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Rod A. Heelis
Distinguished Chair, University of Texas at Dallas
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Thermosphere UFKW Structures and Ionosphere Coupling as Observed by ICON
GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH LETTERS
18 april 2024
Jeffrey M M. Forbes, Xiaoli Zhang, Christoph R. En...

Two ∼2‐week Ultra‐Fast Kelvin Wave (UFKW) events centered on days 158(203) during 2021 are investigated using winds, temperatures...

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Using ICON Satellite Data to Forecast Equatorial Ionospheric Instability Throughout 2022
SPACE WEATHER
14 march 2024
David L. Hysell, Scott England, Harald U. Frey, Br...

Numerical forecasts of plasma convective instability in the postsunset equatorial ionosphere are made based on data from the Ionospheric Connection...

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Day‐To‐Day Variability of the Neutral Wind Dynamo Observed by ICON: First Results From Conjugate Observations
GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH LETTERS
02 march 2024
Brian J. Harding, Thomas J. Immel, Stephen B. Mend...

First results are presented from the conjugate maneuvers performed by NASA's Ionospheric Connection Explorer (ICON) spacecraft. During each several...

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The Hemispheric Difference in Electric Potential and Electron Precipitation Observed by DMSP in the Auroral Zone
JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH: SPACE PHYSICS
27 december 2023
Yun-Ju Chen, Roderick A. Heelis, Marc R. Hairston,...

In this case study, we focus on how hemispheric differences in the electric potential distribution in the auroral zones are related to hemispheric ...

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Data Processing Techniques for Detecting Magnetic Field Perturbations with the SPORT Miniature Science Magnetometer
OBSERVATIONAL AND MODELING STUDIES OF IONOSPHERIC IRREGULARITIES AND SCINTILLATION III POSTER
spa-aeronomy | 15 december 2023
Kenneth R. Bromund, Guan Le, Todd M. Bonalsky, Mat...
The Scintillation Prediction Observations Research Task (SPORT) is a 6U CubeSat mission designed to study the conditions under which ionospheric varia...
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An Overview of the SPORT Missions Observation of Plasma Bubbles in the Low-Latitude Ionosphere
OBSERVATIONAL AND MODELING STUDIES OF IONOSPHERIC IRREGULARITIES AND SCINTILLATION I ORAL
spa-aeronomy | 15 december 2023
Charles Swenson, Rebecca L. Bishop, Roderick A. He...
The Scintillation Prediction Observations Research Task (SPORT) is a 6U CubeSat mission to advance the scientific understanding of the preconditions l...
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FORMOSAT-7/COSMIC-2 Space Weather Data Product Evaluation Through an Increasing Solar Cycle 25
COMPOSITION, WIND, AND TEMPERATURE VARIABILITY IN THE MESOSPHERE AND IONOSPHERE/THERMOSPHERE IV ELIGHTNING
spa-aeronomy | 14 december 2023
John Braun, Iurii Cherniak, Roderick A. Heelis, Do...
FORMOSAT-7/COSMIC-2 is a joint satellite program between Taiwan and the United States providing expanded neutral atmosphere and space weather data for...
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Plasma density enhancements in the polar region observed by DMSP in the two hemispheres.
MAGNETOSPHERE-IONOSPHERE-THERMOSPHERE COUPLING DURING DISTURBED TIMES AND INTERHEMISPHERIC ASYMMETRIES II POSTER
spa-aeronomy | 13 december 2023
Yun-Ju Chen, Roderick A. Heelis, Cesar E. Valladar...
Polar cap patches are localized regions of the polar ionosphere with plasma densities higher than the average background density. Season, longitude, I...
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