric Magnetohydrodynamic Model to a Magnetofrictional Model of the Low Corona [18]
    Hayashi, Keiji, Abbett, William P., Cheung, Mark C. M. & Fisher, George H., ApJS, 254, 1

2020

  1. The PDFI_SS Electric Field Inversion Software [40]
    Fisher, George H., Kazachenko, Maria D., Welsch, Brian T., Sun, Xudong, Lumme, Erkka, Bercik, David J., DeRosa, Marc L. & Cheung, Mark C. M., ApJS, 248, 2
  2. The Coronal Global Evolutionary Model: Using HMI Vector Magnetogram and Doppler Data to Determine Coronal Magnetic Field Evolution [50]
    Hoeksema, J. Todd, Abbett, William P., Bercik, David J., Cheung, Mark C. M., DeRosa, Marc L., Fisher, George H., Hayashi, Keiji, Kazachenko, Maria D., Liu, Yang, Lumme, Erkka, Lynch, Benjamin J., Sun, Xudong & Welsch, Brian T., ApJS, 250, 28

2019

  1. Probing the Effect of Cadence on the Estimates of Photospheric Energy and Helicity Injections in Eruptive Active Region NOAA AR 11158 [15]
    Lumme, E., Kazachenko, M. D., Fisher, G. H., Welsch, B. T., Pomoell, J. & Kilpua, E. K. J., Solar Physics, 294, 84

2016

  1. A model for stealth coronal mass ejections [69]
    Lynch, B. J., Masson, S., Li, Y., DeVore, C. R., Luhmann, J. G., Antiochos, S. K. & Fisher, G. H., Journal of Geophysical Research (Space Physics), 121, 10677
  2. Deriving Potential Coronal Magnetic Fields from Vector Magnetograms [5]
    Welsch, Brian T. & Fisher, George H., Solar Physics, 291, 1681

2015

  1. The Coronal Global Evolutionary Model: Using HMI Vector Magnetogram and Doppler Data to Model the Buildup of Free Magnetic Energy in the Solar Corona [59]
    Fisher, G. H., Abbett, W. P., Bercik, D. J., Kazachenko, M. D., Lynch, B. J., Welsch, B. T., Hoeksema, J. T., Hayashi, K., Liu, Y., Norton, A. A., Dalda, A. Sainz, Sun, X., DeRosa, M. L. & Cheung, M. C. M., Space Weather, 13, 369
  2. Photospheric Electric Fields and Energy Fluxes in the Eruptive Active Region NOAA 11158 [55]
    Kazachenko, Maria D., Fisher, George H., Welsch, Brian T., Liu, Yang & Sun, Xudong, ApJ, 811, 16
  3. Sign Singularity and Flares in Solar Active Region NOAA 11158 [15]
    Sorriso-Valvo, L., De Vita, G., Kazachenko, M. D., Krucker, S., Primavera, L., Servidio, S., Vecchio, A., Welsch, B. T., Fisher, G. H., Lepreti, F. & Carbone, V., ApJ, 801, 36
  4. Why Is the Great Solar Active Region 12192 Flare-rich but CME-poor? [225]
    Sun, Xudong, Bobra, Monica G., Hoeksema, J. Todd, Liu, Yang, Li, Yan, Shen, Chenglong, Couvidat, Sebastien, Norton, Aimee A. & Fisher, George H., ApJ, 804, L28

2014

  1. A Comprehensive Method of Estimating Electric Fields from Vector Magnetic Field and Doppler Measurements [66]
    Kazachenko, Maria D., Fisher, George H. & Welsch, Brian T., ApJ, 795, 17

2013

  1. A Magnetic Calibration of Photospheric Doppler Velocities [37]
    Welsch, Brian T., Fisher, George H. & Sun, Xudong, ApJ, 765, 98

