2004-Present : Senior Data and Science Information Manager.

I oversee the electronic management of scientific data and information within the Polar Data Centre. Assisted by a small team of individuals both in Cambridge and Antarctica.

2000-2004 : British Antarctic Survey.

Data analyst and programmer on EU funded ultraviolet radiation measurement projects.

1996-2000 : University of Manchester, Institute of Science and Technology.

European Commission contract to develop a web-based data centre for ultraviolet spectral measurements.

1991-1996 : University of Reading, Dept. of Meteorology.

Participant in a series of European Commission research projects investigating a range of ultraviolet spectroradiometers and techniques. Developed software to evaluate the operational efficacy of these systems.

1987-1990 :  British Antarctic Survey.

33 month Wintering contract in the Antarctic. Responsible for ozone and meteorological measurements and the maintenance of associated equipment.

Publications from NERC Open Research Archive

2025

Horne, R.B. ORCID record for Horne, R.B.. Lam, P.Y. Meredith, N.P. ORCID record for Meredith, N.P.. Glauert, S.A. ORCID record for Glauert, S.A.. Kirsch, P. ORCID record for Kirsch, P.. (2025) Satellite Internal Charging for a Reasonable Worst‐Case.

2021

Glauert, S.A. ORCID record for Glauert, S.A.. Horne, R.B. ORCID record for Horne, R.B.. Kirsch, P. ORCID record for Kirsch, P.. (2021) Evaluation of SaRIF high-energy electron reconstructions and forecasts.

Horne, Richard B. ORCID record for Horne, Richard B.. Glauert, Sarah A. ORCID record for Glauert, Sarah A.. Kirsch, Peter ORCID record for Kirsch, Peter. Heynderickx, Daniel. Bingham, Suzy. Thorn, Peter. Curran, Barbara-Ann. Pitchford, David. Haggarty, Ewan. Wade, David. Keil, Ralf. (2021) The Satellite Risk Prediction and Radiation Forecast System (SaRIF).

2018

Kavanagh, Andrew J. ORCID record for Kavanagh, Andrew J.. Cobbett, Neil. Kirsch, Peter ORCID record for Kirsch, Peter. (2018) Radiation belt slot-region filling events: sustained energetic precipitation into the mesosphere.

Gardiner, B.G. Kirsch, Peter J. ORCID record for Kirsch, Peter J.. (2018) European intercomparison of ultraviolet spectrometers, Panorama, Greecem 3-12 July 1991.

2017

Webb, A.R. Gardiner, B.G. Blumthaler, M. Forster, P. Huber, M. Kirsch, Peter J. ORCID record for Kirsch, Peter J.. (2017) A laboratory investigation of two ultraviolet spectroradiometers.

2016

Gardiner, B.G. Kirsch, P.J. ORCID record for Kirsch, P.J.. (2016) Setting standards for European ultraviolet spectroradiometers.

2014

Bais, A. F. Blumthaler, M. Webb, A. R. Groebner, J. Kirsch, P. J. ORCID record for Kirsch, P. J.. Gardiner, B. G. Zerefos, C. S. Svenoe, T. Martin, T. J. (2014) Spectral UV measurements over Europe within the Second European Stratospheric Arctic and Midlatitude Experiment activities.

2012

Bais, A.F. Gardiner, B.G. Slaper, H. Blumthaler, M. Bernhard, G. McKenzie, R. Webb, A.R. Seckmeyer, G. Kjeldstad, B. Koskela, T. Kirsch, P.J. ORCID record for Kirsch, P.J.. Gröbner, J. Kerr, J.B. Kazadzis, S. Leszczynski, K. Wardle, D. Josefsson, W. Brogniez, C. Gillotay, D. Reinen, H. Weihs, P. Svenoe, T. Eriksen, P. Kuik, F. Redondas, A. (2012) SUSPEN intercomparison of ultraviolet spectroradiometers.

Callaghan, Sarah. Donegan, Steve. Pepler, Sam. Thorley, Mark. Cunningham, Nathan. Kirsch, Peter ORCID record for Kirsch, Peter. Ault, Linda. Bell, Patrick. Bowie, Rod. Leadbetter, Adam. Lowry, Roy. Moncoiffe, Gwen. Harrison, Kate. Smith-Haddon, Ben. Weatherby, Anita. Wright, Dan. (2012) Making data a first class scientific output : data citation and publication by NERC’s Environmental Data Centres.

2011

Park, J. Min, K.W. Summers, D. Hwang, J. Kim, H.J. Horne, R.B. ORCID record for Horne, R.B.. Kirsch, P. ORCID record for Kirsch, P.. Yumoto, K. Uozumi, T. Lühr, H. Green, J. (2011) Non-stormtime injection of energetic particles into the slot-region between Earth’s inner and outer electron radiation belts as observed by STSAT-1 and NOAA-POES.

• Lam, P., Horne, R., Meredith, N., Glauert, S., & Kirsch, P. (2024). Charging Currents and Electric Fields of Satellite Cables during a reasonable worst case scenario (Version 1.0) [Data set]. NERC EDS UK Polar Data Centre. https://doi.org/10.5285/3948ce45-3430-468d-8e99-22d4d6c0a8c5

• Glauert, S., Heynderickx, D., Kirsch, P., & Horne, R. (2021). The Satellite Risk Prediction and Radiation Forecast System (SaRIF) (Version 1.0) [Data set]. NERC EDS UK Polar Data Centre. https://doi.org/10.5285/bebfd99e-f2e3-46f0-9833-f59efb40be37

• Glauert, S. (2021). Evaluation of SaRIF high-energy electron reconstructions and forecasts (Version 1.0) [Data set]. NERC EDS UK Polar Data Centre. https://doi.org/10.5285/9c31bc7a-6f16-4d37-8df0-2717f26c718a

• Clilverd, M., & Kirsch, P. (2004). VELOX (VLF/ELF Logger Experiment) data, Halley Station, 1992 onwards (Version 1.0) [Data set]. NERC EDS UK Polar Data Centre. https://data.bas.ac.uk/full-record.php?id=GB/NERC/BAS/PDC/00055

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13. Electron Acceleration in the Radiation Belts of Earth, Jupiter & Saturn

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14. A High-Order Model of the Earth’s External and Induced Magnetic Field

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16. iSTAR – Stability of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet

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