Amit, H.; Christensen, U. R.: Accounting for magnetic diffusion in core flow inversions from geomagnetic secular variation. Geophysical Journal International 175, pp. 913 - 924 (2008)
Christensen, U. R.; Wicht, J.: Models of magnetic field generation in partly stable planetary cores: Applications to Mercury and Saturn. Icarus 196, pp. 16 - 34 (2008)
Koch, C.; Christensen, U. R.; Kallenbach, R.: Simultaneous Determination of global Topography, tidal Love number and libration amplitude of Mercury by Laser altimetry. Planetary and Space Science 56, pp. 1226 - 1237 (2008)
Buffett, B. A.; Christensen, U. R.: Magnetic and viscous coupling at the core-mantle boundary: inferences from observations of the Earth's nutations. Geophysical Journal International 171 (1), pp. 145 - 152 (2007)
Russell, C. T.; Barucci, M. A.; Binzel, R. P.; Capria, M. T.; Christensen, U.; Coradini, A.; De Sanctis, M. C.; Feldman, W. C.; Jaumann, R.; Keller, H. U.et al.; Konopliv, A. S.; McCord, T. B.; McFadden, L. A.; McKeegan, K. D.; McSween, H. Y.; Mottola, S.; Nathues, A.; Neukum, G.; Pieters, C. M.; Prettyman, T. H.; Raymond, C. A.; Sierks, H.; Smith, D. E.; Spohn, T.; Sykes, M. V.; Vilas, F.; Zuber, M. T.: Exploring the asteroid belt with ion propulsion: Dawn mission history, status and plans. Advances in Space Research 40 (2), pp. 193 - 201 (2007)
Schrinner, M.; Rädler, K.-H.; Schmitt, D.; Rheinhardt, M.; Christensen, U. R.: Mean-field concept and direct numerical simulations of rotating magnetoconvection and the geodynamo. Geophys. Astrophys. Fluid Dynamics 101, pp. 81 - 116 (2007)
Wicht, J.; Mandea, M.; Takahashi, F.; Christensen, U. R.; Matsushima, M.; Langlais, B.: The origin of Mercury's internal magnetic field. Space Science Reviews 132 (2-4), pp. 261 - 290 (2007)
Christensen, U. R.; Aubert, J.: Scaling properties of convection-driven dynamos in rotating spherical shells and application to planetary magnetic fields. Geophysical Journal International 166, pp. 97 - 114 (2006)
Manglik, A.; Christensen, U. R.: Effect of lithospheric root on decompression melting in plume-lithosphere interaction models. Geophysical Journal International 164, pp. 259 - 270 (2006)
Olson, P.; Christensen, U. R.: Dipole moment scaling for convection-driven planetary dynamos. Earth and Planetary Science Letters 250 (3-4), pp. 561 - 571 (2006)
Russell, C. T.; Capaccioni, F.; Coradini, A.; Christensen, U.; de Sanctis, M. C.; Feldman, W. C.; Jaumann, R.; Keller, H. U.; Konopliv, A.; McCord, T. B.et al.; McFadden, L. A.; McSween, H. Y.; Mottola, S.; Neukum, G.; Pieters, C. M.; Prettyman, T. H.; Raymond, C. A.; Smith, D. E.; Sykes, M. V.; Williams, B.; Zuber, M. T.: Dawn discovery mission to Vesta and Ceres: Present status. Advances in Space Research 38, pp. 2043 - 2048 (2006)
Wüllner, U.; Christensen, U. R.; Jordan, M.: Joint geodynamical and seismic modelling of the Eifel plume. Geophysical Journal International 165, pp. 357 - 372 (2006)
Schrinner, M.; Rädler, K.-H.; Schmitt, D.; Rheinhardt, M.; Christensen, U.: Mean-field view on rotating magnetoconvection and a geodynamo model. Astron. Nachrichten 326, pp. 245 - 249 (2005)
Christensen, U. R.; Tilgner, A.: Power requirement of the geodynamo from ohmic losses in numerical and laboratory dynamos. Nature 429, pp. 169 - 171 (2004)
Kutzner, C.; Christensen, U. R.: Simulated geomagnetic reversals and preferred virtual geomagnetic pole paths. Geophysical Journal International 157, pp. 1105 - 1118 (2004)
How does our star heat its outer atmosphere, the solar corona, to unimaginable temperatures of up to 10 million degrees Celsius? With unprecedented observational data from ESA's Solar Orbiter spacecraft and powerful computer simulations, ERC starting grant awardee Pradeep Chitta intends to bring new momentum to the search for the coronal heating mechanism.
The research group “Solar Lower Atmosphere and Magnetism” (SLAM) studies the conditions and dynamic processes in the atmospheric layer between the solar surface (photosphere) and the overlying chromosphere, an approximately 2000 km thick gas layer.
The main research fields of the department "Sun and Heliosphere" are covered by the research groups "Solar and Stellar Coronae", "Solar Lower Atmosphere and Magnetism", "Solar and Stellar Magnetohydrodynamics" and "Solar Variability and Climate".