Profile

I am a Space Weather researcher in the Space Weather and Atmosphere Team at BAS with extensive experience working in upper atmosphere/space science.

My areas of expertise include:

• The calibration, analysis and interpretation of SuperDARN HF radar observations of the ionosphere.
• Solar wind – magnetosphere – ionosphere coupling.
• The effects of space weather on Joule heating and satellite drag.
• The use of adaptive co-ordinate systems in ionospheric modelling.

Highlights of my research include:

• The use of SuperDARN electric field measurements to remotely sense the rate of magnetic reconnection at the Earth’s magnetopause during different interplanetary magnetic field conditions.
• Developing new techniques to accurately identify the open-closed magnetic field line boundary using SuperDARN radar measurements of the ionosphere and spacecraft ultra-violet imager observations of auroral emissions in the ionosphere.
• I have 25 years experience in developing models and data analysis products using SuperDARN data, such as new techniques to measure ionospheric vorticity and accurately map SuperDARN observations.

I am presently the PI for the BAS SuperDARN radars located at Halley and in the Falkland Islands.

Mooney, M.K., Forsyth, C., Marsh, M.S., Bradley, L., Finnigan, T., Forde, F., Garrigan, F., Mancini-Tuffier, C., Mancini-Tuffier, T., Roberts, E., Vessoni, P., Powell, J., Clark, S., Lao, C.J., Smith, A., Jackson, D.R., Bingham, S., Sharpe, M., Hughes, T., Chisham, G., and Milan, S., Evaluating auroral forecasts against satellite observations under different levels of geomagnetic activity. J. Geophys. Res., 129, e2023JA031478, 2024.

Chisham, G., and Freeman, M.P., The spatial variation of large- and meso-scale plasma flow vorticity statistics in the high-latitude ionosphere and implications for ionospheric plasma flow models. J. Geophys. Res., 129, e2024JA032887, 2024.

Parker, W.E., Freeman, M., Chisham, G., Kavanagh, A., Siew, P.M., Rodriguez-Fernandez, V., and Linares, R., Influences of space weather forecasting uncertainty on satellite conjunction assessment. Space Weather, 22, e2023SW003818, 2024.

Thomas, E.G., Shepherd, S.G., and Chisham, G., Multi-frequency SuperDARN interferometer calibration. Radio Sci., 59, e2024RS007957, 2024.

Walker, S.J., Laundal, K.M., Reistad, J.P., Ohma, A., Hatch, S.M., Chisham, G., and Decotte, M., A comparison of auroral oval proxies with the boundaries of the auroral electrojets. Space Weather, 22, e2023SW003689, 2024.

Chisham, G., Kavanagh, A.J., Cobbett, N., Breen, P., and Barnes, T., High-time-resolution analysis of meridional tides in the upper mesosphere and lower thermosphere at mid-latitudes measured by the Falkland Islands SuperDARN radar. Ann. Geophys., 42, 1-15, 2024.

Carter, J.A., Dunlop, M., Forsyth, C., Oksavik, K., Donovan, E., Kavanagh, A., Milan, S.E., Sergienko, T., Fear, R.C., Sibeck, D.G., Connors, M., Yeoman, T., Tan, X., Taylor, M.G.G.T., McWilliams, K., Gjerloev, J., Barnes, R., Billet, D.D., Chisham, G., Dimmock, A., Freeman, M.P., Han, D.-S., Hartinger, M.D., Hsieh, S.-Y.W., Hu, Z.-J., James, M.K., Juusola, L., Kauristie, K., Kronberg, E.A., Lester, M., Manuel, J., Matzka, J., McCrea, I., Miyoshi, Y., Rae, J., Ren, L., Sigernes, F., Spanswick, E., Sterne, K., Steuwer, A., Sun, T., Walach, M.-T., Walsh, B., Wang, C., Weygand, J., Wild, J., Yan, J., Zhang, J., and Zhang, Q.-H., Ground-based and additional science support for SMILE. Earth and Planetary Physics, 8, 275-298, 2024.

Coxon, J.C., Chisham, G., Freeman, M.P., Forsyth, C., Walach, M.-T., Murphy, K.R., Vines, S.K., Anderson, B.J., Smith, A.W., and Fogg, A.R., Extreme Birkeland currents are more likely during geomagnetic storms on the dayside of the Earth. J. Geophys. Res., 128, e2023JA031946, 2023.

