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Herbert Gunell

I am a space physicist, and my research interests include Earth's magnetosphere, auroral research, other planets, and comets.

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E-mail
herbert.gunell@umu.se
Phone
+46 90 786 63 85

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Affiliation
Associate professor at Department of Physics Role: Director of studies
Location
Fysikhuset, plan 4, Linnaeus väg 24, 4-0417 Umeå universitet, 901 87 Umeå
Ganymede's Aurora
Ganymede, Cambridge University Press 2025 : 290-301
Gunell, Herbert; Roth, Lorenz; Fatemi, Shahab; et al.
On the kinetic energy input of magnetosheath jets into the magnetosheath
Geophysical Research Letters, John Wiley & Sons 2025, Vol. 52, (15)
Krämer, Eva; Fatemi, Shahab; Hamrin, Maria; et al.
Magnetosheath jet-triggered ULF waves: energy deposition in the ionosphere
Journal of Geophysical Research - Space Physics, American Geophysical Union (AGU) 2025, Vol. 130, (4)
Krämer, Eva; Hamrin, Maria; Gunell, Herbert; et al.
Jets downstream of collisionless shocks: recent discoveries and challenges
Space Science Reviews, Springer Nature 2025, Vol. 221, (1)
Krämer, Eva; Koller, Florian; Suni, Jonas; et al.
Jets downstream of the Martian bow shock: occurrence in the 2014–2024 period
Astronomy and Astrophysics, EDP Sciences 2025, Vol. 696
Mohammed-Amin, Tara; Krämer, Eva; Nesbit-Östman, Sara; et al.
Instantaneous asymmetry of the Martian bow shock: a single- and dual-spacecraft study using MAVEN and Mars express
Astronomy and Astrophysics, EDP Sciences 2025, Vol. 694
Nesbit-Östman, Sara; Gunell, Herbert; Goetz, Charlotte
Scale size of cometary bow shocks
Astronomy and Astrophysics, EDP Sciences 2024, Vol. 682
Edberg, N.J.T.; Eriksson, A.I.; Vigren, E.; et al.
Unveiling the 3D structure of magnetosheath jets
Monthly notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, Oxford University Press 2024, Vol. 531, (4) : 4692-4713
Fatemi, Shahab; Hamrin, Maria; Krämer, Eva; et al.
Impact of radial interplanetary magnetic fields on the inner coma of comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko: Hybrid simulations of the plasma environment
Astronomy and Astrophysics, EDP Sciences 2024, Vol. 682
Gunell, Herbert; Goetz, Charlotte; Fatemi, Shahab
Plasma physics at comets: what can we learn from laboratory experiments?
2024 International Conference on Electromagnetics in Advanced Applications (ICEAA), IEEE 2024 : 163-163
Gunell, Herbert; Schaeffer, Derek; Goetz, Charlotte; et al.
The comet interceptor mission
Space Science Reviews, Springer Nature 2024, Vol. 220
Jones, Geraint H.; Gunell, Herbert; Ji, Hantao
Explaining the evolution of ion velocity distributions at a low activity comet
Journal of Geophysical Research - Space Physics, American Geophysical Union (AGU) 2024, Vol. 129, (9)
Möslinger, Anja; Gunell, Herbert; Nilsson, Hans; et al.
Width of the quasi-perpendicular bow shock region at Mars
Astronomy and Astrophysics, EDP Sciences 2024, Vol. 689
Nesbit-Östman, Sara; Gunell, Herbert; Hamrin, Maria; et al.
Estimating the possible ion heating caused by Alfvén waves at Venus
Journal of Geophysical Research - Space Physics, American Geophysical Union (AGU) 2024, Vol. 129, (12)
Stenberg Wieser, Gabriella; André, M.; Nilsson, H.; et al.
Particle-in-cell modelling of comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko: spatial structures of densities and electric fields
Astronomy and Astrophysics, EDP Sciences 2023, Vol. 674
Gunell, Herbert; Goetz, Charlotte
Magnetosheath jets at Mars
Science Advances, American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) 2023, Vol. 9, (22)
Gunell, Herbert; Hamrin, Maria; Nesbit-Östman, Sara; et al.
Space weather disturbances in non-stormy times: occurrence of dB/dt spikes during three solar cycles
Journal of Geophysical Research - Space Physics, American Geophysical Union (AGU) 2023, Vol. 128, (10)
Hamrin, Maria; Schillings, Audrey; Opgenoorth, Hermann J.; et al.
