Gang Lu, Author at Eos

Science News by AGU

Three auroral images taken by a citizen scientist in Dunedin, New Zealand.

Uncovering the Mysterious STEVE Aurora

by Gang Lu 7 June 20226 June 2022

Scientists present the first direct observations on the rapid evolution of a bright red auroral arc into a thin white-mauve arc known as STEVE.

Figure 2 from the paper, showing a time series graph of amateur radio observations over the Continental United States and four maps showing data at selected universal times.

Editors' Highlights

Amateur Radio Observations Help Monitor Space Weather

by Gang Lu 17 May 202217 May 2022

Amateur radio observations provide a new method for studying large-scale ionospheric disturbances and HF communication impacts, and are important applications in ionospheric space weather monitoring.

Editors' Highlights

Mapping Extreme-Value Geoelectric Fields

by Gang Lu 25 January 201813 April 2022

To help mitigate magnetic storm interference on electric power grid operations, extreme-value geoelectric fields have been mapped across the mid-Atlantic United States.