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Nicholas J. Mitchell

Nicholas J. Mitchell

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Environmental Sciences

D-Index
49
Citations
6632
World Ranking
5372
National Ranking
407

Overview

Nicholas J. Mitchell is affiliated with the University of Bath in the United Kingdom. Their research activity spans multiple areas within physics and earth sciences, with a primary focus on the dynamics of the ionosphere, magnetosphere, and atmospheric processes.

The main fields of study in which they have contributed include:

  • Physics and Astronomy
  • Earth and Planetary Sciences

Their work extends into specialized subfields such as:

  • Astronomy and Astrophysics
  • Atmospheric Science
  • Global and Planetary Change
  • Geophysics
  • Oceanography

Key topics addressed in their research output encompass:

  • Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics
  • Atmospheric Ozone and Climate
  • Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics
  • Astro and Planetary Science
  • Climate variability and models
  • Earthquake Detection and Analysis
  • Geophysics and Gravity Measurements

The scientist has published extensively in several notable venues, with a repeated presence in:

  • Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Annales Geophysicae
  • Geophysical Research Letters
  • Atmospheric chemistry and physics

Some recent publications include:

  • "An 18-Year Climatology of Directional Stratospheric Gravity Wave Momentum Flux From 3-D Satellite Observations" (2020, Geophysical Research Letters)
  • "Interhemispheric differences of mesosphere-lower thermosphere winds and tides investigated from three whole-atmosphere models and meteor radar observations" (2021, Atmospheric chemistry and physics)
  • "Winds and tides of the Antarctic mesosphere and lower thermosphere: One year of meteor-radar observations over Rothera (68°S, 68°W) and comparisons with WACCM and eCMAM" (2020, Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics)
  • "Atmospheric tomography using the Nordic Meteor Radar Cluster and Chilean Observation Network De Meteor Radars: network details and 3D-Var retrieval" (2021, Atmospheric measurement techniques)
  • "Determining Gravity Wave Sources and Propagation in the Southern Hemisphere by Ray-Tracing AIRS Measurements" (2020, Geophysical Research Letters)

Collaborative efforts are evident from frequent co-authors such as:

  • Tracy Moffat-Griffin
  • Gunter Stober
  • Diego Janches
  • Alexander Kozlovsky
  • M. Lester

Best Publications

  • Non-linear interactions between tides and planetary waves resulting in periodic tidal variability

    A.g Beard;N.J Mitchell;P.J.S Williams;M Kunitake

  • 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

  • Comparison of Mesospheric Winds From a High-Altitude Meteorological Analysis System and Meteor Radar Observations During the Boreal Winters of 2009-2010 and 2012-2013

    J McCormack;K Hoppel;D Kuhl;R de Wit

  • Zonal wave numbers of the summertime 2 day planetary wave observed in the mesosphere by EOS Aura Microwave Limb Sounder

    Victoria M Tunbridge;David J Sandford;Nicholas J Mitchell

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

    Christos Haldoupis;Dora Pancheva;N. J. Mitchell

  • An 18‐Year Climatology of Directional Stratospheric Gravity Wave Momentum Flux From 3‐D Satellite Observations

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  • The southern stratospheric gravity wave hot spot: individual waves and their momentum fluxes measured by COSMIC GPS-RO

    N. P. Hindley;C. J. Wright;N. D. Smith;N. J. Mitchell

  • 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

  • Climatology of the semidiurnal tide at 52–56°N from ground-based radar wind measurements 1985–1995

    Ch. Jacobi;Yu.I. Portnyagin;T.V. Solovjova;P. Hoffmann

  • 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

  • Exploring gravity wave characteristics in 3-D using a novel S-transform technique: AIRS/Aqua measurements over the Southern Andes and Drake Passage

    Corwin J. Wright;Neil P. Hindley;Neil P. Hindley;Lars Hoffmann;M. Joan Alexander

  • 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

  • The 16-day planetary wave in the mesosphere and lower thermosphere

    N. J. Mitchell;H. R. Middleton;A. G. Beard;P. J. S. Williams

  • Distribution of ozone laminae during EASOE and the possible influence of inertia‐gravity waves

    S. J. Reid;G. Vaughan;N. J. Mitchell;I. T. Prichard

  • The diurnal and semidiurnal tides over Ascension Island (° S, 14° W) and their interaction with the stratospheric quasi-biennial oscillation: studies with meteor radar, eCMAM and WACCM

    R. N. Davis;J. Du;A. K. Smith;W. E. Ward

  • Southern Argentina Agile Meteor Radar: System design and initial measurements of large-scale winds and tides

    D C Fritts;D Janches;H Iimura;W K Hocking

  • Planetary waves observed by TIMED/SABER in coupling the stratosphere–mesosphere–lower thermosphere during the winter of 2003/2004: Part 1—Comparison with the UKMO temperature results

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

Frequent Co-Authors

Dora Pancheva
Dora Pancheva Bulgarian Academy of Sciences
Werner Singer
Werner Singer University of Rostock
A. H. Manson
A. H. Manson University of Saskatchewan
Wayne K. Hocking
Wayne K. Hocking University of Western Ontario
C. E. Meek
C. E. Meek University of Saskatchewan
Scott Palo
Scott Palo University of Colorado Boulder
Michael J. Taylor
Michael J. Taylor Utah State University
David C. Fritts
David C. Fritts G & A Technical Software (United States)
Anne K. Smith
Anne K. Smith National Center for Atmospheric Research
Peter Hoffmann
Peter Hoffmann University of Rostock

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