The University of Newcastle, Researcher report.

Researcher: Dr Murray Sciffer
School: School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences
Commenced with Institution: 23-FEB-1996
Personal URL:

Funded Projects

Please note, only grants administered through the University of Newcastle Research Office are recorded here. For a more complete picture of the researcher's grant history a Personal URL may be supplied, above.

Research Team Initial Year Duration (Years) Funding Body/Client Award Type Title of Project Collaborating Partners Total Cash $ Total Inkind $
Dr Murray Sciffer 2008 1 University of Newcastle Travel - Travel Grant AGU Fall Meeting, Moscone Centre, San Francisco, California, 15/12/2008 - 19/12/2008   2500  
Dr Murray Sciffer 2007 1 University of Newcastle Project - New Staff Grant Modelling the ULF wave energy in the magnetosphere/ionshphere interface region   3500  
Dr Murray Sciffer 2001 1 University of Newcastle Travel - Travel Grant IAGA & IASPEI 2001 Joint Scientific assembly, Vietnam 20-31 August 2001   1424  
Dr Murray Sciffer 2000 1 University of Newcastle Travel - Travel Grant The First S-RAMP Conference, Japan 2-6 October 2000   1675  
Dr Murray Sciffer 1999 1 University of Newcastle Travel - Travel Grant 22nd General Assembly of the International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics (IUGG99) Birmingham,UK.   1261  
Dr Murray Sciffer 1998 1 University of Newcastle Travel - Travel Grant American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, San Francisco, USA   1105  

Research Higher Degree Supervision

For a more complete picture of the researcher's supervision history a Personal URL may be supplied at the top of this page.

Current Student Supervision

Program Supervision Level Research Topic
M Philosophy (Physics) Co-Supervisor Ionospheric Propagation Studies Using HF Radards

Total Equivalent Full-time Student Units (EFTSU):

Supervision Level EFTSU
Masters 0.200

Research Publications

Please note, the publications listed here:
(1) relate to the researcher's position at the University of Newcastle only
(2) are for selected categories of publications, and
(3) relate to publication year 1998, onwards.
For a more complete picture of the researcher's publication history a Personal URL may be supplied at the top of this page.

Journal Article

Waters Colin Lindsay, Sciffer Murray Deane, ’Field line resonant frequencies and ionospheric conductance: Results from a 2-D MHD model’, Journal of Geophysical Research-Space Physics, 113 A05219 (2008) [C1]

Obana Yuki, Menk Frederick William, Sciffer Murray Deane, Waters Colin Lindsay, ’Quarter-wave modes of standing Alfven waves detected by cross-phase analysis’, Journal of Geophysical Research-Space Physics, 113 A08203 (2008) [C1]

Waters Colin Lindsay, Yeoman T K, Sciffer Murray Deane, Ponomarenko Pavlo, Wright D M, ’Modulation of radio frequency signals by ULF waves’, Annales Geophysicae, 25 1113-1124 (2007) [C1]

Sciffer Murray Deane, Waters Colin Lindsay, Menk Frederick William, ’A numerical model to investigate the polarisation azimuth of ULF waves through an ionosphere with oblique magnetic fields’, Annales Geophysicae, 23 3457-3471 (2005) [C1]

Ponomarenko Pavlo, Menk Frederick William, Waters Colin Lindsay, Sciffer Murray Deane, ’Pc3-4 ULF waves observed by the SuperDARN TIGER radar’, Annales Geophysicae, 23 1271-1280 (2005) [C1]

Sciffer Murray Deane, Waters Colin Lindsay, Menk Frederick William, ’Propagation of ULF waves through the ionosphere: Inductive effect for oblique magnetic fields’, ANNALES GEOPHYSICAE, 22 1155-1169 (2004) [C1]

Sciffer Murray Deane, Waters Colin Lindsay, ’Propagation of ULF waves through the ionosphere: Analytic solutions for oblique magnetic fields’, Journal of Geophysical Research, 107 1-14 (2002) [C1]

