Tamitha Skov Explained

Tamitha Skov
Birth Name:Tamitha Lynne Mulligan
Fields:Space Weather
Geophysics
Workplaces:American Meteorological Society
The Aerospace Corporation
Millersville University
Alma Mater:University of California
Thesis Title:The Structure and Solar Origins of Interplanetary Coronal Mass Ejections
Thesis Url:https://www.proquest.com/docview/304800484
Thesis Year:2002
Doctoral Advisor:Christopher T. Russell[1]
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Tamitha Skov is a space weather physicist,[2] researcher[3] and public speaker[4] [5] based in Los Angeles.[6] [7] [8] She is also referred to as "Space Weather Woman" in social media, where she forecasts and analyzes space weather processes -  in the heliosphere and exosphere, in addition to her conducting the same in traditional media.[9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14] Skov is presently serving as a research scientist at The Aerospace Corporation and as an adjunct professor of heliophysics and space weather at Millerville University.[15] [16]

Early life and career

Skov received bachelor degrees in physics and physical chemistry from University of California, Los Angeles in 1996. Subsequently she obtained her Masters in geophysics and planetary physics and a PhD in planetary physics and space physics from the University of California, Los Angeles in the years 2000 and 2002, respectively.[17] [18] From 1996 to 1999 she was a recipient of National Aeronautical and Space Administration Space Grant Fellowship. Presently she is working as the research scientist at Space Materials Laboratory, The Aerospace Corporation, where she joined in 2004. She also serves as an instructor and audio forensic analyst for National Law Enforcement and Corrections Technology Center.[19] [20]

Works

Skov's work primarily involves observation and analysis of space weather phenomena like coronal mass ejections, solar flares, and solar particle events and the development of predictive techniques to be able to forecast future events. Her forecasting focuses on minimizing societal impacts of space weather events on the services dependent upon satellite or similar space mediated technologies, like GPS, and also on the services/systems sensitive to geomagnetic fields such as power grid systems, international space station, air traffic systems, amateur radio communications etc.[21] [22] [23] [24] [25] [26] While conducting these forecasts mainly on social media, Skov has also appeared on mainstream media like the History Channel, NASA Television, The Weather Channel, TWiT.tv etc discussing her forecasts and the intersection of space weather and atmospheric weather in broadcasting.[27] [28] [29] [30] [31] [32] [33] Skov also has a YouTube channel. In 2021, Skov received the Technical Achievement Award from the Dayton Hamvention for her forecasting work, under her call sign WX6SWW.[34] [35] [36]