2012

  1. Radiative Cooling in MHD Models of the Quiet Sun Convection Zone and Corona [35]
    Abbett, W. P. & Fisher, G. H., Solar Physics, 277, 3
  2. Can We Determine Electric Fields and Poynting Fluxes from Vector Magnetograms and Doppler Measurements? [36]
    Fisher, G. H., Welsch, B. T. & Abbett, W. P., Solar Physics, 277, 153
  3. Global Forces in Eruptive Solar Flares: The Lorentz Force Acting on the Solar Atmosphere and the Solar Interior [153]
    Fisher, G. H., Bercik, D. J., Welsch, B. T. & Hudson, H. S., Solar Physics, 277, 59
  4. Momentum Distribution in Solar Flare Processes [12]
    Hudson, H. S., Fletcher, L., Fisher, G. H., Abbett, W. P. & Russell, A., Solar Physics, 277, 77

2010

  1. Improving large-scale convection-zone-to-corona models. [6]
    Abbett, W. P. & Fisher, G. H., Memorie della Societa Astronomica Italiana, 81, 721
  2. Estimating Electric Fields from Vector Magnetogram Sequences [54]
    Fisher, G. H., Welsch, B. T., Abbett, W. P. & Bercik, D. J., ApJ, 715, 242
  3. Sequential Coronal Mass Ejections from AR8038 in May 1997 [19]
    Li, Y., Lynch, B. J., Welsch, B. T., Stenborg, G. A., Luhmann, J. G., Fisher, G. H., Liu, Y. & Nightingale, R. W., Solar Physics, 264, 149
  4. Sun to 1 AU propagation and evolution of a slow streamer-blowout coronal mass ejection [65]
    Lynch, B. J., Li, Y., Thernisien, A. F. R., Robbrecht, E., Fisher, G. H., Luhmann, J. G. & Vourlidas, A., Journal of Geophysical Research (Space Physics), 115, A07106

2009

  1. What is the Relationship Between Photospheric Flow Fields and Solar Flares? [88]
    Welsch, Brian T., Li, Yan, Schuck, Peter W. & Fisher, George H., ApJ, 705, 821

2008

  1. FLCT: A Fast, Efficient Method for Performing Local Correlation Tracking [129]
    Fisher, G. H. & Welsch, B. T., Subsurface and Atmospheric Influences on Solar Activity (Editors: Howe, R., Komm, R. W., Balasubramaniam, K. S. & Petrie, G. J. D.), Astronomical Society of the Pacific Conference Series, 383, p. 373
  2. Flare Energy and Magnetic Field Variations [136]
    Hudson, H. S., Fisher, G. H. & Welsch, B. T., Subsurface and Atmospheric Influences on Solar Activity (Editors: Howe, R., Komm, R. W., Balasubramaniam, K. S. & Petrie, G. J. D.), Astronomical Society of the Pacific Conference Series, 383, p. 221
  3. Forward Modeling of Active Region Coronal Emissions. I. Methods and Testing [28]
    Lundquist, L. L., Fisher, G. H. & McTiernan, J. M., ApJS, 179, 509
  4. Forward Modeling of Active Region Coronal Emissions. II. Implications for Coronal Heating [38]
    Lundquist, L. L., Fisher, G. H., Metcalf, T. R., Leka, K. D. & McTiernan, J. M., ApJ, 689, 1388
  5. Surface Flows From Magnetograms [4]
    Welsch, B. T. & Fisher, G. H., Subsurface and Atmospheric Influences on Solar Activity (Editors: Howe, R., Komm, R. W., Balasubramaniam, K. S. & Petrie, G. J. D.), Astronomical Society of the Pacific Conference Series, 383, p. 19

2007

  1. Tests and Comparisons of Velocity-Inversion Techniques [112]
    Welsch, B. T., Abbett, W. P., De Rosa, M. L., Fisher, G. H., Georgoulis, M. K., Kusano, K., Longcope, D. W., Ravindra, B. & Schuck, P. W., ApJ, 670, 1434

2006

  1. Free Magnetic Energy Changes in AR 8210 [0]
    Welsch, Brian T. & Fisher, George H., Solar Activity and its Magnetic Origin (Editors: Bothmer, Volker & Hady, Ahmed Abdel), IAU Symposium, 233, p. 73

2005

  1. Convective Dynamos and the Minimum X-Ray Flux in Main-Sequence Stars [36]
    Bercik, D. J., Fisher, G. H., Johns-Krull, Christopher M. & Abbett, W. P., ApJ, 631, 529