Ponomarenko Pavlo, Waters Colin Lindsay, Sciffer Murray Deane, Fraser Brian James, Samson J C, ’Spatial Structure of ULF Waves: Comparison of Magnetometer and Super Dual Auroral Radar Network Data’, Journal of Geophysical Research, 106 10509-10517 (2001) [C1]

Waters Colin Lindsay, Sciffer Murray Deane, Fraser Brian James, Brand K, Foulkes Kristie Michelle, Menk Frederick William, Saka O, Yumoto K, ’The phase structure of very low latitude ULF waves across dawn’, Journal of Geophysical Research, 106 15599 (2001) [C1]

Conference Publication

Sciffer Murray Deane, Waters Colin Lindsay, ’Results from a MHD model of ultra low frequency waves in the magnetosphere with realistic ionospheric conductances’, Proceedings of the 7th Australian Space Science Conference, Sydney, NSW (2008) [E1]

Sciffer Murray Deane, Waters Colin Lindsay, ’2-D model results of ionospheric conductance effects on magnetospheric frequencies’, Australian Space Science Conference. Abstracts, Sydney, NSW (2007) [E3]

Sciffer Murray Deane, Waters Colin Lindsay, ’A model for studying the effect of ionospheric conductivity on the location of geomagnetic field line resonances’, 8th International School/Symposium for Space Simulations. Abstracts, Kauai, Hawaii (2007) [E3]

Waters Colin Lindsay, Ponomarenko Pavlo, Sciffer Murray Deane, ’Cross-beam observations of ULF waves by TIGER (Tasmania and New Zealand) radars’, SuperDarn Workshop 2007. Abstracts, Abashiri, Hokkaido, Japan (2007) [E3]

Obana Yuki, Menk Frederick William, Waters Colin Lindsay, Sciffer Murray Deane, ’Quarter waves detected by cross-phase analysis’, Earth: Our Changing Planet. Proceedings of IUGG XXIV General Assembly 2007, Perugia, Italy (2007) [E3]

Obana Yuki, Menk Frederick William, Waters Colin Lindsay, Sciffer Murray Deane, ’Quarter waves in the dawn terminators at L~3’, Australian Space Science Conference. Abstracts, Sydney, NSW (2007) [E3]

Fraser Brian James, Morley Steven Karl, Menk Frederick William, Waters Colin Lindsay, Ponomarenko Pavlo, Sciffer Murray Deane, Ables Sean Thomas, Obana Yuki, Green David Lindsay, ’Solar-terrestrial and space physics research at the University of Newcastle’, Australian Space Science Conference. Abstracts, Sydney, NSW (2007) [E3]

Sciffer Murray Deane, Waters Colin Lindsay, Menk Frederick William, ’A Simple Model for the Deposition of ULF Wave Energy on the Ionosphere’, Proceedings of the WARS2006 Conference, Leura, Australia (2006) [E3]

Sciffer Murray Deane, Waters Colin Lindsay, ’Energy deposition of ULF wave energy in the Magnetosphere-Ionosphere-Ground system’, RiverPhys AIP Congress: Final Program & Abstract Book, Brisbane, Australia (2006) [E3]

Waters Colin Lindsay, Sciffer Murray Deane, ’Magnetosphere-Ionosphere energy transfer by ULF waves’, COSPAR Scientific Assembly 2006 Abstracts, Beijing, China (2006) [E3]

Sciffer Murray Deane, Waters Colin Lindsay, Menk Frederick William, ’A Numerical Model for the Propagation of ULF Waves Through an Ionosphere with an Oblique Magnetic Field’, 16th National Congress of the Australian Institute of Physics : physics for the nation : congress proceedings, Canberra (2005) [E3]

Waters Colin Lindsay, Sciffer Murray Deane, Menk Frederick William, ’A Numerical Model for the Propagation of ULF Waves Through an Ionosphere with an Oblique Magnetic Field’, AGU Chapman Conference on Magnetospheric ULF Waves, San Diego, California (2005) [E3]

