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Curriculum Vitae – Fabiano Rodrigues

IDENTIFICATION AND CONTACT INFORMATION

Full Name: Fabiano da Silveira Rodrigues School: Natural Sciences & Mathematics – NS&M Department: Physics Title: Associate Professor, Eugene McDermott Fellow Last updated: June 4, 2019 Contact: The University of Texas at Dallas

William B. Hanson Center for Space Sciences 800 W. Campbell Rd MS/WT15, Richardson, TX, USA - 75080-3021 Phone: +1-972-883-4526 | Fax: +1-972-883-2761 Email: [email protected] | Web: http://www.utdallas.edu/~fabiano

EDUCATIONAL HISTORY Degree and Year PhD 2008 Institution: Cornell University, Ithaca, USA Major: Electrical and Computer Engineering Dissertation: Incoherent and coherent radar studies of the equatorial F-region Advisor: David L. Hysell Degree and Year MSc 2003 Institution: National Institute for Space Research – INPE, Brazil Major: Space Physics Thesis: Global Positioning System studies of equatorial ionospheric irregularities

(in Portuguese) Advisor: Eurico R. de Paula Degree and Year BSc 2000 Institution: Federal University of Santa Maria – UFSM, Brazil Major: Electrical Engineering EMPLOYMENT HISTORY Employer The University of Texas at Dallas Title: Associate Professor of Physics Dates: Sep. 2018 – ongoing Address:

UT Dallas, Human Resources, AD 800 West Campbell Road, Richardson, TX, 75080-3021 Phone: 1-972-883-2221 | Fax: 1-972-883-2156

Employer The University of Texas at Dallas Title: Assistant Professor of Physics Dates: Sep. 2012 – Aug. 2018 Address:

UT Dallas, Human Resources, AD 800 West Campbell Road, Richardson, TX, 75080-3021 Phone: 1-972-883-2221 | Fax: 1-972-883-2156


Employer Atmospheric & Space Technology Research Associates – ASTRA Title: Research Engineer Dates: Jun. 2008 – Jun. 2012 Address:

5777 Central Ave. Suite 221, Boulder, CO, 80301 Phone: +1-303-993-8039

Employer Cornell University Title: Research/Teaching Assistant Dates: Aug. 2003 – May. 2008 Address:

Caldwell Hall, Ithaca, NY 14853-2602 Phone: +1-607-255-5820 | Fax: 1-607-255-1816

Employer The University of Nottingham

Institute of Engineering Surveying & Space Geodesy Title: Research Associate Dates: Feb. 2003 – Aug. 2003 Address: University Park, Nottingham, UK, NG7 2RD

Phone: +44-0-115-951-5151 | Fax: +44-0-115-951-3666 Employer National Institute for Space Research – INPE, Brazil Title: Research Assistant (FAPESP MSc. fellow) Dates: Feb. 2001 – Feb. 2003 Address: Av. dos Astronautas, 1758 – Jd. Granja, 12227-010

Sao Jose dos Campos – SP, Brazil Phone: +55-12-3208-6000

PROFESSIONAL RECOGNITION, LEADERSHIP, AND HONORS

RECOGNITION

Program: Eugene McDermott Professorship Date(s): April 2019 Role: Awardee Description: The McDermott Professorships were established in August 2017, funded

by an anonymous gift, with the goal of providing early career support and recognition to faculty members who have established extraordinary records of research productivity, teaching excellence and university service, and who show promise of being leaders of the UT Dallas faculty in the future.

Program: NSF Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Program Date(s): March 2016 Role: Awardee Description: The National Science Foundation (NSF) CAREER Program is a

Foundation-wide activity that offers the NSF's most prestigious awards in support of early-career faculty who have the potential to serve as academic role models in research and education and to lead advances in the mission of their department or organization.


Program: AFOSR Young Investigator Program Date(s): February 2013 Role: Awardee Description: The Young Investigator Program of Air Force Office of Scientific Research

(AFOSR) supports scientists and engineers who have received Ph.D. or equivalent degrees in the last five years and show exceptional ability and promise for conducting basic research.

LEADERSHIP

Program: Basu U.S. Early Career Award Research Excellence in Sun-Earth

Systems Science Date(s): 2019 - Ongoing Role: Award committee member Description: The award committee members are charged with the selection of an early

career investigator that has made significant work that shows the focus and promise of making outstanding contributions to research in Sun-Earth systems science that further the understanding of both plasma physical processes and their applications for the benefit of society.

Program: US National Committee for URSI Date(s): 2015 - Ongoing Role: American Geophysical Union (AGU) representative Description: The National Academy of Sciences is the U.S. adhering body of the

International Union for Radio Science (URSI), and the National Academy of Sciences manages the relationship with URSI through the U.S. National Committee (USNC) for URSI. URSI is a non-governmental and non-profit organization under the International Council for Science, responsible for stimulating and coordinating, on an international basis, studies, research, applications, scientific exchange, and communication in the fields of radio science.

Program: Arecibo Observatory Observing Proposal Date(s): 2016 – Ongoing Role: Reviewer Description: Provide feedback to the Arecibo Observatory on user requests for

scientific experiments in the area of atmospheric and space sciences that propose to utilize the Arecibo radar, ionospheric heating facility and/or auxiliary instruments.

Program: International Sunanda and Santimay Basu Early Career Award Date(s): 2013 – 2016 Role: Chair of the selection committee Description: The international Sunanda and Santimay Basu Early Career Award seeks

to recognize an individual scientist for making an outstanding contribution to furthering Sun-Earth Systems Science (SESS) research done in developing nations.


Program: The Arecibo Observatory Users Committee Date(s): 2011 – 2015 Role: Member Description: The AOUC is a nationally-based committee to advise the Director of the

Arecibo Observatory on matters concerning the operation of the facility, particularly on matters that concern users such as new areas of scientific research, instrumentation development, proposal procedures, users observing support, etc.

Program: C/NOFS Results and Equatorial Dynamics: A Technical Interchange

Meeting Date(s): March 10-12, 2013 Location: Albuquerque, NM, USA Role: Member of the Scientific Organizing Committee (SCO) Description: The objective of this meeting was to address questions related to the

dynamics of the equatorial ionosphere, how it is driven from above by the solar wind and from below by the troposphere and mesosphere, how it varies as a function of altitude, latitude, longitude and solar activity. Results from the Communication / Navigation Outage Forecasting System (C/NOFS) satellite, as well as other ground and space instruments, were presented. Meeting discussions related to science questions that can specifically be addressed with C/NOFS during solar maximum and close to the time of reentry when its orbit circularizes. This meeting also addressed future programs, including the Space Situational Awareness Environmental Monitoring (SSAEM) mission planned for 2015 on COSMIC 2, upcoming CubeSat flights and other planned missions.

