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
Comparative Analysis of Aviation Radiation Models During Solar Energetic Particle Events
AGU 2024
spa-solar and heliospheric physics | 09 december 2024
Hazel M. Bain, Kyle Copeland, Christopher J. Merte...
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Space Weather Prediction Center (NOAA/SWPC) issues advisories to the global aviation community r...
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Enhancing Data Discoverability and Machine Learning Readiness for Understanding Space Radiation in Earth Environment
AGU 2024
spa-solar and heliospheric physics | 09 december 2024
Viacheslav M. Sadykov, Zachary M. Watkins, Dustin ...
Variations of the radiation environment in the Earths atmosphere are coupled to processes driven by solar activity on long timescales (11-year activit...
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Forecasting SEP Atmospheric and Space Radiation Using UMASEP and NAIRAS Models
AGU 2024
spa-solar and heliospheric physics | 09 december 2024
Christopher J. Mertens, Guillaume Gronoff, Daniel ...
The Nowcast of Aerospace Ionizing RAdiation System (NAIRAS) model predicts dosimetric and radiative flux quantities for assessing human radiation expo...
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Volunteer Experience
2010 - 2014
Associate Editor
JGR Space Physics Section
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