Emma Woodfield
Radiation Belt Modeller
Biography
I did a Masters degree in Natural Sciences at Churchill College, Cambridge after which I was awarded a PhD in Space Plasma Physics from the University of Leicester in 2002. After graduating I was awarded a prestigious postdoctoral fellowship at the National Center for Atmospheric Research in Boulder, USA in the Advanced Study Program where I continued my research in ionospheric and magnetospheric physics.
I returned to the UK in 2004 to work in the Earth and Ocean Sciences Dept at the University of Liverpool as a member of the GEOSPACE consortium working on the characterisation of the contamination of geomagnetic field models by electrical currents in the ionosphere and magnetosphere.
I moved to Lancaster University in 2007 to work on the Rainbow All Sky Camera auroral imaging system in Iceland and the Faeroe Islands.
I’ve been working at BAS as a radiation belt modeller since 2012 investigating the role of wave particle interactions in the acceleration of electrons in the Radiation Belts of Jupiter and Saturn.
Research interests
My primary research involves modelling of the radiation belts of Jupiter and Saturn with complementary interests in Solar-Terrestrial Physics and Space Weather.
Publications from NERC Open Research Archive
2024
Sanchez-Cano, B., Woodfield, E. ORCID record for E. Woodfield, Rennie, S., Moral Pombo, D.. (2024) A bigger broader Autumn MIST [Specialist Discussion Meeting Report]. Astronomy & Geophysics, 65. 5 pp. 10.1093/astrogeo/atae031
2023
Woodfield, Emma ORCID record for Emma Woodfield, Smith, Andy, Daggitt, Thomas ORCID record for Thomas Daggitt, Turner, Harriet. (2023) MIST reunited. Astronomy & Geophysics, 64. 3.30-3.33. 10.1093/astrogeo/atad022
2022
Roussos, E., Allanson, O., Andre, N., Bertucci, B., Branduardi-Raymont, G., Clark, G., Dialynas, K., Dandouras, I., Desai, R.T., Futaana, Y., Gkioulidou, M., Jones, G.H., Kollmann, P., Kotova, A., Kronberg, E.A., Krupp, N., Murakami, G., Nenon, Q., Nordheim, T., Palmaerts, B., Plainaki, C., Rae, J., Santos-Costa, D., Sarris, T., Shprits, Y., Sulaiman, A., Woodfield, E. ORCID record for E. Woodfield, Wu, X., Yao, Z.H.. (2022) The in-situ exploration of Jupiter’s radiation belts. Experimental Astronomy, 54. 45 pp. 10.1007/s10686-021-09801-0
Kavanagh, Andrew J. ORCID record for Andrew J. Kavanagh, Ogawa, Yasunobu, Woodfield, Emma E. ORCID record for Emma E. Woodfield. (2022) Two techniques for determining F-region ion velocities at meso-scales: Differences and impacts on Joule heating. Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics, 127. 23 pp. 10.1029/2021JA030062
Woodfield, E.E. ORCID record for E.E. Woodfield, Glauert, S.A. ORCID record for S.A. Glauert, Menietti, J.D., Horne, R.B. ORCID record for R.B. Horne, Kavanagh, A.J. ORCID record for A.J. Kavanagh, Shprits, Y.Y.. (2022) Acceleration of electrons by whistler-mode hiss waves at Saturn. Geophysical Research Letters, 49. 10.1029/2021GL096213
2021