Program: Session “Crowd Sourcing for Terrestrial and Planetary Applications” of the

2019 National Radio Science Meeting Date(s): January 9-12, 2019 Location: University of Boulder, Boulder, CO, USA Role: Co-organizer and co-chair Program: Session “Equatorial E- and F-region irregularities: Cause and effects” of

the 15th International Symposium on Equatorial Aeronomy – ISEA Date(s): October 22-26, 2018 Location: Physical Research Laboratory, Ahmedabad, India Role: Co-organizer Program: Session “Data fusion for low-latitude CEDAR science” of the 2017 CEDAR

Workshop Date(s): June 18-23, 2017 Location: Keystone Resort, CO, USA Role: Co-organizer and chair


Program: Session “Challenges and advances in the low- and middle latitude ionospheric electrodynamics” of the 2017 CEDAR Workshop

Date(s): June 18-23, 2017 Location: Keystone Resort, CO, USA Role: Co-organizer Program: Session “Frontier Research in Equatorial Aeronomy” of the 2016 CEDAR

Workshop Date(s): June 19-24, 2016 Location: Eldorado Hotel and Santa Fe Convention Center, Santa Fe, NM, USA Role: Co-organizer and chair Program: Session “Ionospheric irregularities and scintillation” of the 14th

International Symposium of Equatorial Aeronomy (ISEA) Date(s): October 19-23, 2015 Location: Bahir Dar University, Bahir Dar, Ethiopia Role: Co-organizer and chair Program: Session “Jicamarca: New instruments, radar modes, and results” of the

2015 CEDAR Workshop Date(s): June 21-25, 2015 Location: University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA Role: Co-organizer and chair Program: Session “Studies of the low-latitude thermosphere/ionosphere in the

American sector” of the 2013 American Geophysical Union (AGU) Meeting of the Americas

Date(s): May 14-17, 2013 Location: Cancun, Mexico Role: Co-organizer and chair Program: Session “Drivers of the Equatorial Ionospheric Climatology, Variability, and

Irregularities” of the 2011 American Geophysical Union (AGU) Fall Meeting

Date(s): December 5-9, 2011 Location: San Francisco, CA, USA Role: Co-organizer and chair Program: Session “Theoretical and experimental studies on low-latitude

thermosphere-ionosphere” of the 2011 CEDAR Workshop Date(s): June 26-July 1, 2011 Location: Santa Fe, NM, USA Role: Co-organizer and chair


HONORS 1. 2005, Santa Fe - NM, Coupling, Energetics and Dynamics of Atmospheric Regions

(CEDAR), Best Student Poster. 2. 2003, The Institute of Navigation ION/GNSS Meeting, Best Presentation Award. 3. 2002, May 13-17, Participant of the US Air Force Windows-on-Science Program. 4. 2001-2003, Awarded Masters Scholarship from FAPESP (Research Funding Agency of the

State of Sao Paulo, Brazil). 5. 1997-1999, Awarded undergraduate research assistantships from National and State

research agencies in Brazil (FAPERGS and CNPq). PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP • Brazilian Society of Space Geophysics and Aeronomy, since November 2018. • US National Committee (USNC) for the International Union of Radio Science (URSI), Full

Member, since January 2017. • Japanese Geoscience Union (JpGU) associate member since August, 2017. • American Geophysical Union (AGU) member since May 2004.

PROFESSIONAL SOCIETY SERVICE

SCIENTIFIC REVIEW • Served as reviewer of research proposals for NASA including the Explorer Program. • Served as reviewer of research proposals for AFOSR. • Served as reviewer of research proposals submitted to the GEO/ATM - Aeronomy and AGS

- Major Instrumentation Programs of the NSF. • Served as panelist and reviewer of research proposals submitted to the following NSF

competitions: o Faculty Development in the Space Sciences (FDSS) o CubeSat-based Science Missions for Space Weather and Atmospheric Research o Coupling, Energetics, and Dynamics of Atmospheric Regions (CEDAR)

• Served as committee member for on-site review of the Annual Report and Program Plan (ARPP) of an Upper Atmospheric Facility of the NSF.

• Served as reviewer for Radio Science, Geophysical Research Letters, Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics, Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics, Annales Geophysicae, Advances in Space Research, and Europhysics Letters.

CHAIRING/CONVENING SESSIONS Program: Session “Distributed networks of small instruments: Recent scientific

results at low and mid latitudes” of the 2017 CEDAR Workshop Date(s): June 18-23, 2017 Location: Keystone Resort, CO, USA Role: Co-convener Program: Session “Distributed networks of small instruments: Recent scientific

results at low and mid latitudes” of the 2017 CEDAR Workshop


Date(s): June 19-24, 2016 Location: Santa Fe, NM, USA Role: Co-convener Event: Session “New instruments, signal processing, and quality control” of the

MST14/iMST1 International Workshop Date(s): May 25-31, 2014 Location: Sao Jose dos Campos, SP, Brazil Role: Co-Chair Event: Session “New instruments, signal processing, and quality control” of the

MST14/iMST1 International Workshop Date(s): May 25-31, 2014 Location: Sao Jose dos Campos, SP, Brazil Role: Co-Chair Event: Session “Characterization of ionospheric and magnetospheric processes

from ground and satellite observations” of the 12th IAGA Scientific Assembly

Date(s): August 26-31, 2013 Location: Merida, Mexico Role: Co-Chair Event: Workshop on Low-latitude ionosphere and the session “Space

Geophysics” of the 12th International Congress of the Brazilian Geophysical Society & EXPOGEF

Date(s): August 15-18, 2011 Location: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Role: Co-Chair

STUDENT ENGAGEMENT AND PUBLIC OUTREACH ACTIVITIES Event: Public interactive exhibit (The Earth’s ionosphere) Date(s): June 2017 - Ongoing Location: Denton North Public Library Role: Designed the exhibit with UTD Science and Eng. Education Center Event: Dine with a scientist event – 2017 CEDAR Workshop Date(s): June 18-23, 2017 Location: Keystone Resort, CO, USA Role: Volunteer scientist Event: Society of Physics Student (SPS) Lecture Date(s): October 7, 2016 Location: The University of Texas at Dallas, Richardson, TX Role: Invited speaker Event: Texas Astronomical Society (TAS) Public Lecture Date(s): August 26, 2016


Location: The University of Texas at Dallas, Richardson, TX Role: Invited speaker Event: Student Poster Competition of the 2016 CEDAR Workshop Date(s): June 22-26, 2016 Location: Santa Fe, NM, USA Role: Judge Event: Exploring Research Lecture (UTD Honors Program) Date(s): February 2, 2015 Location: The University of Texas at Dallas, Richardson, TX Role: Invited speaker Event: Student Poster Competition of the 2014 CEDAR Workshop Date(s): June 22-26, 2014 Location: Seattle, WA, USA Role: Judge Event: Student Poster Competition of the 2011 CEDAR Workshop Date(s): June 26 – July 1, 2011 Location: Santa Fe, NM, USA Role: Judge Event: Student Poster Competition of the 2011 AGU Fall Meeting Date(s): December 5-9, 2011 Location: San Francisco, CA, USA Role: Judge Event: Student Poster Competition of the 2009 CEDAR Workshop Date(s): June 28 – July 2, 2009 Location: Santa Fe, NM, USA Role: Judge Event: Student Poster Competition of the 2008 AGU Fall Meeting Date(s): December 15-19, 2008 Location: San Francisco, CA, USA Role: Judge UNIVERSITY, SCHOOL AND DEPARTAMENTAL SERVICE

UNIVERSITY SERVICE Activity: Core Curriculum Committee Role: Member Date(s): 2016 - Ongoing Activity: Center for US-Latin America Initiatives - CUSLAI Role: Faculty Associate


Date(s): Summer 2013 - Ongoing Activity: Science Without Borders Program Description: Together with Dr. Danieli Rodrigues (Department of Bioengineering), Dr.

Austin Cunningham (former Dean of Graduate Studies) and Dr. Rodolfo Hernandez (Office of International Education), we added the University of Texas at Dallas to the Brazilian Science Without Borders (SWB) Program. This was an exchange student program sponsored by the Brazilian government. A total of 21 Brazilian students participated in this program.

Role: We assisted Dr. Cunningham on evaluating undergraduate applications. We also communicated with Brazilian students interested in participating in the program.