Chisham, G., and Freeman, M.P., Separating contributions to plasma vorticity in the high-latitude ionosphere from large-scale convection and meso-scale turbulence. J. Geophys. Res., 128, e2023JA031885, 2023.

Lam, M.M., Shore, R.M., Chisham, G., Freeman, M.P., Grocott, A., Walach, M.-T., and Orr, L., A model of high latitude ionospheric convection derived from SuperDARN EOF model data. Space Weather, 21, e2023SW003428, 2023.

Orr, L., Grocott, A., Walach, M.-T., Chisham, G., Freeman, M.P., Lam, M.M., and Shore, R.M., A quantitative comparison of high latitude electric field models during a large geomagnetic storm. Space Weather, 21, e2022SW003301, 2023.

Chisham, G., Burrell, A.G., Thomas, E.G., and Chen, Y.-J., Ionospheric boundaries derived from auroral images. J. Geophys. Res., 127, e2022JA030622, 2022.

Coxon, J.C., Chisham, G., Freeman, M.P., Anderson, B.J., and Fear, R.C., Distributions of Birkeland current density observed by AMPERE are heavy-tailed or long-tailed. J. Geophys. Res., 127, e2021JA029801, 2022.

Chisham, G., and Freeman, M.P., A statistical model of vorticity in the polar ionosphere and implications for extreme values. J. Geophys. Res., 126, e2021JA029307, 2021.

Mooney, M.K., Marsh, M.S., Forsyth, C., Sharpe, M., Hughes, T., Bingham, S., Jackson, D.R., Rae, I.J., and Chisham, G., Evaluating auroral forecasts against satellite observations. Space Weather, 19, e2020SW002688, 2021.

Shore, R.M., Freeman, M.P., and Chisham, G., Data-driven basis functions for SuperDARN ionospheric plasma flow characterization and prediction. J. Geophys. Res., 126, e2021JA029272, 2021.

Chisham, G., Burrell, A.G., Marchaudon, A., Shepherd, S.G., Thomas, E.G., and Ponomarenko, P., Comparison of interferometer calibration techniques for improved SuperDARN elevation angles. Polar Sci., 28, 100638, 2021.

Mooney, M.K., Forsyth, C., Rae, I.J., Chisham, G., Coxon, J.C., Marsh, M.S., Jackson, D.R., Bingham, S., and Hubert, B., Examining local time variations in the gains and losses of open magnetic flux during substorms. J. Geophys. Res., 125, e2019JA027369, 2020.

Burrell, A.G., Chisham, G., Milan, S.E., Kilcommons, L., Chen, Y.-J., Thomas, E.G., and Anderson, B., AMPERE polar cap boundaries. Ann. Geophys., 38, 481-490, 2020.

Nishitani, N., Ruohoniemi, J.M., Lester, M., Baker, J.B.H., Koustov, A.V., Shepherd, S.G., Chisham, G., Hori, T., Thomas, E.G., Makarevich, R.A., Marchaudon, A., Ponomarenko, P., Wild, J.A., Milan, S.E., Bristow, W.A., Devlin, J., Miller, E., Greenwald, R.A., Ogawa, T., and Kikuchi, T., Review of the accomplishments of mid-latitude Super Dual Auroral Radar Network (SuperDARN) HF radars. Prog. Earth Planet. Sci., 6:27, 2019.

Lam, M.M., Freeman, M.P., and Chisham, G., IMF-driven change to the Antarctic tropospheric temperature due to the global atmospheric electric circuit. J. Atmos. Sol. Terr. Phys., 180, 148-152, 2018.

Chisham, G., Calibrating SuperDARN interferometers using meteor backscatter. Radio Sci., 53, 761-774, 2018.

Chisham, G., A new methodology for the development of high-latitude ionospheric climatologies and empirical models. J. Geophys. Res., 122, 932-947, 2017.

Longden, N., Chisham, G., and Freeman, M.P., Magnetic local time variation and scaling of poleward auroral boundary dynamics. J. Geophys. Res., 119, 10,006-10,022, 2014.

Lam, M.M., Chisham, G., and Freeman, M.P., Solar wind-driven geopotential height anomalies originate in the Antarctic lower troposphere. Geophys. Res. Lett., 41, doi:10.1002/2014GL061421, 2014.

Milan, S.E., Grocott, A., de Larquier, S., Lester, M., Yeoman, T.K., Freeman, M.P., and Chisham, G., Travelling ionospheric disturbances in the Weddell Sea Anomaly associated with geomagnetic activity. J. Geophys. Res., 118, 6608-6617, 2013.