Waves in Magnetosheath Jets—Classification and the Search for Generation Mechanisms Using MMS Burst Mode Data
Journal of Geophysical Research - Space Physics, John Wiley & Sons 2023, Vol. 128, (7)
Krämer, Eva; Hamrin, Maria; Gunell, Herbert; et al.
Indirect observations of electric fields at comet 67P
Journal of Geophysical Research - Space Physics, American Geophysical Union (AGU) 2023, Vol. 128, (9)
Moeslinger, Anja; Nilsson, Hans; Stenberg Wieser, G.; et al.
Solar wind protons forming partial ring distributions at comet 67P
Journal of Geophysical Research - Space Physics, John Wiley & Sons 2023, Vol. 128, (2)
Möslinger, Anja; Wieser, G. Stenberg; Nilsson, H.; et al.
First investigation of the diamagnetic cavity boundary layer with a 1D3V PIC simulation
Astronomy and Astrophysics, EDP Sciences 2022, Vol. 667
Beth, Arnaud; Gunell, Herbert; Wedlund, C. Simon; et al.
Cometary plasma science: Open science questions for future space missions
Experimental astronomy, Springer 2022, Vol. 54 : 1129-1167
Goetz, C.; Gunell, Herbert; Volwerk, M.; et al.
The plasma environment of comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko
Space Science Reviews, Springer 2022, Vol. 218, (8)
Goetz, Charlotte; Behar, Etienne; Beth, Arnaud; et al.
The earth's magnetic field enhances solar energy deposition in the upper atmosphere
Journal of Geophysical Research - Space Physics, John Wiley & Sons 2022, Vol. 127, (12)
Maggiolo, R.; Maes, L.; Cessateur, G.; et al.
Upstream solar wind speed at comet 67P: reconstruction method, model comparison, and results
Astronomy and Astrophysics, EDP Sciences 2022, Vol. 659
Nilsson, Hans; Möslinger, Anja; Williamson, H. N.; et al.
Tailward Flows in the Vicinity of Fast Earthward Flows
Journal of Geophysical Research - Space Physics, Blackwell Publishing 2021, Vol. 126, (4)
Chong, Ghai Siung; De Spiegeleer, Alexandre; Hamrin, Maria; et al.
In Which Magnetotail Hemisphere is a Satellite? Problems Using in Situ Magnetic Field Data
Journal of Geophysical Research - Space Physics, Blackwell Publishing 2021, Vol. 126, (2)
De Spiegeleer, Alexandre; Hamrin, Maria; Gunell, Herbert; et al.
Warm protons at comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko-implications for the infant bow shock
Annales Geophysicae, European Geosciences Union (EGU) 2021, Vol. 39, (3) : 379-396
Goetz, Charlotte; Gunell, Herbert; Johansson, Fredrik; et al.
Waves and boundaries in plasmas at comets and planets - Experimental aspects
2021 International Conference on Electromagnetics in Advanced Applications (ICEAA), IEEE 2021 : 46-46
Gunell, Herbert
The equations of the magnetosphere
Magnetospheres in the solar system: space physics and aeronomy collection, Volume 2, John Wiley & Sons 2021 : 37-45
Gunell, Herbert
Ion acoustic waves near a comet nucleus: Rosetta observations at comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko
Annales Geophysicae, European Geosciences Union (EGU) 2021, Vol. 39, (1) : 53-68
Gunell, Herbert; Goetz, Charlotte; Odelstad, Elias; et al.
Does a magnetosphere protect the ionosphere?
Magnetospheres in the solar system: space physics and aeronomy collection, Volume 2, John Wiley & Sons 2021 : 729-742
Maggiolo, Romain; Gunell, Herbert
Birth of a magnetosphere
Magnetospheres in the solar system: space physics and aeronomy collection, Volume 2, John Wiley & Sons 2021 : 427-439
Nilsson, Hans; Behar, Etienne; Burch, James L.; et al.
Ground-Based Magnetometer Response to Impacting Magnetosheath Jets
Journal of Geophysical Research - Space Physics, John Wiley & Sons 2021, Vol. 126, (8)
Norenius, Linus; Hamrin, Maria; Goncharov, O.; et al.
Evolution of High-Speed Jets and Plasmoids Downstream of the Quasi-Perpendicular Bow Shock
Journal of Geophysical Research - Space Physics, American Geophysical Union (AGU) 2020, Vol. 125, (6)
Goncharov, Oleksandr; Gunell, Herbert; Hamrin, Maria; et al.