Date(s): Fall 2012 – Fall 2016 Activity: Academic Senate Role: Member Date(s): Academic year 2013 - 2014 Activity: Doctoral final oral exam Role: Outside Chair Date(s): Spring 2015 Student: Shanshan Wang Advisor: Robert Serflin Department: Mathematical Sciences - Statistics Thesis title: Masking and swamping robustness of outlier detection techniques Activity: Doctoral final oral exam Role: Outside Chair Date(s): Fall 2014 Student: Karla Maria Bernal Ramos Advisor: Yves Chabal Department: Materials Science Thesis title: Study of the initial surface reactions in atomic layer deposition of oxides,

silicides and nitrides thin films on silicon substrates Activity: Outside Chair for Doctoral final oral exam Role: Outside Chair Date(s): Fall 2013 Student: Keith W. Godin Advisor: John Hansen Department: Electrical Engineering Thesis title: Speech Variation and Its Relationship to Speaker Identification Activity: Doctoral final oral exam Role: Outside Chair Date(s): Spring 2013 Student: Shanthi S. Bhagavatheeswaran Advisor: Bhaskar Banerjee


Department: Electrical Engineering Thesis title: Frequency Generation for Millimeter-Wave and Sub-Terahertz Bands

SCHOOL SERVICE

Activity: William B. Hanson Student Support Fund Date(s): Summer 2014 – Ongoing Role: Member of selection committee. Activity: Tanveer and M. Yaqub Mirza Scholarship Date(s): Fall 2015 – Fall 2017 Role: Member of the selection committee. Activity: Margie Renfrow Student Support Fund Date(s): Fall 2012 – Fall 2017 Role: Member of selection committee. Activity: Letters of recommendation Date(s): Fall 2012 – Fall 2017 Role: To write recommendation letters (science requirement) for pre-dental and

pre-med students that took my PHYS1301 course. Activity: Peer-Lead Team Learning (PLTL) recruiting Date(s): Fall 2013 – Fall 2017 Role: Recruit and recommend students to serve as PLTL leaders. Activity: Faculty Ambassador Date(s): August 19, 2013 and August 2014 Role: To represent the School of Natural Sciences & Mathematics during the

New Faculty Orientation Program. Tasked with welcoming new faculty and answer their questions about UT Dallas.

DEPARTAMENTAL SERVICE

Activity: Physics Graduate Program Admissions Committee Date(s): Spring 2015 – Ongoing Role: Committee member. Tasked with assisting the Physics Department with

the selection of new graduate students. Activity: Undergraduate Curriculum Committee Date(s): Fall 2014 – Fall 2017 Role: Committee member. Tasked with assisting the Physics Department with

matters related to the undergraduate Physics curriculum. Activity: Physics Website Liaison Date(s): Spring 2014 – Ongoing Role:

To assist the Physics Department by creating new posts/pages and maintaining the webpage updated.

Activity: Texas Astronomical Society (TAS) Meetings at UT Dallas Date(s): Fall 2014 – Fall 2017


Role: Volunteer. Tasked with assisting the Physics Department by hosting TAS monthly meetings.

Activity: PHYS1100 – Fun of Physics Date(s): Fall 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, and 2017 Role: Volunteer. Tasked with assisting the Physics Department by lecturing (one

lecture) for a class of freshmen Physics (and undeclared) majors about Physics in the modern world. I present basic concepts about remote science of the geospace, and discuss space science research opportunities, at UT Dallas and elsewhere, that are available to undergraduate students.

Activity: Interview of faculty candidates Date(s): 2012 - Ongoing Role: Volunteer. Tasked with meeting candidates interviewing for faculty

positions with the Department.

ACHIEVEMENTS IN ORIGINAL INVESTIGATION

JOURNAL SPECIAL ISSUES Title: Ionospheric plasma bubble seeding and development Journal: Progress in Earth and Planetary Science Date(s): 2017 – Ongoing Role: Associate editor Information: http://progearthplanetsci.org/index.html#modal. Title: C/NOFS Results and Equatorial Electrodynamics Journal: Annales Geophysicae Date(s): 2013-2014 Role: Co-editor Information: http://www.ann-geophys.net/special_issue282.html

Klenzing, J., O. de La Beaujardiere, L. C. Gentile, J. Retterer, F. S. Rodrigues, and R. A. Stoneback, Preface: C/NOFS results and equatorial ionospheric dynamics, Ann. Geophys., 32, 1303-1303, doi:10.5194/angeo-32-1303-2014, 2014.

ARTICLES IN REFEERED JOURNALS

2019 • Shidler, S. A. and Rodrigues, F. S., On the magnitude and variability of height gradients in

the equatorial F-region vertical plasma drifts, Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics, Accepted for Publication, 2019.

• Shidler, S. A., Rodrigues, F. S., Fejer, B. G., and Milla, M., Radar studies of height-dependent equatorial F region vertical and zonal plasma drifts, Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics, 124, 2058– 2071. https://doi.org/10.1029/2019JA026476, 2019.


2018 • Moraes, A. de O., Vani, B. C., Costa, E., Sousasantos, J., Abdu, M. A., Rodrigues, F., et al.

(2018). Ionospheric scintillation fading coefficients for the GPS L1, L2, and L5 frequencies. Radio Science, 53. https://doi.org/10.1029/2018RS00665.

• W. Zhan, F. S. Rodrigues, and M. A. Milla, On the Genesis of Postmidnight Equatorial Spread F: Results for the American/Peruvian Sector. Geophysical Research Letters, 45. https://doi.org/10.1029/2018GL078822, 2018.

• F. S. Rodrigues, D. Hickey, W. Zhan, C. Martinis, B. G. Fejer, M. Milla, and J. Arratia, Multi-instrumented observations of the equatorial F -region during June solstice: large scale wave structures and spread-F, Progress in Earth and Planetary Science, 5(1), doi:10.1186/s40645-018-0170-0, 2018.

• W. Zhan and F. S. Rodrigues, June solstice equatorial spread F in the American sector: A numerical assessment of linear stability aided by incoherent scatter radar measurements, Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics, 123, 755–767. https://doi.org/10.1002/2017JA024969, 2018.

2017 • Moraes, A. O., E. Costa, M. A. Abdu, F. S. Rodrigues, E. R. de Paula, K. Oliveira, and W. J.

Perrella, The variability of low-latitude ionospheric amplitude and phase scintillation detected by a triple-frequency GPS receiver, Radio Sci., 52, doi:10.1002/2016RS006165, 2017.

• Rodrigues, F. S., de Paula, E. R., and G. K. Zewdie, High-resolution coherent backscatter interferometric radar images of equatorial spread F using Capon's method, Ann. Geophys., 35, 393-402, doi:10.5194/angeo-35-393-2017, 2017.

2016 • Ramadan, Y. R., Y. Dai, H. Minn and F. S. Rodrigues, Spectrum sharing between WiFi and

radio astronomy, 2016 Radio Frequency Interference (RFI), Socorro, NM, USA, pp. 90-95.doi: 10.1109/RFINT.2016.7833538, 2016.

• Smith, J. M., F. S. Rodrigues, B. G. Fejer, and M. A. Milla, Coherent and incoherent scatter radar study of the climatology and day-to-day variability of mean F region vertical drifts and equatorial spread F, J. Geophys. Res. Space Physics, 121, 1466–1482, doi:10.1002/2015JA021934, 2016.

2015 • Hickey, D. A., C. R. Martinis, F. S. Rodrigues, R. H. Varney, M. A. Milla, M. J. Nicolls, A.

Strømme, and J. F. Arratia, Concurrent observations at the magnetic equator of small-scale irregularities and large-scale depletions associated with equatorial spread F, J. Geophys. Res. Space Physics, 120, 10,883–10,896, doi:10.1002/2015JA021991, 2015.

• Smith, J. M., Rodrigues, F. S., and de Paula, E. R.: Radar and satellite investigations of equatorial evening vertical drifts and spread F, Ann. Geophys., 33, 1403-1412, doi:10.5194/angeo-33-1403-2015, 2015.

