SuperDARN Dissertations & Theses
This page contains an archive of SuperDARN-related dissertations and theses.
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2024
| Author: Hu, Jiahui |
| Year: 2024 |
| Title: Development of data assimilation for analysis of ion drifts during geomagnetic storms |
| Advisor: Seebany Datta-Barua |
| Affiliation: Illinois Institute of Technology, USA |
| Degree: PhD | URL |
| Author: Krcelic, Patrik |
| Year: 2024 |
| Title: The electrodynamics of fine scale aurora and associated Joule heating |
| Advisor: Robert C. Fear, Daniel Whiter & Betty S. Lanchester |
| Affiliation: University of Southampton, UK |
| Degree: PhD | URL |
| Author: Stewart, Evan W. |
| Year: 2024 |
| Title: Influence of plasma trails from hypersonic events on HF radar data capture |
| Advisor: Jonathan T. Black |
| Affiliation: Virginia Tech, USA |
| Degree: MS | URL |
2023
| Author: Baker, Chloe J. |
| Year: 2023 |
| Title: Application of SuperDARN Assimilative Mapping technique to TS18 plasma convection model |
| Advisor: Simon G. Shepherd |
| Affiliation: Dartmouth College, USA |
| Degree: MS | URL |
| Author: Dlamini, Mbali |
| Year: 2023 |
| Title: An investigation into skynoise parameter of the SANAE SuperDARN radar |
| Advisor: Judy A. E. Stephenson |
| Affiliation: University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa |
| Degree: MS |
| Author: Pandey, Aayush |
| Year: 2023 |
| Title: SuperDARN antenna upgrade at the South Pole Antarctica |
| Advisor: James K. Breakall & William A. Bristow |
| Affiliation: Pennsylvania State University, USA |
| Degree: MS | URL |
| Author: Thayer, Aidan |
| Year: 2023 |
| Title: An observational study of Southern Hemisphere poleward moving radar auroral forms using 2021 SuperDARN data |
| Advisor: William A. Bristow |
| Affiliation: Pennsylvania State University, USA |
| Degree: MS | URL |
2022
| Author: Atilaw, Tsige Y. |
| Year: 2022 |
| Title: An investigation of traveling ionospheric disturbances (TIDs) in the SANAE HF radar data |
| Advisor: Zama T. Katamzi-Joseph & Judy A. E. Stephenson |
| Affiliation: Rhodes University, South Africa |
| Degree: PhD | URL |
| Author: Conroy, James P. |
| Year: 2022 |
| Title: Contemporary ionospheric scintillation studies: Statistics, 2D analytical and 3D numerical inversion |
| Advisor: Amir I. Zaghloul & Wayne A. Scales |
| Affiliation: Virginia Tech, USA |
| Degree: PhD | URL |
| Author: Gounden, Harmeshan |
| Year: 2022 |
| Title: Observations of medium-scale travelling ionospheric disturbances (MSTIDs) by the SANAE SuperDARN radar for 2013 |
| Advisor: Judy A. E. Stephenson |
| Affiliation: University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa |
| Degree: MS |
| Author: Hiyadutuje, Alicreance |
| Year: 2022 |
| Title: The effects of traveling ionospheric disturbances on SuperDARN near range echoes |
| Advisor: Michael J. Kosch & Judy A. E. Stephenson |
| Affiliation: University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa |
| Degree: PhD | URL |
| Author: Kelley, Ian J. |
| Year: 2022 |
| Title: Medium scale travelling ionospheric disturbances sensed with GNSS TEC and SuperDARN |
| Advisor: Joseph B. H. Baker & J. Michael Ruohoniemi |
| Affiliation: Virginia Tech, USA |
| Degree: MS | URL |
| Author: Lane, James H. |
| Year: 2022 |
| Title: Dusk-dawn convection asymmetries in the Earth's magnetotail: The influence of IMF By and transient dynamics |
| Advisor: Adrian Grocott |
| Affiliation: Lancaster University, UK |
| Degree: PhD | URL |
| Author: Mirzaamin, Tina |
| Year: 2022 |
| Title: Eastward-propagating planetary waves in SuperDARN radar wind observations |
| Advisor: Patrick J. Espy & Yvan J. Orsolini |
| Affiliation: Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Norway |
| Degree: MS | URL |
| Author: Ren, Jiaen |
| Year: 2022 |
| Title: Characteristics and generation mechanism of polar cap patches: Multi-instrument observations |
| Advisor: Shasha Zou |
| Affiliation: University of Michigan, USA |
| Degree: PhD | URL |
| Author: van Caspel, Willem E. |
| Year: 2022 |
| Title: Atmospheric tides in the mesosphere and lower themosphere: Meteor radar observations and mechanistic tidal model simulations |
| Advisor: Patrick J. Espy & Robert E. Hibbins |
| Affiliation: Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Norway |
| Degree: PhD | URL |
| Author: Wolpe, Luka |
| Year: 2022 |
| Title: Implementation of the transmitting functionality on the TIGER-3 FPGA-based transceiver platform |
| Advisor: Willem Schonken, Michael J. Kosch & Jonathan Ward |
| Affiliation: University of Cape Town, South Africa |
| Degree: MS | URL |
2021
| Author: Chakraborty, Shibaji |
| Year: 2021 |
| Title: Characterization and modeling of solar flare effects in the ionosphere observed by HF instruments |
| Advisor: Joseph B. H. Baker & J. Michael Ruohoniemi |
| Affiliation: Virginia Tech, USA |
| Degree: PhD | URL |
| Author: Fogg, Alexandra R. |
| Year: 2021 |
| Title: SuperDARN observations of high latitude electrodynamics in the terrestrial ionosphere |
| Advisor: Mark Lester & Timothy K. Yeoman |
| Affiliation: University of Leicester, UK |
| Degree: PhD | URL |
| Author: Galeschuk, Draven T. |
| Year: 2021 |
| Title: Verification and calibration of the ICEBEAR radar through GPU acceleration, noise characterization and calculation, and radio galaxy phase calibration |
| Advisor: Glenn C. Hussey |
| Affiliation: University of Saskatchewan, Canada |
| Degree: MS | URL |
| Author: Granstedt, Gry E. |
| Year: 2021 |
| Title: Solar cycle influence on the semi-diurnal tide in the mesosphere-lower themosphere |
| Advisor: Patrick J. Espy |
| Affiliation: Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Norway |
| Degree: MS | URL |
| Author: Herlingshaw, Katie |
| Year: 2021 |
| Title: Characterising mesoscale fast flow channels in the polar cap ionosphere |
| Advisor: Lisa J. Baddeley, Kjellmar Oksavik & Dag A. Lorentzen |
| Affiliation: The University Centre in Svalbard & University of Bergen, Norway |
| Degree: PhD | URL |
| Author: Hovland, Amalie Ø. |
| Year: 2021 |
| Title: Mesoscale convection associated with a polar cap arc event: Multi-instrument and regional data assimilation results |
| Advisor: Kjellmar Oksavik & Jone P. Reistad |
| Affiliation: University of Bergen, Norway |
| Degree: MS | URL |
| Author: Rathod, Chirag |
| Year: 2021 |
| Title: Examining plasma instabilities as ionospheric turbulence generation mechanisms using pseudo-spectral methods |
| Advisor: Bhuvana Srinivasan & Wayne A. Scales |
| Affiliation: Virginia Tech, USA |
| Degree: PhD | URL |
| Author: Slapgaard, Jon K. |
| Year: 2021 |
| Title: Solar forcing of planetary waves |
| Advisor: Patrick J. Espy |
| Affiliation: Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Norway |
| Degree: MS | URL |
| Author: Starr, Gregory W. S. |
| Year: 2021 |
| Title: Enabling statistical analysis of the main ionospheric trough with computer vision |
| Advisor: Joshua L. Semeter |
| Affiliation: Boston University, USA |
| Degree: MS | URL |
| Author: Svendsen, Ingvild |
| Year: 2021 |
| Title: Correlation between the mean wind in the mesosphere and lower thermosphere and solar cycles |
| Advisor: Patrick J. Espy |
| Affiliation: Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Norway |
| Degree: MS | URL |
| Author: Wang, Zihan |
| Year: 2021 |
| Title: Dynamics and drivers of multi-scale storm-time ionospheric density structures |
| Advisor: Shasha Zou |
| Affiliation: University of Michigan, USA |
| Degree: PhD | URL |
2020
| Author: Foucault, Etienne |
| Year: 2020 |
| Title: Propagation of high-frequency radio waves in the mid-latitude ionosphere |
| Advisor: Aurélie Marchaudon & Pierre-Louis Blelly |
| Affiliation: Toulouse 3 University, France |
| Degree: PhD | URL |
| Author: Fæhn Follestad, Anna |
| Year: 2020 |
| Title: Forecasting space weather effects on GNSS systems |
| Advisor: Lasse B. N. Clausen |
| Affiliation: University of Oslo, Norway |
| Degree: PhD | URL |
| Author: Luque, Lidia |
| Year: 2020 |
| Title: Multi-instrument investigation of spectral width in the polar ionosphere |
| Advisor: Lisa J. Baddeley & Patrick J. Espy |
