Andrew MacKinnon

Associate Professor Andrew MacKinnon

Associate Professor/Reader

School of Physics, Chemistry and Earth Sciences

College of Science

Eligible to supervise Masters and PhD - email supervisor to discuss availability.

Date Position Institution name
2022 - ongoing Assoc. Head of Learning & Teaching, University of Adelaide
2019 - 2023 Head of Physics Department University of Adelaide
2018 - ongoing Assoc. Professor University of Adelaide
2015 - 2017 Senior Lecturer University of Adelaide
2009 - 2015 Lecturer University of Adelaide

Date Institution name Country Title
University of Adelaide Australia PhD

Year Citation
2024 Jonker, J. R., Cervera, M. A., Harris, T. J., Holdsworth, D. A., MacKinnon, A. D., Neudegg, D., & Reid, I. M. (2024). Doppler variations in radar observations of resident space objects: Likely Ionospheric Pc1 plasma waves. Advances in Space Research, 74(5), 2430-2451.
DOI Scopus2 WoS1
2024 Hume, R., Weir, T., Priest, J., Krivickas, S., Riggs, K., MacKinnon, A., . . . Able, A. J. (2024). Are we Developing Career-Readiness Skills in Australian Science Graduates?. International Journal of Innovation in Science and Mathematics Education, 32(5), 2-24.
DOI Scopus3
2022 Edwards, D. J., Cervera, M. A., & MacKinnon, A. D. (2022). High Frequency Land Backscatter Coefficients over Northern Australia and the Effects of Various Surface Properties. IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation, 70(7), 5819-5830.
DOI Scopus6 WoS4
2022 Edwards, D., Cervera, M., & MacKinnon, A. (2022). A Comparison of the Barrick and Backscatter Ionogram Methods of Calculating Sea Surface Backscatter Coefficients. Remote Sensing, 14(9), 21 pages.
DOI Scopus3 WoS3
2021 Pederick, L., Harris, T., MacKinnon, A., & Reid, I. (2021). Response of a Polarimetric Antenna to Ionospherically Propagated Signals. IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation, 69(11), 1.
DOI Scopus5 WoS3
2020 Klekociuk, A. R., Ottaway, D. J., MacKinnon, A. D., Reid, I. M., Twigger, L. V., & Alexander, S. P. (2020). Australian Lidar measurements of aerosol layers associated with the 2015 Calbuco eruption. Atmosphere, 11(2), 1-31.
DOI Scopus9 WoS9
2019 Spargo, A. J., Reid, I. M., & MacKinnon, A. D. (2019). Multistatic meteor radar observations of gravity-wave-tidal interaction over southern Australia. ATMOSPHERIC MEASUREMENT TECHNIQUES, 12(9), 4791-4812.
DOI Scopus24 WoS24
2018 Bossert, K., Fritts, D., Heale, C., Eckermann, S., Plane, J., Snively, J., . . . MacKinnon, A. (2018). Momentum Flux Spectra of a Mountain Wave Event Over New Zealand. Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres, 123(18), 9980-9991.
DOI Scopus14 WoS13
2018 Heitmann, A. J., Cervera, M. A., Gardiner-Garden, R. S., Holdsworth, D. A., MacKinnon, A. D., Reid, I. M., & Ward, B. D. (2018). Observations and modeling of traveling ionospheric disturbance signatures from an Australian network of oblique angle-of-arrival sounders. Radio Science, 53(9), 1089-1107.
DOI Scopus17 WoS12
2017 Yu, Y., Wan, W., Reid, I., Chen, J., Vincent, R., Ning, B., . . . Zhang, Y. (2017). Global tidal mapping from observations of a radar campaign. Advances in Space Research, 60(1), 130-143.
DOI Scopus4 WoS4
2017 Spargo, A., Reid, I., MacKinnon, A., & Holdsworth, D. (2017). Mesospheric gravity wave momentum flux estimation using hybrid Doppler interferometry. Annales Geophysicae, 35(3), 733-750.
DOI Scopus3 WoS3
2015 Walterscheid, R., Hecht, J., Gelinas, L., MacKinnon, A., Vincent, R., Reid, I., . . . Pautet, P. (2015). Simultaneous observations of the phase-locked 2 day wave at Adelaide, Cerro Pachon, and Darwin. Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres, 120(5), 1808-1825.
DOI Scopus6 WoS6
2015 Bossert, K., Fritts, D., Pautet, P., Williams, B., Taylor, M., Kaifler, B., . . . MacKinnon, A. (2015). Momentum flux estimates accompanying multiscale gravity waves over Mount Cook, New Zealand, on 13 July 2014 during the DEEPWAVE campaign. Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres, 120(18), 9323-9337.
DOI Scopus51 WoS47
2013 Vincent, R., Alexander, M., Dolman, B., MacKinnon, A., May, P., Kovalam, S., & Reid, I. (2013). Gravity wave generation by convection and momentum deposition in the mesosphere-lower thermosphere. Journal of Geophysical Research; Atmospheres, 118(12), 6233-6245.
DOI Scopus20 WoS19
2009 Hecht, J., Alexander, M., Walterscheid, R., Gelinas, L., Vincent, R., MacKinnon, A., . . . Russell III, J. (2009). Imaging of atmospheric gravity waves in the stratosphere and upper mesosphere using satellite and ground-based observations over Australia during the TWPICE campaign. Journal of Geophysical Research, 114(18), 1-20.
DOI Scopus31 WoS28
2004 Tsuda, T., Ratnam, M., May, P., Alexander, M., Vincent, R., & MacKinnon, A. (2004). Characteristics of gravity waves with short vertical wavelengths observed with radiosonde and GPS occultation during DAWEX (Darwin Area Wave Experiment). Journal of Geophysical Research, 109(20), D20S03-1-D20S03-13.
DOI Scopus56 WoS52
2004 Vincent, R., MacKinnon, A., Reid, I., & Alexander, M. (2004). VHF profiler observations of winds and waves in the troposphere during the Darwin Area Wave Experiment (DAWEX). Journal of Geophysical Research, 109(20), D20S02-1-D20S02-11.
DOI Scopus19 WoS18
2004 Lucas, C., MacKinnon, A., Vincent, R., & May, P. (2004). Raindrop size distribution retrievals from a VHF boundary layer profiler. Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology, 21(1), 45-60.
DOI Scopus26 WoS22
1998 Vincent, R., Dullaway, S., MacKinnon, A., Reid, I., Zink, F., May, P., & Johnson, B. (1998). A VHF boundary layer radar: First results. Radio Science, 33(4), 845-860.
DOI Scopus26 WoS26