• Rodrigues, F. S., M. J. Nicolls, M. A. Milla, J. M. Smith, R. H. Varney, A. Strømme, C. Martinis, and J. F. Arratia, AMISR-14: Observations of equatorial spread F, Geophys. Res. Lett., 42, 5100–5108, doi:10.1002/2015GL064574, 2015a.


• Hysell, D. L., M. A. Milla, F. S. Rodrigues, R. H. Varney, and J. D. Huba, Topside equatorial ionospheric density, temperature, and composition under equinox, low solar flux conditions, J. Geophys. Res. Space Physics, 120, doi:10.1002/2015JA021168, 2015.

• Rodrigues, F. S., J. M. Smith, M. Milla and R. A. Stoneback, Daytime ionospheric equatorial vertical drifts during the 2008–2009 extreme solar minimum, J. Geophys. Res. Space Physics, 120:1452–1459. doi: 10.1002/2014JA020478, 2015b.

2014 • Kelley, M. C., Rodrigues, F. S., Pfaff, R. F., and J. Klenzing; Observations of the generation

of eastward equatorial electric fields near dawn, Ann. Geophys., 32, 1169-1175, doi:10.5194/angeo-32-1169-2014, 2014.

• Shume, E. B., F. S. Rodrigues, A. J. Mannucci, and E. R. de Paula, Modulation of equatorial electrojet irregularities by atmospheric gravity waves, J. Geophys. Res. Space Physics, 119, 366–374, doi:10.1002/2013JA019300, 2014.

2013 • Rodrigues, F. S., E. B. Shume, E. R. de Paula, E. R., and M. Milla, Equatorial 150 km

echoes and daytime F region vertical plasma drifts in the Brazilian longitude sector, Ann. Geophys., 31, 1867-1876, doi:10.5194/angeo-31-1867-2013, 2013.

• E.B. Shume, F. S. Rodrigues, E.R. de Paula, I.S. Batista, M.D. Butala, D.A. Galvan, Day-time F region echoes observed by the São Luís radar, Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics, 103, 48-55, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jastp.2013.02.003, 2013.

• Moraes, A. O., E. R. de Paula, W. J. Parrella, and F. S. Rodrigues, On the distribution of GPS signal amplitudes during low-latitude ionospheric scintillation, GPS Solutions, 17, 4, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10291-012-0295-3, 2013.

2012 • Heelis, R. A., G. Crowley, F. S. Rodrigues, A. Reynolds, R. Wilder, I. Azeem, and A. Maute,

The role of zonal winds in the production of a pre-reversal enhancement in the vertical ion drift in the low latitude ionosphere, J. Geophys. Res., 117, A08308, doi:10.1029/2012JA017547, 2012.

• Rodrigues, F. S., G. Crowley, R. A. Heelis, A. Maute, and A. Reynolds, On TIE-GCM simulation of the evening equatorial plasma vortex, J. Geophys. Res., 117, A05307, doi:10.1029/2011JA017369, 2012.

• Rodrigues, F. S., A. O. Moraes, and E. R. de Paula, Imaging equatorial spread F irregularities with the Sao Luis coherent backscatter radar interferometer, Radio Sci., 47, RS0L03, doi:10.1029/2011RS004929, 2012.

• Nicolls, M. J., F. S. Rodrigues, and G. S. Bust, Global observations of E region plasma density morphology and variability, J. Geophys. Res., 117, A01305, doi:10.1029/2011JA017069, 2012.

• Crowley, G., and F. S. Rodrigues, Characteristics of traveling ionospheric disturbances observed by the TIDDBIT sounder, Radio Sci., 47, RS0L22, doi:10.1029/2011RS004959, 2012.

• Moraes, A. O., F. S. Rodrigues, W. J. Perrela, and E. R. de Paula, Analysis of the characteristics of low-latitude amplitude scintillation measured during solar maximum


conditions and implications for receiver performance, Surveys in Geophysics, 33, 5, 1107-1131, 2012.

2011 • Rodrigues, F. S., G. Crowley, S. M. I. Azeem, and R. A. Heelis, C/NOFS observations of

the equatorial ionospheric electric field response to the 2009 major sudden stratospheric warming event, Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics, 116, A09316, doi:10.1029/2011JA016660, 2011.

• Rodrigues, F. S., E. R. de Paula, and J. L. Chau, On the characteristics of 150-km echoes observed in the Brazilian longitude sector by the 30 MHz Sao Luis radar, Annales Geophysicae, 29, 1905-1916, doi: 10.5194/angeo-29-1905-2011, 2011.

• Brum, C. G. M., F. S. Rodrigues, P. T. dos Santos, A. C. Matta, N. Aponte, S. A. Gonzalez, and E. Robles, A modeling study of foF2 and hmF2 parameters measured by the Arecibo incoherent scatter radar and comparison with IRI model predictions for solar cycles 21, 22, and 23, Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics, 116, A03324, doi:10.1029/2010JA015727, 2011.

2009 • Rodrigues, F. S., M. C. Kelley, P. A. Roddy, D. E. Hunton, R. F. Pfaff, O. de La Beaujardire,

and G. S. Bust, C/NOFS observations of intermediate and transitional scale size equatorial spread irregularities, Geophysical Research Letters, 36, L00C05, doi:10.1029/2009GL038905, 2009.

• Nicolls, M. J., F. S. Rodrigues, G. S. Bust, and J. L. Chau, Estimating E region density profiles from radio occultation measurements assisted by IDA4D, Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics, 114, A10316, doi:10.1029/2009JA014399, 2009.

• Fritts, D. C., M. A. Abdu, B. R. Batista, I. S. Batista, P. P. Batista, R. Buriti, B. R. Clemesha, T. Dautermann, E. R. de Paula, B. J. Fechine, B. G. Fejer, D. Gobbi, J. Haase, F. Kamalabadi, E. A. Kherani, B. Laughman, P. P. Lima, H.-L. Liu, A. Medeiros, P.-D. Pautet, D. M. Riggin, F. S. Rodrigues, F. Sao Sabbas, J. H. A. Sobral, P. Stamus, H. Takahashi, M. J. Taylor, S. L. Vadas, F. Vargas, and C. M. Wrasse, Overview and summary of the Spread F Experiment (SpreadFEx), Annales Geophysicae, 27, 2141-2155, 2009.

• Kelley, M. C., F. S. Rodrigues, J. J. Makela, R. T. Tsunoda, P. A. Roddy, D. E. Hunton, J. M. Retterer, O. D. L. Beaujardiere, E. R. de Paula, and R. R. Ilma, C/NOFS and radar observations during a convective ionospheric storm event over South America, Geophysical Research Letters, 36, L00C07, doi:10.1029/2009GL039378, 2009.

• Shume, E. B., E. R. de Paula, S. Maus, D. L. Hysell, F. S. Rodrigues, and A. Bekele, Equatorial zonal electric fields inferred from a 3-D electrostatic potential model and ground-based magnetic field measurements, Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics, 114, A06305, doi:10.1029/2009JA014158, 2009.

2008 • Rodrigues, F. S., D. L. Hysell, and E. R. de Paula, Coherent backscatter radar imaging in

Brazil: large-scale waves in the bottomside F-region at the onset of equatorial spread F, Annales Geophysicae, 26, 3355-3364, 2008.

• Hysell, D. L., F. S. Rodrigues, J. L. Chau, and J. Huba, Full-profile incoherent scatter analysis at Jicamarca, Annales Geophysicae, 26, 59-75, 2008.