Lam, M.M., Chisham, G., and Freeman, M.P., The interplanetary magnetic field influences mid-latitude surface atmospheric pressure. Env. Res. Lett., 8, 045001, doi:10.1088/1748-9326/8/4/045001, 2013.

Chisham, G. and Freeman, M.P., A reassessment of SuperDARN meteor echoes from the upper mesosphere and lower thermosphere. J. Atmos. Sol. Terr. Phys., 102, 207-221, 2013.

Boakes, P.D., Milan, S.E., Abel, G.A., Freeman, M.P., Chisham, G., and Hubert, B., A superposed epoch investigation of the relation between magnetospheric solar wind driving and substorm dynamics with geosynchronous particle injection signatures. J. Geophys. Res., 116, A01214, doi:10.1029/2010JA016007, 2011.

Longden, N., Chisham, G., Freeman, M.P., Abel, G.A., and Sotirelis, T., Estimating the location of the open-closed magnetic field line boundary from auroral images. Ann. Geophys., 28, 1659-1678, 2010.

Chisham, G., and Freeman, M.P., On the non-Gaussian nature of ionospheric vorticity. Geophys. Res. Lett., 37, L12103, doi:10.1029/2010GL043714, 2010.

Abel, G.A., Freeman, M.P., and Chisham, G., IMF clock angle control of multifractality in ionospheric velocity fluctuations. Geophys. Res. Lett., 36, L19102, doi:10.1029/2009GL040336, 2009.

Chisham, G., Freeman, M.P., Abel, G.A., Bristow, W.A., Marchaudon, A., Ruohoniemi, J.M., and Sofko, G.J., Spatial distribution of average vorticity in the high-latitude ionosphere and its variation with interplanetary magnetic field direction and season. J. Geophys. Res., 114, A09301, doi:10.1029/2009JA014263, 2009.

Boakes, P.D., Milan, S.E., Abel, G.A., Freeman, M.P., Chisham, G., and Hubert, B., A statistical study of the open magnetic flux content of the magnetosphere at the time of substorm onset. Geophys. Res. Lett., 36, L04105, doi:10.1029/2008GL037059, 2009.

Boakes, P.D., Milan, S.E., Abel, G.A., Freeman, M.P., Chisham, G., Hubert, B., and Sotirelis,T., On the use of IMAGE FUV for estimating the latitude of the open/closed magnetic field line boundary in the ionosphere. Ann. Geophys., 26, 2759-2769, 2008.

Yeoman, T.K., Chisham, G., Baddeley, L.J., Dhillon, R.S., Karhunen, T.J.T., Robinson, T.R., Senior, A., and Wright, D.M., Mapping ionospheric backscatter measured by the SuperDARN HF radars, 2: Assessing SuperDARN virtual height models. Ann. Geophys., 26, 843-852, 2008.

Chisham, G., Yeoman, T.K., and Sofko, G.J., Mapping ionospheric backscatter measured by the SuperDARN HF radars, 1: A new empirical virtual height model. Ann. Geophys., 26, 823-841, 2008.

Chisham, G., Freeman, M.P., Abel, G.A., Lam, M.M., Pinnock, M., Coleman, I.J., Milan, S.E., Lester, M., Bristow, W.A., Greenwald, R.A., Sofko, G.J., and Villain, J.-P., Remote sensing of the spatial and temporal structure of magnetopause and magnetotail reconnection from the ionosphere. Rev. Geophys., 46, RG1004, doi:10.1029/2007RG000223, 2008.

Abel, G.A., Freeman, M.P., Chisham, G., and Watkins, N.W., Investigating turbulent structure of ionospheric plasma velocity using the Halley SuperDARN radar. Nonlin. Processes Geophys., 14, 799-809, 2007.

Chisham, G., Lester, M., Milan, S.E., Freeman, M.P., Bristow, W.A., Grocott, A., McWilliams, K.A., Ruohoniemi, J.M., Yeoman, T.K., Dyson, P.L., Greenwald, R.A., Kikuchi, T., Pinnock, M., Rash, J.P.S., Sato, N., Sofko, G.J., Villain, J.-P., and Walker, A.D.M., A decade of the Super Dual Auroral Radar Network (SuperDARN): Scientific achievements, new techniques and future directions. Surv. Geophys., 28, 33-109, 2007.

Freeman, M.P., Chisham, G., and Coleman, I.J., Remote sensing of reconnection, in Reconnection of Magnetic Fields, Eds. J. Birn and E. Priest, Cambridge University Press, pp.217-228, 2007.

