Kuldeep Pandey

Research Interests

• Low-latitude Ionosphere : Sq electric field, Equatorial electrojet, Plasma irregularities & distribution

• Ionospheric Radio : Faraday Rotation & Ellipticity, Scintillations, HamSci

• Space Weather Disturbances : Prompt penetration electric fields, Disturance dynamo, Substorm induced electric field

Awards/Honors

• Nanabhoy Moos Research Fellowship (NMRF) 2021

Indian Institute of Geomagnetism, India

• National Post Doctoral Fellowship (N-PDF) 2020

Science and Engineering Research Board, India

• Best Poster Award 2016

National Space Science Symposium, Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre, India

• Best Poster Award 2015

URSI-Regional Conference on Radio Science, Jawaharlal Nehru University, India

Publications

20. HF Radar Observations and Modeling of the Impact of the 8 April 2024 Total Solar Eclipse on the Ionosphere-Thermosphere System

B.S.R. Kunduri, J.B.H. Baker, J.M. Ruohoniemi, E.G. Thomas, J.D. Huba, ......., G.W. Perry, K. Pandey

Geophysical Research Letters, 2024, accepted

19. Differential Delay of Ordinary and Extraordinary Modes of Transionospheric Radio Waves

K. Pandey, E.C.K. Eyiguler, R.G. Gillies, D.W. Danskin, D.D. Billett, A.W. Yau, G.C. Hussey

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics, 2024, https://doi.org/10.1029/2024JA032798

18. The Ellipticity of High Frequency Transionospheric Radio Waves

K. Pandey, E.C.K. Eyiguler, G.C. Hussey, D.W. Danskin, R.G. Gillies, A.W. Yau

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics, 2024, https://doi.org/10.1029/2023JA032022

17. The 2022 Starlink geomagnetic storms: global thermospheric response to a high-latitude ionospheric driver

D.D. Billett, K. Sartipzadeh, M.F. Ivarsen, E. Iorfida, E. Doornbos, E.C.K. Eyiguler, K. Pandey, K.A. McWilliams

Space Weather, 2024, https://doi.org/10.1029/2023SW003748

16. The growth of ring current/SYM-H under northward IMF Bz conditions present during the 21-22 January 2005 geomagnetic storm

D. Rout, S. Patra, S. Kumar, D. Chakrabarty, G.D. Reeves, C. Stolle, K. Pandey, S. Chakraborty, E. Spencer

Space Weather, 2023, http://dx.doi.org/10.1029/2023SW003489

15. cavsiopy: A Python package to calculate and visualize spacecraft instrument orientation

E.C.K. Eyiguler, W. Holley, A.D. Howarth, D.W. Danskin, K. Pandey, C. Martin, R.G. Gillies, A.W. Yau, G.C. Hussey

Frontiers in Astronomy and Space Sciences, 2023, https://doi.org/10.3389/fspas.2023.1278794

14. Effect of spacecraft attitude on radio wave polarization measurements for the Radio Receiver Instrument on Swarm-E

E.C.K. Eyiguler, K. Pandey, A.D. Howarth, W. Holley, D.W. Danskin, G.C. Hussey,  R.G. Gillies, A.W. Yau

Advances in Space Research, 2023, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.asr.2023.09.001

13. Characteristics of X-class Flares of Solar Cycles 23 and 24 in X-ray and EUV bands

K. Pandey, D. Chakrabarty, A. Kumar, Anil Bhardwaj, S. Biswal, G.C. Hussey, A.K. Yadav

 Advances in Space Research, 2023, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.asr.2023.02.022

12. Polarization characteristics of a single mode radio wave traversing through the ionosphere: A unique observation from the RRI on ePOP/SWARM-E

K. Pandey, E.C.K. Eyiguler, R.G. Gillies, G.C. Hussey, D.W. Danskin, A.W. Yau

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics, 2022, https://doi.org/10.1029/2022JA030684

11. Evidence for Presence of a Global Quasi-Resonant Mode of Oscillations During High-Intensity Long-Duration Continuous AE Activity (HILDCAA) events

D. Rout, R. Singh, K. Pandey, T.K. Pant, C. Stolle, D. Chakrabarty, S. Thampi, T. Bag

Earth, Planets and Space, 2022, https://doi.org/10.1186/s40623-022-01642-1

10. Solar flux dependence of post-sunset enhancement in vertical total electron content over the crest region of equatorial ionization anomaly

A. Kumar, D. Chakrabarty, K. Pandey, and A. K. Yadav

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics, 2022, https://doi.org/10.1029/2021JA030156

9.   Investigation on Longitudinal and Decadal Variations of the Equatorial Electrojet using a Physical Model

K. Pandey, R. Sekar, D. Chakrabarty, B.G. Anandarao

Advances in Space Research, 2021, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.asr.2021.02.040

8.  Evidence for the significant differences in response times of equatorial ionization anomaly crest corresponding to plasma fountains during daytime and post‐sunset hours

A. Kumar, D. Chakrabarty, K. Pandey, B.G. Fejer, S. Sunda, G.K. Seemala, S. Sripathi, A.K. Yadav

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics, 2021, https://doi.org/10.1029/2020JA028628

7.  Altitude of two-stream irregularities in equatorial E-region using sounding rocket experiments from Thumba

K. Pandey and S.P. Gupta

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics, 2020, https://doi.org/10.1029/2019JA027195

6.  Significant electric field perturbations in low latitude ionosphere due to the passage of two consecutive ICMEs during 6–8 September 2017

D. Rout, K. Pandey, D. Chakrabarty, R. Sekar, X. Lu

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics, 2019, https://doi.org/10.1029/2019JA027133

5.  Critical evaluation of the impact of disturbance dynamo on equatorial ionosphere during daytime

K. Pandey, D. Chakrabarty, R. Sekar

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics, 2018, https://doi.org/10.1029/2018JA025686

4.  On the occurrence of afternoon counter electrojet over Indian longitudes during June solstice in solar minimum

K. Pandey, R. Sekar, B.G. Anandarao, S.P. Gupta, D. Chakrabarty

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics, 2018, https://doi.org/10.1002/2017JA024725

3.  Solar wind flow angle and geoeffectiveness of corotating interaction regions: First results

D. Rout, D. Chakrabarty, P. Janardhan, R. Sekar, V. Maniya, K. Pandey

Geophysical Research Letters, 2017, https://doi.org/10.1002/2017GL073038

2.  Comparison of quiet time vertical plasma drifts with global empirical models over the Indian sector: Some insights

K. Pandey, R. Sekar, S.P. Gupta, D. Chakrabarty, B.G. Anandarao

Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics, 2017, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jastp.2017.03.012

1.  Estimation of nighttime dip-equatorial E-region current density using measurements and models

K. Pandey, R. Sekar, B.G. Anandarao, S.P. Gupta, D. Chakrabarty

Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics, 2016, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jastp.2016.06.002

Conference Proceedings: 7

Special Mentions

• Topic-editor for

Frontiers in Astronomy and Space Sciences

• Reviewer for

Space Weather

Journal of Geophysical Research (JGR): Space Physics

Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics (JASTP)

Advances in Space Research (ASR)

Journal of Earth System Science

• Invited Speaker at 2019

Short Course on Space Weather by CSSTEAP (affiliated to United Nations), Physical Research Laboratory, India

• Member of Board of Studies 2021 - present

Physics Department, Bhavan's College, Andheri, India

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