Selected publications

Notes and References

  1. The structure of interplanetary coronal mass ejections and their solar origins. 2002-09-01. Tamitha Lynne. Mulligan. 1231. 2002PhDT........31M.
  2. News: From Vancouver to Lake Superior, the northern lights made a fleeting appearance Monday morning. en-US. Washington Post. 2021-09-21. 0190-8286.
  3. Skov. Tamitha Mulligan. Nitta. Nariaki. 2016-12-12. The Relationship between Stealth CMEs and Coronal Holes: Origin, Interaction, and Geoeffectiveness. AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts. AGU. 2016AGUFMSH13B2294M.
  4. Web site: 2019-03-06. 2019-03-16: Space Weather Seminar by Dr. Tamitha Skov at CSUN. 2021-09-21. SCALACS. en-US.
  5. News: TECH TALK WITH DR. TAMITHA SKOV, THE SPACE WEATHER WOMAN. IEEE vTools - Events.
  6. Web site: 2019-03-18. In all likelihood, someday the sun will knock out the grid. 2021-09-21. Popular Science. en-US.
  7. Web site: Solar storm heading to Earth may bring Northern Lights far south. Here's how to see the auroras.. 2021-09-21. NBC News. 22 March 2019 . en.
  8. Web site: Sun's biggest outburst this cycle is sending solar storms to Earth and Mars. 2021-09-21. Room, The Space Journal. en-US.
  9. News: The sun may offer key to predicting El Niño, groundbreaking study finds. en-US. Washington Post. 2021-09-21. 0190-8286.
  10. Web site: Frazier. Sarah. 2020-09-18. Everyday Effects of the Solar Cycle. 2021-09-21. NASA.
  11. News: Media hyped a chance to see the northern lights last Saturday night. It was a bad forecast badly communicated.. en-US. Washington Post. 2021-09-21. 0190-8286.
  12. Web site: Ham Radio Forms a Planet-Sized Space Weather Sensor Network. 2021-09-21. Eos. 9 February 2021. en-US.
  13. Web site: Google Podcasts - What The Weather Podcast. 2021-09-21. podcasts.google.com.
  14. Web site: Indoor Antennas That Work. 2021-09-21. TWiT.tv.
  15. Web site: Aerospace AMS 2021 The Aerospace Corporation. 2021-09-21. Aerospace Corporation. en.
  16. Web site: Department of Earth Sciences Faculty Millersville University. 2021-09-21. www.millersville.edu. en.
  17. Web site: Dr. Tamitha Skov - WX6SWW. 2021-09-21. Amateur Radio Newsline. en-US.
  18. Web site: AstroGen - The Astronomy Genealogy Project. 2021-09-21. astrogen.aas.org.
  19. Web site: Beaumont. Tim. 2015-09-21. Space Weather TV by Dr Tamitha Skov. 2021-09-21. M0URX. en-GB.
  20. Web site: Perry. Arielle. Women have a long and unappreciated history of contributions to the STEM fields; space weather forecaster Tamitha Skov speaks of her experiences. 2021-09-21. The Torch.
  21. Web site: Space weather affects your daily life. It's time to start paying attention.. 2021-09-21. MIT Technology Review. en.
  22. Web site: 2020-08-18. Solar Storm Could Strike Earth on Thursday. 2021-09-21. Weatherboy. en-US.
  23. News: 2020-08-20. Will Solar Storm Strike Earth Thursday or Friday? Here's What We Know The Rio Times. en-US. The Rio Times. 2021-09-21.
  24. Web site: Shankland. Stephen. It's a solar smackdown!. 2021-09-21. CNET. en.
  25. Web site: Frazier. Sarah. 2020-09-18. Everyday Effects of the Solar Cycle. 2021-09-21. NASA.
  26. Web site: October 2016. Calla Cofield 27. Dusty with a Chance of Radiation: Mars Weather Forecasting Will Be Critical. 2021-09-21. Space.com. 27 October 2016. en.
  27. Web site: Episodes. 2021-09-21. TWiT.tv.
  28. Web site: All About the Space with Dr. T. 2021-09-21. TWiT.tv.
  29. Web site: TECH TALK WITH DR. TAMITHA SKOV, THE SPACE WEATHER WOMAN e-Lynx – IEEE Events in Southern California. 2021-09-21. ieee-region6.org.
  30. Web site: AIAA LA-LV Section December Dinner Meeting. 2021-09-21. USC Event Calendar. en.
  31. Web site: Notanee Bourassa Citizen Scientist / Tech Support Specialist. 2021-09-21. NASA Solar System Exploration.
  32. Web site: 2021-02-24. Solar storm to hit Earth this week; auroras expected. 2021-09-21. NewsNation Now. en-US.
  33. Web site: 2020-08-19. Is a solar storm headed for Earth? What you need to know.. 2021-09-21. silive. en.
  34. Web site: W8HJR. Media Chairman. 2021-03-06. 2021 Hamvention Award Winners. 2021-09-21. Hamvention. en-US.
  35. Web site: Dayton Hamvention Announces 2021 Award Winners. 2021-09-21. www.arrl.org. en.
  36. Web site: eHam.net. 2021-09-21. eham.net.
  37. Mulligan. T.. Russell. C. T.. Luhmann. J. G.. 1998-08-01. Solar cycle evolution of the structure of magnetic clouds in the inner heliosphere. Geophysical Research Letters. 25. 15. 2959–2962. 10.1029/98gl01302. 1998GeoRL..25.2959M. 0094-8276. free.