| Affiliation: The University Centre in Svalbard & Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Norway |
| Degree: MS | URL |
| Author: MacWilliam, Kathleen |
| Year: 2020 |
| Title: Design of an HF transmit antenna for bistatic ionospheric soundings in Antarctica |
| Advisor: Francois Schonken, Michael J. Kosch & Jonathan Ward |
| Affiliation: University of Cape Town, South Africa |
| Degree: MS | URL |
| Author: Michael, Chizurumoke |
| Year: 2020 |
| Title: Analysis of high latitude ULF waves and HF radar performance for African equatorial latitude SuperDARN |
| Advisor: Timothy K. Yeoman |
| Affiliation: University of Leicester, UK |
| Degree: PhD | URL |
| Author: Smith, Dallin R. |
| Year: 2020 |
| Title: An investigation of electromagnetic waves in the ocean and ionosphere using the finite-difference time-domain method |
| Advisor: Simpson, Jamesina J. |
| Affiliation: University of Utah, USA |
| Degree: PhD | URL |
| Author: Theurer, Timothy E. |
| Year: 2020 |
| Title: High-latitude over-the-horizon radar applications |
| Advisor: William A. Bristow |
| Affiliation: University of Alaska Fairbanks, USA |
| Degree: PhD | URL |
| Author: Ullrich, Sydney |
| Year: 2020 |
| Title: Trends in occurrence of polar cap SuperDARN echoes and electron density variations in the ionosphere |
| Advisor: Alexandre V. Koustov |
| Affiliation: University of Saskatchewan, Canada |
| Degree: MS | URL |
| Author: van Zyl, Willem |
| Year: 2020 |
| Title: Development of an RF listening mode on the Tiger-3 FPGA platform |
| Advisor: Andrew Wilkinson, Michael J. Kosch & Jonathan Ward |
| Affiliation: University of Cape Town, South Africa |
| Degree: MS | URL |
| Author: Wharton, Samuel J. |
| Year: 2020 |
| Title: ULF wave eigenfrequencies in the Earth's magnetosphere |
| Advisor: Darren M. Wright & Timothy K. Yeoman |
| Affiliation: University of Leicester, UK |
| Degree: PhD | URL |
2019
| Author: Bankole, Peter O. |
| Year: 2019 |
| Title: Study of the polar cap plasma flows with the Clyde River SuperDARN radar |
| Advisor: Alexandre V. Koustov |
| Affiliation: University of Saskatchewan, Canada |
| Degree: MS | URL |
| Author: Billett, Daniel D. |
| Year: 2019 |
| Title: The great space weather washing machine: Examining the dynamics of high-latitude ionosphere-thermosphere coupling |
| Advisor: James A. Wild & Adrian Grocott |
| Affiliation: Lancaster University, UK |
| Degree: PhD | URL |
| Author: Gasparini, Sara |
| Year: 2019 |
| Title: Statistical properties of backscatter from the Longyearbyen SuperDARN radar |
| Advisor: Patrick J. Espy & Emma C. Bland |
| Affiliation: Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Norway |
| Degree: MS | URL |
| Author: Gray, Christopher P. |
| Year: 2019 |
| Title: Improving a Super Dual Auroral Radar Network reflector though directivity characterisation |
| Advisor: P. Gideon Wiid & Michael J. Kosch |
| Affiliation: Stellenbosch University, South Africa |
| Degree: MS | URL |
| Author: Hird, Fraser C. |
| Year: 2019 |
| Title: High frequency radio wave transionospheric propagation polarization studies from the RRI-SuperDARN experiment |
| Advisor: Glenn C. Hussey |
| Affiliation: University of Saskatchewan, Canada |
| Degree: MS | URL |
| Author: Huyghebaert, Devin R. |
| Year: 2019 |
| Title: The Ionospheric Continuous-wave E-region Bistatic Experimental Auroral Radar (ICEBEAR) |
| Advisor: Glenn C. Hussey |
| Affiliation: University of Saskatchewan, Canada |
| Degree: PhD | URL |
| Author: Kennedy, Paul S. |
| Year: 2019 |
| Title: Design of software defined radio for SuperDARN radar |
| Advisor: Joseph B. H. Baker & J. Michael Ruohoniemi |
| Affiliation: Virginia Tech, USA |
| Degree: MS | URL |
| Author: Laurens, Hannah |
| Year: 2019 |
| Title: Plasma flow boundaries in the high-latitude ionosphere |
| Advisor: Adrian Grocott |
| Affiliation: Lancaster University, UK |
| Degree: PhD | URL |
| Author: Lie, Henrik B. |
| Year: 2019 |
| Title: Decameter scale irregularities in the polar ionosphere |
| Advisor: Lasse B. N. Clausen |
| Affiliation: University of Oslo, Norway |
| Degree: MS | URL |
| Author: Maimaiti, Maimaitirebike |
| Year: 2019 |
| Title: Driving influences of ionospheric electrodynamics at mid- and high-latitudes |
| Advisor: J. M. Ruohoniemi & J. B. H. Baker |
| Affiliation: Virginia Tech, USA |
| Degree: PhD | URL |
| Author: Mdibi, Lusanda Lunica |
| Year: 2019 |
| Title: A land-based HF transmitter for ionospheric propagation studies using SuperDARN radars |
| Advisor: Michael Kosch, Robert van Zyl & Jonathan Ward |
| Affiliation: Cape Peninsula University of Technology, South Africa |
| Degree: MS | URL |
| Author: Moses, Magdalina L. |
| Year: 2019 |
| Title: Analysis of the effect of the August 2017 eclipse on the ionosphere using a ray-trace algorithm |
| Advisor: Gregory D. Earle |
| Affiliation: Virginia Tech, USA |
| Degree: MS | URL |
| Author: Reidy, Jade A. |
| Year: 2019 |
| Title: An investigation into the fine-scale structure of polar cap aurora using ground-based and spacecraft instrumentation |
| Advisor: Robert C. Fear |
| Affiliation: University of Southampton, UK |
| Degree: PhD | URL |
| Author: Shi, Xueling |
| Year: 2019 |
| Title: Occurrence statistics and driving mechanisms of ionospheric ultra-low frequency waves observed by SuperDARN radars |
| Advisor: Joseph B. H. Baker & J. Michael Ruohoniemi |
| Affiliation: Virginia Tech, USA |
| Degree: PhD | URL |
2018
| Author: Custovic, Edhem |
| Year: 2018 |
| Title: Phase measurement, optimisation and calibration of a high frequency over the horizon radar |
| Advisor: John C. Devlin & Jim S. Whittington |
| Affiliation: La Trobe University, Australia |
| Degree: PhD | URL |
| Author: Goodwin, Lindsay V. |
| Year: 2018 |
| Title: Radar and satellite characterization of the ionosphere under strong electric field conditions |
| Advisor: Jean-Pierre St.-Maurice |
| Affiliation: University of Saskatchewan, Canada |
| Degree: PhD | URL |
| Author: Hill, Madison A. |
| Year: 2018 |
| Title: Solar flare detection in SuperDARN data |
| Advisor: Simon G. Shepherd |
| Affiliation: Dartmouth College, USA |
| Degree: MS | URL |
| Author: M'mame, Bernard |
| Year: 2018 |
| Title: Analysis of possible Pc5 pulsations during times of known TRINNI events |
| Advisor: A. David M. Walker & Judy A. E. Stephenson |
| Affiliation: University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa |
| Degree: MS |
| Author: Okamura, Kazu |
| Year: 2018 |
| Title: Study of polar cap patches by using airglow observations near the magnetic north pole: response to CME and CIR |
| Advisor: Keisuke Hosokawa |
| Affiliation: University of Electro-Communications, Japan |
| Degree: MS |
| Author: Parker, James |
| Year: 2018 |
| Title: Application and evaluation of EDAM with assimilated GPS total electron content in the European sector |
| Advisor: Eleri Pryse |
| Affiliation: Aberystwyth University, UK |
| Degree: PhD | URL |
| Author: Raymer, Katie M. |
| Year: 2018 |
| Title: Influences on the location of the Earth's magnetopause |
| Advisor: Suzanne M. Imber & Stephen E. Milan |
| Affiliation: University of Leicester, UK |
| Degree: PhD | URL |
| Author: Reimer, Ashton S. |
| Year: 2018 |
| Title: Improved SuperDARN radar signal processing: A first principles statistical approach for reliable measurement uncertainties and enhanced data products |
| Advisor: Glenn C. Hussey |
| Affiliation: University of Saskatchewan, Canada |
| Degree: PhD | URL |
2017
| Author: Barnes, David |
| Year: 2017 |
| Title: Forecasting and modelling the terrestrial effects of space weather using STEREO and CMAT2 |
| Advisor: Alan Aylward, Chris Scott & Jackie Davies |
| Affiliation: University College London, UK |
| Degree: PhD | URL |
| Author: Barris, Tighe |
| Year: 2017 |
| Title: Modelling and resolving of the ambiguous angle of arrival measurements of the SANAE IV SuperDARN radar |
| Advisor: Daniel W. O'Hagan, Michael J. Kosch & Jonathan Ward |
| Affiliation: University of Cape Town, South Africa |
| Degree: MS | URL |
| Author: Chen, Xiang-Cai |
| Year: 2017 |
| Title: A study of dayside open/closed field line boundary dynamics using simultaneous ground-based optical and HF radar observations |
