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
Walton S
(2021)
Cross- Coherence of the Outer Radiation Belt During Storms and the Role of the Plasmapause
in Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics
Walach M
(2022)
UK magnetosphere, ionosphere and solar-terrestrial (MIST) awards taskforce: A perspective
in Frontiers in Astronomy and Space Sciences
Verscharen D
(2021)
The Plasma Universe: A Coherent Science Theme for Voyage 2050
Verscharen D
(2021)
The Plasma Universe: A Coherent Science Theme for Voyage 2050
in Frontiers in Astronomy and Space Sciences
Turc L
(2022)
Editorial: Sources and propagation of ultra-low frequency waves in planetary magnetospheres
in Frontiers in Astronomy and Space Sciences
Staples FA
(2022)
Resolving Magnetopause Shadowing Using Multimission Measurements of Phase Space Density.
in Journal of geophysical research. Space physics
Staples F
(2023)
Differentiating Between Simultaneous Loss Drivers in Earth's Outer Radiation Belt: Multi-Dimensional Phase Space Density Analysis
in Geophysical Research Letters
Description | Wolfson Visiting Professorship |
Amount | £100,000 (GBP) |
Organisation | The Royal Society |
Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
Country | United Kingdom |
Start | 08/2021 |
End | 09/2023 |