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Jonathan J. Makela is affiliated with the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in the United States. Their research spans several fields, primarily focusing on Physics and Astronomy as well as Earth and Planetary Sciences. Within these broader areas, their work addresses subfields including Astronomy and Astrophysics, Geophysics, Atmospheric Science, Oceanography, and Molecular Biology.

The main topics covered in Jonathan J. Makela's research include:

  • Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics
  • Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics
  • Earthquake Detection and Analysis
  • Atmospheric Ozone and Climate
  • Geophysics and Gravity Measurements
  • Geomagnetism and Paleomagnetism Studies
  • GNSS positioning and interference

Jonathan J. Makela has contributed to multiple publications, with a notable focus on space and atmospheric science. Frequent publication venues where their work appears include:

  • Journal of Geophysical Research Space Physics
  • Geophysical Research Letters
  • Space Science Reviews
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Nature Geoscience

Some recent papers authored or coauthored by Jonathan J. Makela include:

  • Validation of ICON-MIGHTI Thermospheric Wind Observations: 2. Green-Line Comparisons to Specular Meteor Radars, 2021, Journal of Geophysical Research Space Physics
  • Validation of ICON-MIGHTI Thermospheric Wind Observations: 1. Nighttime Red-Line Ground-Based Fabry-Perot Interferometers, 2020, Journal of Geophysical Research Space Physics
  • Regulation of ionospheric plasma velocities by thermospheric winds, 2021, Nature Geoscience
  • Michelson Interferometer for Global High-Resolution Thermospheric Imaging (MIGHTI) On-Orbit Wind Observations: Data Analysis and Instrument Performance, 2023, Space Science Reviews
  • Vertical Coupling by Solar Semidiurnal Tides in the Thermosphere From ICON/MIGHTI Measurements, 2022, Journal of Geophysical Research Space Physics

Jonathan J. Makela collaborates regularly with a group of researchers, including:

  • Brian J. Harding
  • T. J. Immel
  • Christoph R. Englert
  • John M. Harlander
  • Kenneth D. Marr

Best Publications

  • An update to the Horizontal Wind Model (HWM): The quiet time thermosphere

    Douglas P. Drob;John T. Emmert;John W. Meriwether;Jonathan J. Makela

  • Penetration of the solar wind electric field into the magnetosphere/ionosphere system

    Michael C. Kelley;Jonathan J. Makela;Jorge L. Chau;Michael J. Nicolls

  • The Ionospheric Connection Explorer Mission: Mission Goals and Design

    T. J. Immel;S. L. England;S. B. Mende;R. A. Heelis

  • Airglow observations of mesoscale low-velocity traveling ionospheric disturbances at midlatitudes

    F. J. Garcia;M. C. Kelley;J. J. Makela;C.-S. Huang

  • Michelson Interferometer for Global High-Resolution Thermospheric Imaging (MIGHTI): Instrument Design and Calibration

    Christoph R. Englert;John M. Harlander;Charles M. Brown;Kenneth D. Marr

  • First observations of intense GPS L1 amplitude scintillations at midlatitude

    B. M. Ledvina;Jonathan J Makela;P. M. Kintner

  • Imaging and modeling the ionospheric airglow response over Hawaii to the tsunami generated by the Tohoku earthquake of 11 March 2011

    J J Makela;P Lognonne;H Hebert;T Gehrels

  • Imaging the structure of a large-scale TID using ISR and TEC data

    Michael J. Nicolls;Michael J. Nicolls;Michael C. Kelley;Anthea J. Coster;Sixto A. González

  • The first coordinated ground- and space-based optical observations of equatorial plasma bubbles

    Michael C. Kelley;Jonathan J. Makela;Larry J. Paxton;Farzad Kamalabadi

  • CONVECTIVE IONOSPHERIC STORMS: A REVIEW

    Michael C. Kelley;Jonathan J. Makela;Odile de La Beaujardière;John Retterer

  • Observations of equatorial spread‐F from Haleakala, Hawaii

    Michael C. Kelley;Jonathan J. Makela;Brent M. Ledvina;Paul M. Kintner

  • Resolution of the discrepancy between experiment and theory of midlatitude F-region structures

    Michael C. Kelley;Jonathan J. Makela

  • The MIGHTI Wind Retrieval Algorithm: Description and Verification

    Brian J. Harding;Jonathan J. Makela;Christoph R. Englert;Kenneth D. Marr

  • Overview of Nighttime Ionospheric Instabilities at Low- and Mid-Latitudes: Coupling Aspects Resulting in Structuring at the Mesoscale

    Jonathan J. Makela;Yuichi Otsuka

  • Three-dimensional numerical modeling of tsunami-related internal gravity waves in the Hawaiian atmosphere

    Giovanni Occhipinti;Pierdavide Coïsson;Jonathan J. Makela;Sébastien Allgeyer

  • Analysis of the seasonal variations of equatorial plasma bubble occurrence observed from Haleakala, Hawaii

    J. J. Makela;B. M. Ledvina;M. C. Kelley;P. M. Kintner

  • Field‐aligned 777.4‐nm composite airglow images of equatorial plasma depletions

    J. J. Makela;M. C. Kelley

  • A review of imaging low-latitude ionospheric irregularity processes

    Jonathan J. Makela

  • Periodic spacing between consecutive equatorial plasma bubbles

    Jonathan J Makela;S. L. Vadas;R. Muryanto;T. Duly

  • Seeding of equatorial plasma depletions by polarization electric fields from middle latitudes: Experimental evidence

    E. S. Miller;E. S. Miller;Jonathan J Makela;M. C. Kelley

Frequent Co-Authors

Michael C. Kelley
Michael C. Kelley Cornell University
John W. Meriwether
John W. Meriwether Clemson University
Aaron J. Ridley
Aaron J. Ridley University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
J. D. Huba
J. D. Huba United States Naval Research Laboratory
Philippe Lognonné
Philippe Lognonné Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris
S. B. Mende
S. B. Mende University of California, Berkeley
Larry J. Paxton
Larry J. Paxton Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory
Paul M. Kintner
Paul M. Kintner Cornell University
Keith M. Groves
Keith M. Groves Boston College

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