Member Since 1968
John W. Meriwether
Member, Space Physics and Aeronomy Richard Carrington Education and Public Outreach
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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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
Observations of Ion-Neutral Coupling using the HODI FPI and EISCAT Svalbard Radar
AGU 2024
spa-aeronomy | 11 december 2024
Lara Tunca, Lindsay V. Goodwin, Matthew B. Cooper,...
Coupling events between the ionosphere and thermosphere over Svalbard, Norway are isolated and used to study connections between geomagnetic condition...
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Investigating Thermospheric Neutral Winds and Temperature from a Fabry-Perot Interferometer and 630.0 nm Airglow Structures from a Co-located All-sky Imager at El Leoncito Observatory (31.8o S, 69.3o W)
AGU 2024
spa-aeronomy | 11 december 2024
Carlos R. Martinis, Luis Navarro, John W. Meriweth...
A Fabry-Perot Interferometer (FPI) installed at El Leoncito Observatory, Argentina (31.8o S, 69.3o W, 18o mag lat) provides neutral winds and temperat...
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Thermosphere disturbance effects during the 10-11 May 2024 geomagnetic storm over the South American sector
AGU 2024
spa-aeronomy | 11 december 2024
Luis Navarro, Bela G. Fejer, John W. Meriwether, C...
Thermosphere dynamics exhibits large departures from its regular circulation patterns during period of enhanced geomagnetic activity. These perturbati...
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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
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Fleming Medal Committee
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