2004

  1. The photospheric boundary of Sun-to-Earth coupled models [11]
    Abbett, W. P., Mikić, Z., Linker, J. A., McTiernan, J. M., Magara, T. & Fisher, G. H., Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics, 66, 1257
  2. The Dynamic Evolution of Twisted Magnetic Flux Tubes in a Three-dimensional Convecting Flow. II. Turbulent Pumping and the Cohesion of Ω-Loops [36]
    Abbett, W. P., Fisher, G. H., Fan, Y. & Bercik, D. J., ApJ, 612, 557
  3. Observational Consequences of a Magnetic Flux Rope Emerging into the Corona [133]
    Gibson, S. E., Fan, Y., Mandrini, C., Fisher, G. & Demoulin, P., ApJ, 617, 600
  4. Observational evidence for velocity convergence toward magnetic neutral lines as a factor in CME initiation [22]
    Li, Yan, Luhmann, Janet, Fisher, George & Welsch, Brian, Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics, 66, 1271
  5. ILCT: Recovering Photospheric Velocities from Magnetograms by Combining the Induction Equation with Local Correlation Tracking [202]
    Welsch, B. T., Fisher, G. H., Abbett, W. P. & Regnier, S., ApJ, 610, 1148

2003

  1. A Coupled Model for the Emergence of Active Region Magnetic Flux into the Solar Corona [56]
    Abbett, W. P. & Fisher, G. H., ApJ, 582, 475
  2. The Dynamic Evolution of Twisted Magnetic Flux Tubes in a Three-dimensional Convecting Flow. I. Uniformly Buoyant Horizontal Tubes [76]
    Fan, Y., Abbett, W. P. & Fisher, G. H., ApJ, 582, 1206
  3. Multiwavelength Observations of Flares on AD Leonis [189]
    Hawley, Suzanne L., Allred, Joel C., Johns-Krull, Christopher M., Fisher, George H., Abbett, William P., Alekseev, Ilya, Avgoloupis, Stavros I., Deustua, Susana E., Gunn, Alastair, Seiradakis, John H., Sirk, Martin M. & Valenti, Jeff A., ApJ, 597, 535
  4. A Viscoelastic Theory of Turbulent Fluid Permeated with Fibril Magnetic Fields [21]
    Longcope, D. W., McLeish, T. C. B. & Fisher, G. H., ApJ, 599, 661
  5. The Relationship Between X-Ray Radiance and Magnetic Flux [272]
    Pevtsov, Alexei A., Fisher, George H., Acton, Loren W., Longcope, Dana W., Johns-Krull, Christopher M., Kankelborg, Charles C. & Metcalf, Thomas R., ApJ, 598, 1387

2001

  1. The Effects of Rotation on the Evolution of Rising Omega Loops in a Stratified Model Convection Zone [53]
    Abbett, W. P., Fisher, G. H. & Fan, Y., ApJ, 546, 1194
  2. Multi-mode kink instability as a mechanism for δ-spot formation [0]
    Linton, M. G., Fisher, G. H., Dahlburg, R. B., Fan, Y. & Longcope, D. W., Advances in Space Research, 26, 1781

2000

  1. The Three-dimensional Evolution of Rising, Twisted Magnetic Flux Tubes in a Gravitationally Stratified Model Convection Zone [95]
    Abbett, W. P., Fisher, G. H. & Fan, Y., ApJ, 540, 548
  2. The Solar Dynamo and Emerging Flux - (Invited Review) [106]
    Fisher, G. H., Fan, Y., Longcope, D. W., Linton, M. G. & Pevtsov, A. A., Solar Physics, 192, 119
  3. Magnetic flux tubes inside the sun [18]
    Fisher, G. H., Fan, Y., Longcope, D. W., Linton, M. G. & Abbett, W. P., Physics of Plasmas, 7, 2173
  4. Simultaneous SOHO andYohkoh Observations of a Small Solar Active Region [9]
    Griffiths, N. W., Fisher, G. H., Woods, D. T., Acton, L. W. & Siegmund, O. H. W., ApJ, 537, 481