2007

• Rodrigues, F. S., M. J. Nicolls, and D. L. Hysell, Improved electron density measurements at Jicamarca, Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics, 112, A11315, doi:10.1029/2007JA012598, 2007.

• Rodrigues, F. S., M. J. Nicolls, R. Woodman, D. L. Hysell, J. L. Chau, and S. A. Gonzlez, Ion gyroresonance observations at Jicamarca revisited, Geophysical Research Letters, 34, L13107, doi:10.1029/2007GL029680, 2007.

• Lei, J., S. Syndergaard, A. G. Burns, S. C. Solomon, W.Wang, Z. Zeng, R. G. Roble, Q. Wu, Y-H. Kuo, J. M. Holt, S-R. Zhang, D. L. Hysell, F. S. Rodrigues, and C. H. Lin, Comparison of COSMIC ionospheric measurements with ground-based observations and model predictions: Preliminary results, Journal of Geophysical Research, 112, A07308, doi:10.1029/2006JA012240, 2007.

• de Paula, E. R., E. A. Kherani, M. A. Abdu, I. S. Batista, J. H. A. Sobral, I. J. Kantor, H. Takahashi, L. F. C. de Rezende, M. T. A. H. Muella, F. S. Rodrigues, P. M. Kintner, B. M. Ledvina, C. Mitchell and K. M. Groves, Characteristics of the ionospheric F-region plasma instabilities over Brazilian longitudinal Sector, Indian Journal of Radio and Space Physics, 36, 268-277, 2007.

2005 • Aquino, M., F. S. Rodrigues, J. Souter, T. Moore, A. Dodson and S. Waugh, Ionospheric

scintillation and impact on GNSS users in Northern Europe: results of a 3-year study, Space Communications Journal, IOS Press, 20, 17-29, 2005.

• Aquino, M., T. Moore, A. Dodson, S. Waugh, J. Souter, and F. S. Rodrigues, Implications of ionospheric scintillation for GNSS users in Northern Europe, Journal of Navigation, 58(2), 241-256, 2005.

2004 • Rodrigues, F. S., M. H. O. Aquino, A. Dodson, T. Moore, and S. Waugh, Statistical Analysis

of GPS Ionospheric Scintillation and Short-Time TEC Variations Over Northern Europe, Journal of the Institute of Navigation, 51(1), 59-75, 2004.

• Rodrigues, F. S., E. R. de Paula, M. A. Abdu, A. C. Jardim, K. N. Iyer, P. M. Kintner, and D. L. Hysell, Equatorial spread F irregularity characteristics over So Luis, Brazil, using VHF radar and GPS scintillation techniques, Radio Science, 39, RS1S31, doi:10.1029/2002RS002826, 2004.

• Rodrigues, F. S., C. G. M. Brum, K. Makita, M. Nishino, E. R. De Paula, M. A. Abdu, K. Nozaki, D. B.Contreira, M. R. Da Silva, and N. J. Schuch, Commercial radio receiver for lower ionosphere monitoring: initial results, Geofisica Internacional, 43, 193-198, 2004.

• de Paula, E. R., K. N. Iyer, D. L. Hysell, F. S. Rodrigues, E. A. Kherani, A. C. Jardim, L. F. C.Rezende, S. G. Dutra and N. B. Trivedi Multi-technique investigations of storm-time ionospheric irregularities over the Sao Luis equatorial station in Brazil, Annales Geophysicae, 22, 3513-3522, 2004.

• Contreira, D. B., F. S. Rodrigues, K. Makita, C. G. M. Brum, W. Gonzalez, N. B. Trivedi, M.R. da Silva and N..J. Schuch, An experiment to study solar effects on radio-communication signals, Advances in Space Research, 36(12), 2455-2459, 2004.


2003 • de Paula, E. R., F. S. Rodrigues, K. N. Iyer, I. J. Kantor, M. A. Abdu, P. M. Kintner, B. M.

Ledvina, and H. Kil, Equatorial Anomaly Effects on GPS Scintillations in Brazil, Advances in Space Research, 31(3), 749-754, 2003.

2002 • Nishino, M., K. Makita, K. Yumoto; F. S. Rodrigues, N. J. Schuch, and M. A. Abdu Unusual

ionospheric absorption characterizing energetic electron precipitation into the South Atlantic Anomaly, Earth, Planets and Space, 54, 907-916, 2002.

ARTICLES IN CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS

2016 • Zewdie, G. K. and F. S. Rodrigues, Results of coherent backscatter radar imaging using

Capon's method and measurements made by the Sao Luis radar interferometer. In 2016 United States National Committee of URSI National Radio Science Meeting, USNC-URSI NRSM 2016 [7436260] Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.. doi: 10.1109/USNC-URSI-NRSM.2016.7436260, 2016.

2015 • Zewdie, G. K., F. S. Rodrigues, and E. R. de Paula, MELISSA: Initial results of equatorial

spread F observations, Proceedings of the 14th International Ionospheric Effects Symposium, Crowne Plaza Hotel, Alexandria, VA, USA, May 12-14, 2015.

2011 • Rodrigues, F. S., de Paula, E. R., and A. O. de Moraes, On coherent backscatter radar

imaging observations of F-region irregularities in Brazil, Proceedings of the Ionospheric Effects Symposium 2011, Alexandria, VA, USA, 2011.

• Rodrigues, F. S., E. R. de Paula and A. de O. Moraes, Coherent backscatter radar imaging of equatorial spread F: Intermediate scale-size structures, Proceedings of the 12th International Congress of the Brazilian Geophysical Society, Rio de Janeiro, August 15-18, Brazil, 2011.

2003 § Lejeune, R., El-Arini, M.B., Doherty, P., Klobuchar, J., De Paula, E., Rodrigues, F. S.,

Canavitsas, A., Performance of SBAS Ionospheric Estimation in the Equatorial Region, Proceedings of the 16th International Technical Meeting of the Satellite Division of The Institute of Navigation (ION GPS/GNSS 2003), Portland, OR, pp.1658-1669, 2003.

2002 § Doherty, P. H., Dehel, T., Klobuchar, J. A., Delay, S. H., Datta-Barua, S., de Paula, E. R.,

Rodrigues, F. S., Ionospheric Effects on Low-Latitude Space Based Augmentation


Systems, Proceedings of the 15th International Technical Meeting of the Satellite Division of The Institute of Navigation (ION GPS 2002), Portland, OR, pp. 1321-1329, 2002.

• Klobuchar, J., P. Doherty, M. Bakry El-Arini, R. Lejeune, T. Dehel, E. R. de Paula and F. S. Rodrigues, Ionospheric issues for a SBAS in the equatorial region, Proceedings of the Ionospheric Effects Symposium 2002, Alexandria, VA, USA, 2002.

INVITED PRESENTATIONS 2019 • Rodrigues, F. S., Ground-based radar studies of the Geospace at low latitudes and Space

Weather, VII Brazilian Symposium of Space Physics and Aeronomy, Santa Maria, RS, Brazil, November 5-9, 2018.

• Rodrigues, F. S., Multi-instrumented observations of June solstice ESF at the Jicamarca Radio Observatory, 2018 CEDAR Workshop, Session Integrative Space Weather at Low Magnetic Latitudes, Santa Fe, NM, June 25-29, 2018.

• Rodrigues, F. S., E. R. de Paula and M. A. Milla, Radar imaging equatorial spread F events, 11th Latin American Conference on Space Geophysics - XI COLAGE, Buenos Aires, Argentina, April 16-20, 2018.

• Rodrigues, F. S., On imaging low-latitude F-region ionospheric structures using a small, low-power coherent backscatter radar interferometer, USNC-URSI National Radio Science Meeting, Boulder, CO, January 4-7, 2018.

