Emma Woodfield

Radiation Belt Modeller

Emma Woodfield

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Emma Woodfield

Biography

I did a Masters degree in Natural Sciences at Churchill College, Cambridge after which I was awarded a PhD in Space Plasma Physics from the University of Leicester in 2002. After graduating I was awarded a prestigious postdoctoral fellowship at the National Center for Atmospheric Research in Boulder, USA in the Advanced Study Program where I continued my research in ionospheric and magnetospheric physics.

I returned to the UK in 2004 to work in the Earth and Ocean Sciences Dept at the University of Liverpool as a member of the GEOSPACE consortium working on the characterisation of the contamination of geomagnetic field models by electrical currents in the ionosphere and magnetosphere.

I moved to Lancaster University in 2007 to work on the Rainbow All Sky Camera auroral imaging system in Iceland and the Faeroe Islands.

I’ve been working at BAS as a radiation belt modeller since 2012 investigating the role of wave particle interactions in the acceleration of electrons in the Radiation Belts of Jupiter and Saturn.

Research interests

My primary research involves modelling of the radiation belts of Jupiter and Saturn with complementary interests in Solar-Terrestrial Physics and Space Weather.

Collaborations

Publications from NERC Open Research Archive

2024

Sanchez-Cano, B., Woodfield, E. ORCIDORCID record for E. Woodfield, Rennie, S., Moral Pombo, D.. (2024) A bigger broader Autumn MIST [Specialist Discussion Meeting Report]. Astronomy & Geophysics, 65 (). 5 pp. 10.1093/astrogeo/atae031

2023

Woodfield, Emma ORCIDORCID record for Emma Woodfield, Smith, Andy, Daggitt, Thomas ORCIDORCID record for Thomas Daggitt, Turner, Harriet. (2023) MIST reunited. Astronomy & Geophysics, 64 (). pp. 10.1093/astrogeo/atad022

2022

Roussos, E., Allanson, O., Andre, N., Bertucci, B., Branduardi-Raymont, G., Clark, G., Dialynas, K., Dandouras, I., Desai, R.T., Futaana, Y., Gkioulidou, M., Jones, G.H., Kollmann, P., Kotova, A., Kronberg, E.A., Krupp, N., Murakami, G., Nenon, Q., Nordheim, T., Palmaerts, B., Plainaki, C., Rae, J., Santos-Costa, D., Sarris, T., Shprits, Y., Sulaiman, A., Woodfield, E. ORCIDORCID record for E. Woodfield, Wu, X., Yao, Z.H.. (2022) The in-situ exploration of Jupiter’s radiation belts. Experimental Astronomy, 54 (). 45 pp. 10.1007/s10686-021-09801-0

Kavanagh, Andrew J. ORCIDORCID record for Andrew J. Kavanagh, Ogawa, Yasunobu, Woodfield, Emma E. ORCIDORCID record for Emma E. Woodfield. (2022) Two techniques for determining F-region ion velocities at meso-scales: Differences and impacts on Joule heating. Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics, 127 (). 23 pp. 10.1029/2021JA030062

Woodfield, E.E. ORCIDORCID record for E.E. Woodfield, Glauert, S.A. ORCIDORCID record for S.A. Glauert, Menietti, J.D., Horne, R.B. ORCIDORCID record for R.B. Horne, Kavanagh, A.J. ORCIDORCID record for A.J. Kavanagh, Shprits, Y.Y.. (2022) Acceleration of electrons by whistler-mode hiss waves at Saturn. Geophysical Research Letters, 49 (). pp. 10.1029/2021GL096213

2021

Yao, Zhonghua, Dunn, William R., Woodfield, Emma E. ORCIDORCID record for Emma E. Woodfield, Clark, George, Mauk, Barry H., Ebert, Robert W., Grodent, Denis, Bonfond, Bertrand, Pan, Dongxiao, Rae, I. Jonathan, Ni, Binbin, Guo, Ruilong, Branduardi-Raymont, Graziella, Wibisono, Affelia D., Rodriguez, Pedro, Kotsiaros, Stavros, Ness, Jan-Uwe, Allegrini, Frederic, Kurth, William S., Gladstone, G. Randall, Kraft, Ralph, Sulaiman, Ali H., Manners, Harry, Desai, Ravindra T., Bolton, Scott J.. (2021) Revealing the source of Jupiter’s x-ray auroral flares. Science Advances, 7 (). 9 pp. 10.1126/sciadv.abf0851

