Author Profile: A K Higginson

Aleida K. Higginson

Publications from A. K. Higginson

Solar wind interacts with Venus's ionosphere to produce magnetotail.

Research Spotlight 27 June 2016

Solar Wind Disconnects Venus’s Magnetotail

Polarity reversals in the solar wind magnetic field disconnect the magnetic field trailing behind Venus, allowing ions from the atmosphere to escape.

Space Science & Space Physics

Research Spotlight 23 June 2016

Patches of Low Electron Density Help to Heat the Ionosphere

Simulations show how changes in electron density can trap electromagnetic waves and heat electrons in the ionosphere.

Education

A new study examines what past solar and space physics doctoral graduates have gone on to do.

Research Spotlight 27 May 2016

Can Solar and Space Physics Students Find Research Careers?

Research shows that 80% of graduate students who received their Ph.D. between 2001 and 2009 continued to publish for at least 3 years, and 60% are still publishing.

Space Science & Space Physics

Research Spotlight 26 April 2016

Electrons Thrown Off Course in Near-Earth Magnetic Reconnection

NASA Magnetospheric Multiscale (MMS) mission detects energy differences in electrons scattered by magnetic reconnection.

Space Science & Space Physics

Research Spotlight 29 February 2016

Half of Atmospheric Joule Heating Is Due to Small Oscillations

Scientists use sounding rockets to show that small oscillations in electric fields can be just as important for atmospheric Joule heating as the presence of the electric field itself.

Planetary Sciences