2018 • Rodrigues, F. S., Ground-based radar studies of the Geospace at low latitudes and Space

Weather, VII Brazilian Symposium of Space Physics and Aeronomy, Santa Maria, RS, Brazil, November 5-9, 2018.

• Rodrigues, F. S., Multi-instrumented observations of June solstice ESF at the Jicamarca Radio Observatory, 2018 CEDAR Workshop, Session Integrative Space Weather at Low Magnetic Latitudes, Santa Fe, NM, June 25-29, 2018.

• Rodrigues, F. S., E. R. de Paula and M. A. Milla, Radar imaging equatorial spread F events, 11th Latin American Conference on Space Geophysics - XI COLAGE, Buenos Aires, Argentina, April 16-20, 2018.

• Rodrigues, F. S., On imaging low-latitude F-region ionospheric structures using a small, low-power coherent backscatter radar interferometer, USNC-URSI National Radio Science Meeting, Boulder, CO, January 4-7, 2018.

2017 • F. S. Rodrigues, New two-dimensional radar observations of equatorial spread F at the

Jicamarca Radio Observatory, Joint Fall 2017 Meeting of the Texas Section of the APS, Texas Section of the AAPT, and Zone 13 of the Society of Physics Students, The University of Texas at Dallas, Richardson, TX, October 20–21, 2017.

• F. S. Rodrigues, Radio remote sensing of the Earth's ionosphere, Physics Colloquium, Utah State University, Logan, UT, Feb. 14, 2017.

• F. S. Rodrigues, M. A. Milla, C. Martinis, D. A. Hickey, B. G. Fejer, C. Valladares, and J. Arratia, Multi-instrumented observations of June solstice F-region irregularities at Jicamarca,


15th International Workshop on Technical and Scientific Aspects of MST Radar (MST15/iMST2), NIPR, Tokyo, Japan, May 27-31, 2017.

2016 • F. S. Rodrigues, J. M. Smith, B. G. Fejer and M. Milla, Revisiting the relationship between

PRE and ESF with Jicamarca ISR measurements made over the past 2 solar cycles, 2016 CEDAR Workshop, Session Frontier research in equatorial aeronomy, Santa Fe, NM, June 19-24, 2016.

• F. S. Rodrigues, C. Keele, C. G. M. Brum, and N. M. Pedatella, On GPS Radio Occultation Ionospheric Profiles at Mid Latitudes: A Comprehensive Comparison with Arecibo ISR Measurements, 3rd International Conference on GPS Radio Occultation - ICGPSRO, Taipei, Taiwan, March 9-11, 2016.

• F. S. Rodrigues, G. K. Zewdie, and E. R. de Paula, Coherent backscatter interferometric radar images of equatorial spread F structures using Capon's method, 19th International Beacon Satellite Symposium, Trieste, Italy, June 27 - July 1, 2016.

• F. S. Rodrigues, W. Zhan, C. Valladares, M. Milla, K. Kuyeng, R. Yanque, B. G. Fejer, J. Arratia, C. R. Martinis and D. Hickey, AMISR-14 observations of equatorial F-region irregularities, ISEE Workshop on Ionospheric plasma bubble seeding and development, Institute for Space-Earth Environmental Research (ISEE), Nagoya University, Nagoya, Japan, Nov. 29 - Dec.2, 2016.

2014 • F. S. Rodrigues, Radar remote sensing the Earth's ionosphere, Department of Physics and

Astronomy Colloquium, Texas A&M Commerce, Commerce, TX, December 4, 2014. • Rodrigues, F. S., J. M. Smith and E. R. de Paula, F-region vertical drifts and equatorial

spread F: An investigation combining ground-based radar observations and in-situ satellite measurements, MST14/iMST1: 14th International Workshop on Technical and Scientific Aspects of MST Radar, INPE, São José dos Campos, SP, Brazil, May 25-31, 2014.

2013 • F. S. Rodrigues and E. R. de Paula, On equatorial 150-km echoes and daytime vertical

plasma drifts in the Brazilian longitude sector, 12th IAGA Scientific Assembly, Session on characterization of ionospheric and magnetospheric processes from ground and satellite observations, Merida, Mexico, August 26-31, 2013.

• F. S. Rodrigues, E. R. de Paula and R. A. Heelis, On the characteristics of meter-scale F-region irregularities observed by the Sao Luis radar during low solar flux conditions, 12th IAGA Scientific Assembly, Session on Equatorial spread-F and F3-layer studies during geomagnetic quiet and disturbed periods, Merida, Mexico, August 26-31, 2013.

2012 • Rodrigues, F. S., Observations of 150-km echoes and estimates of daytime equatorial

plasma drifts in the Brazilian sector, Remote Sensing and Space Sciences Seminar, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Champaign, IL, March 28, 2012.

• Rodrigues, F. S., M. J. Nicolls and G. S. Bust, Global observations of the ionospheric E-region morphology and variability, Ionosphere-Thermosphere Climate session of the 2012 CEDAR Workshop, Santa Fe, NM, June 22-29, 2012.


2011 • Rodrigues, F. S. et al., Coherent backscatter radar imaging of equatorial spread F:

Intermediate scale-size structures, 12th International Congress of the Brazilian Geophysical Society, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, August 15- 18, 2011.

2010 • Rodrigues, F. S. et al. Radar and satellite remote sensing of ionospheric parameters: E-

region electron densities and F-region electric fields, National Institute for Space Research – INPE, Sao Jose dos Campos, SP, Brazil, April 22, 2010.

2007

• Rodrigues, F. S., Incoherent and coherent scatter radar observations of the equatorial

ionosphere, SRI International, Menlo Park, CA, December 14, 2007. • Rodrigues, F. S. et al., Imaging coherent backscatter radar observations in Brazil, American

Geophysical Union (AGU) Fall Meeting, San Francisco, CA, December 11, 2007. • Rodrigues, F. S., Ground-based radar remote sensing of the upper atmosphere, Jet

Propulsion Laboratory (NASA/JPL), Pasadena, CA, December 5, 2007. 2006 • Rodrigues, F. S. et al., Full-profile analysis of Jicamarca ISR data, Jicamarca Radio

Observatory, Lima, Peru, October 5, 2006. 2002 • Rodrigues, F. S. et al., The conjugate point experiment (CoPEx), Air Force Research

Laboratory (AFRL), Hanscom Air Force Base, MA, May 2002.

CONTRIBUTED PRESENTATIONS

2019 • Rodrigues, F. S., W. Zhan, and M. A. Milla, JULIA studies of post-midnight equatorial spread

F events during the 2008/2009 solar minimum, 2019 National Radio Science Meeting (NRSM), Boulder, CO, January 9-12, 2019.

2018 • Fejer, B. G., and F. S. Rodrigues, The electrodynamics of the equatorial lower ionosphere,

42nd COSPAR Scientific Assembly, Pasadena, CA, August 14-22, 2018. • Shidler, S., F. S. Rodrigues, and B. G. Fejer, Data-aided model estimation of the

morphology of equatorial zonal plasma drift, 2018 CEDAR Workshop, Santa Fe, NM, June 25-29, 2018.

• Zhan, W., F. S. Rodrigues, and M. A. Milla, On the origin of post-midnight equatorial spread F events during the 2008/2009 extreme solar minimum, 2018 CEDAR Workshop, Santa Fe, NM, June 25-29, 2018.


• Rodrigues, F. S., Multi-instrumented studies of typical and atypical equatorial spread F in the American sector, AFOSR Space Science Program Review, Albuquerque, NM, Jan. 24-26, 2018.

• Zhan, W. and F. S. Rodrigues, June solstice equatorial spread F in the American sector: A numerical assessment of linear stability aided by incoherent scatter radar measurements, USNC-URSI National Radio Science Meeting, Boulder, CO, January 4-7, 2018.

