Norah Kaggwa Kwagala
Position
Researcher, Space physics and Space weather
Affiliation
- norah.kwagala@uib.no
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Allégaten 55
5007 Bergen - Postal address
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P.O. Box 7803NO-5020 BergenNorway
Norah Kaggwa Kwagala
Position
Researcher, Space physics and Space weather
Affiliation
Research groups
Short info
Space physics researcher with current work including physics-based modeling both for research and for forecasting Space weather conditions, including magnetosphere-ionosphere dynamics. Leading UiB's space weather research contribution to the European Space Agency's (ESA) Space Weather Network.
Research
My work includes physics-based modeling both for research and for forecasting Space weather conditions, including magnetospheric dynamics, ionospheric dynamics and perturbations in the Earth’s magnetic field. The work includes the development and application of large-scale simulations to study magnetospheric dynamics with extensive high-performance computing. My current specific interest is multiscale coupling within the global geospace while acknowledging the role of the atmosphere.
Publications
Academic article
- Norgren, Astrid Elisabet Cecilia; Hesse, Michael; Phan, T. et al. (2025). Phase-space contributions to pressure and stress tensors in the electron diffusion region of magnetic reconnection. (external link)
- Opgenoorth, Hermann J.; Robinson, Robert; Ngwira, Chigomezyo et al. (2024). Earth’s geomagnetic environment—progress and gaps in understanding, prediction, and impacts. (external link)
- Jimenez, Judit Perez-Coll; Tenfjord, Paul Arne Riksheim; Hesse, Michael et al. (2022). The Role of Resistivity on the Efficiency of Magnetic Reconnection in MHD. (external link)
- Kuniyoshi, Hidetaka; Hesse, Michael; Norgren, Astrid Elisabet Cecilia et al. (2021). Magnetic Reconnection in a Sheared Magnetic Flux Tube: Slippage Versus Tearing. (external link)
- Spinnangr, Susanne Flø; Hesse, Michael; Tenfjord, Paul Arne Riksheim et al. (2021). The Micro-Macro Coupling of Mass-Loading in Symmetric Magnetic Reconnection With Cold Ions. (external link)
- Marshalko, Elena; Kruglyakov, Mikhail; Kuvshinov, Alexey et al. (2021). Comparing Three Approaches to the Inducing Source Setting for the Ground Electromagnetic Field Modeling due to Space Weather Events. (external link)
- Spinnangr, Susanne Flø; Hesse, Michael; Tenfjord, Paul Arne Riksheim et al. (2021). Electron Behavior Around the Onset of Magnetic Reconnection. (external link)
- Spinnangr, Susanne Flø; Tenfjord, Paul Arne Riksheim; Hesse, Michael et al. (2021). Asymmetrically Varying Guide Field During Magnetic Reconnection: Particle-In-Cell Simulations. (external link)
- Kolstø, Håkon Midthun; Norgren, Cecilia; Hesse, Michael et al. (2021). Magnetospheric Multiscale Observations of an Expanding Oxygen Wave in Magnetic Reconnection. (external link)
- Norgren, Astrid Elisabet Cecilia; Tenfjord, Paul Arne Riksheim; Hesse, Michael et al. (2021). On the Presence and Thermalization of Cold Ions in the Exhaust of Antiparallel Symmetric Reconnection. (external link)
- Kwagala, Norah Kaggwa; Hesse, Michael; Moretto, Therese et al. (2020). Validating the Space Weather Modeling Framework (SWMF) for applications in northern Europe: Ground magnetic perturbation validation. (external link)
- Kolstø, Håkon Midthun; Hesse, Michael; Norgren, Astrid Elisabet Cecilia et al. (2020). Collisionless Magnetic Reconnection in an Asymmetric Oxygen Density Configuration. (external link)
- Kolstø, Håkon Midthun; Hesse, Michael; Norgren, Astrid Elisabet Cecilia et al. (2020). On the Impact of a Streaming Oxygen Population on Collisionless Magnetic Reconnection. (external link)
- Tenfjord, Paul; Hesse, Michael; Norgren, Astrid Elisabet Cecilia et al. (2020). Interaction of Cold Streaming Protons with the Reconnection Process. (external link)
- Hesse, Michael; Norgren, Astrid Elisabet Cecilia; Tenfjord, Paul et al. (2020). A new Look at the Electron Diffusion Region in Asymmetric Magnetic Reconnection. (external link)
- Kwagala, Norah Kaggwa; Oksavik, Kjellmar; Lorentzen, Dag Arne et al. (2018). Seasonal and solar cycle variations of thermally excited 630.0 nm emissions in the polar ionosphere. (external link)
