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 - A regional space weather hazard variation index utilising Swarm FAST data (2024)
• Paper - Distributed network of optically pumped magnetometers for space weather monitoring (2024)
• Paper - Digitized continuous magnetic recordings for the August/September 1859 storms from London, UK (2024)
• Paper - Validating a UK geomagnetically induced current model using differential magnetometer measurements (2024)
• Paper - Modelling Electrified Railway Signalling Misoperations During Extreme Space Weather Events in the UK (2024)
• Paper -Modelling and Observations of the Effects of the Alfvén Velocity Profile on the Ionospheric Alfvén Resonator (2024)