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Dora Pancheva is a researcher affiliated with the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences in Bulgaria. Their work primarily spans the fields of Physics and Astronomy as well as Earth and Planetary Sciences, with a specific focus on several subfields including Astronomy and Astrophysics, Atmospheric Science, Global and Planetary Change, Oceanography, and Geophysics.

The main topics covered in Pancheva's research are diverse and include Ionosphere and Magnetosphere Dynamics, Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics, Atmospheric Ozone and Climate, Geophysics and Gravity Measurements, Earthquake Detection and Analysis, Geomagnetism and Paleomagnetism Studies, and Climate Variability and Models.

Frequent publication venues for their work include the Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics, Advances in Space Research, Remote Sensing, and Atmosphere. Pancheva's recent papers demonstrate a consistent focus on atmospheric and ionospheric phenomena, with studies examining tidal climatology and geomagnetic storm responses.

  • Climatology of the main (24-h and 12-h) tides observed by meteor radars at Svalbard and Tromsø: Comparison with the models CMAM-DAS and WACCM-X, 2020, Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics
  • Climatology of the short-period (8-h and 6-h) tides observed by meteor radars at Tromsø and Svalbard, 2020, Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics
  • Response to geomagnetic storm on 23-24 March 2023 long-lasting longitudinal variations of the global ionospheric TEC, 2024, Advances in Space Research
  • Climatology of the Nonmigrating Tides Based on Long-Term SABER/TIMED Measurements and Their Impact on the Longitudinal Structures Observed in the Ionosphere, 2024, Atmosphere

Though not the lead author, Pancheva is also associated with work on the global ionospheric response during an extreme geomagnetic storm published in 2024 in Remote Sensing.

Collaborations are a notable aspect of Pancheva's career. Frequent coauthors include Plamen Mukhtarov, Rumiana Bojilova, P. Mukhtarov, Masaki Tsutsumi, and Christopher Hall, reflecting various joint efforts in related research topics.

Best Publications

  • Fast and ultrafast Kelvin wave modulations of the equatorial evening F region vertical drift and spread F development

    Mangalathayil A Abdu;Christiano Gm Brum;Paulo P Batista;Subramanian Gurubaran

  • Response of migrating tides to the stratospheric sudden warming in 2009 and their effects on the ionosphere studied by a whole atmosphere-ionosphere model GAIA with COSMIC and TIMED/SABER observations

    H. Jin;Yasunobu Miyoshi;D. Pancheva;P. Mukhtarov

  • Ionogram height–time–intensity observations of descending sporadic E layers at mid-latitude

    Christos Haldoupis;Chris Meek;Nikolas Christakis;Dora Pancheva

  • Stratospheric warmings: The atmosphere–ionosphere coupling paradigm

    Dora Pancheva;Plamen Mukhtarov

  • An explanation for the seasonal dependence of midlatitude sporadic E layers

    C. Haldoupis;D. Pancheva;W. Singer;C. Meek

  • Planetary waves in coupling the stratosphere and mesosphere during the major stratospheric warming in 2003/2004

    D. Pancheva;D. Pancheva;P. Mukhtarov;N. J. Mitchell;E. Merzlyakov

  • Mean winds and tides in the Arctic mesosphere and lower thermosphere

    N. J. Mitchell;D. Pancheva;H. R. Middleton;M. E. Hagan

  • Aeronomy of the Earth's Atmosphere and Ionosphere

    Mangalathayil Ali Abdu;Dora Pancheva

  • A study of tidal and planetary wave periodicities present in midlatitude sporadic E layers

    Christos Haldoupis;Dora Pancheva;N. J. Mitchell

  • Solar activity impact on the Earth’s upper atmosphere

    Ivan Kutiev;Ioanna Tsagouri;Loredana Perrone;Dora Pancheva

  • Global structure and seasonal and interannual variability of the migrating diurnal tide seen in the SABER/TIMED temperatures between 20 and 120 km

    P. Mukhtarov;D. Pancheva;B. Andonov

  • Observations of the 5-day wave in the mesosphere and lower thermosphere

    Dennis M. Riggin;Han Li Liu;Ruth S. Lieberman;Raymond G. Roble

  • Evidence of a role for modulated atmospheric tides in the dependence of sporadic E layers on planetary waves

    D. Pancheva;C. Haldoupis;C. E. Meek;A. H. Manson

  • Planetary waves observed by TIMED/SABER in coupling the stratosphere-mesosphere-lower thermosphere during the winter of 2003/2004: Part 2-Altitude and latitude planetary wave structure

    D. Pancheva;D. Pancheva;P. Mukhtarov;B. Andonov;N.J. Mitchell

  • Variability in the maximum height of the ionospheric F2-layer over Millstone Hill (September 1998–March 2000); influence from below and above

    D. Pancheva;D. Pancheva;N. Mitchell;R. R. Clark;J. Drobjeva

  • Mesopause dynamics from the scandinavian triangle of radars within the PSMOS-DATAR Project

    A. H. Manson;C. E. Meek;C. M. Hall;S. Nozawa

  • Two‐day wave coupling of the low‐latitude atmosphere‐ionosphere system

    D. V. Pancheva;P. J. Mukhtarov;M. G. Shepherd;N. J. Mitchell

  • Global-scale tidal variability during the PSMOS campaign of June–August 1999: interaction with planetary waves

    D Pancheva;E Merzlyakov;N.J Mitchell;Yu Portnyagin

  • Planetary waves and midlatitude sporadic E layers: Strong experimental evidence for a close relationship

    Christos Haldoupis;Dora Pancheva

  • Global structure, seasonal and interannual variability of the migrating semidiurnal tide seen in the SABER/TIMED temperatures (2002-2007)

    D. Pancheva;P. Mukhtarov;B. Andonov

Frequent Co-Authors

Nicholas J. Mitchell
Nicholas J. Mitchell University of Bath
C. E. Meek
C. E. Meek University of Saskatchewan
Werner Singer
Werner Singer University of Rostock
A. H. Manson
A. H. Manson University of Saskatchewan
Paulo Prado Batista
Paulo Prado Batista National Institute for Space Research
M.A. Abdu
M.A. Abdu National Institute for Space Research
Barclay Clemesha
Barclay Clemesha National Institute for Space Research
Anne K. Smith
Anne K. Smith National Center for Atmospheric Research
Wayne K. Hocking
Wayne K. Hocking University of Western Ontario
Christos Haldoupis
Christos Haldoupis University of Crete

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