About
Rahul Rathi is a Senior Research Associate in the Department of Physics at Lancaster University, actively contributing to the DRivers and Impacts of Ionospheric Variability with EISCAT-3D (DRIIVE) project (2022-2027).
His research centers on ionospheric irregularities using multi-instrument datasets spanning ground-based systems (all-sky airglow imagers, ionosondes, HF Radars, GNSS receivers) and satellite platforms (SWARM, GOES, ACE, ARASE, THEMIS, RBSP). He investigates medium scale traveling ionospheric disturbances (MSTIDs) and plasma depletions across mid and high latitudes during both geomagnetic quiet and active periods. Additionally, he examines Martian upper atmospheric responses to space weather events including Interplanetary Coronal Mass Ejections (ICMEs), Corotating Interaction Regions (CIRs), and Solar Flares.
Recent publications demonstrate integration of deep learning with traditional ionospheric observation methods, revealing trends in computational analysis of plasma structures across terrestrial and Martian environments. His work bridges space physics, atmospheric science, and machine learning applications.
Rathi collaborates within Lancaster's Space and Planetary Physics research group and utilizes SuperDARN datasets for high-latitude TID investigations under the DRIIVE project framework.