Year Citation
2025 Camilleri, T. A., Cervera, M. A., MacKinnon, A. D., & Ward, B. (2025). Climatology + Perturbation Approach for Modelling Equatorial Vertical ExB Drift Velocity Using Ground-Based Magnetometers. In 2025 Ursi Asia Pacific Radio Science Meeting AP Rasc 2025. URSI – International Union of Radio Science.
DOI
2023 Jonker, J., Cervera, M., Holdsworth, D., Neudegg, D., Harris, T., MacKinnon, A., & Reid, I. (2023). Impact of Ionospheric Doppler Perturbations on Space Domain Awareness Observations. In Proceedings of the IEEE Radar Conference (pp. 1-6). Online: IEEE.
DOI Scopus2
2023 Pederick, L., Harris, T., MacKinnon, A., & Reid, I. (2023). Vector-sensing antenna for measuring the direction of arrival of ionospherically propagated HF radio signals. In Proceedings of the IEEE Radar Conference (pp. 1-6). Online: IEEE.
DOI
2017 Heitman, A. J., Cervera, M. A., Gardiner-Garden, R. S., Holdsworth, D. A., MacKinnon, A. D., Reid, I. M., & Ward, B. D. (2017). Observations and modeling of traveling ionospheric disturbance signatures from an Australian network of oblique angle-of-arrival sounders. In Proceedings of the 32nd General Assembly and Scientific Symposium of the International Union of Radio Science (URSI GASS 2017) Vol. 2017-January (pp. 1-4). Montreal, Canada: IEEE.
DOI Scopus2 WoS1
2009 Ottaway, D., Heintze, M., MacKinnon, A., Veitch, P., & Munch, J. (2009). Coherent laser radar for air pollution transport studies. In Proceedings of the ACOLS ACOFT 09 Conference (pp. 316-317). CDROM: Australian Optical Society.

Date Role Research Topic Program Degree Type Student Load Student Name
2025 Co-Supervisor Geophysical origins of day-to-day ionospheric variability within the Australian region Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Part Time Miss Danielle Jade Edwards
2018 Principal Supervisor Determining the Angle of Arrival of Ionospherically-Propagated HF Radio Signals using Compact Polarimetric Antennas Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Part Time Mr Lenard Hume Pederick

Date Role Research Topic Program Degree Type Student Load Student Name
2022 - 2024 Co-Supervisor Impacts of Geomagnetic Disturbances on the Low- and Mid-Latitude Ionosphere over Australia Master of Philosophy Master Full Time Mr Tristan Anthony Camilleri
2019 - 2021 Principal Supervisor High Frequency Surface Backscatter Coefficients Master of Philosophy Master Full Time Miss Danielle Jade Edwards
2017 - 2019 Principal Supervisor A New Empirical Climatological Model of ionospheric foF2 and hmF2 and Review of the International Reference Ionosphere Master of Philosophy Master Full Time Mr Daniel James Field
2016 - 2021 Co-Supervisor Studies of the MLT/I using Multistatic Meteor Radar Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Andrew John Spargo
2015 - 2020 Co-Supervisor Characterising Spatial and Temporal Ionospheric Variability with a Network of Oblique Angle-of-arrival and Doppler Ionosondes Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Part Time Mr Andrew James Heitmann
2015 - 2024 Co-Supervisor Tests of Tropospheric Models Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Simon Curtis
2014 - 2016 Co-Supervisor Radar Measurements of Gravity Wave Characteristics in the MLT Master of Philosophy Master Full Time Andrew John Spargo

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