Waters Colin Lindsay, Sciffer Murray Deane, Yeoman T K, Ponomarenko Pavlo, ’Doppler Shifts in HF Signals due to ULF Plasma Waves in the Ionosphere’, 16th National Congress of the Australian Institute of Physics : physics for the nation : congress proceedings, Canberra (2005) [E3]

Lysak R L, Song Y, Fraser Brian James, Menk Frederick William, Ponomarenko Pavlo, Sciffer Murray Deane, Waters Colin Lindsay, ’Modeling of ULF Waves in Dipole Geometry’, IAGA 2005 Abstracts, Toulouse France (2005) [E3]

Lysak R L, Song Y, Waters Colin Lindsay, Ponomarenko Pavlo, Sciffer Murray Deane, Menk Frederick William, Fraser Brian James, ’Numerical Modeling of Magnetosphere-Ionosphere Coupling in Dipole Geometry’, AGU Chapman Conference on Magnetospheric ULF Waves, San Diego, California (2005) [E3]

Ponomarenko Pavlo, Waters Colin Lindsay, Menk Frederick William, Sciffer Murray Deane, Fraser Brian James, Lysak R L, ’Studies of ULF Wave Propagation in the Magnetosphere and Ionosphere Using the SuperDARN TIGER Radar’, AGU Chapman Conference on Magnetospheric ULF Waves, San Diego, California (2005) [E3]

Waters Colin Lindsay, Sciffer Murray Deane, Menk Frederick William, ’Propagation of ULF Waves through the Ionosphere in the Presence of Oblique Magnetic Fields’, CD Program and Abstracts, Sapporo Japan (2003) [E3]

Sciffer Murray Deane, Waters Colin Lindsay, ’A One Dimensional Model for ULF Wave Propagation in the Ionosphere: A Comparision Between Numerical and Analytic Results’, Vietnam 2001 IAGA-IASPEI Joint Scientific Assembly, Hanoi, Vietnam (2001) [E3]

Ponomarenko Pavlo, Waters Colin Lindsay, Sciffer Murray Deane, Fraser Brian James, Samson J C, ’Azimuthal Propagation of Pc5 ULF Waves in the Ionosphere and on the Ground’, CRCSS Technical Memorandum 01/01, Noah's on the Beach, Newcastle (2001) [E3]

Walters Kim, Sciffer Murray Deane, Dunlop I S, Menk Frederick William, ’HF Doppler Oscillations due to Mixed ULF Wave Modes’, ANARE Reorts Volume 146, Freemantle, WA, Australia (2001) [E1]

Waters Colin Lindsay, Yeoman T K, Sciffer Murray Deane, Wright D M, ’HF Doppler Oscillations for Oblique Background Magnetic Fields: Experiment and Modeling’, Vietnam 2001 IAGA-IASPEI Joint Scientific Assembly, Hanoi, Vietnam (2001) [E3]

Sciffer Murray Deane, Waters Colin Lindsay, ’One Diemensional Model for ULF Wave Propagation through the Ionosphere from FedSat to the Ground’, CRCSS Technical Memorandum 01/01, Noah's on the Beach, Newcastle (2001) [E3]

Ponomarenko Pavlo, Waters Colin Lindsay, Sciffer Murray Deane, Fraser Brian James, Samson J C, ’EFFECT OF 2D SPATIAL INTEGRATION ON PC5 ULF AZIMUTHAL WAVENUMBERS OBSERVED ON THE GROUND’, SRAMP Meeting, October 2000, Sapporo, Japan, Sapporo, Japan (2000) [E3]

Waters Colin Lindsay, Sciffer Murray Deane, Dunlop I S, Menk Frederick William, ’HF DOPPLER OSCILLATIONS DUE TO MIXED ULF WAVE MODES’, SRAMP Perth AIP papers on the web http://www.ips.gov.au/SRAMP/aip/index.htm, Perth (2000) [E1]

Sciffer Murray Deane, Waters Colin Lindsay, Menk Frederick William, Dunlop Ian Stuart, ’HF DOPPLER OSCILLATIONS DUE TO MIXED ULF WAVE MODES’, SRAMP Meeting, October 2000, Sapporo, Japan, Sapporo, Japan (2000) [E3]