Abel, G.A., Freeman, M.P., and Chisham, G., Spatial structure of ionospheric convection velocities in regions of open and closed magnetic field topology. Geophys. Res. Lett., 33, L24103, doi:10.1029/2006GL027919, 2006.

Chisham, G., Freeman, M.P., Lam, M.M., Abel, G.A., Sotirelis, T., Greenwald, R.A., and Lester, M., A statistical comparison of SuperDARN spectral width boundaries and DMSP particle precipitation boundaries in the afternoon sector ionosphere. Ann. Geophys., 23, 3645-3654, 2005.

Abel, G.A., Freeman, M.P. and Chisham, G., Comment on “Location of the reconnection line for northward interplanetary magnetic field” by K.J. Trattner, S.A. Fuselier, and S.M. Petrinec. J. Geophys. Res., 110, A10208, doi:10.1029/2004JA010973, 2005.

Chisham, G., Freeman, M.P., Sotirelis, T., and Greenwald, R.A., The accuracy of using the spectral width boundary measured in off-meridional SuperDARN HF radar beams as a proxy for the open-closed field line boundary. Ann. Geophys., 23, 2599-2604, 2005.

Chisham, G., New proxy for reconnection. Astronomy and Geophysics, 46, 4.23, 2005.

Chisham, G., Freeman, M.P., Sotirelis, T., Greenwald, R.A., Lester, M., and Villain, J.-P., A statistical comparison of SuperDARN spectral width boundaries and DMSP particle precipitation boundaries in the morning sector ionosphere. Ann. Geophys., 23, 733-743, 2005.

Chisham, G., Freeman, M.P., Coleman, I.J., Pinnock, M., Hairston, M.R., Lester, M., and Sofko, G., Measuring the dayside reconnection rate during an interval of due northward interplanetary magnetic field. Ann. Geophys., 22, 4243-4258, 2004.

Parkinson, M.L., Chisham, G., Pinnock, M., Dyson, P.L., and Devlin, J.C., Magnetic local time, substorm, and particle precipitation-related variations in the behaviour of SuperDARN Doppler spectral widths. Ann. Geophys., 22, 4103-4122, 2004.

Freeman, M.P. and Chisham, G., On the probability distributions of SuperDARN Doppler spectral width measurements inside and outside the cusp. Geophys. Res. Lett., 31, L22802, doi:10.1029/2004GL020923, 2004.

Chisham, G., Abel, G.A., and Milan, S.E., Whose field line is it anyway? Astronomy and Geophysics, 45,36-38, 2004.

Chisham, G. and Freeman, M.P., An investigation of latitudinal transitions in the SuperDARN Doppler spectral width parameter at different magnetic local times. Ann. Geophys., 22, 1187-1202, 2004.

Chisham, G., Freeman, M.P., and Sotirelis, T., A statistical comparison of SuperDARN spectral width boundaries and DMSP particle precipitation boundaries in the nightside ionosphere. Geophys. Res. Lett., 31, L02804, doi:10.1029/2003GL019074, 2004.

Pinnock, M., Chisham, G., Coleman, I.J, Freeman, M.P., Hairston, M.R., and Villain, J.-P., The location and rate of dayside reconnection during an interval of southward interplanetary magnetic field. Ann. Geophys., 21, 1467-1482, 2003.

Coleman, I.J, Chisham, G., Pinnock, M., and Freeman, M.P., Reply to comment by S.M. Petrinec and S.A. Fuselier on “An ionospheric convection signature of antiparallel reconnection”. J. Geophys. Res., 108, 1178, doi:10.1029/2002JA009568, 2003.

Chisham, G., and Freeman, M.P., A technique for accurately determining the cusp-region polar cap boundary using SuperDARN HF radar measurements. Ann. Geophys., 21, 983-996, 2003.

Rodger, A.S., Chisham, G., Coleman, I.J., Freeman, M.P., and Pinnock, M., Anti-parallel reconnection at the dayside magnetopause: Ionospheric signatures and implications for the low latitude boundary layer. Earth’s Low-Latitude Boundary Layer,  Geophys. Monograph 133,  AGU, 2003.

Chisham, G., Coleman, I.J., Freeman, M.P., Pinnock, M., and Lester, M., Ionospheric signatures of split reconnection X-lines during conditions of IMF Bz<0 and |By|~|Bz|: Evidence for the anti-parallel merging hypothesis. J. Geophys. Res., 107, 1323, doi:10.1029/2001JA009124, 2002.

