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Jonathan D. Nichols is affiliated with the University of Leicester in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily focuses on the fields of Physics and Astronomy, with a specialization in Astronomy and Astrophysics. They have contributed extensively to the study of solar and planetary phenomena, particularly relating to Jupiter's magnetosphere and auroral emissions.

Their research spans several interconnected topics, including:

  • Astro and Planetary Science
  • Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics
  • Geomagnetism and Paleomagnetism Studies
  • Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics
  • Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies
  • Atmospheric Ozone and Climate
  • Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae

Jonathan D. Nichols has published numerous articles, prominently in the Journal of Geophysical Research Space Physics, where they have 15 publications. Other frequent publication venues include Geophysical Research Letters, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, Zenodo by CERN, and the arXiv preprint repository.

Recent papers that illustrate their research interests and contributions include:

  • "On the Relation Between Auroral Morphologies and Compression Conditions of Jupiter's Magnetopause: Observations From Juno and the Hubble Space Telescope" (2022), Journal of Geophysical Research Space Physics
  • "Comparisons Between Jupiter's X-ray, UV and Radio Emissions and In-Situ Solar Wind Measurements During 2007" (2020), Journal of Geophysical Research Space Physics
  • "Relation of Jupiter's Dawnside Main Emission Intensity to Magnetospheric Currents During the Juno Mission" (2022), Journal of Geophysical Research Space Physics
  • "An Enhancement of Jupiter's Main Auroral Emission and Magnetospheric Currents" (2020), Journal of Geophysical Research Space Physics
  • "Ganymede's Far-Ultraviolet Reflectance: Constraining Impurities in the Surface Ice" (2020), Journal of Geophysical Research Planets

The scientist frequently collaborates with a number of researchers, including:

  • J. T. Clarke
  • Bertrand Bonfond
  • S. W. H. Cowley
  • Zhonghua Yao
  • Denis Grodent

Jonathan D. Nichols's research contributes to current understanding of Jupiter's magnetospheric currents, auroral emissions, and planetary magnetospheres. Their work often integrates data from spacecraft missions such as Juno alongside ground and space-based telescopic observations.

The profile of their work reflects a consistent focus on the interaction between planetary magnetic fields and their surrounding plasma environments, providing insights into complex space weather phenomena relevant to the broader astronomy and space physics communities.

Best Publications

  • Response of Jupiter's and Saturn's auroral activity to the solar wind

    J. T. Clarke;J. Nichols;Jean-Claude Gérard;Denis Grodent

  • Magnetosphere-ionosphere coupling currents in Jupiter's middle magnetosphere: effect of precipitation-induced enhancement of the ionospheric Pedersen conductivity

    J. D. Nichols;S. W. H. Cowley

  • Variation of different components of Jupiter's auroral emission

    J. D. Nichols;J. D. Nichols;J. T. Clarke;Jean-Claude Gérard;Denis Grodent

  • Recurrent energization of plasma in the midnight-to-dawn quadrant of Saturn's magnetosphere, and its relationship to auroral UV and radio emissions

    D. G. Mitchell;S. M. Krimigis;C. Paranicas;P. C. Brandt

  • Origin of Saturn's aurora: Simultaneous observations by Cassini and the Hubble Space Telescope

    E. J. Bunce;C. S. Arridge;J. T. Clarke;A. J. Coates

  • Oscillation of Saturn's southern auroral oval

    J. D. Nichols;J. D. Nichols;J. T. Clarke;S. W. H. Cowley;J. Duval

  • Cassini observations of the variation of Saturn's ring current parameters with system size

    E. J. Bunce;S. W. H. Cowley;I. I. Alexeev;C. S. Arridge

  • Origin of Electron Cyclotron Maser Induced Radio Emissions at Ultracool Dwarfs: Magnetosphere-Ionosphere Coupling Currents

    J. D. Nichols;Matthew R. Burleigh;Sarah L. Casewell;Stanley W. H. Cowley

  • Auroral evidence of a localized magnetic anomaly in Jupiter's northern hemisphere

    Denis Grodent;Bertrand Bonfond;Jean-Claude Gérard;Aikaterini Radioti

  • An auroral oval at the footprint of Saturn's kilometric radio sources, colocated with the UV aurorae

    L. Lamy;L. Lamy;B. Cecconi;R. Prangé;P. Zarka

  • Cassini observations of planetary‐period magnetic field oscillations in Saturn's magnetosphere: Doppler shifts and phase motion

    S. W. H. Cowley;D. M. Wright;E. J. Bunce;A. C. Carter

  • Response of Jupiter's UV auroras to interplanetary conditions as observed by the Hubble Space Telescope during the Cassini flyby campaign

    J. D. Nichols;E. J. Bunce;John T. Clarke;S. W. H. Cowley

  • Origin of electron cyclotron maser-induced radio emissions at ultra-cool dwarfs: magnetosphere-ionosphere coupling currents

    J. D. Nichols;M. R. Burleigh;S. L. Casewell;J. T. Clarke

  • The auroral footprint of Enceladus on Saturn

    Wayne R. Pryor;Abigail M. Rymer;Donald G. Mitchell;Thomas W. Hill

  • Magnetosphere–ionosphere coupling at Jupiter-like exoplanets with internal plasma sources: implications for detectability of auroral radio emissions

    Jonathan D. Nichols

  • Response of Jupiter's auroras to conditions in the interplanetary medium as measured by the Hubble Space Telescope and Juno

    J.D. Nichols;Sarah Victoria Badman;F. Bagenal;S. J. Bolton

  • Variation of Saturn's UV aurora with SKR phase

    J. D. Nichols;B. Cecconi;J. T. Clarke;S. W. H. Cowley

  • Dawn‐dusk oscillation of Saturn's conjugate auroral ovals

    J. D. Nichols;S. W. H. Cowley;L. Lamy

  • Earth???based detection of Uranus' aurorae

    L. Lamy;R. Prangé;K.C. Hansen;J.T. Clarke

  • Stellar wind–magnetosphere interaction at exoplanets: computations of auroral radio powers

    J. D. Nichols;S. E. Milan

  • Origins of Jupiter's main oval auroral emissions

    S. W. H. Cowley;E. J. Bunce;J. D. Nichols

  • Auroral current systems in Saturn's magnetosphere: comparison of theoretical models with Cassini and HST observations

    S. W. H. Cowley;C. S. Arridge;E. J. Bunce;John T. Clarke

  • Magnetosphere-ionosphere coupling in Jupiter's middle magnetosphere: Computations including a self-consistent current sheet magnetic field model

    Jonathan D. Nichols

  • Magnetosphere-ionosphere coupling currents in Jupiter's middle magnetosphere: dependence on the effective ionospheric Pedersen conductivity and iogenic plasma mass outflow rate

    J. D. Nichols;S. W. H. Cowley

  • The variation of different components of Jupiter's auroral emission

    J. Nichols;J. Clarke;J. Gerard;D. Grodent

Frequent Co-Authors

John Clarke
John Clarke University of California, Berkeley
Stanley W. H. Cowley
Stanley W. H. Cowley University of Leicester
Emma J. Bunce
Emma J. Bunce University of Leicester
William S. Kurth
William S. Kurth University of Iowa
Jean-Claude Gérard
Jean-Claude Gérard University of Liège
Michele K. Dougherty
Michele K. Dougherty Imperial College London
John E. P. Connerney
John E. P. Connerney Goddard Space Flight Center
Donald G. Mitchell
Donald G. Mitchell Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory
Andrew J. Coates
Andrew J. Coates University College London
Kirk C. Hansen
Kirk C. Hansen University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus

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