Sciffer Murray Deane, Waters Colin Lindsay, Menk Frederick William, Dunlop I, ’Mixed ULF Wave Modes and HF Doppler Oscillations’, AIP 2000 Congress, 14th National Congress, University of Adelaide, Adelaide (2000) [E3]

Sciffer Murray Deane, Waters Colin Lindsay, ’ONE DIMENSIONAL MODEL FOR ULF WAVE PROPAGATION IN THE IONOSPHERE’, SRAMP Meeting, October 2000, Sapporo, Japan, Sapporo, Japan (2000) [E3]

Sciffer Murray Deane, Waters Colin Lindsay, ’One Dimensional Model for ULF Wave Propagation in the Ionosphere’, AIP 2000 Congress, 14th National Congress, University of Adelaide, Adelaide (2000) [E3]

Ponomarenko Pavlo, Waters Colin Lindsay, Sciffer Murray Deane, Fraser Brian James, Samson J C, ’Spatial Integration and Pc5 ULF Azimuthal Wavenumbers Observed on the Ground’, AIP 2000 Congress, 14th National Congress, University of Adelaide, Adelaide (2000) [E3]

Ponomarenko Pavlo, Waters Colin Lindsay, Sciffer Murray Deane, Fraser Brian James, ’Spatial Structure of High-Latitude Pc5 Pulsations via SuperDARN Data’, Proceedings from SuperDARN 2000 CD, Beechworth, Vic (2000) [E2]

Sciffer Murray Deane, Waters Colin Lindsay, Fraser Brian James, Foulkes Kristie Michelle, Brand K, Saka O, Yumoto K, ’THE PHASE STRUCTURE OF EQUATORIAL AND VERY LOW LATITUDE WAVES ACROSS DAWN’, CRCSS 2000 Conference, Adelaide, Adelaide, SA (2000) [E3]

Menk Frederick William, Sciffer Murray Deane, Waters Colin Lindsay, Fraser Brian James, Parkinson M L, Dyson P L, ’ULF Waves in the Ionosphere: Recent Observations and Modelling’, Proceedings from SuperDARN 2000, Beechworth, Vic, CD, Beechworth, Vic (2000) [E3]

Sciffer Murray Deane, Waters Colin Lindsay, ’A model for ULF wave propagation through the ionosphere’, IUGG Birmingham 99 CD, Birmingham, UK (1999) [E4]

Sciffer Murray Deane, Waters Colin Lindsay, ’Reflection coefficients of ULF waves propagating through the ionosphere’, La Trobe South Pacific S-RAMP Meeting, Glenn College, La Trobe University, Victoria, 27-29 September 1999 (1999) [E4]

Waters Colin Lindsay, Sciffer Murray Deane, Dunlop Ian Stuart, Menk Frederick William, Fenrich F, Samson J C, ’The Relationship Between SuperDARN Doppler Velocities and Ground Magnetometer Data’, IUGG Birmingham 99 CD, Birmingham, UK (1999) [E4]

Waters Colin Lindsay, Sciffer Murray Deane, Fraser Brian James, Foulkes Kristie Michelle, Brand K, Saka O, Yumoto K, ’The phase structure of equatorial and very low latitude4 ULF waves across dawn’, IUGG Birmingham 99 Cd, Birmingham, UK (1999) [E4]

Waters Colin Lindsay, Sciffer Murray Deane, Dunlop Ian Stuart, Menk Frederick William, ’A model for ionspheric Doppler shift due to ULF waves’, Program and Abstracts, 13th National Congress of the Australian Institute of Physics, Fremantle, Australia (1998) [E3]

Sciffer Murray Deane, ’Two-dimensional stability analysis of arcade structures in the solar atmosphere’, Program and Abstracts, 13th National Congress of the Australian Institute of Physics, Fremantle, Australia (1998) [E3]

Sciffer Murray Deane, Waters Colin Lindsay, ’ULF cavity modes with realistic inner boundary condition’, Program and Abstracts, 13th National Congress of the Australian Institute of Physics, Fremantle, Australia (1998) [E3]

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