Reidy, J.A. ORCIDORCID record for J.A. Reidy, Horne, R.B. ORCIDORCID record for R.B. Horne, Glauert, S.A. ORCIDORCID record for S.A. Glauert, Clilverd, M. ORCIDORCID record for M. Clilverd, Meredith, N.P. ORCIDORCID record for N.P. Meredith, Woodfield, E. ORCIDORCID record for E. Woodfield, Ross, J.P. ORCIDORCID record for J.P. Ross, Allison, H.J., Rodger, C.J.. (2021) Comparing electron precipitation fluxes calculated from pitch angle diffusion coefficients to LEO satellite observations. Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics, 126 (). 18 pp. 10.1029/2020JA028410

2020

Ross, J.P.J. ORCIDORCID record for J.P.J. Ross, Glauert, S.A. ORCIDORCID record for S.A. Glauert, Horne, R.B. ORCIDORCID record for R.B. Horne, Watt, C.E., Meredith, N.P ORCIDORCID record for N.P Meredith, Woodfield, E.E. ORCIDORCID record for E.E. Woodfield. (2020) A new approach to constructing models of electron diffusion by EMIC waves in the radiation belts. Geophysical Research Letters, 47 (). 11 pp. 10.1029/2020GL088976

2019

Woodfield, E.E. ORCIDORCID record for E.E. Woodfield, Glauert, S.A. ORCIDORCID record for S.A. Glauert, Menietti, J.D., Averkamp, T.F., Horne, R.B. ORCIDORCID record for R.B. Horne, Shprits, Y.Y. (2019) Rapid electron acceleration in low density regions of Saturn’s radiation belt by whistler mode chorus waves. Geophysical Research Letters, 46 (). pp. 10.1029/2019GL083071

2018

Woodfield, EE ORCIDORCID record for EE Woodfield, Horne, RB ORCIDORCID record for RB Horne, Glauert, SA ORCIDORCID record for SA Glauert, Menietti, JD, Shprits, YY, Kurth, WS. (2018) Formation of electron radiation belts at Saturn by Z-mode wave acceleration. Nature Communications, 9 (). pp. 10.1038/s41467-018-07549-4

Kollmann, P., Roussos, E., Paranicas, C., Woodfield, Emma E. ORCIDORCID record for Emma E. Woodfield, Mauk, B.H., Clark, G., Smith, D.C., Vandegriff, J.. (2018) Electron acceleration to MeV energies at Jupiter and Saturn. Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics, 123 (). pp. 10.1029/2018JA025665

Shprits, Yuri Y., Menietti, John D., Drozdov, Alexander Y., Horne, Richard B. ORCIDORCID record for Richard B. Horne, Woodfield, Emma E. ORCIDORCID record for Emma E. Woodfield, Groene, Joseph B., de Soria-Santacruz, Maria, Averkamp, Terrance F., Garrett, Henry, Paranicas, Christopher, Gurnett, Donald A.. (2018) Strong whistler mode waves observed in the vicinity of Jupiter’s moons. Nature Communications, 9 (). pp. 10.1038/s41467-018-05431-x

2017

Gray, R.L., Badman, S.V., Woodfield, E.E. ORCIDORCID record for E.E. Woodfield, Tao, C.. (2017) Characterization of Jupiter’s secondary auroral oval and its response to hot plasma injections. Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics, 122 (). pp. 10.1002/2017JA024214

2016

Menietti, J. D., Groene, J. B., Averkamp, T. F., Horne, R. B. ORCIDORCID record for R. B. Horne, Woodfield, E. E. ORCIDORCID record for E. E. Woodfield, Shprits, Y. Y., de Soria-Santacruz Pich, M., Gurnett, D. A.. (2016) Survey of whistler mode chorus intensity at Jupiter. Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics, 121 (). pp. doi:10.1002/2016JA022969