1999

  1. The Rise of Kink-unstable Magnetic Flux Tubes and the Origin of δ-Configuration Sunspots [112]
    Fan, Y., Zweibel, E. G., Linton, M. G. & Fisher, G. H., ApJ, 521, 460
  2. SUMER Observations of the Quiet-Sun Transition Region [47]
    Griffiths, N. W., Fisher, G. H., Woods, D. T. & Siegmund, O. H. W., ApJ, 512, 992
  3. Relationship of the Multimode Kink Instability to δ-Spot Formation [67]
    Linton, M. G., Fisher, G. H., Dahlburg, R. B. & Fan, Y., ApJ, 522, 1190
  4. The Solar Flare Soft X-Ray Differential Emission Measure and the Neupert Effect at Different Temperatures [83]
    McTiernan, James M., Fisher, George H. & Li, Peng, ApJ, 514, 472

1998

  1. The Rise of Kink-Unstable Magnetic Flux Tubes in the Solar Convection Zone [47]
    Fan, Y., Zweibel, E. G., Linton, M. G. & Fisher, G. H., ApJ, 505, L59
  2. Coronal Heating in Active Regions as a Function of Global Magnetic Variables [150]
    Fisher, George H., Longcope, Dana W., Metcalf, Thomas R. & Pevtsov, Alexei A., ApJ, 508, 885
  3. Nonlinear Evolution of Kink-unstable Magnetic Flux Tubes and Solar δ-Spot Active Regions [65]
    Linton, M. G., Dahlburg, R. B., Fisher, G. H. & Longcope, D. W., ApJ, 507, 404
  4. Flux-Tube Twist Resulting from Helical Turbulence: The Σ-Effect [213]
    Longcope, D. W., Fisher, G. H. & Pevtsov, A. A., ApJ, 507, 417

1996

  1. A Search for Asymmetric Flows in Young Active Regions [25]
    Cauzzi, G., Canfield, R. C. & Fisher, G. H., ApJ, 456, 850
  2. Radiative Heating and the Buoyant Rise of Magnetic Flux Tubes in the Solar interior [51]
    Fan, Y. & Fisher, G. H., Solar Physics, 166, 17
  3. The Helical Kink Instability of Isolated, Twisted Magnetic Flux Tubes [113]
    Linton, M. G., Longcope, D. W. & Fisher, G. H., ApJ, 469, 954
  4. The Evolution and Fragmentation of Rising Magnetic Flux Tubes [103]
    Longcope, D. W., Fisher, G. H. & Arendt, S., ApJ, 464, 999
  5. The Effects of Convection Zone Turbulence on the Tilt Angles of Magnetic Bipoles [69]
    Longcope, D. W. & Fisher, G. H., ApJ, 458, 380
  6. A Test of a New Flare Loop Scaling Law Using YOHKOH SXT and GOES Observations [14]
    Metcalf, Thomas R. & Fisher, George H., ApJ, 462, 977

1995

  1. Comparisons between Theory and Observation of Active Region Tilts [101]
    Fisher, G. H., Fan, Y. & Howard, R. F., ApJ, 438, 463
  2. Simultaneous Extreme-Ultraviolet Explorer and Optical Observations of AD Leonis: Evidence for Large Coronal Loops and the Neupert Effect in Stellar Flares [167]
    Hawley, Suzanne L., Fisher, George H., Simon, Theodore, Cully, Scott L., Deustua, Susana E., Jablonski, Marek, Johns-Krull, Christopher M., Pettersen, Bjorn R., Smith, Verne, Spiesman, William J. & Valenti, Jeffrey, ApJ, 453, 464

1994

  1. A Coronal Mass Ejection Model for the 1992 July 15 Flare on AU Microscopii Observed by the Extreme Ultraviolet Explorer [50]
    Cully, Scott L., Fisher, George H., Abbott, Mark J. & Siegmund, Oswald H. W., ApJ, 435, 449
  2. Dynamics of Emerging Active Region Flux Loops [207]
    Fan, Y., Fisher, G. H. & McClymont, A. N., ApJ, 436, 907
  3. Solar Flare Model Atmospheres [73]
    Hawley, Suzanne L. & Fisher, George H., ApJ, 426, 387