- Kwagala, Norah Kaggwa; Oksavik, Kjellmar; Lorentzen, Dag Arne et al. (2017). How often do thermally excited 630.0 nm emissions occur in the Polar Ionosphere?. (external link)
- Kwagala, Norah Kaggwa; Oksavik, Kjellmar; Lorentzen, Dag Arne et al. (2016). On the contribution of thermal excitation to the total 630.0 nm emissions in the northern cusp ionosphere. (external link)
Academic lecture
- Norgren, Astrid Elisabet Cecilia; Hesse, Michael; Tenfjord, Paul Arne Riksheim et al. (2024). Dynamics of cold ions during magnetic reconnection. (external link)
- LaMoury, Adrian; Heyns, Mike; Eastwood, Jonathan et al. (2024). Operational Space Weather Modeling in the Bergen-Imperial Global Geospace (BIGG) Project. (external link)
- Norgren, Astrid Elisabet Cecilia; Hesse, Michael; Phan, Tai et al. (2023). Intermittent (or unsteady) magnetic reconnection in the magnetotail. (external link)
- Jimenez, Judit Perez-Coll; Tenfjord, Paul Arne Riksheim; Hesse, Michael et al. (2021). The role of resistivity on the efficiency of magnetic reconnection in MHD. (external link)
- Kolstø, Håkon Midthun; Norgren, Astrid Elisabet Cecilia; Hesse, Michael et al. (2021). MMS Observations of an Expanding Oxygen Density Wave in Magnetic Reconnection. (external link)
- Spinnangr, Susanne Flø; Tenfjord, Paul Arne Riksheim; Norgren, Astrid Elisabet Cecilia et al. (2021). Magnetic Reconnection During Varying Inflow Conditions. (external link)
- Norgren, Astrid Elisabet Cecilia; Hesse, Michael; Tenfjord, Paul Arne Riksheim et al. (2021). Acceleration and thermalization of cold ions within the reconnection exhaust. (external link)
- Tenfjord, Paul; Hesse, Michael; Spinnangr, Susanne Flø et al. (2020). Electron and ion dynamics during closure of Hall current systems. (external link)
- Tenfjord, Paul; Hesse, Michael; Spinnangr, Susanne Flø et al. (2020). What can limit the effectiveness of magnetic reconnection?. (external link)
- Tenfjord, Paul; Hesse, Michael; Spinnangr, Susanne Flø et al. (2020). Cold proton-reconnection interaction. (external link)
- Spinnangr, Susanne Flø; Hesse, Michael; Tenfjord, Paul et al. (2020). How does a cold proton population influence the reconnection process on different scales?. (external link)
- Spinnangr, Susanne Flø; Hesse, Michael; Tenfjord, Paul et al. (2020). On the Micro-Macro Coupling of Mass-Loading in Magnetic Reconnection with Cold Ions. (external link)
- Spinnangr, Susanne Flø; Hesse, Michael; Tenfjord, Paul et al. (2020). On the Micro-Macro Coupling of Mass-Loading in Magnetic Reconnection with Cold Ions. (external link)
- Kwagala, Norah Kaggwa; Oksavik, Kjellmar; Lorentzen, Dag Arne et al. (2019). Thermally excited 630.0 nm emissions in the polar ionosphere. (external link)
- Kwagala, Norah Kaggwa; Hesse, Michael; Tenfjord, Paul et al. (2019). Validating the Space Weather Modeling Framework (SWMF) for applications in northern Europe: Ground magnetic perturbation validation. (external link)
Poster
- Kwagala, Norah Kaggwa; Wintoft, Peter; Wik, Magnus et al. (2023). How do physics-based modelled geomagnetic conditions compare with corresponding and existing space weather products within the ESA Space Weather service network?. (external link)
- Kwagala, Norah Kaggwa; Eastwood, Jonathan; Heyns, Mike et al. (2023). 3D MHD Modelling of the Earth’s magnetosphere: Ongoing Bergen-Imperial Global Geospace (BIGG) Project. (external link)
- Kwagala, Norah Kaggwa; Hesse, Michael; Jørgensen, Therese Moretto et al. (2020). Effect of selecting different simulation configurations on the prediction performance of the Space Weather Modeling Framework regarding ground magnetic perturbations. (external link)
- Kwagala, Norah Kaggwa; Moretto, Therese; Hesse, Michael et al. (2020). Quantitative Investigation of the Effect on Ground Magnetic Perturbations of IMF Bx. (external link)
- Kwagala, Norah Kaggwa; Hesse, Michael; Tenfjord, Paul et al. (2019). Validating the Space Weather Modeling Framework (SWMF) for applications in northern Europe: Ground magnetic perturbation validation. (external link)
- Kwagala, Norah Kaggwa; Oksavik, Kjellmar; Lorentzen, Dag Arne et al. (2017). Thermally Excited 630.0 nm Emissions in the Polar Ionosphere. (external link)
- Kwagala, Norah Kaggwa; Oksavik, Kjellmar; Lorentzen, Dag Arne et al. (2016). Occurrence and Characteristics of Thermally Excited 630.0 nm Emissions in the Polar Ionosphere. (external link)