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Michael P. Sulzer is affiliated with the Arecibo Observatory in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on atmospheric and space sciences, with an emphasis on ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics as well as solar and space plasma dynamics.

Their publications span multiple topics, including atmospheric ozone and climate, GNSS positioning and interference, plasma diagnostics and applications, and earthquake detection and analysis.

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Sulzer include S. Raizada, Juha Vierinen, Phil Perillat, Carsten Baumann, and Markus Rapp.

Major publication venues where Sulzer's work appears include the Journal of Geophysical Research Space Physics, Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research), Geophysical Research Letters, and Annales Geophysicae.

  • New Lidar Observations of Ca+ in the Mesosphere and Lower Thermosphere Over Arecibo, 2020, Geophysical Research Letters
  • Arecibo measurements of D-region electron densities during sunset and sunrise: implications for atmospheric composition, 2022, Annales Geophysicae
  • An Explanation for Arecibo Plasma Line Power Striations, 2021, Journal of Geophysical Research Space Physics
  • Arecibo measurements of D-region electron densities during sunset and sunrise in August 2016, 2022, Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Plasma Cavity Formation During Ionospheric Heating at Arecibo, 2020, Journal of Geophysical Research Space Physics

Their work covers significant subfields such as astronomy and astrophysics, atmospheric science, aerospace engineering, global and planetary change, and electrical and electronic engineering.

Main fields of study include physics and astronomy and earth and planetary sciences.

  • Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics
  • Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics
  • Atmospheric Ozone and Climate
  • GNSS positioning and interference
  • Impact of Light on Environment and Health
  • Plasma Diagnostics and Applications
  • Earthquake Detection and Analysis

Best Publications

  • A radar technique for high range resolution incoherent scatter autocorrelation function measurements utilizing the full average power of klystron radars

    Michael P. Sulzer

  • Density depletions at the 10-m scale induced by the Arecibo heater

    M. C. Kelley;T. L. Arce;J. Salowey;M. Sulzer

  • Quiet time ionospheric variability over Arecibo during sudden stratospheric warming events

    J. L. Chau;N. A. Aponte;E. Cabassa;M. P. Sulzer

  • A continuum of gravity waves in the Arecibo thermosphere

    F. T. Djuth;M. P. Sulzer;S. A. Gonzáles;J. D. Mathews

  • An analysis of the scale heights in the lower topside ionosphere based on the Arecibo incoherent scatter radar measurements

    Libo Liu;Huijun Le;Weixing Wan;Mike P. Sulzer

  • Arecibo observations of ionospheric perturbations associated with the passage of Tropical Storm Odette

    R. L. Bishop;R. L. Bishop;N. Aponte;G. D. Earle;M. Sulzer

  • A study of the role of ion–molecule chemistry in the formation of sporadic sodium layers

    Stephen C. Collins;John M.C. Plane;Michael C. Kelley;Timothy G. Wright

  • Height dependence of the observed spectrum of radar backscatter from HF-induced ionospheric Langmuir turbulence

    J. A. Fejer;M. P. Sulzer;F. T. Djuth

  • Multi-instrument observations of mesospheric motions over Arecibo: comparisons and interpretations

    C.O Hines;G.W Adams;J.W Brosnahan;F.T Djuth

  • High resolution observations of HF‐induced plasma waves in the ionosphere

    F. T. Djuth;M. P. Sulzer;J. H. Elder

  • Sporadic E layer observations over Arecibo using coherent and incoherent scatter radar: Assessing dynamic stability in the lower thermosphere

    D. L. Hysell;E. Nossa;M. F. Larsen;J. Munro

  • Meteor smoke particle properties derived from Arecibo incoherent scatter radar observations

    Irina Strelnikova;Markus Rapp;Shikha Raizada;Mike Sulzer

  • An analysis of tidal and planetary waves in the neutral winds and temperature observed at low‐latitude E region heights

    Qihou H. Zhou;Michael P. Sulzer;Craig A. Tepley

  • A phase modulation technique for a sevenfold statistical improvement in incoherent scatter data-taking

    Michael P. Sulzer

  • Ionospheric local model and climatology from long-term databases of multiple incoherent scatter radars

    Shun-Rong Zhang;John M. Holt;Anthony P. van Eyken;Mary McCready

  • Large F‐region electron‐temperature enhancements generated by high‐power HF radio waves

    F. T. Djuth;B. Thidé;H. M. Ierkic;M. P. Sulzer

  • Ionospheric modification experiments with the Arecibo Heating Facility

    J.A Fejer;C.A Gonzales;H.M Ierkic;M.P Sulzer

  • Observations of ion-neutral coupling associated with strong electrodynamic disturbances during the 2015 St. Patrick's Day storm†

    Shun‐Rong Zhang;Philip J Erickson;Yongliang Zhang;Wenbin Wang

  • Radar spectral observations of HF‐induced ionospheric Langmuir turbulence with improved range and time resolution

    M. P. Sulzer;J. A. Fejer

  • The neutral thermosphere at Arecibo during geomagnetic storms

    R. G. Burnside;C. A. Tepley;M. P. Sulzer;T. J. Fuller-Rowell

  • First observations of stimulated electromagnetic emission at Arecibo

    Bo Thidé;Åke Hedberg;Jules A. Fejer;Michael P. Sulzer

Frequent Co-Authors

Qihou Zhou
Qihou Zhou Miami University
Michael C. Kelley
Michael C. Kelley Cornell University
Erhan Kudeki
Erhan Kudeki University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
William J. Burke
William J. Burke Boston College
John M. Holt
John M. Holt University of Leicester
Miguel F. Larsen
Miguel F. Larsen Clemson University
Shoichiro Fukao
Shoichiro Fukao Kyoto University
Wesley E. Swartz
Wesley E. Swartz Cornell University

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