Chisham, G., Pinnock, M., Coleman, I.J., Hairston, M.R., and Walker, A.D.M., An unusual geometry of the ionospheric signature of the cusp: Implications for magnetopause merging sites. Ann. Geophys., 20, 29-40, 2002.

Chisham, G. and Pinnock, M., Assessing the contamination of SuperDARN global convection maps by non-F-region backscatter. Ann. Geophys., 20, 13-28, 2002.

Coleman, I.J., Chisham, G., Pinnock, M. and Freeman, M.P., An ionospheric signature of antiparallel reconnection. J. Geophys. Res., 106, 28,995-29,007, 2001.

Chisham, G., Pinnock, M. and Rodger, A.S., The response of the HF radar spectral width boundary to a switch in the IMF By direction: Ionospheric consequences of transient dayside reconnection? J. Geophys. Res., 106, 191-202, 2001.

Chisham, G., Pinnock, M. and Rodger, A.S., Poleward-moving HF radar flow bursts in the cusp: Transient changes in flow speed or direction? Geophys. Res. Lett., 27, 919-922, 2000.

Chisham, G., Pinnock, M., Rodger, A.S. and Villain, J.-P., High-time resolution conjugate SuperDARN radar observations of the dayside convection response to changes in IMF By. Ann. Geophys., 18, 191-201, 2000.

Mann, I.R. and Chisham, G., Comment on “Concerning the generation of geomagnetic giant pulsations by drift-bounce resonance ring current instabilities” by K.-H. Glassmeier et al., Ann. Geophysicae, 17, 338-350, (1999). Ann. Geophys., 18, 161-166, 2000.

Chisham, G., Schwartz, S.J., Burgess, D., Bale, S.D., Dunlop, M.W. and Russell, C.T., Multi-satellite observations of large magnetic depressions in the solar wind. J. Geophys. Res., 105, 2325-2335, 2000.

Chisham, G. and Mann, I.R., A Pc5 ULF wave with large azimuthal wavenumber observed within the morning sector plasmasphere by Sub-Auroral Magnetometer Network. J. Geophys. Res., 104, 14,717-14,727, 1999.

Mann, I.R., Chisham, G. and Wanliss, J.A., Frequency-doubled density perturbations driven by ULF pulsations. J. Geophys. Res., 104, 4559-4565, 1999.

Chisham, G., Schwartz, S.J., Balikhin, M.A. and Dunlop, M.W., AMPTE observations of mirror mode waves in the magnetosheath: Wavevector determination. J. Geophys. Res., 104, 437-447, 1999.

Chisham, G., Burgess, D., Schwartz, S.J. and Dunlop, M.W., Observations of electron distributions in magnetosheath mirror mode waves. J. Geophys. Res., 103, 26,765-26,774. 1998.

Mann, I.R., Chisham, G. and Bale, S.D., Multisatellite and ground-based observations of a tailward propagating Pc5 magnetospheric waveguide mode. J. Geophys. Res., 103, 4657-4669, 1998.

Bale, S.D., Chisham, G., Burgess, D. and Schwartz, S.J., Langmuir wave amplitudes and the electron distribution function near the solar wind-foreshock boundary. Adv. Space Res., 20, (4/5)695-(4/5)698, 1997.

Chisham, G. and Orr, D., A statistical study of the local time asymmetry of Pc5 ULF wave characteristics observed at mid-latitudes by SAMNET. J. Geophys. Res., 102, 24,339-24,350, 1997.

Chisham, G., Bale, S.D., Burgess, D. and Schwartz, S.J., A large magnetic depression observed in the solar wind close to the Earth’s bow shock. Adv. Space Res., 19, (6)869-(6)872, 1997.

Chisham, G., Mann, I.R. and Orr, D., A statistical study of giant pulsation latitudinal polarization and amplitude variation. J. Geophys. Res., 102, 9619-9629, 1997.

Chisham, G. Giant pulsations (Pgs): An explanation for their rarity and occurrence during geomagnetically quiet times. J. Geophys. Res., 101, 24,755-24,763, 1996.

Chisham, G., Schwartz, S.J. and Burgess, D., The anisotropy variations of electron distributions in the terrestrial ion foreshock. J. Geophys. Res., 101, 445-455, 1996.

Chisham, G., Orr, D., Yeoman, T.K., Milling, D.K., Lester, M. and Davies, J.A., The polarization of Pc5 ULF waves around dawn: A possible ionospheric conductivity gradient effect. Ann. Geophys., 13, 159-167, 1995.

