Our research

Our research interests span both very short and very long duration changes in the Earth’s magnetic field.

We study the processes operating in the core of the Earth, that change over months to millennia. We create mathematical models of the magnetic field and predict how it will change for years ahead. 

We also study processes that change on time scales of seconds to years, reflecting the influence of the Sun and of space weather. We investigate how space weather and geomagnetic storms affect technology, which society increasingly relies on.

A list of research papers and conference posters is available.

• Global Geomagnetic Models
• Space Weather and Geomagnetic Hazard
• High-frequency magnetometers
• Schumann Resonances
• Geoelectric field monitoring
• Space Weather Impact on Ground-based Systems (SWIGS)
• SWIMMR Activities in Ground Effects (SAGE)
• Geomagnetic Virtual Observatories
• Quantum magnetometers for space weather
• Publications List

• Paper - On the considerations of using near real time data for space weather hazard forecasting (2022)
• Poster - Geomagnetic Virtual Observatories for investigating sub-annual core field variation (2022)
• Paper - Digitizing UK analogue magnetogram records from large geomagnetic storms of the past two centuries (2022)
• Paper - Geomagnetically induced current model in New Zealand across multiple disturbances: Validation and extension to non-monitored transformers (2022)
• Paper - Probabilistic hazard assessment: application to geomagnetic activity (2022)
• Paper - Toward GIC forecasting: Statistical downscaling of the geomagnetic field to improve geoelectric field forecasts (2022)
• Paper - Evidence-based uncertainty estimates for the International Geomagnetic Reference Field (2022)