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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2011 - Fellow of the Royal Society, United Kingdom
  • 1995 - Fellow of American Geophysical Union (AGU)

Overview

Stanley W. H. Cowley is affiliated with the University of Leicester in the United Kingdom and has contributed extensively to the fields of Physics and Astronomy, with a particular focus on Astrology and Planetary Science. Their research spans key areas such as Astro and Planetary Science, Geomagnetism and Paleomagnetism Studies, Ionosphere and Magnetosphere Dynamics, Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics, and Planetary Science and Exploration.

The scientist has a strong record of publications, predominantly in the subfields of Astronomy and Astrophysics and Molecular Biology. Their work covers a variety of topics, notably in the dynamics of planetary magnetospheres and auroral emissions.

Recent notable papers include:

  • Internal and External Jovian Magnetic Fields: Community Code to Serve the Magnetospheres of the Outer Planets Community, 2023, Space Science Reviews
  • Relation of Jupiter's Dawnside Main Emission Intensity to Magnetospheric Currents During the Juno Mission, 2022, Journal of Geophysical Research Space Physics
  • An Enhancement of Jupiter's Main Auroral Emission and Magnetospheric Currents, 2020, Journal of Geophysical Research Space Physics
  • Saturn's Nightside Dynamics During Cassini's F Ring and Proximal Orbits: Response to Solar Wind and Planetary Period Oscillation Modulations, 2020, Journal of Geophysical Research Space Physics
  • Magnetosphere-Ionosphere Coupling: Implications of Non-Equilibrium Conditions, 2022, Frontiers in Astronomy and Space Sciences

Stanley W. H. Cowley frequently publishes in the following venues:

  • Journal of Geophysical Research Space Physics (17 publications)
  • Geophysical Research Letters (2 publications)
  • Space Science Reviews (1 publication)
  • Frontiers in Astronomy and Space Sciences (1 publication)
  • Results in Physics (1 publication)

The scientist's frequent collaborators include:

  • G. Provan (16 collaborations)
  • J. D. Nichols (8 collaborations)
  • E. J. Bunce (7 collaborations)
  • G. J. Hunt (6 collaborations)
  • T. J. Bradley (5 collaborations)

Fields and topics of study associated with their publications are:

  • Physics and Astronomy
  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

  • Astronomy and Astrophysics
  • Molecular Biology
  • Nuclear and High Energy Physics
  • Atmospheric Science
  • Oceanography

  • Astro and Planetary Science
  • Geomagnetism and Paleomagnetism Studies
  • Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics
  • Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics
  • Planetary Science and Exploration
  • Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies
  • Magnetic confinement fusion research

Stanley W. H. Cowley has been recognized with several honors, including being named a Fellow of the Royal Society, United Kingdom in 2011 and a Fellow of the American Geophysical Union (AGU) in 1995.

Best Publications

  • Excitation and decay of solar-wind driven flows in the magnetosphere-ionosphere system

    S.W.H. Cowley;Mike Lockwood

  • The causes of convection in the Earth's magnetosphere: A review of developments during the IMS

    S. W. H. Cowley

  • The Cassini Magnetic Field Investigation

    M. K. Dougherty;S. Kellock;D. J. Southwood;A. Balogh

  • THE CLUSTER MAGNETIC FIELD INVESTIGATION

    A. Balogh;M. W. Dunlop;S. W. H. Cowley;D. J. Southwood

  • Magnetospheric asymmetries associated with the y-component of the IMF

    S.W.H. Cowley

  • A survey of dayside flux transfer events observed by ISEE 1 and 2 magnetometers

    R. P. Rijnbeek;S. W. H. Cowley;D. J. Southwood;C. T. Russell

  • Origin of the main auroral oval in Jupiter's coupled magnetosphere–ionosphere system

    S.W.H. Cowley;E.J. Bunce

  • Dependence of convective flows and particle precipitation in the high‐latitude dayside ionosphere on the X and Y components of the interplanetary magnetic field

    S. W. H. Cowley;J. P. Morelli;Mike Lockwood

  • Plasma populations in a simple open model magnetosphere

    S. W. H. Cowley

  • Magnetosphere-Ionosphere Interactions: A Tutorial Review

    S. W. H. Cowley

  • A qualitative study of the reconnection between the Earth's magnetic field and an interplanetary field of arbitrary orientation

    S. W. H. Cowley

  • Cassini magnetometer observations during Saturn orbit insertion.

    M. K. Dougherty;N. Achilleos;N. André;C. S. Arridge

  • Midday auroral breakup events and related energy and momentum transfer from the magnetosheath

    P. E. Sandholt;Mike Lockwood;T. Oguti;S. W. H. Cowley

  • Plasmoid-associated energetic ion bursts in the deep geomagnetic tail: Properties of plasmoids and the postplasmoid plasma sheet

    I. G. Richardson;S. W. H. Cowley;E. W. Hones;S. J. Bame

  • Variations in the polar cap area during two substorm cycles

    Steve E. Milan;M. Lester;S. W. H. Cowley;K. Oksavik

  • Magnetospheric Science Objectives of the Juno Mission

    Fran Bagenal;A. Adriani;F. Allegrini;F. Allegrini;S.J. Bolton

  • Response of Jupiter's and Saturn's auroral activity to the solar wind

    J. T. Clarke;J. Nichols;Jean-Claude Gérard;Denis Grodent

  • The dependence of high-latitude dayside ionospheric flows on the North-South component of the IMF: a high time resolution correlation analysis using EISCAT polar and AMPTE UKS and IRM data

    A. Etemadi;S.W.H. Cowley;Mike Lockwood;B.J.I. Bromage

  • The excitation of plasma convection in the high‐latitude ionosphere

    Mike Lockwood;S. W. H. Cowley;M. P. Freeman

  • The ionospheric signatures of flux transfer events and solar wind dynamic pressure changes

    Mike Lockwood;S. W. H. Cowley;P. E. Sandholt;R. P. Lepping

Frequent Co-Authors

Emma J. Bunce
Emma J. Bunce University of Leicester
Michele K. Dougherty
Michele K. Dougherty Imperial College London
Andrew J. Coates
Andrew J. Coates University College London
Jonathan D. Nichols
Jonathan D. Nichols University of Leicester
Chris S. Arridge
Chris S. Arridge Lancaster University
Mike Lockwood
Mike Lockwood University of Reading
Mark Lester
Mark Lester University of Leicester
Steve E. Milan
Steve E. Milan University of Leicester
David J. Southwood
David J. Southwood Imperial College London
Charles J. Farrugia
Charles J. Farrugia University of New Hampshire

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