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Dr. John C Foster

Principal Research Scientist
Associate Director, Haystack Observatory
Group Leader, Atmospheric Sciences Group, Millstone Hill Observatory

Primary DLC

Haystack Observatory

MIT Room: HAYSTCK_OB
(617) 981-5621
http://www.haystack.mit.edu/~jcf/

Areas of Interest and Expertise

Physics of the Magnetosphere, Ionosphere and Thermosphere
Magnetosphere/Ionosphere/Atmosphere Coupling
Incoherent Scatter Radar
Space Weather
Plasma Waves and Instabilities.
Ionospheric Convection Electric Fields, and Cleft and High Latitude Phenomena
International Research Facilities and Scientific Collaboration (Russia, China)

Research Summary

Author/co-author of over 160 refereed scientific publications dealing with the Earth's geospace processes and related effects.

Recent Work

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