• Shidler, S., F. S. Rodrigues, and B. G. Fejer, On the morphology of the equatorial vortex, USNC-URSI National Radio Science Meeting, Boulder, CO, January 4-7, 2018.

2017 • S. A. Shidler and F. S. Rodrigues, On the development of a new model of low-latitude

ionospheric electric fields, Joint Fall 2017 Meeting of the Texas Section of the APS, Texas Section of the AAPT, and Zone 13 of the Society of Physics Students, The University of Texas at Dallas, Richardson, TX, October 20–21, 2017.

• F. S. Rodrigues, Radar studies of the Earth's ionosphere: On recent efforts at UTD's Center for Space Sciences, Physics Dept. Colloquium, UT Dallas, Richardson, TX, October 18, 2017.

• F. S. Rodrigues, W. Zhan, M. A. Milla, C. Martinis, D. Hickey, B. G. Fejer and J. Arratia, F-region irregularity studies using AMISR-14: New setup and June solstice results, 2017 CEDAR workshop, Session Distributed networks of small instruments: low and middle latitude structures and modeling, Keystone Resort, CO, June 18-23, 2017.

• W. Zhan, F. S. Rodrigues, and M. A. Milla, June solstice equatorial spread F: On the role of weakening vertical plasma drifts, 2017 CEDAR workshop, Keystone Resort, CO, June 18-23, 2017.

• F. S. Rodrigues, Atypical low-latitude ionospheric F-region irregularities, 2017 AFOSR Space Sciences Program Review, BRICC, Arlington, VA, March 27-28, 2017.[Invited] F. S. Rodrigues, Radio remote sensing of the Earth's ionosphere, Physics Colloquium, Utah State University, Logan, UT, Feb. 14, 2017.

• W. Zhan, F. S. Rodrigues and E. R. de Paula, On the spectral features of equatorial spread F echoes observed by MELISSA, USNC-URSI National Radio Science Meeting, Boulder, CO, January 4-7, 2017.

• F. S. Rodrigues, M. A. Milla, K. K. Kuyeng, R. Yanque, and J. Arratia, Two-dimensional UHF radar observations of equatorial spread F events in the American sector, USNC-URSI National Radio Science Meeting, Boulder, CO, January 4-7, 2017.

2016 • F. S. Rodrigues, C. Valladares, M. Milla, K. Kuyeng, R. Yanque, B. G. Fejer, C. R. Martinis,

D. Hickey, and J. Arratia, New AMISR-14 observations of equatorial F-region irregularities: June solstice events, American Geophysical Union (AGU) Fall Meeting, San Francisco, CA, Dec. 12-16, 2016.

• B. G. Fejer, P. Condor, F. S. Rodrigues, and A. Maute, Multi-Probe Studies of the Equatorial Nighttime Ionosphere During Sudden Stratospheric Warmings, American Geophysical Union (AGU) Fall Meeting, San Francisco, CA, Dec. 12-16, 2016.

• Y. Ramadan, Y. Dai, H. Minn, and F. S. Rodrigues, Spectrum sharing between WiFi and Radio Astronomy Systems, Coexisting with Radio Frequency Interference (RFI 2016), Macey Center, Socorro, NM, October 17-20, 2016.

• F. S. Rodrigues, M. A. Milla, and D. L. Hysell, Coherent backscatter radar: Observations in the low-latitude American sector, Observation and Analysis Opportunities Collaborating with


the ICON and GOLD Missions, National Center for Atmospheric Research - NCAR, Boulder, CO, September 27-28, 2016.

• W. Zhan, F. S. Rodrigues, and E. R. de Paula, On the spectral features of atypical F-region echoes, 2016 CEDAR Workshop, Santa Fe, NM, June 19-24, 2016.

• F. S. Rodrigues, W. Zhan, E. R. de Paula, A. Cunha, R. Y. Arias, M. Inonan, and M. Milla, Equatorial spread F radar observations with MELISSA: A status report, 2016 CEDAR Workshop, Session Distributed networks of small instruments: Recent scientific results at low and mid latitudes, Santa Fe, NM, June 19-24, 2016.

• G. K. Zewdie and F. S. Rodrigues, Results of coherent backscatter radar imaging using Capon's method and measurements made by the Sao Luis radar interferometer, USNC-URSI National Radio Science Meeting, Boulder, CO, January 6-9, 2016.

2015 • F. S. Rodrigues, G. K. Zewdie, and E. R. de Paula, High-resolution interferometric radar

images of equatorial spread F scattering structures using Capon's method, 2015 American Geophysical Union (AGU) Fall Meeting, San Francisco, CA, December 14-18, 2015.

• E. R. de Paula, A. Moraes, E. Costa, F. S. Rodrigues, M. A. Abdu, K. Oliveira, Analyses of Phase Scintillation Observations Made by a Static Triple Frequency GPS-based Monitor Located Near the Equatorial Ionization Anomaly Peak, 2015 American Geophysical Union (AGU) Fall Meeting, San Francisco, CA, December 14-18, 2015.

• C. Keele, C. G. M. Brum, F. S. Rodrigues, N. Aponte and M. Sulzer, A Comprehensive Assessment of Radio Occultation Ionospheric Measurements at Mid-Latitudes, 2015 American Geophysical Union (AGU) Fall Meeting, San Francisco, CA, December 14-18, 2015.

• F. S. Rodrigues, G. K. Zewdie, J. M. Smith, C. Candido, and E. R. de Paula, Radar and satellite studies of equatorial spread F in the Brazilian sector, 14th International Symposium of Equatorial Aeronomy - ISEA, Bahir Dar, Ethiopia, October 19-23, 2015.

• G. K. Zewdie, F. S. Rodrigues, and M. A. Milla, Spectral observations of equatorial spread F irregularities using the MELISSA radar in the Brazilian sector, 2015 CEDAR workshop, Seattle, WA, June 21-25, 2015.

• J. M. Smith, F. S. Rodrigues, and M. A. Milla, On the occurrence of equatorial F-region irregularities and the magnitude of pre-reversal enhancement of the evening plasma drifts, 2015 CEDAR workshop, Seattle, WA, June 21-25, 2015.

• F. S. Rodrigues, M. J. Nicolls, M. A. Milla, J. M. Smith, R. H. Varney, A. Strømme, C. Martinis, J. F. Arratia, AMISR goes equatorial: Observations of spread F using 14 panels, 2015 CEDAR workshop, Seattle, WA, June 21-25, 2015.

• F. S. Rodrigues, M. J. Nicolls, M. A. Milla, J. M. Smith, R. H. Varney, A. Strømme, C. Martinis, J. F. Arratia, AMISR-14 observations of equatorial spread F, 2015 CEDAR workshop, Session: Distributed observatories of small instruments: Science and assimilation, Seattle, WA, June 21-25, 2015.

• D. Hickey, C. Martinis, C. Sullivan, M. Milla, M. Nicolls, R. Varney, A. Strømme, and F. S. Rodrigues, Observations of large and small scale ESF irregularities over Jicamarca from an all sky imager and AMISR-14, 2015 CEDAR workshop, Seattle, WA, June 21-25, 2015.

• G. K. Zewdie, F. S. Rodrigues, and E. R. de Paula, MELISSA observations of F-region irregularities, 14th International Ionospheric Effects Symposium, Alexandria, VA, May 12-14, 2015.

• F. S. Rodrigues, J. S. Smith, M. J. Nicolls, R. H. Varney, M. A. Milla, C. Martinis, and J. Arratia, AMISR-14 at Jicamarca: New observations of equatorial spread F, Farley Workshop, Cornell University, Ithaca - NY, March 30 - April 1, 2015.