Yao, Zhonghua, Dunn, William R., Woodfield, Emma E. ORCID record for Emma E. Woodfield, Clark, George, Mauk, Barry H., Ebert, Robert W., Grodent, Denis, Bonfond, Bertrand, Pan, Dongxiao, Rae, I. Jonathan, Ni, Binbin, Guo, Ruilong, Branduardi-Raymont, Graziella, Wibisono, Affelia D., Rodriguez, Pedro, Kotsiaros, Stavros, Ness, Jan-Uwe, Allegrini, Frederic, Kurth, William S., Gladstone, G. Randall, Kraft, Ralph, Sulaiman, Ali H., Manners, Harry, Desai, Ravindra T., Bolton, Scott J.. (2021) Revealing the source of Jupiter’s x-ray auroral flares. Science Advances, 7. 9 pp. 10.1126/sciadv.abf0851
Reidy, J.A. ORCID record for J.A. Reidy, Horne, R.B. ORCID record for R.B. Horne, Glauert, S.A. ORCID record for S.A. Glauert, Clilverd, M. ORCID record for M. Clilverd, Meredith, N.P. ORCID record for N.P. Meredith, Woodfield, E. ORCID record for E. Woodfield, Ross, J.P. ORCID record for J.P. Ross, Allison, H.J., Rodger, C.J.. (2021) Comparing electron precipitation fluxes calculated from pitch angle diffusion coefficients to LEO satellite observations. Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics, 126. 18 pp. 10.1029/2020JA028410
2020
Ross, J.P.J. ORCID record for J.P.J. Ross, Glauert, S.A. ORCID record for S.A. Glauert, Horne, R.B. ORCID record for R.B. Horne, Watt, C.E., Meredith, N.P ORCID record for N.P Meredith, Woodfield, E.E. ORCID record for E.E. Woodfield. (2020) A new approach to constructing models of electron diffusion by EMIC waves in the radiation belts. Geophysical Research Letters, 47. 11 pp. 10.1029/2020GL088976
2019
Woodfield, E.E. ORCID record for E.E. Woodfield, Glauert, S.A. ORCID record for S.A. Glauert, Menietti, J.D., Averkamp, T.F., Horne, R.B. ORCID record for R.B. Horne, Shprits, Y.Y. (2019) Rapid electron acceleration in low density regions of Saturn’s radiation belt by whistler mode chorus waves. Geophysical Research Letters, 46. 7191- 7198. 10.1029/2019GL083071
2018
Woodfield, EE ORCID record for EE Woodfield, Horne, RB ORCID record for RB Horne, Glauert, SA ORCID record for SA Glauert, Menietti, JD, Shprits, YY, Kurth, WS. (2018) Formation of electron radiation belts at Saturn by Z-mode wave acceleration. Nature Communications, 9. 10.1038/s41467-018-07549-4
Kollmann, P., Roussos, E., Paranicas, C., Woodfield, Emma E. ORCID record for Emma E. Woodfield, Mauk, B.H., Clark, G., Smith, D.C., Vandegriff, J.. (2018) Electron acceleration to MeV energies at Jupiter and Saturn. Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics, 123. 9110-9129. 10.1029/2018JA025665
Shprits, Yuri Y., Menietti, John D., Drozdov, Alexander Y., Horne, Richard B. ORCID record for Richard B. Horne, Woodfield, Emma E. ORCID record for Emma E. Woodfield, Groene, Joseph B., de Soria-Santacruz, Maria, Averkamp, Terrance F., Garrett, Henry, Paranicas, Christopher, Gurnett, Donald A.. (2018) Strong whistler mode waves observed in the vicinity of Jupiter’s moons. Nature Communications, 9. 10.1038/s41467-018-05431-x
2017
Gray, R.L., Badman, S.V., Woodfield, E.E. ORCID record for E.E. Woodfield, Tao, C.. (2017) Characterization of Jupiter’s secondary auroral oval and its response to hot plasma injections. Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics, 122. 6415-6429. 10.1002/2017JA024214
2016
Menietti, J. D., Groene, J. B., Averkamp, T. F., Horne, R. B. ORCID record for R. B. Horne, Woodfield, E. E. ORCID record for E. E. Woodfield, Shprits, Y. Y., de Soria-Santacruz Pich, M., Gurnett, D. A.. (2016) Survey of whistler mode chorus intensity at Jupiter. Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics, 121. 9758-9770. doi:10.1002/2016JA022969
