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Miguel F. Larsen is affiliated with Clemson University in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on the fields of Physics and Astronomy as well as Earth and Planetary Sciences. Their work encompasses several subfields including Astronomy and Astrophysics, Geophysics, Oceanography, Aerospace Engineering, and Atmospheric Science.

The main topics covered in their research include ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics, solar and space plasma dynamics, earthquake detection and analysis, GNSS positioning and interference, geophysics and gravity measurements, geomagnetism and paleomagnetism studies, and atmospheric ozone and climate.

Larsen has contributed extensively to the scientific literature. Some of their recent papers are:

  • Cloud Formation From a Localized Water Release in the Upper Mesosphere: Indication of Rapid Cooling (2021), published in Journal of Geophysical Research Space Physics
  • Daytime Dynamo Electrodynamics With Spiral Currents Driven by Strong Winds Revealed by Vapor Trails and Sounding Rocket Probes (2020), published in Geophysical Research Letters
  • In Situ Observations of Neutral Shear Instability in the Statically Stable High-Latitude Mesosphere and Lower Thermosphere During Quiet Geomagnetic Conditions (2020), published in Journal of Geophysical Research Space Physics
  • VHF Imaging Radar Observations and Theory of Banded Midlatitude Sporadic E Ionization Layers (2021), published in Journal of Geophysical Research Space Physics
  • An Investigation of Auroral E Region Energy Exchange Using Poker Flat Incoherent Scatter Radar Observations During Fall Equinox Conditions (2021), published in Journal of Geophysical Research Space Physics

Larsen frequently publishes in the following venues:

  • Journal of Geophysical Research Space Physics
  • Physics of Plasmas
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Geophysical Research Letters
  • Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Collaborations with other researchers are a notable aspect of their career. Frequent co-authors include R. F. Pfaff, D. L. Hysell, M. Conde, Stephen Kaeppler, and P. A. Delamere.

Best Publications

  • An empirical model of the Earth's horizontal wind fields: HWM07

    D. P. Drob;J. T. Emmert;G. Crowley;J. M. Picone

  • Gravity wave initiation of equatorial spread F: A case study

    M. C. Kelley;M. F. Larsen;C. LaHoz;J. P. McClure

  • The prereversal enhancement of the zonal electric field in the equatorial ionosphere

    D. T. Farley;E. Bonelli;Bela G. Fejer;M. F. Larsen

  • Winds and shears in the mesosphere and lower thermosphere: Results from four decades of chemical release wind measurements

    M. F. Larsen

  • A shear instability seeding mechanism for quasiperiodic radar echoes

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  • Equatorial disturbance dynamo electric fields

    Bela G. Fejer;M. F. Larsen;D. T. Farley

  • UHF/VHF radar techniques for atmospheric research and wind profiler applications

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  • Electrical measurements in the atmosphere and the ionosphere over an active thunderstorm: 1. Campaign overview and initial ionospheric results

    M. C. Kelley;C. L. Siefring;R. F. Pfaff;P. M. Kintner

  • 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

  • The SEEK chemical release experiment: Observed neutral wind profile in a region of sporadic E

    M. F. Larsen;S. Fukao;M. Yamamoto;R. Tsunoda

  • Common volume coherent and incoherent scatter radar observations of mid-latitude sporadic E-layers and QP echoes

    D. L. Hysell;M. F. Larsen;Q. H. Zhou

  • VHF radar interferometry measurements of vertical velocity and the effect of tilted refractivity surfaces on standard Doppler measurements

    Robert D. Palmer;Miguel F. Larsen;Ronald F. Woodman;Shoichiro Fukao

  • Gravity‐wave generation by thunderstorms observed with a vertically‐pointing 430 MHz radar

    M. F. Larsen;W. E. Swartz;R. F. Woodman

  • 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

  • Turbulence Spectra in the Upper Troposphere and Lower Stratosphere at Periods Between 2 Hours and 40 Days

    Miguel Folkmar Larsen;Michael C. Kelley;K. S. Gage

  • Neutral winds and electric fields in the dusk auroral oval 1. Measurements

    I. S. Mikkelsen;T. S. Jørgensen;M. C. Kelley;M. F. Larsen

  • Ground and Space-Based Measurement of Rocket Engine Burns in the Ionosphere

    P. A. Bernhardt;J. O. Ballenthin;J. L. Baumgardner;A. Bhatt

  • Onset conditions for equatorial spread F determined during EQUIS II

    Dave L. Hysell;M. F. Larsen;Charles M. Swenson;Aroh Barjatya

  • VHF and UHF Doppler radars as tools for synoptic research

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  • JULIA radar studies of electric fields in the equatorial electrojet

    D. L. Hysell;M. F. Larsen;R. F. Woodman

  • Unstable layers in the mesopause region observed with Na lidar during the Turbulent Oxygen Mixing Experiment (TOMEX) campaign

    Alan Z. Liu;Raymond G. Roble;James H. Hecht;Miguel F. Larsen

  • Observations of a reversal in long-term average vertical velocities near the jet stream wind maximum

    S. Fukao;M. F. Larsen;M. D. Yamanaka;H. Furukawa

  • Structures in sporadic-E observed with an impedance probe during the SEEK campaign: Comparisons with neutral-wind and radar-echo observations

    Masayuki Yamamoto;Takayuki Ono;Hiroshi Oya;Roland T. Tsunoda

Frequent Co-Authors

Mamoru Yamamoto
Mamoru Yamamoto Kyoto University
Shoichiro Fukao
Shoichiro Fukao Kyoto University
Shigeto Watanabe
Shigeto Watanabe Hokkaido Information University
Michael C. Kelley
Michael C. Kelley Cornell University
Richard L. Walterscheid
Richard L. Walterscheid The Aerospace Corporation
Alan Z. Liu
Alan Z. Liu Embry–Riddle Aeronautical University
Erhan Kudeki
Erhan Kudeki University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Masayuki Yamamoto
Masayuki Yamamoto Tohoku University
Toshitaka Tsuda
Toshitaka Tsuda Kyoto University
Susumu Kato
Susumu Kato Kyoto University

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