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University of St Andrews: St Andrews, GB

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University of Glasgow: Glasgow, GB

(M&S - Mathematics)
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University of Glasgow

University of St Andrews: St Andrews, Fife, GB

2022-09-01 to present | Lecturer in Solar and Magnetospheric Theory (School of Mathematics and Statistics)
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Tom Elsden

University of Glasgow: Glasgow, GB

2021-10-01 to 2022-08-31 | Leverhulme Early Career Fellow (School of Mathematics and Statistics)
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Tom Elsden

University of Leicester: Leicester, Leicestershire, GB

2019-10-01 to 2021-09-30 | Leverhulme Early Career Fellow (School of Physics and Astronomy)
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Tom Elsden

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University of St Andrews: St Andrews, GB

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University of St Andrews: St Andrews, Fife, GB

2019-10-01 to 2022-08-31 | Honorary Research Fellow (School of Mathematics and Statistics)
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Funding (1)

Resonating magnetic field lines: a process for energy transfer at Earth/Mercury

2019-10 to 2022-09 | Grant
Leverhulme Trust (London, GB)
GRANT_NUMBER:

ECF-2019-155

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Tom Elsden

Works (27)

Poloidal field line resonances driven by a fast wave

Geophysical Research Letters
2025-02-16 | Journal article | Author
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Contributors: Andrew Wright; Tom Elsden; Alexander Degeling; Ian R. Mann; Louis Ozeke; Timothy Yeoman; Jasmine Sandhu; Kazue Takahashi
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University of St Andrews CRIS

Ultra low frequency waves of Earth’s magnetosphere

Oxford research encyclopedia of planetary science
2025-01-22 | Dictionary entry | Author
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Part of ISBN: 9780190647926
Contributors: Tom Elsden
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University of St Andrews CRIS

Alfvén waves in the Earth's magnetosphere

Alfvén waves across heliophysics
2024-05-07 | Book chapter | Author
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Part of ISBN: 9781394195985
Part of ISBN: 9781394195954
Contributors: Andrew Wright; Michael Hartinger; Kazue Takahashi; Tom Elsden
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University of St Andrews CRIS

The challenge to understand the zoo of particle transport regimes during resonant wave-particle interactions for given survey-mode wave spectra

Frontiers in Astronomy and Space Sciences
2024-03-13 | Journal article | Author
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Contributors: Oliver Allanson; Donglai Ma; Adnane Osmane; Jay Albert; Jacob Bortnik; Clare Watt; Sandra Chapman; John Spencer; Daniel Ratliff; Nigel Meredith et al.
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University of St Andrews CRIS

Properties of magnetohydrodynamic normal modes in the Earth’s magnetosphere

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics
2023-12-22 | Journal article | Author
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Contributors: Michael Hartinger; Tom Elsden; Martin Archer; Kazue Takahashi; Andrew Wright; A. Artemyev; X. Zhang; V. Angelopoulos
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University of St Andrews CRIS

Van Allen probes observations of a three-dimensional field line resonance at a plasmaspheric plume

Geophysical Research Letters
2023-11-30 | Journal article | Author
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Contributors: Jasmine Sandhu; A. W. Degeling; Tom Elsden; K. R. Murphy; I. J. Rae; Andrew Wright; D. P. Hartley; A. Smith
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University of St Andrews CRIS

Polarization of magnetospheric ULF waves excited by an interplanetary shock on 27 February 2014

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics
2023-08-29 | Journal article | Author
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Contributors: Kazue Takahashi; Tom Elsden; Andrew Wright; Alexander Degeling
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University of St Andrews CRIS

Modeling features of field line resonance observable by a single spacecraft at Saturn

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics
2023-03-24 | Journal article | Author
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Contributors: Tom Elsden; David Southwood
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University of St Andrews CRIS

Multi-instrument observations of the effects of a solar wind pressure pulse on the high latitude ionosphere

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics
2023-03-17 | Journal article | Author
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Contributors: Alexandra Fogg; Mark Lester; Tim Yeoman; Jennifer Carter; Steve Milan; Harneet Sangha; Tom Elsden; S. J. Wharton; Matthew James; J. Malone-Leigh et al.
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University of St Andrews CRIS