• F. S. Rodrigues, G. Z. Zewdie, M. A. Milla and E. R. de Paula, Advancing our understanding of atypical equatorial F-region irregularities, AFOSR Space Science Program Review, Albuquerque, NM, January 14-16, 2015.

2014 • J. M. Smith, F. S. Rodrigues, R. A. Stoneback and M. Milla, Analysis of daytime ionospheric

equatorial vertical drifts during the extreme solar minimum of 2008/2009, AGU Fall Meeting, San Francisco, CA, December 15-19, 2014.

• F. S. Rodrigues, G. K. Zewdie, R. A. Stoneback and E. R. de Paula, Radar investigations of June solstice F-region irregularities, AGU Fall Meeting, San Francisco, CA, December 15-19, 2014.

• J. M. Smith, F. S. Rodrigues and M. Milla, On the magnitude of equatorial pre-reversal enhancement of the ionospheric zonal electric field and equatorial topside irregularities, 2014 CEDAR Workshop, Seattle, WA, June 22-26, 2014.

• G. K. Zewdie and F. S. Rodrigues, Applying the Fourier, Capon and Maximum Entropy Imaging Techniques to Sao Luis Coherent Radar Interferometer Measurements, 2014 CEDAR Workshop, Seattle, WA, June 22-26, 2014.

• F. S. Rodrigues, G. K. Zewdie, M. Milla, M. Inonan, R. Yaya, A. Belleza, E. R. de Paula, A. C. Neto, and L. S. F. Gomes, MELISSA: A new coherent backscatter radar interferometer for the Brazilian sector, 2014 CEDAR Workshop, Seattle, WA, June 22-26, 2014.

• F. S. Rodrigues, J. M. Smith and E. R. de Paula, Evening vertical drifts and ESF: Combining space- and ground-based observations, Session "Observations, Modeling, and Forecast of Equatorial Spread F Irregularities and Scintillation" of the 2014 CEDAR Workshop, Seattle, WA, June 22-26, 2014.

• F. S. Rodrigues, E. B. Shume, E. R. de Paula and M. Milla, Absolute daytime vertical drifts across the South American sector, Session "Distributed instrumentation for ionospheric measurements over South America" of the 2014 CEDAR Workshop, Seattle, WA, June 22-26, 2014.

2013 • J. M. Smith, F. S. Rodrigues, W. R. Coley, D. L. Hyselll and M. Milla, Jicamarca

observations of the equatorial topside response to changes in solar flux conditions, CEDAR Workshop, Boulder, CO, June 22-28, 2013.

• M. A. Henderson and F. S. Rodrigues, Monitoring mid-latitude scintillation and TEC at UT Dallas, CEDAR Workshop, Boulder, CO, June 22-28, 2013

• F. S. Rodrigues and E. R. de Paula, Interferometric radar observations of F-region irregularities with the Sao Luis radar, 2013 AGU Meeting of the Americas, Cancun, Mexico, May 14-17, 2013.

• F. S. Rodrigues and E. R. de Paula, Observations of F-region Irregularities with the Sao Luis Radar: Recent Results, Status, and Plans, C/NOFS Results and Equatorial Dynamics: A Technical Interchange Meeting, Albuquerque, NM, March 12-14, 2013.

2012 • Rodrigues, F. S. and E. R. de Paula, Equatorial 150-km echoes and daytime vertical plasma

drifts in the Brazilian sector, 2012 American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, San Francisco, CA, Dec. 3-7, 2012.


• Rodrigues, F. S. and E. R. de Paula, Interferometric coherent backscatter radar observations of F-region irregularities in the Brazilian sector, 2012 Coupling, Energetics and Dynamics of Atmospheric Regions - CEDAR, Santa Fe, NM, June 24-29, 2012.

• Nicolls, M. J., F. S. Rodrigues, and G. Bust, Global observations of the ionospheric E region morphology and variability, 2012 Coupling, Energetics and Dynamics of Atmospheric Regions - CEDAR, Santa Fe, NM, June 24-29, 2012.Shume, E. B., F. S. Rodrigues, E. R. de Paula, and I. S. Batista, Daytime F-region echoes observed by the Sao Luis radar, 2012 Coupling, Energetics and Dynamics of Atmospheric Regions - CEDAR, Santa Fe, NM, June 24-29, 2012.

2011 • Rodrigues, F. S., E. R. de Paula and A. O. Moraes, Interferometric radar imaging:

Intermediate scale-size ESF structures, Presented at the 12th International Congress of the Brazilian Geophysical Society, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 15 – 18 August, 2011.

• Rodrigues, F. S., G. Crowley, I. S. M. Azeem, and R. A. Heelis, C/NOFS observations of the effects of SSW events on equatorial vertical plasma drifts, Poster presented at the CEDAR-GEM Joint Workshop, Santa Fe, NM, June 26 – July 1, 2011.

• Rodrigues, E. R. de Paula and A. O. Moraes, Coherent backscatter radar imaging study of equatorial spread F over Brazil, Poster presented at the CEDAR-GEM Joint Workshop, Santa Fe, NM, June 26 – July 1, 2011.

• Rodrigues, F. S., G. Crowley, I. S. M. Azeem, and R. A. Heelis, Equatorial plasma drifts during the 2009 major SSW event: Detection by C/NOFS and validation with ground-based radar measurements, Presented at the CEDAR-GEM Joint Workshop, Session: Coupling between the lower and upper atmosphere during extreme meteorological events, Santa Fe, NM, June 26 – July 1, 2011.

• Rodrigues, F. S., Effects of the 2009 major SSW event on equatorial vertical plasma drifts: Detection by C/NOFS and validation with ground-based radar measurements, Presented at the AFOSR Space Science Program Review, Albuquerque, NM, June 23-24, 2011.

• Rodrigues, F. S., E. R. de Paula and A. O. Moraes, On coherent backscatter radar imaging observations of F-region irregularities in Brazil, Presented at the 13th Ionospheric Effects Symposium, Alexandria, VA, May 17-19, 2011.

2010 • Rodrigues, F. S., E. R. de Paula, and D. L. Hysell, Coherent backscatter radar imaging in

Brazil: Bottomside radar plumes, Poster presented at the AGU Fall Meeting, San Francisco, December 13-17, 2010.

• Rodrigues, F. S., de Paula, E. R., Hysell, D. L. and J. L. Chau, Radar measurements of daytime vertical drifts in the Brazilian longitudinal sector, Poster presented at the CEDAR Workshop 2010, Boulder, CO, 20-5 June, 2010.

• Rodrigues, F. S., de Paula, E. R., Hysell, D. L. and J. L. Chau, Simultaneous radar measurements of daytime vertical F-region plasma drifts in Brazil and Peru, Presented at the C/NOFS Science Workshop, Breckenridge, CO, May 18-20, 2010.

2009 • Rodrigues, F. S., M. J. Nicolls and G. S. Bust, Global Observation of E-region Density

Profiles and Conductances, Poster presented at the AGU Fall Meeting, San Francisco, CA, 14-18 December, 2009.


• Rodrigues, F. S., G. S. Bust, M. J. Nicolls, and J. L. Chau, An alternative approach for estimating E-region density profiles from GPS radio occultation measurements, Poster presented at the CEDAR Workshop 2009, Eldorado Hotel, Santa Fe, NM, 28 June - 2 July, 2009.

• Rodrigues, F. S., Nicolls, M. J., Bust, G. B., Kelley, M. C., Crowley, G., Hysell, D. L., and J. L. Chau, Estimating E-region Density Profiles using COSMIC occultation and IDA4D, Presented at the National Radio Science Meeting, Boulder, CO, Jan. 5-9, 2009.

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