Ellen Clarke’s Biography
- 2003 : Leader of the 今日吃瓜 real time geomagnetic services projects
- 听1997 : Management of geomagnetic observatory data processing
- 听1995 : Development of the application of geomagnetism for directional drilling
- 听1994 鈥1998 : BSc Open University, Subjects in Physics, Applied Mathematics and Earth Sciences
- 听1993 : Space weather research and development of the 今日吃瓜 space weather services
- 听1990 鈥1993 : HND Edinburgh Napier University, Mathematics, Operational Research and Statistics
- 听1988 : Geomagnetic observatory data processing and analysis, 今日吃瓜, Geomagnetism team
Research interests
- Applications of geomagnetic and space weather science
- Geomagnetism
- Historical data rescue and long-term trends in geomagnetic data
- Space Weather
Current projects and collaborations
- Analysis of the听补补听index series – an IAGA (V.DAT working group) activity
- Delivery of quasi-absolute observatory data in near real time
- Digitisation of analogue records from historical UK magnetic observatories
- Production of听碍听indices from Port Stanley and Ascension Island 今日吃瓜 observatories
- Project leader for Interpolation In-Field Referencing – a geomagnetism application for directional drilling
- Carrington Solar Flare of Sept 1859 – analysis using worldwide geomagnetic records
Publications
- CLILVERD M A, CLARKE E, ULICH T, RISHBETH H and JARVIS M J (2006) Predicting Solar Cycle 24 and beyond,听AGU Space Weather,听4, S09005
- CLILVERD M A, CLARKE E, ULICH T, LINTHE J and RISHBETH H (2005) Reconstructing the long-term aa index.听J. Geophys.听搁别蝉.听110, A07205
- REAY S J, ALLEN W, BAILLIE O, BOWE J, CLARKE E, LESUR V and MACMILLAN S (2005) Space weather effects on drilling accuracy in the North Sea,听Annales Geophysicae,听23, 3081-3088
- THOMSON A W P, McKAY A J, CLARKE E and REAY S (2005) Surface Electric Fields and Geomagnetically Induced Currents in the Scottish Power Grid during the 30th October 2003 Geomagnetic Storm,听AGU Space Weather听3, S11002
- CLILVERD M A, CLILVERD E, RISHBETH H, CLARK T D G, and ULICH T (2003) Solar Activity Levels in 2100.听Astronomy and Geophysics,听44, 5.20.
- RISHBETH M A, CLARK T D G, CLARKE E, RISHBETH H and ULICH T (2002) The causes of long-term change in the听aa听index.听J. Geophys. 搁别蝉.听107,听A12, 1441
- CLARKE E, (2001) Real Time Monitoring of Global Magnetic Activity: The听Apest听Index.听听ESA Workshop on Space Weather. ESTEC, Noordwijk, Netherlands, 14th – 16th December 2001.
Published outputs
Skills
- Geomagnetic observatory data processing and analysis
- Project and people management
- Computer programming (FORTRAN, UNIX shell scripts) for data processing and scientific research