| Advisor: Dag A. Lorentzen & Jøran I. Moen |
| Affiliation: The University Centre in Svalbard & University of Oslo, Norway |
| Degree: PhD |
| Author: Currie, Julie L. |
| Year: 2017 |
| Title: Dynamics of HF radar backscatter in the middle and high latitude ionospheres |
| Advisor: Colin L. Waters, Murray D. Sciffer & Fred W. Menk |
| Affiliation: University of Newcastle, Australia |
| Degree: PhD | URL |
| Author: David, Timothy W. |
| Year: 2017 |
| Title: Investigation of plasma upwellings from the Earth's upper atmosphere during the International Polar Year 2007 campaign |
| Advisor: Darren M. Wright & Stephen E. Milan |
| Affiliation: University of Leicester, UK |
| Degree: PhD | URL |
| Author: Forsythe, Victoriya V. |
| Year: 2017 |
| Title: High frequency backscatter from the polar and auroral E-region ionosphere |
| Advisor: William A. Bristow |
| Affiliation: University of Alaska Fairbanks, USA |
| Degree: PhD | URL |
| Author: Humberset, Beate K. |
| Year: 2017 |
| Title: Scale size-dependent characteristics of the magnetosphere-ionosphere system using auroral imaging |
| Advisor: Jesper Gjerloev & Kjellmar Oksavik |
| Affiliation: University of Bergen, Norway |
| Degree: PhD | URL |
| Author: Kimura, Yota |
| Year: 2017 |
| Title: Motion and structure of polar cap aurora as visualized by multiple all-sky cameras |
| Advisor: Keisuke Hosokawa |
| Affiliation: University of Electro-Communications, Japan |
| Degree: MS |
| Author: Lamarche, Leslie |
| Year: 2017 |
| Title: Plasma irregularity production in the polar cap F-region ionosphere |
| Advisor: Roman A. Makarevich |
| Affiliation: University of Alaska Fairbanks, USA |
| Degree: PhD | URL |
| Author: Lawal, Hammed A. |
| Year: 2017 |
| Title: Long-term variations in HF radar backscatter |
| Advisor: Mark Lester & Timothy K. Yeoman |
| Affiliation: University of Leicester, UK |
| Degree: PhD | URL |
| Author: Ngwane, Ntlakanipho |
| Year: 2017 |
| Title: An investigation on the thermospheric temperature and wind structure in relation to auroral precipitation |
| Advisor: Zolile Mtumela & Michael J. Kosch |
| Affiliation: University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa |
| Degree: PhD |
| Author: Reed, Kristian |
| Year: 2017 |
| Title: Study of meso-scale reversed flow events in the polar ionosphere by SuperDARN radars |
| Advisor: Kjellmar Oksavik |
| Affiliation: University of Bergen & The University Centre in Svalbard, Norway |
| Degree: MS | URL |
| Author: Strömberg, Frida |
| Year: 2017 |
| Title: Formulating launch conditions for a sounding rocket |
| Advisor: Mykola Ivchenko |
| Affiliation: KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden |
| Degree: MS | URL |
| Author: Tuttle, Sam A. |
| Year: 2017 |
| Title: Quantitative modelling of fine scale auroral emissions and electric fields at sub-second resolution |
| Advisor: Betty S. Lanchester |
| Affiliation: University of Southampton, UK |
| Degree: PhD | URL |
| Author: Walach, Maria-Theresia |
| Year: 2017 |
| Title: Ionospheric convection and auroral responses to solar wind driving |
| Advisor: Stephen E. Milan & Timothy K. Yeoman |
| Affiliation: University of Leicester, UK |
| Degree: PhD | URL |
| Author: Wessel, Matthew R. |
| Year: 2017 |
| Title: SuperDARN electrostatic potential function estimation of field-aligned currents |
| Advisor: George J. Sofko & Kathryn A. McWilliams |
| Affiliation: University of Saskatchewan, Canada |
| Degree: MS | URL |
| Author: Yakymenko, Kateryna N. |
| Year: 2017 |
| Title: Solar wind and interplanetary magnetic field effects in the magnetosphere-ionosphere system |
| Advisor: Alexandre V. Koustov |
| Affiliation: University of Saskatchewan, Canada |
| Degree: PhD | URL |
| Author: Yang, Bing |
| Year: 2017 |
| Title: Using the motion of patchy pulsating aurora to remote sense magnetospheric convection |
| Advisor: Eric Donovan |
| Affiliation: University of Calgary, Canada |
| Degree: PhD | URL |
2016
| Author: Amundsen, Andreas |
| Year: 2016 |
| Title: Do atmospheric waves transport aurorally produced NO down to the middle atmosphere? |
| Advisor: Patrick J. Espy |
| Affiliation: Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Norway |
| Degree: MS | URL |
| Author: Backer-Owe, Kåre |
| Year: 2016 |
| Title: Behaviour of the S1 and S2 components of the semidiurnal tide in the MLT |
| Advisor: Patrick J. Espy |
| Affiliation: Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Norway |
| Degree: MS | URL |
| Author: Bland, Emma C. |
| Year: 2016 |
| Title: High frequency remote sensing of Pc5 ultra-low frequency waves using the Super Dual Auroral Radar Network |
| Advisor: Andrew J. McDonald |
| Affiliation: La Trobe University, Australia |
| Degree: PhD | URL |
| Author: Dusterwald, Thomas |
| Year: 2016 |
| Title: Implementation of a low cost demonstrator HF riometer on a flexible FPGA backend |
| Advisor: Daniel W. O'Hagan, Michael Kosch & Jonathan Ward |
| Affiliation: University of Cape Town, South Africa |
| Degree: MS | URL |
| Author: Frissell, Nathaniel A. |
| Year: 2016 |
| Title: Ionospheric disturbances: Midlatitude Pi2 magnetospheric ULF pulsations and medium scale traveling ionospheric disturbances |
| Advisor: Joseph B. H. Baker & J. Michael Ruohoniemi |
| Affiliation: Virginia Tech, USA |
| Degree: PhD | URL |
| Author: Gallardo-Lacourt, Beatriz I. |
| Year: 2016 |
| Title: Properties of mesoscale flows in the nightside auroral and subauroral ionosphere |
| Advisor: Lawrence R. Lyons |
| Affiliation: University of California, Los Angeles, USA |
| Degree: PhD | URL |
| Author: Hiyadutuje, Alicreance |
| Year: 2016 |
| Title: Ionospheric disturbances during magnetic storms at SANAE |
| Advisor: Judy A. E. Stephenson & Zama T. Katamzi-Joseph |
| Affiliation: Rhodes University, South Africa |
| Degree: MS | URL |
| Author: Iserhienrhien, Blessing |
| Year: 2016 |
| Title: On the origin of close-range E region echoes observed by SuperDARN HF radars in the mid- and high latitudes |
| Advisor: Jean-Pierre St.-Maurice & Pavlo V. Ponomarenko |
| Affiliation: University of Saskatchewan, Canada |
| Degree: PhD | URL |
| Author: Ngwane, Ntlakanipho |
| Year: 2016 |
| Title: Studies on the short term planetary wave activity in the MLT region over the southern hemisphere using SuperDARN HF radar |
| Advisor: Sivakumar Venkataraman |
| Affiliation: University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa |
| Degree: MS |
| Author: Ozaki, Naoki |
| Year: 2016 |
| Title: Derivation of field-aligned currents by combining IMAGE FUV and SuperDARN |
| Advisor: Keisuke Hosokawa |
| Affiliation: University of Electro-Communications, Japan |
| Degree: MS |
| Author: Reistad, Jone Peter |
| Year: 2016 |
| Title: Mechanisms responsible for asymmetric aurora between the conjugate hemispheres |
| Advisor: Nikolai Østgaard & Kjellmar Oksavik |
| Affiliation: University of Bergen, Norway |
| Degree: PhD | URL |
| Author: Ronksley, Amy |
| Year: 2016 |
| Title: Optical remote sensing of mesoscale thermospheric dynamics above Svalbard and Kiruna |
| Advisor: Anasuya Aruliah & Alan Aylward |
| Affiliation: University College London, UK |
| Degree: PhD | URL |
| Author: Simon, Michelle R. |
| Year: 2016 |
| Title: Using SuperDARN to predict polar irregularities that cause GPS scintillation |
| Advisor: William A. Bristow |
| Affiliation: University of Alaska Fairbanks, USA |
| Degree: MS | URL |
| Author: Smith, Lois K. |
| Year: 2016 |
| Title: Data analysis of the high-energy ion tail in Earth's plasmasphere |
| Advisor: Michael W. Liemohn |
| Affiliation: University of Michigan, USA |
| Degree: PhD | URL |
| Author: Thomas, Evan G. |
| Year: 2016 |
| Title: Morphology and dynamics of storm-time ionospheric density structures |
| Advisor: Joseph B. H. Baker & J. Michael Ruohoniemi |
| Affiliation: Virginia Tech, USA |
| Degree: PhD | URL |
| Author: van der Meeren, Christer |
| Year: 2016 |
| Title: Mesoscale ionospheric plasma irregularities and scintillation over Svalbard |
| Advisor: Kjellmar Oksavik & Dag A. Lorentzen |
| Affiliation: University of Bergen & The University Centre in Svalbard, Norway |
| Degree: PhD | URL |