The Effect of Cosmic Rays on Cometary Nuclei. I. Dose Deposition
Astrophysical Journal, Institute of Physics (IOP) 2020, Vol. 890, (1)
Gronoff, Guillaume; Maggiolo, Romain; Cessateur, Gaël; et al.
The Effect of Cosmic Rays on Cometary Nuclei. II. Impact on Ice Composition and Structure
Astrophysical Journal, IOP PUBLISHING LTD 2020, Vol. 901, (2)
Maggiolo, R.; Gronoff, G.; Cessateur, G.; et al.
The fate of O+ ions observed in the plasma mantle: particle tracing modelling and cluster observations
Annales Geophysicae, Copernicus Gesellschaft MBH 2020, Vol. 38, (3) : 645-656
Schillings, Audrey; Gunell, Herbert; Nilsson, Hans; et al.
Oscillatory Flows in the Magnetotail Plasma Sheet: Cluster Observations of the Distribution Function
Journal of Geophysical Research - Space Physics, AMER GEOPHYSICAL UNION 2019, Vol. 124, (4) : 2736-2754
De Spiegeleer, Alexandre; Hamrin, Maria; Gunell, Herbert; et al.
Oxygen Ion Flow Reversals in Earth's Magnetotail: A Cluster Statistical Study
Journal of Geophysical Research - Space Physics, Wiley-Blackwell 2019, Vol. 124, (11) : 8928-8942
De Spiegeleer, Alexandre; Hamrin, Maria; Volwerk, M.; et al.
A Method to Estimate the Physical Properties of Magnetospheric Generators From Observations of Quiet Discrete Auroral Arcs
Journal of Geophysical Research - Space Physics, American Geophysical Union (AGU) 2019, Vol. 124, (12) : 10283-10293
Echim, M. M.; Lamy, H.; De Keyser, J.; et al.
Polarisation of a small-scale cometary plasma environment: particle-in-cell modelling of comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko
Astronomy and Astrophysics, EDP Sciences 2019, Vol. 631
Gunell, Herbert; Lindkvist, Jesper; Goetz, Charlotte; et al.
Can Reconnection be Triggered as a Solar Wind Directional Discontinuity Crosses the Bow Shock?: A Case of Asymmetric Reconnection
Journal of Geophysical Research - Space Physics, American Geophysical Union (AGU) 2019, Vol. 124, (11) : 8507-8523
Hamrin, Maria; Gunell, Herbert; Goncharov, Oleksandr; et al.
Effect of the Surface Roughness of Icy Grains on Molecular Oxygen Chemistry in Molecular Clouds
Astrophysical Journal, Institute of Physics Publishing (IOPP) 2019, Vol. 882, (2)
Maggiolo, R.; Gibbons, A.; Cessateur, G.; et al.
Solar wind charge exchange in cometary atmospheres II. Analytical model
Astronomy and Astrophysics, EDP Sciences 2019, Vol. 630
Wedlund, Cyril Simon; Behar, Etienne; Kallio, Esa; et al.
Solar wind charge exchange in cometary atmospheres III. Results from the Rosetta mission to comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko
Astronomy and Astrophysics, EDP Sciences 2019, Vol. 630
Wedlund, Cyril Simon; Behar, Etienne; Nilsson, Hans; et al.
Solar wind charge exchange in cometary atmospheres I. Charge-changing and ionization cross sections for He and H particles in H2O
Astronomy and Astrophysics, EDP Sciences 2019, Vol. 630
Wedlund, Cyril Simon; Bodewits, Dennis; Alho, Markku; et al.
The infant bow shock: a new frontier at a weak activity comet
Astronomy and Astrophysics, EDP Sciences 2018, Vol. 619
Gunell, Herbert; Goetz, Charlotte; Wedlund, Cyril Simon; et al.
Dynamic unmagnetized plasma in the diamagnetic cavity around comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko
Monthly notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, Oxford University Press 2018, Vol. 475, (3) : 4140-4147
Hajra, Rajkumar; Henri, Pierre; Vallières, Xavier; et al.
Bow shock generator current systems: MMS observations of possible current closure
Journal of Geophysical Research - Space Physics, Vol. 123 : 242-258
Hamrin, Maria; Gunell, Herbert; Lindkvist, Jesper; et al.
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Head of research
Solar System Physics