2015

Menietti, J. D., Averkamp, T. F., Ye, Sheng-Yi, Horne, R. B. ORCIDORCID record for R. B. Horne, Woodfield, E. E. ORCIDORCID record for E. E. Woodfield, Shprits, Y. Y., Gurnett, D. A., Persoon, A. M., Wahlund, J. E.. (2015) Survey of Saturn Z-mode Emission. Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics, 120 (). pp. doi:10.1002/2015JA021426

2014

Lilensten, Jean, Coates, Andrew J., Dehant, Véronique, Dudok de Wit, Thierry, Horne, Richard B. ORCIDORCID record for Richard B. Horne, Leblanc, François, Luhmann, Janet, Woodfield, Emma ORCIDORCID record for Emma Woodfield, Barthélemy, Mathieu. (2014) What characterizes planetary space weather?. The Astronomy and Astrophysics Review, 22 (). pp. doi:10.1007/s00159-014-0079-6

Menietti, J. D., Averkamp, T. F., Groene, J. B., Horne, R. B. ORCIDORCID record for R. B. Horne, Shprits, Y. Y., Woodfield, E. E. ORCIDORCID record for E. E. Woodfield, Hospodarsky, G. B., Gurnett, D. A.. (2014) Survey Analysis of Chorus Intensity at Saturn. Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics, 119 (). pp. doi:10.1002/2014JA020523

Jackel, B. J., Unick, C., Syrjäsuo, M. T., Partamies, N., Wild, J. A., Woodfield, E. E. ORCIDORCID record for E. E. Woodfield, McWhirter, I., Kendall, E., Spanswick, E.. (2014) Auroral spectral estimation with wide-band color mosaic CCDs. Geoscientific Instrumentation, Methods and Data Systems, 3 (). pp. doi:10.5194/gid-3-753-2013

Woodfield, E. E. ORCIDORCID record for E. E. Woodfield, Horne, R. B. ORCIDORCID record for R. B. Horne, Glauert, S. A. ORCIDORCID record for S. A. Glauert, Menietti, J. D., Shprits, Y. Y.. (2014) The origin of Jupiter’s outer radiation belt. Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics, 119 (). pp. doi:10.1002/2014JA019891

Woodfield, Emma E. ORCIDORCID record for Emma E. Woodfield. (2014) Autumn MIST 2013. Astronomy & Geophysics, 55 (). pp. doi:10.1093/astrogeo/atu078

2013

Woodfield, E.E. ORCIDORCID record for E.E. Woodfield, Horne, R.B. ORCIDORCID record for R.B. Horne, Glauert, S.A. ORCIDORCID record for S.A. Glauert, Menietti, J.D., Shprits, Y.Y.. (2013) Electron acceleration at Jupiter: greater input from cyclotron-resonant interaction with whistler-mode chorus waves. Annales Geophysicae, 31 (). pp. 10.5194/angeo-31-1619-2013

Fear, Robert, Woodfield, Emma ORCIDORCID record for Emma Woodfield. (2013) Autumn MIST 2012. Astronomy & Geophysics, 54 (). pp. doi:10.1093/astrogeo/att033

2012

Menietti, J.D., Shprits, Y.Y., Horne, R.B. ORCIDORCID record for R.B. Horne, Woodfield, E.E. ORCIDORCID record for E.E. Woodfield, Hospodarsky, G.B., Gurnett, D.A.. (2012) Chorus, ECH, and Z mode emissions observed at Jupiter and Saturn and possible electron acceleration. Journal of Geophysical Research, 117 (). 17 pp. doi:10.1029/2012JA018187

Macmillan, Susan, Droujinina, Anna, Woodfield, Emma ORCIDORCID record for Emma Woodfield. (2012) Long-term trends in geomagnetic daily variation. In: GEOSPACE Consortium Meeting Leeds, UK, 5-6 Jan 2006. .