Chisham, G., Burgess, D. and Schwartz, S.J., Electron distributions in the ion foreshock. Adv. Space Res., 15, (8/9)141-(8/9)145, 1995.

Chisham, G., and Orr, D., The association between giant pulsations (Pgs) and the auroral oval. Ann. Geophys., 12, 649-654, 1994.

Chisham, G., Orr, D. and Yeoman, T.K., Observations of a giant pulsation across an extended array of ground magnetometers and on auroral radar. Planet. Space Sci., 40, 953-964, 1992.

Chisham, G., and Orr, D., Statistical studies of giant pulsations (Pgs): Harmonic mode. Planet. Space Sci., 39, 999-1006, 1991.

Chisham, G., Orr, D., Taylor, M.J. and Luhr, H., The magnetic and optical signature of a Pg pulsation. Planet. Space Sci., 38, 1443–1456, 1990.

Taylor, M.J., Chisham, G. and Orr, D., Pulsating auroral forms and their association with geomagnetic giant pulsations. Planet. Space Sci., 37, 1477-1484, 1989.

Publications from NERC Open Research Archive

• Chisham, G. (2023). Ionospheric vorticity across the northern hemisphere ionosphere determined from particular SuperDARN radar pairs – 2000 to 2005 inclusive (Version 1.0) [Data set]. NERC EDS UK Polar Data Centre. https://doi.org/10.5285/8eedc594-730b-4aad-b9ce-827912320c3a

• Lam, M., Shore, R., Chisham, G., & Freeman, M. (2023). Forecast regression model of the northern Super Dual Auroral Radar Network (SuperDARN) high-latitude ionospheric plasma motion built from data interval 1997-2008 inclusive (Version 1.0) [Data set]. NERC EDS UK Polar Data Centre. https://doi.org/10.5285/22272b8e-1aa3-483b-9867-224fe02db4e8

• Chisham, G. (2023). Falkland Islands SuperDARN radar high-time resolution meridional meteor winds – 2010 and 2011 (Version 1.0) [Data set]. NERC EDS UK Polar Data Centre. https://doi.org/10.5285/05fd4030-9c22-4bfe-91c2-0f63ac376ec1

• Chisham, G. (2022). Ionospheric boundaries derived from IMAGE satellite mission data (May 2000 – October 2002) – VERSION 2.0 (Version 2.0) [Data set]. NERC EDS UK Polar Data Centre. https://doi.org/10.5285/fa592594-93e0-4ee1-8268-b031ce21c3ca

• Shore, R., Freeman, M., Chisham, G., Lam, M., & Breen, P. (2022). Dominant spatial and temporal patterns of horizontal ionospheric plasma velocity variation covering the northern polar region, from 1997.0 to 2009.0 – VERSION 2.0 (Version 2.0) [Data set]. NERC EDS UK Polar Data Centre. https://doi.org/10.5285/2b9f0e9f-34ec-4467-9e02-abc771070cd9

• Shore, R., Freeman, M., & Chisham, G. (2021). Dominant spatial and temporal patterns of horizontal ionospheric plasma velocity variation covering the northern polar region, for the month of February 2001 (Version 1.0) [Data set]. UK Polar Data Centre, Natural Environment Research Council, UK Research & Innovation. https://doi.org/10.5285/f4245a21-dee9-46cf-85b2-114798cb7ebc

• Chisham, G. (2020). Ionospheric vorticity across the northern polar ionosphere determined from SuperDARN velocity data – 2000 to 2005 inclusive (Version 1.0) [Data set]. UK Polar Data Centre, Natural Environment Research Council, UK Research & Innovation. https://doi.org/10.5285/f0149848-bd81-4a3e-ac20-67d347e7d480

• Shore, R., & Freeman, M. (2020). Dominant spatial and temporal patterns of horizontal ionospheric plasma velocity variation covering the northern polar region, for the period 1997.0 to 2009.0 (Version 1.0) [Data set]. UK Polar Data Centre, Natural Environment Research Council, UK Research & Innovation. https://doi.org/10.5285/8db4c41b-e549-45dd-bc85-386e6e0e6e07

• Chisham, G. (2017). Auroral Boundary Derived from IMAGE Satellite Mission Data (May 2000 – Oct 2002) (Version 1.0) [Data set]. NERC EDS UK Polar Data Centre. https://data.bas.ac.uk/full-record.php?id=GB/NERC/BAS/PDC/00990

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