2015
| Author: Abooalizadeh, Zahra |
| Year: 2015 |
| Title: Long-term variations in the high-latitude plasma flows inferred from SuperDARN radar data |
| Advisor: Alexandre V. Koustov |
| Affiliation: University of Saskatchewan, Canada |
| Degree: MS | URL |
| Author: Chifoto, Perfect P. |
| Year: 2015 |
| Title: Mesosphere-lower thermosphere planetary and tidal waves structure over the southern hemisphere using SANAE and Halley SuperDARN HF radar |
| Advisor: Sivakumar Venkataraman & Nkanyiso B. Mbatha |
| Affiliation: University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa |
| Degree: MS | URL |
| Author: Chowdhury, Mahamudul |
| Year: 2015 |
| Title: The influence of the solar wind dynamic pressure and of the Bz component of the interplanetary magnetic field on the magnetic storm index |
| Advisor: Jean-Pierre St.-Maurice |
| Affiliation: University of Saskatchewan, Canada |
| Degree: MS | URL |
| Author: Eltrass, Ahmed S. H. |
| Year: 2015 |
| Title: The mid-latitude ionosphere: Modeling and analysis of plasma wave irregularities and the potential impact on GPS signals |
| Advisor: Wayne A. Scales |
| Affiliation: Virginia Tech, USA |
| Degree: PhD | URL |
| Author: James, Matthew K. |
| Year: 2015 |
| Title: ULF waves driven by recently-injected energetic particle populations |
| Advisor: Timothy K. Yeoman & Darren M. Wright |
| Affiliation: University of Leicester, UK |
| Degree: PhD | URL |
| Author: Joshi, Pratik P. |
| Year: 2015 |
| Title: Ion-neutral coupling in the geomagnetically disturbed mid-latitude ionosphere as observed by SuperDARN HF radars and NATION Fabry-Perot interferometers |
| Advisor: Joseph B. H. Baker & J. Michael Ruohoniemi |
| Affiliation: Virginia Tech, USA |
| Degree: MS | URL |
| Author: Mazzino, Maria L. P. |
| Year: 2015 |
| Title: Field line resonances in Earth's magnetosphere: A study of their observation, characterization and wave sources in the solar wind |
| Advisor: Richard D. Sydora |
| Affiliation: University of Alberta, Canada |
| Degree: PhD | URL |
| Author: Perry, Gareth W. |
| Year: 2015 |
| Title: Large scale plasma density perturbations in the polar F-region ionosphere |
| Advisor: Jean-Pierre St.-Maurice |
| Affiliation: University of Saskatchewan, Canada |
| Degree: PhD | URL |
| Author: Stray, Nora H. |
| Year: 2015 |
| Title: Planetary waves in the MLT: Vertical coupling and effects |
| Advisor: Patrick J. Espy |
| Affiliation: Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Norway |
| Degree: PhD | URL |
| Author: Toderian, Sarah |
| Year: 2015 |
| Title: Modellling the geometric structure of the magnetic field in the nightside magnetosphere |
| Advisor: George J. Sofko & Glenn C. Hussey |
| Affiliation: University of Saskatchewan, Canada |
| Degree: MS | URL |
| Author: Zou, Ying |
| Year: 2015 |
| Title: Polar cap precursor of nightside meso-scale auroral enhancements |
| Advisor: Lawrence R. Lyons |
| Affiliation: University of California, Los Angeles, USA |
| Degree: PhD | URL |
2014
| Author: Dixon, Kristoffer C. |
| Year: 2014 |
| Title: Analysis of refractive effects on mid-latitude SuperDARN velocity measurements |
| Advisor: Joseph B. H. Baker & J. Michael Ruohoniemi |
| Affiliation: Virginia Tech, USA |
| Degree: MS | URL |
| Author: Goodbody, Brendan C. |
| Year: 2014 |
| Title: Radar and optical studies of small scale features in the aurora: The association of optical signatures with naturally enhanced ion acoustic lines (NEIALs) |
| Advisor: Betty S. Lanchester |
| Affiliation: University of Southampton, UK |
| Degree: PhD | URL |
| Author: Hoque, S.N.M. Azizul |
| Year: 2014 |
| Title: Open-closed magnetic field line boundary identification using directional derivatives of SuperDARN convection flow |
| Advisor: Frances R. Fenrich |
| Affiliation: University of Alberta, Canada |
| Degree: PhD | URL |
| Author: Hutchinson, James A. |
| Year: 2014 |
| Title: Geomagnetic storms over the last solar cycle: A superposed epoch analysis |
| Advisor: Darren M. Wright & Stanley W. H. Cowley |
| Affiliation: University of Leicester, UK |
| Degree: PhD | URL |
| Author: Malhotra, Garima |
| Year: 2014 |
| Title: HF radar observations of inter-annual variations in mid-latitude mesospheric winds |
| Advisor: Joseph B. H. Baker & J. Michael Ruohoniemi |
| Affiliation: Virginia Tech, USA |
| Degree: MS | URL |
| Author: Morris, Alex |
| Year: 2014 |
| Title: Design of a flexible and low-power ionospheric sounder |
| Advisor: William A. Bristow |
| Affiliation: University of Alaska Fairbanks, USA |
| Degree: MS | URL |
| Author: Mtumela, Zolile |
| Year: 2014 |
| Title: An investigation of the nature of Pc5 pulsations using SuperDARN and magnetometer data |
| Advisor: A. David M. Walker & Judy A. E. Stephenson |
| Affiliation: University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa |
| Degree: PhD | URL |
| Author: Nguyen, Thanh |
| Year: 2014 |
| Title: Spectrum Difference Function technique for measuring radar target velocity |
| Advisor: John C. Devlin, Guang Deng & Darrell Elton |
| Affiliation: La Trobe University, Australia |
| Degree: PhD | URL |
| Author: Perron, Patrick |
| Year: 2014 |
| Title: Contribution of ion temperature anisotropy and velocity shears in the direct generation of small-scale irregularities in the high-latitude F-region |
| Advisor: Jean-Marc Noël |
| Affiliation: Royal Military College of Canada, Canada |
| Degree: PhD | URL |
| Author: Saisho, Takashi |
| Year: 2014 |
| Title: Multiple-scale radio and optical imaging observations of polar cap aurora |
| Advisor: Keisuke Hosokawa |
| Affiliation: University of Electro-Communications, Japan |
| Degree: MS |
| Author: Sedeh, Leila N. |
| Year: 2014 |
| Title: Doppler clutter in HF radar systems produced by ULF waves |
| Advisor: Colin L. Waters, Murray D. Sciffer & Fred W. Menk |
| Affiliation: University of Newcastle, Australia |
| Degree: PhD | URL |
2013
| Author: de Larquier, Sebastien |
| Year: 2013 |
| Title: The mid-latitude ionosphere under quiet geomagnetic conditions: propagation analysis of SuperDARN radar observations from large ionospheric perturbations |
| Advisor: Joseph B. H. Baker & J. Michael Ruohoniemi |
| Affiliation: Virginia Tech, USA |
| Degree: PhD | URL |
| Author: Demissie, Teferi D. |
| Year: 2013 |
| Title: The vertical structure and source regions of large and small scale waves in the middle atmosphere |
| Advisor: Patrick J. Espy |
| Affiliation: Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Norway |
| Degree: PhD | URL |
| Author: Dougal, Emily R. |
| Year: 2013 |
| Title: Mapping of the quasi-periodic oscillations at the flank magnetopause into the ionosphere |
| Advisor: Katariina Nykyri |
| Affiliation: Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, USA |
| Degree: MS | URL |
| Author: Ghezelbash, Mohsen |
| Year: 2013 |
| Title: Occurrence and causes of F-region echoes for the Canadian PolarDARN/SuperDARN radars |
| Advisor: Alexandre V. Koustov |
| Affiliation: University of Saskatchewan, Canada |
| Degree: MS | URL |
| Author: Goodwin, Lindsay V. |
| Year: 2013 |
| Title: F-region dusk ion temperature spikes at the equatorward edge of the high latitude convection region |
| Advisor: Jean-Pierre St.-Maurice |
| Affiliation: University of Saskatchewan, Canada |
| Degree: MS | URL |
| Author: Huyghebaert, Devin R. |
| Year: 2013 |
| Title: Solar wind influences on properties of the ionosphere |
| Advisor: Kathryn A. McWilliams |
| Affiliation: University of Saskatchewan, Canada |
| Degree: MS | URL |
| Author: Jafari, Ramin |
| Year: 2013 |
| Title: SuperDARN parameter estimation optimization and implementation of new techniques |
| Advisor: William A. Bristow |
| Affiliation: University of Alaska Fairbanks, USA |
| Degree: MS | URL |
| Author: Kunduri, Bharat S. R. |
| Year: 2013 |
| Title: A study of interhemispheric magnetic conjugacy and large scale magnetosphere-ionosphere coupling using SuperDARN radars |
| Advisor: Joseph B. H. Baker & J. Michael Ruohoniemi |
| Affiliation: Virginia Tech, USA |
| Degree: PhD | URL |
| Author: Minko, F. Sagouo |
| Year: 2013 |
| Title: CubeSat mission design for characterising the dual auroral radar network (SuperDARN) field-of-view |