Resonant fast-Alfvén wave coupling in a 3D coronal arcade

Physics
2023-03-17 | Journal article | Author
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Contributors: Andrew Wright; Tom Elsden
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University of St Andrews CRIS

RAS specialist discussion meeting report

Astronomy & Geophysics
2022-10-01 | Journal article | Author
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Contributors: Tom Elsden; Matthew James; Jasmine Sandhu; Clare Watt
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University of St Andrews CRIS

Poleward moving auroral Arcs and Pc5 oscillations

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics
2022-08-15 | Journal article | Author
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Contributors: T. Sakurai; Andrew Wright; K. Takahashi; Tom Elsden; Y. Ebihara; N. Sato; A. Kadokura; Y. Tanaka; T. Hori
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University of St Andrews CRIS

Resonance Maps for 3D Alfvén Waves in a Compressed Dipole Field

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics
2022-04 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 2169-9380
Part of ISSN: 2169-9402
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Tom Elsden
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Polarization Properties of 3‐D Field Line Resonances

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics
2022-02 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 2169-9380
Part of ISSN: 2169-9402
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Tom Elsden
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Modeling the Varying Location of Field Line Resonances During Geomagnetic Storms

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics
2022-01 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 2169-9380
Part of ISSN: 2169-9402
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Tom Elsden
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Weak Turbulence and Quasilinear Diffusion for Relativistic Wave-Particle Interactions Via a Markov Approach

Frontiers in Astronomy and Space Sciences
2022-01-14 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 2296-987X
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Tom Elsden
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The Roles of the Magnetopause and Plasmapause in Storm‐Time ULF Wave Power Enhancements

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics
2021-07 | Journal article
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Part of ISSN: 2169-9402
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Tom Elsden
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Discovery of Alfvén Waves Planetward of Saturn's Rings

Journal of geophysical Research Space Physics
2021-02-01 | Journal article
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Tom Elsden
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Evolution of high-m poloidal Alfvén waves in a dipole magnetic field

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics
2020-08-19 | Journal article | Author
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Contributors: Tom Elsden; Andrew Wright
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University of St Andrews CRIS

Simulations of MHD Wave Propagation and Coupling in a 3‐D Magnetosphere

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics
2020-02 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 2169-9380
Part of ISSN: 2169-9402
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Tom Elsden
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The effect of fast normal mode structure and magnetopause forcing on FLRs in a 3‐D waveguide

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics
2019-01-17 | Journal article | Author
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Contributors: Tom Elsden; Andrew Wright
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University of St Andrews CRIS

Modeling the dawn/dusk asymmetry of field line resonances

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics
2018-08-17 | Journal article | Author
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Contributors: Andrew Wright; Tom Elsden; Kazue Takahashi
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University of St Andrews CRIS

The broadband excitation of 3D Alfvén resonances in a MHD waveguide

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics
2018-01-27 | Journal article | Author
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Contributors: Tom Elsden; Andrew Wright
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University of St Andrews CRIS

The theoretical foundation of 3-D Alfvén resonances

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics
2017-03-20 | Journal article | Author
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Contributors: Tom Elsden; Andrew Wright
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University of St Andrews CRIS

Theoretical foundation of 3D Alfvén resonances

Astrophysical Journal
2016-12-20 | Journal article | Author
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Contributors: Andrew Wright; Tom Elsden
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University of St Andrews CRIS

Deciphering satellite observations of compressional ULF waveguide modes

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics
2016-04-25 | Journal article | Author
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Contributors: Tom Elsden; Andrew Wright; Michael Hartinger
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University of St Andrews CRIS

The use of the Poynting vector in interpreting ULF waves in magnetospheric waveguides

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics
2015-01-14 | Journal article | Author
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Contributors: Tom Elsden; Andrew Wright
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University of St Andrews CRIS

Peer review (9 reviews for 4 publications/grants)

Review activity for Earth, planets and space. (1)
Review activity for Geophysical research letters. (3)
Review activity for Journal of geophysical research. (4)
Review activity for Nature communications (1)