STFC Consolidated Grant transfer and extension
Lead Research Organisation:
Northumbria University
Department Name: Fac of Engineering and Environment
Abstract
The aims of this transferred programme from MSSL are to break new ground in the understanding of the physical processes at work in:
a) solar wind formation and propagation and evolution through the heliosphere; including the source of the solar wind and understanding which regions on the Sun control the solar wind, and in-situ dynamics of energy transport in space plasmas.
b) solar wind interaction with the Earth's magnetosphere; including solar wind physics at kinetic and large scales, reconnection, magnetospheric acceleration and transport processes and processes controlling the aurora and radiation belts
a) solar wind formation and propagation and evolution through the heliosphere; including the source of the solar wind and understanding which regions on the Sun control the solar wind, and in-situ dynamics of energy transport in space plasmas.
b) solar wind interaction with the Earth's magnetosphere; including solar wind physics at kinetic and large scales, reconnection, magnetospheric acceleration and transport processes and processes controlling the aurora and radiation belts
Organisations
People |
ORCID iD |
| Jonathan Rae (Principal Investigator) | |
| Robert Wicks (Co-Investigator) |
Publications
Abraham J
(2022)
Radial Evolution of Thermal and Suprathermal Electron Populations in the Slow Solar Wind from 0.13 to 0.5 au: Parker Solar Probe Observations
in The Astrophysical Journal
Abraham J
(2022)
Thermal Energy Budget of Electrons in the Inner Heliosphere: Parker Solar Probe Observations
in The Astrophysical Journal
Agudelo Rueda J
(2022)
Energy Transport during 3D Small-scale Reconnection Driven by Anisotropic Plasma Turbulence
in The Astrophysical Journal
Bakrania M
(2022)
Direct Evidence of Magnetic Reconnection Onset via the Tearing Instability
in Frontiers in Astronomy and Space Sciences
Bercic L
(2021)
Whistler instability driven by the sunward electron deficit in the solar wind High-cadence Solar Orbiter observations
in Astronomy & Astrophysics
Breneman A
(2020)
Driving of Outer Belt Electron Loss by Solar Wind Dynamic Pressure Structures: Analysis of Balloon and Satellite Data
in Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics
Chakraborty S
(2022)
Intense chorus waves are the cause of flux-limiting in the heart of the outer radiation belt.
in Scientific reports
Chakraborty S
(2022)
Statistical investigation on equatorial pitch angle distribution of energetic electrons in Earth's outer radiation belt during CME- and CIR-driven storms
in Frontiers in Astronomy and Space Sciences
Coxon J
(2023)
Extreme Birkeland Currents Are More Likely During Geomagnetic Storms on the Dayside of the Earth
in Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics
Desai R
(2021)
Interplanetary Shock-Induced Magnetopause Motion: Comparison Between Theory and Global Magnetohydrodynamic Simulations
in Geophysical Research Letters
Elsden T
(2022)
Modeling the Varying Location of Field Line Resonances During Geomagnetic Storms
in Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics
French R
(2021)
Probing Current Sheet Instabilities from Flare Ribbon Dynamics
French R
(2021)
Probing Current Sheet Instabilities from Flare Ribbon Dynamics
in The Astrophysical Journal
Howes G
(2022)
Revolutionizing Our Understanding of Particle Energization in Space Plasmas Using On-Board Wave-Particle Correlator Instrumentation
in Frontiers in Astronomy and Space Sciences
James M
(2021)
The Scalable Plasma Ion Composition and Electron Density (SPICED) Model for Earth's Inner Magnetosphere
in Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics
Jeong S
(2022)
The Stability of the Electron Strahl against the Oblique Fast-magnetosonic/Whistler Instability in the Inner Heliosphere
in The Astrophysical Journal Letters
Jeong S
(2022)
The Kinetic Expansion of Solar-wind Electrons: Transport Theory and Predictions for the Very Inner Heliosphere
in The Astrophysical Journal
Killey S
(2023)
Using machine learning to diagnose relativistic electron distributions in the Van Allen radiation belts
in RAS Techniques and Instruments
Lotz S
(2023)
The Radial Variation of the Solar Wind Turbulence Spectra near the Kinetic Break Scale from Parker Solar Probe Measurements
in The Astrophysical Journal
Maruca B
(2021)
MagneToRE: Mapping the 3-D Magnetic Structure of the Solar Wind Using a Large Constellation of Nanosatellites
in Frontiers in Astronomy and Space Sciences
Mooney M
(2022)
Evaluating Auroral Forecasts Against Satellite Observations
Mooney M
(2021)
Evaluating Auroral Forecasts Against Satellite Observations
in Space Weather
Murphy K
(2023)
A New Four-Component L *-Dependent Model for Radial Diffusion Based on Solar Wind and Magnetospheric Drivers of ULF Waves
in Space Weather
Murphy K
(2022)
GMAG: An open-source python package for ground-based magnetometers
in Frontiers in Astronomy and Space Sciences
Park J
(2021)
Transpolar Arcs During a Prolonged Radial Interplanetary Magnetic Field Interval
in Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics
Rae J
(2022)
What are the fundamental modes of energy transfer and partitioning in the coupled Magnetosphere-Ionosphere system?
in Experimental Astronomy
Remya B
(2023)
Understanding Quiet and Storm Time EMIC Waves-Van Allen Probes Results
in Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics
Rodger C
(2022)
Examination of Radiation Belt Dynamics During Substorm Clusters: Magnetic Local Time Variation and Intensity of Precipitating Fluxes
in Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics
Rodger C
(2022)
Examination of Radiation Belt Dynamics During Substorm Clusters: Activity Drivers and Dependencies of Trapped Flux Enhancements
in Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics
Sandhu J
(2021)
The Roles of the Magnetopause and Plasmapause in Storm-Time ULF Wave Power Enhancements
in Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics
Sandhu J
(2023)
Van Allen Probes Observations of a Three-Dimensional Field Line Resonance at a Plasmaspheric Plume
in Geophysical Research Letters
Sandhu J
(2021)
ULF Wave Driven Radial Diffusion During Geomagnetic Storms: A Statistical Analysis of Van Allen Probes Observations
in Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics
Smith A
(2021)
Forecasting the Probability of Large Rates of Change of the Geomagnetic Field in the UK: Timescales, Horizons, and Thresholds
in Space Weather
Smith A
(2024)
Automatic Encoding of Unlabeled Two Dimensional Data Enabling Similarity Searches: Electron Diffusion Regions and Auroral Arcs
in Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics
Smith A
(2024)
Sudden Commencements and Geomagnetically Induced Currents in New Zealand: Correlations and Dependance
in Space Weather
Smith A
(2022)
On the Considerations of Using Near Real Time Data for Space Weather Hazard Forecasting
in Space Weather
| Description | Wolfson Visiting Professorship |
| Amount | £100,000 (GBP) |
| Organisation | The Royal Society |
| Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 09/2021 |
| End | 09/2023 |