  38. Mulligan. T.. Russell. C. T.. 2001. Multispacecraft modeling of the flux rope structure of interplanetary coronal mass ejections: Cylindrically symmetric versus nonsymmetric topologies. Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics. en. 106. A6. 10581–10596. 10.1029/2000JA900170. 2001JGR...10610581M. 2156-2202. free.
  39. Hecht. J. H.. Mulligan. T.. Strickland. D. J.. Kochenash. A. J.. Murayama. Y.. Tanaka. Y.-M.. Evans. D. S.. Conde. M. G.. Donovan. E. F.. Rich. F. J.. Morrison. D.. Satellite and ground-based observations of auroral energy deposition and the effects on thermospheric composition during large geomagnetic storms: 1. Great geomagnetic storm of 20 November 2003: THERMOSPHERIC COMPOSITION ON 17-21 NOV 2003. Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics. en. 113. A1. n/a. 10.1029/2007JA012365. free.
  40. Skov. Tamitha. 2019-01-07. Space Weather Seen through the Public Eye of Social and Broadcast Media. 99th Annual Meeting. English. AMS.
  41. Palmerio. Erika. Nitta. Nariaki V.. Mulligan. Tamitha. Mierla. Marilena. O'Kane. Jennifer. Richardson. Ian G.. Sinha. Suvadip. Srivastava. Nandita. Yardley. Stephanie L.. Zhukov. Andrei N.. 2021-07-05. Investigating Remote-Sensing Techniques to Reveal Stealth Coronal Mass Ejections. Frontiers in Astronomy and Space Sciences. 8. 695966. 10.3389/fspas.2021.695966. 2106.07571. 2021FrASS...8..109P. 2296-987X. free.
  42. Mulligan. T.. Reinard. Alysha A.. Lynch. Benjamin J.. Advancing in situ modeling of ICMEs: New techniques for new observations: ADVANCING IN SITU MODELING OF ICMES. Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics. 2012. en. 118. 4. 1410–1427. 10.1002/jgra.50101. 119275219. 1208.5107.
  43. Nitta. Nariaki V.. Mulligan. Tamitha. 2017-08-28. Earth-Affecting Coronal Mass Ejections Without Obvious Low Coronal Signatures. Solar Physics. en. 292. 9. 125. 10.1007/s11207-017-1147-7. 2017SoPh..292..125N. 125228274. 0038-0938.
  44. Nitta. Nariaki. Mulligan. Tamitha. 2017-08-01. Stealthy but Geoeffective Coronal Mass Ejections. Aas/Solar Physics Division Abstracts #48. 48. 114.07. 2017SPD....4811407N.
  45. Marinan. Anne D.. Cahoy. Kerri L.. Bishop. Rebecca L.. Lui. Susan Seto. Bardeen. James R.. Mulligan. Tamitha. Blackwell. William J.. Leslie. Robert Vincent. Osaretin. Idahosa A.. Shields. Michael. Assessment of Radiometer Calibration With GPS Radio Occultation for the MiRaTA CubeSat Mission. IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing. 2016. 9. 12. 5703–5714. 10.1109/JSTARS.2016.2598798. 1939-1404. 5562411. 28828144. 2016IJSTA...9.5703M. 1721.1/110956.
  46. Lee. J. H.. Walker. D.. Mann. C. J.. Yue. Y.. Nocerino. J. C.. Smith. B. S.. Mulligan. T.. Characterizing the Radiation Survivability of Space Solar Cell Technologies for Heliospheric Missions. AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts. 2016. en. SH11B–2229. 2016AGUFMSH11B2229L.
  47. Nitta. Nariaki. Mulligan. Tamitha. 2016-10-01. Stealth CMEs and Stealthy Geomagnetic Storms. Sdo 2016: Unraveling the Sun's Complexity. 63. 2016usc..confE..63N.
  48. Mulligan. T.. Nitta. N.. 2015-12-01. Linking Stealthy Signatures of Coronal Mass Ejections at the Sun to 1 AU. AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts. 33. SH33D–02. 2015AGUFMSH33D..02M.
  49. L.. Mulligan, T.. III. O'Brien, T. P.. G.. Claudepierre, S.. L.. Roeder, J.. C.. Green, J.. F.. Fennell, J.. Multi-Scale Structure of Solar Wind Transients Coincident with Electron Drift-Echoes. AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts. 2014. en. 2014. 2014AGUFMSM31D4240M.
  50. Claudepierre. S. G.. O'Brien. T. P. III. Blake. J. B.. Fennell. J.. Looper. M. D.. Clemmons. J. H.. Roeder. J. L.. Mazur. J. E.. Mulligan. T. L.. 2014-12-01. Van Allen Probes ECT/MagEIS Background Corrected Electron Flux Measurements: Methods and Initial Findings. AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts. 21. SM21A–02. 2014AGUFMSM21A..02C.
  51. Lynch. B. J.. Kazachenko. M.. Li. Y.. Reinard. A.. Mulligan. T. L.. 2014-12-01. Using Ionic Charge States to Investigate the Relationship Between Eruptive Flare Emission and the Heating of CME Plasma. AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts. 43. SH43B–4207. 2014AGUFMSH43B4207L.

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