1993

  1. The Dynamics of Magnetic Flux Rings [16]
    Deluca, E. E., Fisher, G. H. & Patten, B. M., ApJ, 411, 383
  2. The Origin of Morphological Asymmetries in Bipolar Active Regions [318]
    Fan, Y., Fisher, G. H. & Deluca, E. E., ApJ, 405, 390

1992

  1. X-Ray--heated Models of Stellar Flare Atmospheres: Theory and Comparison with Observations [155]
    Hawley, Suzanne L. & Fisher, George H., ApJS, 78, 565
  2. Starspots - the ZEBRA Effect [13]
    Pettersen, Bjorn R., Hawley, Suzanne L. & Fisher, George H., Solar Physics, 142, 197

1991

  1. The Effects of Magnetic Stretching in the Convective Overshoot Region [0]
    Fisher, George H., McClymont, Alexander N. & Chou, Dean-Yi, Challenges to Theories of the Structure of Moderate-Mass Stars (Editors: Gough, Douglas & Toomre, Juri), p.233
  2. The Stretching of Magnetic Flux Tubes in the Convective Overshoot Region [15]
    Fisher, George H., McClymont, Alexander N. & Chou, Dean-Yi, ApJ, 374, 766

1990

  1. An Equation for the Evolution of Solar and Stellar Flare Loops [71]
    Fisher, George H. & Hawley, Suzanne L., ApJ, 357, 243

1989

  1. Dynamics of Anchored Flux Tubes in the Convection Zone. I. Details of the Model [51]
    Chou, Dean-Yi & Fisher, George H., ApJ, 341, 533
  2. Emergence of anchored flux tubes through the convection zone. [8]
    Fisher, G., Chou, Dean-Yi & McClymont, A. N., Geophysical Monograph Series, 54, 47
  3. Dynamics of Flare-driven Chromospheric Condensations [139]
    Fisher, George H., ApJ, 346, 1019
  4. On the mechanical energy available to drive solar flares. [18]
    McClymont, A. N. & Fisher, G. H., Geophysical Monograph Series, 54, 219

1987

  1. Chromospheric downflow velocities as a diagnostic in solar flares [19]
    Fisher, G. H., Solar Physics, 113, 307
  2. Explosive Evaporation in Solar Flares [65]
    Fisher, George H., ApJ, 317, 502

1986

  1. Radiation Hydrodynamics in Solar Flares [34]
    Fisher, G. H., IAU Colloquium 89: Radiation Hydrodynamics in Stars and Compact Objects (Editors: Mihalas, Dimitri & Winkler, Karl-Heinz A.), p.53

1985

  1. Flare Loop Radiative Hydrodynamics. VII. Dynamics of the Thick Target Heated Chromosphere [252]
    Fisher, G. H., Canfield, R. C. & McClymont, A. N., ApJ, 289, 434
  2. Flare Loop Radiative Hydrodynamics. VI. Chromospheric Evaporation due to Heating by Nonthermal Electrons [333]
    Fisher, G. H., Canfield, R. C. & McClymont, A. N., ApJ, 289, 425
  3. Flare loop radiative hydrodynamics. V. Response to thick-target heating [442]
    Fisher, G. H., Canfield, R. C. & McClymont, A. N., ApJ, 289, 414

1984

  1. Chromospheric evaporation velocities in solar flares [55]
    Fisher, G. H., Canfield, R. C. & McClymont, A. N., ApJ, 281, L79

1983

  1. Flare loop radiative hydrodynamics. IV. Dynamic evolution of unstable semiempirical loop models [19]
    An, C.-H., Canfield, R. C., Fisher, G. H. & McClymont, A. N., ApJ, 267, 421
  2. Flare loop radiative hydrodynamics. III. Nonlocal radiative transfer effects [8]
    Canfield, R. C., Fisher, G. H. & McClymont, A. N., ApJ, 265, 507

1981

  1. Heat regeneration in Malone-type liquid engines using a parallel-plate thermodynamic pile geometry [4]
    Allen, P. C., Fisher, G. H., Knight, W. R., Paulson, D. N. & Wheatley, J. C., Journal of Applied Physics, 52, 3876

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