| Advisor: Robert van Zyl |
| Affiliation: Cape Peninsula University of Technology, South Africa |
| Degree: MS | URL |
| Author: Mthembu, Sibusiso H. |
| Year: 2013 |
| Title: Studies on atmospheric tides and planetary waves in the mesosphere-lower thermosphere (MLT) region using SuperDARN HF radars and meteor radar |
| Advisor: Sivakumar Venkataraman, Sandile B. Malinga & Sadhasivan R. Pillay |
| Affiliation: University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa |
| Degree: PhD | URL |
| Author: Nguyen, Dat P. |
| Year: 2013 |
| Title: Correlation between geomagnetic indices and cross polar cap potential measurements from SuperDARN |
| Advisor: Simon G. Shepherd |
| Affiliation: Dartmouth College, USA |
| Degree: MS | URL |
| Author: Nguyen, Quang H. |
| Year: 2013 |
| Title: Investigation and implementation of control and synchronisation algorithms for HF radar using multiple digital transceivers |
| Advisor: John C. Devlin & Jim S. Whittington |
| Affiliation: La Trobe University, Australia |
| Degree: PhD | URL |
| Author: Pramodkumar, Neeraj |
| Year: 2013 |
| Title: Large-scale observations of the spatial and temporal dynamics of quiet-time sub-auroral polarization streams using SuperDARN HF Radars |
| Advisor: Joseph B. H. Baker & J. Michael Ruohoniemi |
| Affiliation: Virginia Tech, USA |
| Degree: MS | URL |
| Author: Ribeiro, Alvaro J. |
| Year: 2013 |
| Title: SuperDARN data simulation, processing, access, and use in analysis of mid-latitude convection |
| Advisor: Joseph B. H. Baker & J. Michael Ruohoniemi |
| Affiliation: Virginia Tech, USA |
| Degree: PhD | URL |
| Author: Samseth, Ingvild |
| Year: 2013 |
| Title: Solar and lunar tides in the MLT |
| Advisor: Robert E. Hibbins |
| Affiliation: Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Norway |
| Degree: MS | URL |
| Author: Scoular, Grant |
| Year: 2013 |
| Title: Polar cap ionospheric oscillations in the ULF frequency range observed with SuperDARN HF radar |
| Advisor: Jean-Pierre St.-Maurice & Pavlo V. Ponomarenko |
| Affiliation: University of Saskatchewan, Canada |
| Degree: MS | URL |
| Author: van der Meeren, Christer |
| Year: 2013 |
| Title: A multi-instrument study of GPS scintillation in the nightside polar cap over Svalbard |
| Advisor: Kjellmar Oksavik |
| Affiliation: University of Bergen, Norway |
| Degree: MS |
| Author: Wang, Jun |
| Year: 2013 |
| Title: Spectral characterization of ionosphere scintillation: Algorithms and applications |
| Advisor: Yu Morton |
| Affiliation: Miami University, USA |
| Degree: MS | URL |
2012
| Author: Agaba, Doreen |
| Year: 2012 |
| Title: Calibration of a SuperDARN radar antenna by means of a satellite beacon |
| Advisor: Michael R. Inggs & Pierre J. Cilliers |
| Affiliation: University of Cape Town, South Africa |
| Degree: MS | URL |
| Author: Chapana, Randi S. H. |
| Year: 2012 |
| Title: The relative influence of solar radiative and solar geomagnetic variation on the dynamics of the polar upper mesosphere |
| Advisor: Robert E. Hibbins |
| Affiliation: Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Norway |
| Degree: MS | URL |
| Author: Cousins, Ellen D. P. |
| Year: 2012 |
| Title: Statistical analysis and empirical modeling of large- and small-scale plasma drifts in Earth's high-latitude ionospheres |
| Advisor: Simon G. Shepherd |
| Affiliation: Dartmouth College, USA |
| Degree: PhD | URL |
| Author: Fiori, Robyn A. D. |
| Year: 2012 |
| Title: Application of spherical cap harmonic analysis to plasma convection mapping at high latitudes |
| Advisor: Alexandre V. Koustov & David H. Boteler |
| Affiliation: University of Saskatchewan, Canada |
| Degree: PhD | URL |
| Author: Gillies, Deborah M. |
| Year: 2012 |
| Title: Global-scale observations of changes in ionospheric echo occurrence and convection during periods of increased solar wind activity and increased geomagnetic activity |
| Advisor: Jean-Pierre St.-Maurice & Kathryn A. McWilliams |
| Affiliation: University of Saskatchewan, Canada |
| Degree: PhD | URL |
| Author: Kellerman, Adam C. |
| Year: 2012 |
| Title: High-energy auroral particle precipitation and plasma convection during substorms |
| Advisor: Roman A. Makarevich & John C. Devlin |
| Affiliation: La Trobe University, Australia |
| Degree: PhD | URL |
| Author: Mbatha, Nkanyiso B. |
| Year: 2012 |
| Title: Study on 2002 sudden stratospheric warming, mesopher-lower thermospheric wind structure and dynamics and middle atmospheric structure, based on SuperDARN HF radar, LIDAR, riometer, satellites and models |
| Advisor: Sivakumar Venkataraman, Sandile B. Malinga, Sadhasivan Pillay & Hassan Bencherif |
| Affiliation: University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa |
| Degree: PhD | URL |
| Author: McCubbin, Beth |
| Year: 2012 |
| Title: Neutral wind determination from SuperDARN backscatter: Technique and application to the study of atmospheric waves and tides |
| Advisor: Simon G. Shepherd |
| Affiliation: Dartmouth College, USA |
| Degree: MS | URL |
| Author: Mori, Daniel T. |
| Year: 2012 |
| Title: SuperDARN cross polar cap potential and parameters of the near-Earth space |
| Advisor: Alexandre V. Koustov |
| Affiliation: University of Saskatchewan, Canada |
| Degree: MS | URL |
| Author: Nedie, Abiyu Z. |
| Year: 2012 |
| Title: ULF waves in the magnetosphere and their association with magnetopause instabilities and oscillations |
| Advisor: Frances R. Fenrich |
| Affiliation: University of Alberta, Canada |
| Degree: PhD | URL |
| Author: Theurer, Timothy E. |
| Year: 2012 |
| Title: Ray tracing applications for high-frequency radar: Characterizing artificial layers and background density perturbations in the ionosphere |
| Advisor: William A. Bristow |
| Affiliation: University of Alaska Fairbanks, USA |
| Degree: MS | URL |
| Author: Thomas, Evan G. |
| Year: 2012 |
| Title: Dynamics of the geomagnetically disturbed ionosphere as measured by GPS receivers and SuperDARN HF radars |
| Advisor: Joseph B. H. Baker & J. Michael Ruohoniemi |
| Affiliation: Virginia Tech, USA |
| Degree: MS | URL |
| Author: Ye, Gao |
| Year: 2012 |
| Title: On the response of polar cap dynamics to its solar wind and magnetotail drivers at high levels of geomagnetic activity |
| Advisor: Raymond J. Walker |
| Affiliation: University of California, Los Angeles, USA |
| Degree: PhD | URL |
2011
| Author: Borderick, James D. |
| Year: 2011 |
| Title: Ionospheric signatures of ultra low frequency waves |
| Advisor: Timothy K. Yeoman & Stephen E. Milan |
| Affiliation: University of Leicester, UK |
| Degree: PhD | URL |
| Author: Carter, Brett A. |
| Year: 2011 |
| Title: HF radar observations of E-region plasma waves in the sub-auroral, auroral and polar regions |
| Advisor: Roman A. Makarevich & Svetlana Petelina |
| Affiliation: La Trobe University, Australia |
| Degree: PhD | URL |
| Author: Gane, Stuart C. |
| Year: 2011 |
| Title: Continuous pulsation dynamics in the high-latitude magnetosphere-ionosphere system |
| Advisor: Darren M. Wright & Terence R. Robinson |
| Affiliation: University of Leicester, UK |
| Degree: PhD | URL |
| Author: Ribeiro, Alvaro J. |
| Year: 2011 |
| Title: An examination of ionospheric plasma irregularities detected by the mid-latitude SuperDARN radars |
| Advisor: Joseph B. H. Baker & J. Michael Ruohoniemi |
| Affiliation: Virginia Tech, USA |
| Degree: MS | URL |
| Author: Vickers, Hannah M. S. |
| Year: 2011 |
| Title: Radar observations of artificial ionospheric modification effects |
| Advisor: Terence R. Robinson & Darren M. Wright |
| Affiliation: University of Leicester, UK |
| Degree: PhD | URL |
| Author: Whittick, Emma L. |
| Year: 2011 |
| Title: Studies of the high-latitude electric potential pattern in the CTIP model with radio tomography comparisons |
| Advisor: Eleri Pryse |
| Affiliation: Aberystwyth University, UK |
| Degree: PhD | URL |
| Author: Wilder, Frederick D. |
| Year: 2011 |
| Title: The non-linear electrodynamic coupling between the solar wind, magnetosphere and ionosphere |
| Advisor: C. Robert Clauer |
| Affiliation: Virginia Tech, USA |
| Degree: PhD | URL |
2010
| Author: Benz, Susanne |
