Professor Jonathan Rae

Professor

School: Engineering, Physics and Mathematics

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Key Publications

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AMPERE Observations of the Asymmetry Toward Stronger Birkeland Currents in the Northern Hemisphere, Coxon, J., Vines, S., Mo, W., Townson, M., Watt, C., Rae, I., Bloomfield, D., Smith, A., Milan, S., Anderson, B., Patrick, A., Hasler, M. May 2026, In: Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics
COVEN: Providing a Variety of Threshold-Based Forecasts for the Outer Radiation Belt, Weston, D., Rae, I., Smith, A., Watt, C. Jun 2026, In: Space Weather
Diffusion Coefficients for Resonant Relativistic Wave-Particle Interactions Using the PIRAN Code, Allanson, O., Kappas, T., Tyrrell, J., Cunningham, G., Brown, M., Garcia, A., Watt, C., Chakraborty, S., Ratliff, D., Rae, J., Bentley, S., Elvidge, S., Themens, D. Mar 2026, In: Earth and Space Science
Excitation of Large Amplitude Compressional ULF Waves in the Magnetosphere by Solar Wind Pressure Spikes and IMF Southward Turning, Lazzeri, C., Forsyth, C., Samsonov, A., Fazakerley, A., Archer, M., Elsden, T., Trattner, K., Rae, J., Degeling, A. 1 Aug 2026, In: Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics
Extended Lead-Time Geomagnetic Storm Forecasting with Solar Wind Ensembles and Machine Learning, Billcliff, M., Smith, A., Owens, M., Woo, W., Barnard, L., Edward-Inatimi, N., Rae, J. 5 Mar 2026, In: Space Weather
How does the definition of a geomagnetic storm affect the contents of the resulting storm list?, Patrick, A., Coxon, J., Bentley, S., Walach, M., Murphy, K., Rae, I., Lockley, I. May 2026, In: Space Weather
Large, Long-lasting Mid-Latitude Geomagnetically Induced Currents During a Moderate Geomagnetic Storm, Smith, A., Rodger, C., Rae, J., Manus, D., Clilverd, M., Malone‐Leigh, J., Coxon, J., Beggan, C., Huebert, J., Renton, A., Dimmock, A., Forsyth, C., Walach, M., Sun, W., Pratscher, K., Petersen, T., Dalzell, M. Jul 2026, In: Space Weather
Diagnosing the Rapid Loss of Outer Radiation Belt Electrons Due To Strong Chorus-Driven Wave-Particle Interactions Along an Electron Injection Path, Chakraborty, S., Mann, I., Olifer, L., Black, R., Allanson, O., Rae, J., Godwin Ozeke, L., Watt, C. 2 Aug 2025, In: Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics
Establishing a European Heliophysics Community (EHC), Nakamura, R., de Wit, T., Jones, G., Taylor, M., André, N., Goetz, C., Hadid, L., Hayes, L., Hietala, H., Jackman, C., Kepko, L., Marchaudon, A., Masters, A., Owens, M., Partamies, N., Poedts, S., Rae, J., Shprits, Y., Temmer, M., Verscharen, D., Wimmer-Schweingruber, R. 15 Dec 2025, In: Annales Geophysicae
Identifying Typical Relativistic Electron Pitch Angle Distributions: Evolution During Geomagnetic Storms, Killey, S., Rae, J., Smith, A., Bentley, S., Watt, C., Chakraborty, S., Ozeke, L., Walach, M., Sandhu, J., Rasinskaite, D. 16 Feb 2025, In: Geophysical Research Letters

Current and Recent Projects

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STFC Consolidated Grant for the Solar and Space Physics Group at Northumbria University, McLaughlin, J. (Principal Investigator), Rae, J. (Co Investigator), Science and Technologies Facilities Council, 01/04/23 - 31/03/26, £1,289,803.00

PGR Supervision

Ishbel Carlyle Searching for substorm onset using Earth’s aurora Start Date: 25/09/2023
Shannon Killey Using Machine Learning to understand electron pitch angle evolution of the Van Allen Radiation Belts Start Date: 01/10/2021 End Date: 23/05/2025
Ishbel Carlyle Searching for substorm onset using Earth’s aurora Start Date: 25/09/2023 End Date: 17/10/2025
Vincent Briat Machine-Learning Models for Relativistic Electron Dynamics Start Date: 23/09/2024
Dylan Weston Earth’s Van Allen Radiation Belts: Why are they so hard to forecast? Start Date: 01/10/2023
Ishbel Carlyle Searching for substorm onset using Earth’s aurora Start Date: 25/09/2023 End Date: 03/09/2026
Dylan Weston Earth’s Van Allen Radiation Belts: Why are they so hard to forecast? Start Date: 01/10/2023 End Date: 17/10/2025
Vincent Briat Machine -Learning-Based Modelling and Forecasting of Relativistic Electrons in the Outer Van Allen Radiation Belt Start Date: 23/09/2024 End Date: 17/10/2025