Member Since 1997
Chris J. Mertens
Senior Research Physicist , NASA Langley Research Center
Dr. Mertens’ areas of expertise include atmospheric and space ionizing radiation transport and dosimetry, and space environment modeling. He is the primary developer and Principal Investigator (PI) of the Nowcast of Aerospace Ionizing Radiation System (NAIRAS) model.
Professional Experience
NASA Langley Research Center
Senior Research Physicist
2000 - Present
Education
Georgia Institute of Technology
Doctorate
Publications
Global Thermospheric Infrared Response to the Mother's Day Weekend Extreme Storm of 2024
Earth experienced the strongest geomagnetic storm in 20 years over 10–13 May 2024. The Ap and Dst geomagnetic indices were 273 and ͨ...
August 08, 2024
Infrared Radiation in the Thermosphere From 2002 to 2023
July 18, 2024
Sounding of the Atmosphere Using Broadband Emission Radiomet...
September 11, 2023
AGU Abstracts
Periodicities observed in the solar and geomagnetic indexes and in SABER thermospheric infrared power measurements.
COMPOSITION, WIND, AND TEMPERATURE VARIABILITY IN THE MESOSPHERE AND IONOSPHERE/THERMOSPHERE II ORAL
spa-aeronomy | 13 december 2023
Nabil Nowak, Martin G. Mlynczak, Linda A. Hunt, Be...
The F10.7 cm solar radio flux is an excellent indicator of solar variability whereas the Ap index is commonly used to examine the geomagnetic activity...
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Comparison of the Nowcast of Aerospace Ionizing Radiation System (NAIRAS) with ISS measurements
SPACE WEATHER COLLABORATION, COOPERATION, AND COORDINATION I POSTER
spa-solar and heliospheric physics | 12 december 2023
Daniel B. Phoenix, Guillaume Gronoff, Christopher ...
The Nowcast of Aerospace Ionizing Radiation System (NAIRAS) is a sophisticated physics-based model that has been providing real-time global prediction...
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Characterization of Radiation Exposure at Aviation Flight Altitudes Using the Nowcast of Aerospace Ionizing Radiation System (NAIRAS)
SPACE PRECIPITATION: DRIVERS, DYNAMICS, AND IMPACTS V POSTER
spa-magnetospheric physics | 14 december 2022
Daniel B. Phoenix, Christopher J. Mertens, Guillau...
Exposure to ionizing radiation from galactic cosmic rays (GCR) and solar energetic particles (SEP) at aircraft flight altitudes can have an adverse ef...
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Volunteer Experience
2010 - 2014
Associate Editor
JGR Space Physics Section
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