| Year: 2010 |
| Title: Identification of simultaneous Pc5 events |
| Advisor: A. David M. Walker & Judy A. E. Stephenson |
| Affiliation: University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa & University of Konstanz, Germany |
| Degree: MS |
| Author: Gillies, Robert G. |
| Year: 2010 |
| Title: Transionospheric signal modelling for ePOP and SuperDARN |
| Advisor: Glenn C. Hussey |
| Affiliation: University of Saskatchewan, Canada |
| Degree: PhD | URL |
| Author: Greenwood, Robert I. |
| Year: 2010 |
| Title: Wind-wave mapping of the southern ocean using the TIGER SuperDARN radars |
| Advisor: Murray L. Parkinson & Peter L. Dyson |
| Affiliation: La Trobe University, Australia |
| Degree: PhD |
| Author: Liu, Heng |
| Year: 2010 |
| Title: Study of the high-latitude ionosphere with the Rankin Inlet PolarDARN radar |
| Advisor: Alexandre V. Koustov |
| Affiliation: University of Saskatchewan, Canada |
| Degree: MS | URL |
| Author: Maphaha, Fulufhelo K. |
| Year: 2010 |
| Title: Mapping of magnetospheric electric fields from Cluster into ionospheric convection from SuperDARN using the Tsyganenko field model |
| Advisor: Sadhasivan R. Pillay & Lindsay R. Magnus |
| Affiliation: University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa |
| Degree: MS | URL |
| Author: Mthembu, Sibusiso H. |
| Year: 2010 |
| Title: An investigation of ultra low frequency (ULF) pulsations using radar data and solar wind data |
| Advisor: Sandile B. Malinga, A. David M. Walker & Lindsay G. Magnus |
| Affiliation: University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa |
| Degree: MS | URL |
| Author: Nambala, Fred J. |
| Year: 2010 |
| Title: Feasibility study of ionospheric tomography using HF radar |
| Advisor: Jon P. S. Rash & Lindsay R. Magnus |
| Affiliation: University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa |
| Degree: MS | URL |
| Author: Ndiitwani, Dzivhuluwani C. |
| Year: 2010 |
| Title: Ultra low frequency (ULF) waves observed at mid to low latitudes during daytime using low Earth orbit (LEO) satellite and ground based data |
| Advisor: A. David M. Walker & Peter R. Sutcliffe |
| Affiliation: University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa |
| Degree: PhD | URL |
| Author: Perry, Gareth W. |
| Year: 2010 |
| Title: Optimization of a 50 MHz Frequency Modulated Continuous Wave radar system for the study of auroral E-region coherent backscatter |
| Advisor: Glenn C. Hussey |
| Affiliation: University of Saskatchewan, Canada |
| Degree: MS | URL |
| Author: Ravindran Varrier, Nitya |
| Year: 2010 |
| Title: Ray tracing analysis for the mid-latitude SuperDARN HF radar at Blackstone incorporating the IRI-2007 model |
| Advisor: Joseph B. H. Baker & J. Michael Ruohoniemi |
| Affiliation: Virginia Tech, USA |
| Degree: MS | URL |
| Author: Rinne, Yvonne |
| Year: 2010 |
| Title: EISCAT Svalbard Radar studies of meso-scale plasma flow channels in the polar cusp ionosphere |
| Advisor: Jøran I. Moen & Per Even Sandholt |
| Affiliation: University of Oslo, Norway |
| Degree: PhD | URL |
| Author: Sterne, Kevin T. |
| Year: 2010 |
| Title: Testing the re-designed SuperDARN HF radar and modeling of a twin terminated folded dipole array |
| Advisor: Joseph B. H. Baker & J. Michael Ruohoniemi |
| Affiliation: Virginia Tech, USA |
| Degree: MS | URL |
2009
| Author: Barth, Vigdis L. |
| Year: 2009 |
| Title: Identification and tracking of extreme electron densities by EISCAT Svalbard radar and SuperDARN |
| Advisor: Jøran I. Moen & Kjellmar Oksavik |
| Affiliation: University of Oslo, Norway |
| Degree: MS | URL |
| Author: Bryson, Gwendolyn R. |
| Year: 2009 |
| Title: Winds and the meteors that burn for them |
| Advisor: William A. Bristow |
| Affiliation: University of Alaska Fairbanks, USA |
| Degree: MS |
| Author: Forsyth, Colin |
| Year: 2009 |
| Title: Bursty bulk flows and substorm-time magnetotail dynamics |
| Advisor: Mark Lester |
| Affiliation: University of Leicester, UK |
| Degree: PhD | URL |
| Author: Goudarzi, Atousa |
| Year: 2009 |
| Title: Space and ground based studies of transpolar arcs |
| Advisor: Mark Lester |
| Affiliation: University of Leicester, UK |
| Degree: PhD | URL |
| Author: Ibáñez, Karina E. B. |
| Year: 2009 |
| Title: Observations of polar cap patch substructures by EISCAT Svalbard radar |
| Advisor: Jøran I. Moen & Kjellmar Oksavik |
| Affiliation: University of Oslo, Norway |
| Degree: MS | URL |
| Author: Ma, Zhen G. |
| Year: 2009 |
| Title: Ion velocity distributions in inhomogeneous and time-dependent auroral situations |
| Advisor: Jean-Pierre St.-Maurice |
| Affiliation: University of Saskatchewan, Canada |
| Degree: PhD | URL |
| Author: Magnus, Lindsay G. |
| Year: 2009 |
| Title: An analysis of Pc5 pulsations observed in the SuperDARN radar data |
| Advisor: A. David M. Walker & Jon P. S. Rash |
| Affiliation: University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa |
| Degree: PhD | URL |
| Author: Mtumela, Zolile |
| Year: 2009 |
| Title: An investigation of high velocity flows in HF radar data during northward interplanetary magnetic field, non-substorm intervals |
| Advisor: Jon P. S. Rash |
| Affiliation: University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa |
| Degree: MS | URL |
| Author: Sugita, Rie |
| Year: 2009 |
| Title: High-time resolution measurement of auroral breakup by an all-sky TV camera and HF radars in Iceland |
| Advisor: Keisuke Hosokawa |
| Affiliation: University of Electro-Communications, Japan |
| Degree: MS |
| Author: Yan, Xi |
| Year: 2009 |
| Title: Studies of the IMF and dayside reconnection-driven convection seen by PolarDARN |
| Advisor: George J. Sofko & Kathryn A. McWilliams |
| Affiliation: University of Saskatchewan, Canada |
| Degree: MS | URL |
| Author: Zou, Shasha |
| Year: 2009 |
| Title: Evolution of high latitude ionospheric convection associated with substorms: Multiple radar observations |
| Advisor: Lawrence R. Lyons |
| Affiliation: University of California, Los Angeles, USA |
| Degree: PhD | URL |
2008
| Author: Chen, Yuanming |
| Year: 2008 |
| Title: Multi-spectral-peak detection algorithm for autocorrelation functions of radar signals |
| Advisor: Simon G. Shepherd |
| Affiliation: Dartmouth College, USA |
| Degree: MS |
| Author: Gorin, James D. |
| Year: 2008 |
| Title: Velocity of decameter electrojet irregularities under strongly driven conditions |
| Advisor: Alexandre V. Koustov |
| Affiliation: University of Saskatchewan, Canada |
| Degree: MS | URL |
| Author: Imber, Suzanne M. |
| Year: 2008 |
| Title: Auroral and ionospheric flow measurements of magnetopause reconnection during intervals of northward interplanetary magnetic field |
| Advisor: Stephen E. Milan & Mark Lester |
| Affiliation: University of Leicester, UK |
| Degree: PhD | URL |
| Author: Kashimoto, Tomoka |
| Year: 2008 |
| Title: Study of generation mechanism of polar cap patches by using measurements of HF radars and an airglow imager |
| Advisor: Keisuke Hosokawa |
| Affiliation: University of Electro-Communications, Japan |
| Degree: MS |
| Author: Lointier, Guillaume |
| Year: 2008 |
| Title: Toward a real time monitoring of magnetospheric regions using the SuperDARN coherent HF radar network |
| Advisor: Thierry Dudok de Wit & Christian Hanuise |
| Affiliation: Orléans University, France |
| Degree: PhD | URL |
| Author: Pfeifer, Jeff B. |
| Year: 2008 |
| Title: A SuperDARN study of steady magnetospheric convection |
| Advisor: Kathryn A. McWilliams |
| Affiliation: University of Saskatchewan, Canada |
| Degree: MS | URL |
| Author: Wilder, Frederick D. |
| Year: 2008 |
| Title: Reverse convection potential saturation in the polar ionosphere |
| Advisor: C. Robert Clauer |
| Affiliation: Virginia Tech, USA |
| Degree: MS | URL |
| Author: Yamakawa, Chika |
| Year: 2008 |
| Title: Study of sun-aligned arcs with OMTIs and SuperDARN |
| Advisor: Keisuke Hosokawa |
| Affiliation: University of Electro-Communications, Japan |
| Degree: MS |
2007
| Author: Balaji, Mrinal S. |
| Year: 2007 |
| Title: Design and implementation of novel radar modulations for the SuperDARN radar at Kodiak Island, Alaska |
