Don Hampton

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Don Hampton

Research associate professor

University affiliation

  • Geophysical Institute
  • University of É«ÊÓƵÏÂÔØ Fairbanks (Fairbanks)

Contact information

Media contact

Rod Boyce

Areas of expertise

  • Atmospheric and space science

Research interests/biography

The interface between EarthÉ«ÊÓƵÏÂÔØ™s upper atmosphere and space, characterizing the energy input of aurora into the upper atmosphere and the effects of auroral energy input on the neutral atmosphere, using ground-based observations to estimate the rate of energy input from auroral electron precipitation over extended areas. Space physics and aeronomy, sounding rockets, aurora, airglow, magnetometer array.