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Pekka T. Verronen is affiliated with the Finnish Meteorological Institute in Finland. Their research focuses primarily on the fields of Physics and Astronomy, and Earth and Planetary Sciences, with subfields including Astronomy and Astrophysics, Atmospheric Science, Global and Planetary Change, Geophysics, and Molecular Biology.

The scientist's main research topics encompass:

  • Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics
  • Atmospheric Ozone and Climate
  • Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics
  • Earthquake Detection and Analysis
  • Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols
  • Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics
  • Geomagnetism and Paleomagnetism Studies

Several recent papers showcase their contributions to the understanding of atmospheric and space plasma phenomena. These include:

  • "Penetration of MeV electrons into the mesosphere accompanying pulsating aurorae" (2021), published in Scientific Reports
  • "Lower-thermosphere-ionosphere (LTI) quantities: current status of measuring techniques and models" (2021), published in Annales Geophysicae
  • "HEPPA III Intercomparison Experiment on Electron Precipitation Impacts: 1. Estimated Ionization Rates During a Geomagnetic Active Period in April 2010" (2021), published in Journal of Geophysical Research Space Physics
  • "Heppa III Intercomparison Experiment on Electron Precipitation Impacts: 2. Model-Measurement Intercomparison of Nitric Oxide (NO) During a Geomagnetic Storm in April 2010" (2021), published in Journal of Geophysical Research Space Physics
  • "Citizen Scientists Discover a New Auroral Form: Dunes Provide Insight Into the Upper Atmosphere" (2020), published in AGU Advances

Pekka T. Verronen has frequently published in several scientific venues, notably:

  • Annales Geophysicae
  • Journal of Geophysical Research Space Physics
  • Scientific Reports
  • Frontiers in Astronomy and Space Sciences
  • Nature Communications

Co-authorship patterns reveal recurring collaborations with:

  • Monika E. Szeląg
  • Niilo Kalakoski
  • Antti Kero
  • Mark A. Clilverd
  • Minna Palmroth

Best Publications

  • Solar forcing for CMIP6 (v3.2)

    Katja Matthes;Katja Matthes;Bernd Funke;Monika E. Andersson;Luke Barnard

  • Impact of different energies of precipitating particles on NOx generation in the middle and upper atmosphere during geomagnetic storms

    Esa Turunen;Pekka T. Verronen;Annika Seppälä;Craig J. Rodger

  • Missing driver in the Sun–Earth connection from energetic electron precipitation impacts mesospheric ozone

    M. E. Andersson;P. T. Verronen;C. J. Rodger;M. A. Clilverd

  • Space Weather Effects in the Earth’s Radiation Belts

    D. N. Baker;P. J. Erickson;J. F. Fennell;J. C. Foster

  • Composition changes after the "Halloween" solar proton event: the High Energy Particle Precipitation in the Atmosphere (HEPPA) model versus MIPAS data intercomparison study

    B. Funke;A. Baumgaertner;M. Calisto;T. Egorova

  • Diurnal variation of ozone depletion during the October-November 2003 solar proton events

    Pekka T. Verronen;Annika Seppälä;Mark A. Clilverd;Craig J. Rodger

  • Extreme Space Weather Events: From Cradle to Grave

    Pete Riley;Dan Baker;Ying D. Liu;Pekka Verronen

  • Solar proton events of October–November 2003: Ozone depletion in the Northern Hemisphere polar winter as seen by GOMOS/Envisat

    A. Seppälä;P. T. Verronen;E. Kyrölä;S. Hassinen

  • WACCM-D—Whole Atmosphere Community Climate Model with D-region ion chemistry

    P. T. Verronen;M. E. Andersson;D. R. Marsh;T. Kovács

  • Recent Results from Studies of Electric Discharges in the Mesosphere

    T Neubert;M Rycroft;T Farges;E Blanc

  • Remote sensing space weather events: Antarctic‐Arctic Radiation‐belt (Dynamic) Deposition‐VLF Atmospheric Research Konsortium network

    Mark A. Clilverd;Craig J. Rodger;Neil R. Thomson;James B. Brundell

  • Arctic and Antarctic polar winter NOx and energetic particle precipitation in 2002–2006

    Annika Seppälä;Pekka T. Verronen;Mark A. Clilverd;Cora E. Randall

  • First evidence of mesospheric hydroxyl response to electron precipitation from the radiation belts

    Pekka T. Verronen;Craig J. Rodger;Mark A. Clilverd;Shuhui Wang

  • Mesospheric ozone destruction by high‐energy electron precipitation associated with pulsating aurora

    Esa Turunen;Esa Turunen;Antti Kero;Pekka T. Verronen;Yoshizumi Miyoshi

  • Production of odd hydrogen in the mesosphere during the January 2005 solar proton event

    Pekka T. Verronen;Annika Seppälä;Erkki Kyrölä;Johanna Tamminen

  • A model providing long-term data sets of energetic electron precipitation during geomagnetic storms

    M. van de Kamp;Annika Seppala;Mark A. Clilverd;Craig J. Rodger

  • Destruction of the tertiary ozone maximum during a solar proton event

    A. Seppälä;P. T. Verronen;V. F. Sofieva;J. Tamminen

  • Penetration of MeV electrons into the mesosphere accompanying pulsating aurorae

    Y. Miyoshi;K. Hosokawa;S. Kurita;S.-I. Oyama;S.-I. Oyama;S.-I. Oyama

  • Substorm‐induced energetic electron precipitation: Impact on atmospheric chemistry

    A. Seppälä;Mark A. Clilverd;Mathew James Beharrell;Craig J. Rodger

  • Precipitating radiation belt electrons and enhancements of mesospheric hydroxyl during 2004-2009

    Monika E. Andersson;Pekka T. Verronen;Shuhui Wang;Craig J. Rodger

  • Modelling the effects of the October 1989 solar proton event on mesospheric odd nitrogen using a detailed ion and neutral chemistry model

    P. T. Verronen;E. Turunen;Th. Ulich;E. Kyrölä

  • HEPPA-II model–measurement intercomparison project: EPP indirect effects during the dynamically perturbed NH winter 2008–2009

    Bernd Funke;William Ball;Stefan Bender;Angela Gardini

Frequent Co-Authors

Annika Seppälä
Annika Seppälä University of Otago
Mark A. Clilverd
Mark A. Clilverd British Antarctic Survey
Craig J. Rodger
Craig J. Rodger University of Otago
Daniel R. Marsh
Daniel R. Marsh National Center for Atmospheric Research
Erkki Kyrölä
Erkki Kyrölä Finnish Meteorological Institute
Johanna Tamminen
Johanna Tamminen Finnish Meteorological Institute
Bernd Funke
Bernd Funke Spanish National Research Council
Alain Hauchecorne
Alain Hauchecorne University of Paris-Saclay
John M. C. Plane
John M. C. Plane University of Leeds
Manuel López-Puertas
Manuel López-Puertas Spanish National Research Council

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