| Advisor: William A. Bristow |
| Affiliation: University of Alaska Fairbanks, USA |
| Degree: MS | URL |
| Author: Holliday, Michael J. |
| Year: 2007 |
| Title: Modeling and analysis of ionospheric current systems formed in response to sudden impulse events |
| Advisor: Simon G. Shepherd |
| Affiliation: Dartmouth College, USA |
| Degree: MS |
| Author: Ishida, Tetsuro |
| Year: 2007 |
| Title: Propagation of medium-scale traveling ionospheric disturbances (MSTIDs): simultaneous observations at auroral and mid latitudes |
| Advisor: Keisuke Hosokawa |
| Affiliation: University of Electro-Communications, Japan |
| Degree: MS |
| Author: Karmand, Sharareh |
| Year: 2007 |
| Title: Eigenstructure analysis |
| Advisor: |
| Affiliation: University of Alberta, Canada |
| Degree: MS | URL |
| Author: Schwab, Robert D. |
| Year: 2007 |
| Title: Energy dispersed ion signatures at auroral and subauroral latitudes |
| Advisor: George J. Sofko & Kathryn A. McWilliams |
| Affiliation: University of Saskatchewan, Canada |
| Degree: MS | URL |
| Author: Sharma, Arvind |
| Year: 2007 |
| Title: A DMSP satellite study of magnetospheric plasma convection and particle precipitation states during passage at Earth of interplanetary magnetic clouds monitored by the Wind spacecraft |
| Advisor: Per Even Sandholt & Charles J. Farrugia |
| Affiliation: University of Oslo, Norway |
| Degree: MS | URL |
| Author: Shergill, Harmaninder |
| Year: 2007 |
| Title: A statistical study of high-latitude artificial field-aligned irregularities |
| Advisor: Terence R. Robinson |
| Affiliation: University of Leicester, UK |
| Degree: PhD | URL |
| Author: Victorin, Amalia |
| Year: 2007 |
| Title: Multitaper method for spectral analysis and signal reconstruction of solar wind data |
| Advisor: A. David M. Walker & Judy A. E. Stephenson |
| Affiliation: University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa & KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden |
| Degree: MS | URL |
| Author: Yamano, Taiki |
| Year: 2007 |
| Title: Simultaneous measurement of pulsating aurora with ground-based all-sky TV camera and SuperDARN |
| Advisor: Keisuke Hosokawa |
| Affiliation: University of Electro-Communications, Japan |
| Degree: MS |
2006
| Author: Cooper, Joel |
| Year: 2006 |
| Title: A 50 MHz FMCW radar for the study of E-region coherent backscatter |
| Advisor: Glenn C. Hussey |
| Affiliation: University of Saskatchewan, Canada |
| Degree: MS | URL |
| Author: Drayton, Robyn A. |
| Year: 2006 |
| Title: Study of SAPS-like flows with the King Salmon SuperDARN radar |
| Advisor: Alexandre V. Koustov |
| Affiliation: University of Saskatchewan, Canada |
| Degree: MS | URL |
| Author: Gillies, Robert G. |
| Year: 2006 |
| Title: Modelling of transionospheric HF radio wave propagation for the ISIS II and ePOP satellites |
| Advisor: Glenn C. Hussey |
| Affiliation: University of Saskatchewan, Canada |
| Degree: MS | URL |
| Author: Miyoba, Webby |
| Year: 2006 |
| Title: The application of wavelet techniques to the analysis of ultra low frequency (ULF) pulsations |
| Advisor: A. David M. Walker & Jon P. S. Rash |
| Affiliation: University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa |
| Degree: MS |
| Author: Rinne, Yvonne |
| Year: 2006 |
| Title: EISCAT observations of reversed flow events in the cusp ionosphere |
| Advisor: Jøran I. Moen |
| Affiliation: University of Oslo, Norway |
| Degree: MS |
| Author: Shimizu, Satoshi |
| Year: 2006 |
| Title: Analysis of spatio-temporal variations of traveling ionospheric disturbances with multiple radar observations |
| Advisor: Keisuke Hosokawa |
| Affiliation: University of Electro-Communications, Japan |
| Degree: MS |
2005
| Author: Andersen, Carl S. |
| Year: 2005 |
| Title: Characteristic behavior of the dayside aurora in the minutes leading up to substorm onset: Evidence for external triggering of substorms by the interplanetary magnetic field |
| Advisor: Charles S. Deehr |
| Affiliation: University of Alaska Fairbanks, USA |
| Degree: MS | URL |
| Author: Benkevitch, Leonid V. |
| Year: 2005 |
| Title: Effects of ionospheric conductance in high-latitude phenomena |
| Advisor: Alexandre V. Koustov |
| Affiliation: University of Saskatchewan, Canada |
| Degree: PhD | URL |
| Author: Coco, Igino |
| Year: 2005 |
| Title: Studio degli effetti di impulsi di pressione dinamica del vento solare sulla ionosfera aurorale e polare con i radar della rete SuperDARN |
| Advisor: Ermanno Amata |
| Affiliation: University of Siena, Italy |
| Degree: PhD |
| Author: Draper, Natalie C. |
| Year: 2005 |
| Title: Multi-instrument magnetospheric substorm studies |
| Advisor: Mark Lester |
| Affiliation: University of Leicester, UK |
| Degree: PhD | URL |
| Author: Matthews, Joe T. |
| Year: 2005 |
| Title: The role of ULF waves in energy transport in the magnetosphere |
| Advisor: Moritz Heimpel |
| Affiliation: University of Alberta, Canada |
| Degree: PhD | URL |
| Author: Raghavendar, Changalvala |
| Year: 2005 |
| Title: Design of a receiver for measurement of real-time ionospheric reflection height |
| Advisor: William A. Bristow |
| Affiliation: University of Alaska Fairbanks, USA |
| Degree: MS | URL |
| Author: Scoffield, Hannah C. |
| Year: 2005 |
| Title: Ultra low frequency waves in the magnetosphere-ionosphere system: A joint space- and ground-based investigation |
| Advisor: Timothy K. Yeoman |
| Affiliation: University of Leicester, UK |
| Degree: PhD | URL |
| Author: Throp, Katie |
| Year: 2005 |
| Title: Coupling of upstream solar wind features to dayside auroral ionospheric events |
| Advisor: Betty S. Lanchester & Michael Lockwood |
| Affiliation: University of Southampton, UK |
| Degree: PhD | URL |
2004
| Author: Bhatt, Asti N. |
| Year: 2004 |
| Title: Ionospheric radar observations of heater-induced field-aligned irregularities |
| Advisor: Charles M. Swenson |
| Affiliation: Utah State University, USA |
| Degree: MS | URL |
| Author: Liang, Jun |
| Year: 2004 |
| Title: Multi-instrument studies of ionospheric and magnetospheric processes |
| Advisor: George J. Sofko |
| Affiliation: University of Saskatchewan, Canada |
| Degree: PhD | URL |
2003
| Author: Baddeley, Lisa J. |
| Year: 2003 |
| Title: Wave-particle insteractions in the terrestrial magnetosphere |
| Advisor: Timothy K. Yeoman |
| Affiliation: University of Leicester, UK |
| Degree: PhD | URL |
| Author: Danskin, Donald W. |
| Year: 2003 |
| Title: HF auroral backscatter from the E and F regions |
| Advisor: Alexandre V. Koustov |
| Affiliation: University of Saskatchewan, Canada |
| Degree: PhD | URL |
| Author: Eriksson, Tommy |
| Year: 2003 |
| Title: Wave pulsations in the magnetosphere and their dependence on the solar wind |
| Advisor: A. David M. Walker & Judy A. E. Stephenson |
| Affiliation: University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa & KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden |
| Degree: MS | URL |
| Author: Hogue, Christopher M. |
| Year: 2003 |
| Title: Comparative study on the use of coherent radar-derived electric fields vs. statistical electric fields for the initialization of a high-latitude ionospheric model |
| Advisor: Clark Groves |
| Affiliation: Air Force Institute of Technology, USA |
| Degree: MS | URL |
| Author: Hosokawa, Keisuke |
| Year: 2003 |
| Title: Observational studies on the high-latitude ionospheric plasma irregularities |
| Advisor: Toshihiko Iyemori |
| Affiliation: Kyoto University, Japan |
| Degree: PhD | URL |
| Author: Makarevich, Roman |
| Year: 2003 |
| Title: Formation of small-scale irregularities in the auroral E region |
| Advisor: Alexandre V. Koustov & Andrei I. Smolyakov |
| Affiliation: University of Saskatchewan, Canada |
| Degree: PhD | URL |
| Author: Marchaudon, Aurélie |
| Year: 2003 |
| Title: Dynamics of auroral structures in the dayside and in the nightside: Multi-instrument study of the coupling with the magnetosphere and the interplanetary medium |
| Advisor: Jean-Claude Cerisier |
| Affiliation: Versailles-Saint-Quentin University, France |
| Degree: PhD | URL |
| Author: Parris, Richard Todd |
| Year: 2003 |
