Member Since 1968
John W. Meriwether
PhD, University of Maryland, 1970
Bachelor, MIT, 1964
Professional Experience
University of Maryland College Park
2022 - Present
Clemson University
Professor of Physics and Astro
2019 - 2020
New Jersey Institute of Technology
Research Professor
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Education
University of Maryland College Park
Doctorate
1970
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Bachelors
1964
Honors & Awards
Union Fellow
Received December 2019
Citation
For fundamental contributions to understanding the thermal and dynamical structures in the the Earth’s upper atmosphere.
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Space Physics and Aeronomy Richard Carrington Education and Public Outreach
Publications
Understanding Strong Neutral Vertical Winds and Ionospheric Responses to the 2015 St. Patrick's Day ...
As one of the strongest geomagnetic storms in Solar Cycle 24, the 2015 St. Patrick's Day storm has attracted significant attention. We revisit this...
February 13, 2023
First ever cross comparison of thermospheric wind measured b...
November 03, 2015
Climatologies of nighttime thermospheric winds and temperatu...
August 04, 2015
AGU Abstracts
Thermospheric Vertical Winds in Subauroral Latitudes
MIDDLE-LATITUDE AND SUBAURORAL AERONOMY I ORAL
spa-aeronomy | 14 december 2023
John W. Meriwether, Andrew J. Gerrard, Matthew B. ...
A 15 cm imaging narrow field Fabry Perot interferometer (designated as the Hot Oxygen Doppler Imager HODI ) was operated during the summer months of ...
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Thermospheric dynamics studies using the Fabry-Perot Inteferometer network in Western South America
COMPOSITION, WIND, AND TEMPERATURE VARIABILITY IN THE MESOSPHERE AND IONOSPHERE/THERMOSPHERE I ORAL
spa-aeronomy | 13 december 2023
Luis Navarro, Carlos R. Martinis, John W. Meriweth...
The ionosphere and themosphere dynamics within the Western South American (WSA) region, between ~70-75 W and extending from ~35°S to 5°S, is...
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Multi-site Fabry-Perot Interferometer Measurements of Thermospheric Neutral Winds and Temperatures in Western South America
COMPOSITION, WIND, AND TEMPERATURE VARIABILITY IN THE MESOSPHERE AND IONOSPHERE/THERMOSPHERE II POSTER
spa-aeronomy | 15 december 2022
Luis Navarro, John W. Meriwether, Carlos R. Martin...
A particularly important region including the geomagnetic equator that has remained largely unsampled with respect to thermospheric winds is the area ...
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Volunteer Experience
2023 - 2025
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Space Physics and Aeronomy Richard Carrington Education and Public Outreach
2023 - 2023
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Space Physics and Aeronomy Richard Carrington Education and Public Outreach
2020 - 2021
Member
Fleming Medal Committee
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