2015
Menietti, J. D., Averkamp, T. F., Ye, Sheng-Yi, Horne, R. B. ORCID record for R. B. Horne, Woodfield, E. E. ORCID record for E. E. Woodfield, Shprits, Y. Y., Gurnett, D. A., Persoon, A. M., Wahlund, J. E.. (2015) Survey of Saturn Z-mode Emission. Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics, 120. 6176-6187. doi:10.1002/2015JA021426
2014
Lilensten, Jean, Coates, Andrew J., Dehant, Véronique, Dudok de Wit, Thierry, Horne, Richard B. ORCID record for Richard B. Horne, Leblanc, François, Luhmann, Janet, Woodfield, Emma ORCID record for Emma Woodfield, Barthélemy, Mathieu. (2014) What characterizes planetary space weather?. The Astronomy and Astrophysics Review, 22. doi:10.1007/s00159-014-0079-6
Menietti, J. D., Averkamp, T. F., Groene, J. B., Horne, R. B. ORCID record for R. B. Horne, Shprits, Y. Y., Woodfield, E. E. ORCID record for E. E. Woodfield, Hospodarsky, G. B., Gurnett, D. A.. (2014) Survey Analysis of Chorus Intensity at Saturn. Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics, 119. 8415-8425. doi:10.1002/2014JA020523
Jackel, B. J., Unick, C., Syrjäsuo, M. T., Partamies, N., Wild, J. A., Woodfield, E. E. ORCID record for E. E. Woodfield, McWhirter, I., Kendall, E., Spanswick, E.. (2014) Auroral spectral estimation with wide-band color mosaic CCDs. Geoscientific Instrumentation, Methods and Data Systems, 3. 71-94. doi:10.5194/gid-3-753-2013
Woodfield, E. E. ORCID record for E. E. Woodfield, Horne, R. B. ORCID record for R. B. Horne, Glauert, S. A. ORCID record for S. A. Glauert, Menietti, J. D., Shprits, Y. Y.. (2014) The origin of Jupiter’s outer radiation belt. Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics, 119. 3490-3502. doi:10.1002/2014JA019891
Woodfield, Emma E. ORCID record for Emma E. Woodfield. (2014) Autumn MIST 2013. Astronomy & Geophysics, 55. 2.22-2.25. doi:10.1093/astrogeo/atu078
2013
Woodfield, E.E. ORCID record for E.E. Woodfield, Horne, R.B. ORCID record for R.B. Horne, Glauert, S.A. ORCID record for S.A. Glauert, Menietti, J.D., Shprits, Y.Y.. (2013) Electron acceleration at Jupiter: greater input from cyclotron-resonant interaction with whistler-mode chorus waves. Annales Geophysicae, 31. 1619-1630. 10.5194/angeo-31-1619-2013
Fear, Robert, Woodfield, Emma ORCID record for Emma Woodfield. (2013) Autumn MIST 2012. Astronomy & Geophysics, 54. 2.21-2.24. doi:10.1093/astrogeo/att033
2012
Menietti, J.D., Shprits, Y.Y., Horne, R.B. ORCID record for R.B. Horne, Woodfield, E.E. ORCID record for E.E. Woodfield, Hospodarsky, G.B., Gurnett, D.A.. (2012) Chorus, ECH, and Z mode emissions observed at Jupiter and Saturn and possible electron acceleration. Journal of Geophysical Research, 117. 17 pp. doi:10.1029/2012JA018187
Macmillan, Susan, Droujinina, Anna, Woodfield, Emma ORCID record for Emma Woodfield. (2012) Long-term trends in geomagnetic daily variation. In: GEOSPACE Consortium Meeting Leeds, UK, 5-6 Jan 2006.
2021
Mystery of what causes Jupiter’s X-ray auroras is solved
News 12 July, 2021
2018
A new way to create Saturn’s radiation belts
News 29 November, 2018