| Title: Design and implementation of a meteor tracking retrofit system for the HF radar at Kodiak Island, Alaska |
| Advisor: William A. Bristow |
| Affiliation: University of Alaska Fairbanks, USA |
| Degree: MS | URL |
| Author: Salim, Tariq |
| Year: 2003 |
| Title: Design, synthesis and implementation of a phased array transmitter using reconfigurable devices for SuperDARN class radars |
| Advisor: |
| Affiliation: La Trobe University, Australia |
| Degree: PhD |
| Author: Xu, Liang |
| Year: 2003 |
| Title: SuperDARN-derived plasma convection: Comparison with other data and application to field-aligned current measurements |
| Advisor: Alexandre V. Koustov |
| Affiliation: University of Saskatchewan, Canada |
| Degree: PhD | URL |
2002
| Author: Dhillon, Ranvir S. |
| Year: 2002 |
| Title: Radar studies of natural and artificial waves and instabilities in the auroral ionosphere |
| Advisor: Terence R. Robinson |
| Affiliation: University of Leicester, UK |
| Degree: PhD | URL |
| Author: Friedrich, Erena |
| Year: 2002 |
| Title: Dynamics of the substorm expansive phase |
| Advisor: John C. Samson |
| Affiliation: University of Alberta, Canada |
| Degree: PhD | URL |
| Author: Grocott, Adrian |
| Year: 2002 |
| Title: Radar observations of convection in the nightside high-latitude ionosphere |
| Advisor: Stanley W. H. Cowley |
| Affiliation: University of Leicester, UK |
| Degree: PhD | URL |
| Author: Oksavik, Kjellmar |
| Year: 2002 |
| Title: A study of temporal and spatial variations in the polar cusp/cleft region using multi-instrument techniques |
| Advisor: Finn Soraas & Jøran I. Moen |
| Affiliation: University of Bergen & University Courses on Svalbard, Norway |
| Degree: PhD | URL |
| Author: Vallières, Xavier |
| Year: 2002 |
| Title: Turbulence scales in the high-latitude ionosphere and their signatures upon echoes detected by SuperDARN HF radars |
| Advisor: Jean-Paul Villain |
| Affiliation: Orléans University, France |
| Degree: PhD | URL |
| Author: Woodfield, Emma E. |
| Year: 2002 |
| Title: Studies of nightside spectral with behaviour from coherent high frequency radars |
| Advisor: Mark Lester |
| Affiliation: University of Leicester, UK |
| Degree: PhD | URL |
| Author: Yukimatu, Akira S. |
| Year: 2002 |
| Title: SuperDARN studies of polar upper atmosphere physics with high temporal resolution ACF measurements and raw time series analysis |
| Advisor: |
| Affiliation: Kyoto University, Japan |
| Degree: PhD | URL |
2001
| Author: Ballatore, Paola |
| Year: 2001 |
| Title: Relationship between solar, interplanetary, and geomagnetic activities |
| Advisor: Jean-Paul Villain |
| Affiliation: Orléans University, France |
| Degree: PhD | URL |
| Author: McWilliams, Kathryn A. |
| Year: 2001 |
| Title: Ionospheric signatures of dayside reconnection processes |
| Advisor: Timothy K. Yeoman |
| Affiliation: University of Leicester, UK |
| Degree: PhD | URL |
| Author: Nguyen, Quang X. |
| Year: 2001 |
| Title: HF antenna design for TIGER |
| Advisor: |
| Affiliation: La Trobe University, Australia |
| Degree: PhD |
2000
| Author: Besser, Veronika |
| Year: 2000 |
| Title: An investigation of small-scale relationships between optical and HF radar aurora |
| Advisor: Roger W. Smith |
| Affiliation: University of Alaska Fairbanks, USA |
| Degree: PhD | URL |
| Author: Dai, Wei |
| Year: 2000 |
| Title: Meteor wind wave analysis of SuperDARN observations |
| Advisor: William A. Bristow |
| Affiliation: University of Alaska Fairbanks, USA |
| Degree: MS | URL |
| Author: Gauld, Jonathan K. |
| Year: 2000 |
| Title: Studies of the signatures of magnetospheric substorms in coherent backscatter radars |
| Advisor: Timothy K. Yeoman |
| Affiliation: University of Leicester, UK |
| Degree: PhD | URL |
| Author: Marchaudon, Aurélie |
| Year: 2000 |
| Title: Electrodynamic coupling between the terrestrial magnetosphere and ionosphere: Correlation between ionospheric convection and field-aligned currents |
| Advisor: Jean-Claude Cerisier |
| Affiliation: Paris 11 University, France |
| Degree: MS |
| Author: Rae, Iain J. |
| Year: 2000 |
| Title: Joint ground/space observations of transient phenomena associated with the polar cusp |
| Advisor: Mark Lester |
| Affiliation: University of Leicester, UK |
| Degree: PhD | URL |
| Author: Thorolfsson, Adalbjorn |
| Year: 2000 |
| Title: The solar wind control of transient ionospheric convection events in the dayside region |
| Advisor: Jean-Claude Cerisier |
| Affiliation: Paris 6 University, France |
| Degree: PhD | URL |
| Author: Wild, James A. |
| Year: 2000 |
| Title: Electrodynamics of the auroral ionosphere during magnetospheric substorms |
| Advisor: Timothy K. Yeoman |
| Affiliation: University of Leicester, UK |
| Degree: PhD | URL |
1998
| Author: Provan, Gabrielle |
| Year: 1998 |
| Title: Coherent scatter radar observations of field line resonances and flux transfer events |
| Advisor: Timothy K. Yeoman |
| Affiliation: University of Leicester, UK |
| Degree: PhD | URL |
1997
| Author: André, Raphaël |
| Year: 1997 |
| Title: Study of fine structures in the ionospheric convection recorded by SuperDARN: Structure with high velocity divergence |
| Advisor: Jean-Paul Villain |
| Affiliation: Orléans University, France |
| Degree: PhD | URL |
| Author: Bond, Giles E. |
| Year: 1997 |
| Title: The interaction of radio waves with the auroral ionosphere |
| Advisor: Terence R. Robinson |
| Affiliation: University of Leicester, UK |
| Degree: PhD | URL |
| Author: Fenrich, Frances R. E. |
| Year: 1997 |
| Title: The field line resonance: Observation and theory |
| Advisor: John C. Samson |
| Affiliation: University of Alberta, Canada |
| Degree: PhD | URL |
| Author: Zesta, Eftyhia |
| Year: 1997 |
| Title: Traveling convection vortices at cusp latitudes observed by the magnetometer array for cusp and cleft studies |
| Advisor: W. Jeffrey Hughes |
| Affiliation: Boston University, USA |
| Degree: PhD | URL |
| Author: Zou, Li |
| Year: 1997 |
| Title: A modelling study of HF radar coherent detection of irregularities in the high-latitude ionosphere |
| Advisor: Mark Lester |
| Affiliation: University of Leicester, UK |
| Degree: PhD | URL |
1996
| Author: Schiffler, Andreas |
| Year: 1996 |
| Title: SuperDARN measurements of double-peaked velocity spectra |
| Advisor: George J. Sofko |
| Affiliation: University of Saskatchewan, Canada |
| Degree: MS | URL |
| Author: Shand, Brian A. |
| Year: 1996 |
| Title: Statistics of E-region backscatter and investigations of auroral convection signatures |
| Advisor: Tudor B. Jones & Mark Lester |
| Affiliation: University of Leicester, UK |
| Degree: PhD | URL |
| Author: Yee, Ronald |
| Year: 1996 |
| Title: A digital imaging system for auroral processes |
| Advisor: George J. Sofko & Hugh C. Wood |
| Affiliation: University of Saskatchewan, Canada |
| Degree: MS | URL |
1994
| Author: Eglitis, Paul |
| Year: 1994 |
| Title: Radar studies of small-scale E-region plasma irregularities |
| Advisor: Terence R. Robinson |
| Affiliation: University of Leicester, UK |
| Degree: PhD | URL |
| Author: Taylor, John R. |
| Year: 1994 |
| Title: The cause of magnetic disturbances in the Earth's ionosphere |
| Advisor: Mark Lester |
| Affiliation: University of Leicester, UK |
| Degree: PhD | URL |
1993
| Author: Barthès, Laurent |
| Year: 1993 |
| Title: Study of ionospheric plasma instabilities |
| Advisor: Jacques Citerne |
| Affiliation: Paris 11 University, France |
| Degree: PhD | URL |
1991
| Author: Leonard, J. M. |
| Year: 1991 |
| Title: The phenology of Antarctic F-region irregularities |
| Advisor: |
| Affiliation: British Antarctic Survey, UK |
| Degree: MS |
1985
| Author: Villain, Jean-Paul |
| Year: 1985 |
| Title: HF coherent radar study of ionization irregularities in auroral and polar F region |
| Advisor: Jean Delloue |
| Affiliation: Toulon University, France |
| Degree: PhD | URL |
Number of items: 251
(115 MS | 136 PhD)
This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation
under Grant Number AGS-1524667. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or
recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do
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