Geophysicist

Location: Edinburgh

Tel: 0131 6500 237

E-mail Dr Ciaran Beggan

Biography

•  2009 –current :  Geomagnetic Specialist
•  2009 :  PhD University of Edinburgh, Geophysics
•  2004 :  MSc University of Heriot Watt, Applied Mathematics
•  2001 –2005 :  Systems Engineer, Selex Airborne Sensors
•  2000 :  MSc University of Edinburgh, Remote Sensing and Image Processing
•  1999 :  BSc University College, Dublin, Geology

Accreditations

•  2005 :  Chartered Engineer, UK Engineering Council

Skills

•  Geophysical / computational modelling
•  Programming
•  Systems engineering / optical design

Current projects and collaboration

•  Interpolation In-Field Reference (IIFR)

Professional association

•  Fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society (RAS)
•  Member of the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET)

Research interests

•  Geomagnetism
•  Remote sensing

Published outputs

• NERC Open Research Archive — Ciaran Beggan

Key papers

BEGGAN, C.D.; WHALER, K.A. 2008. Forecasting secular variation using core flows, Earth Planets Space, 62 (10), 821-828. doi:10.5047/eps.2010.07.004

McLAY, S.; BEGGAN, C.; 2010. Interpolation of externally-caused magnetic fields over large sparse arrays using Spherical Elementary Current Systems, Annales Geophysicae, 28, 1795-1895. doi:10.5194/angeo-28-1795-2010

BEGGAN, C. D., WHALER K. A. (2009), Forecasting change of the magnetic field using core surface flows and ensemble Kalman filtering, Geophysical Research Letters, 36, L18303, 10.1029/2009GL039927

BEGGAN, C.D.; WHALER, K.A.; MACMILLAN, S. 2009. Biased residuals of core flow models from satellite-derived 'virtual observatories'. Geophysical Journal International, 177. 463-475.

• Interpolation In-Field Reference (IIFR)
• NERC Open Research Archive — Ciaran Beggan
• 10.1029/2009GL039927