Peter Stauning

Research Areas

Solar Wind - Magnetosphere - Ionosphere Interactions

The use of ground-based ionospheric measurements for studies of magnetospheric processes

Dynamics of the polar ionospheric convection patterns during changing IMF conditions

Ionospheric signatures of transient phenomena (ASEs, PMAFs, TCVs, ULF pulsations, etc.)

Radiation in Space

High-energy particle radiation from solar flares

High-energy charged particles trapped in the Earths magnetic field

Magnetospheric and Ionospheric Substorm Processes

Substorm generation mechanisms

Substorm onset and expansion processes

Substorm-related auroral emission and ionisation processes in the ionosphere

Wave Propagation in Plasmas

Ionospheric absorption of radio waves

Current Research Projects

The Ørsted Project

Project Scientist for the Ørsted satellite

PI for the "External Field" Research at DMI

PI for the Ørsted High-Energy Charged-Particle Detector Experiment

The Greenland Riometer Array

Responsible for the operation of DMI imaging and normal-beam riometer arrays

Scientific contact person for the use of data from DMI riometers

UARC Telescience

Member of the science team for the NSF-supported Upper Atmospheric Research Collaboratory (UARC) project 1992-98

Research Committees

European Incoherent Scatter (EISCAT) Radar Projekt - Member of the Scientific Advisory Committee (SAC) 1998-99

Committee on Space Research (COSPAR) - Chairman of the National Committee of COSPAR

International Association of Geomagnetism and Aeronomy (IAGA) - Co-chair of IAGA Working Group IID (Middle Atmosphere)

Publications

December 2003