Journal Paper

1. "Characterizing Ionospheric Variability Over Iran Using 3D Ray‐Tracing and Amateur Radio Observations"
   Saba Hafizi, Alireza Mahmoudian
   JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH-SPACE PHYSICS, Vol. 131, No 7, 2026
2. "Ionospheric Characterization Over Iran Using Multi‐Frequency IMB HF Transmitters and Global WSPRNET Reception During the 12 November 2025 Geomagnetic Storm"
   Alireza Mahmoudian, Saba Hafizi, Mohammad Azimi
   SPACE WEATHER, Vol. 24, No 6, 2026
3. "Storm‐Time Ionospheric Response Over Iran to the 10 May 2024 Extreme Geomagnetic Event: Impacts of EIA Intensification and Auroral‐Driven LSTIDs"
   Alireza Mahmoudian, Bahareh Mojarrad Adi, Anthea Coster
   JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH-SPACE PHYSICS, Vol. 131, No 5, 2026
4. "Investigating MLT response to active geomagnetic conditions using WACCM-X simulations, Wuhan meteor radar and SABER observations"
   Alireza Mahmoudian, Mahsa Baghbani, Joe McInerney
   JOURNAL OF ATMOSPHERIC AND SOLAR-TERRESTRIAL PHYSICS, Vol. 280, No 1, 2026
5. "Comprehensive study of sporadic-E formation and time evolution using wind shear theory, radio occultation, and distributed ionosonde observations"
   کیمیا مسجد جامعی, Alireza Mahmoudian
   Acta Geophysica, Vol. 74, No 2, 2026
6. "Investigating wind shear theory associated with Sporadic-E layer formation using WACCM-X and HWM models, ionosondes, and radio occultation"
   کیمیا مسجد جامعی, Alireza Mahmoudian
   ADVANCES IN SPACE RESEARCH, Vol. 77, No 3, 2026
7. "Investigation of the May 2024 solar storm through EUHFORIA/Gorgon-Space simulations and global SuperDARN observations"
   Somaiyeh Sabri, Alireza Mahmoudian, Stefaan Poedts
   JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH-SPACE PHYSICS, Vol. 130, No 11, 2025
8. "HF‐Induced Modulation and Electron Temperature Effects in PMSE: VHF Spectral Diagnostics and Dusty Plasma Interpretation"
   Alireza Mahmoudian, Vazifehkhah Hafteh Mehrdad, Mike Kosch, Erik Varberg
   JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH-SPACE PHYSICS, Vol. 130, No 10, 2025
9. "Investigation of the global Ionospheric response to 2015 geomagnetic storms using SAMI3 simulations and SWARM satellite data"
   MASOUMEH MOHAMMADI, Alireza Mahmoudian
   ADVANCES IN SPACE RESEARCH, Vol. 76, No 1, 2025
10. "Studying solar storm impact on global neutral wind pattern and EIA formation using WACCM-X model"
    Alireza Mahmoudian, Mahsa Baghbani
    ADVANCES IN SPACE RESEARCH, Vol. 76, No 2, 2025
11. "First Global Machine Learning Model to Predict the Rate of TEC Index (ROTI) Response to X-Class Solar Flares"
    Alireza Mahmoudian, فاطمه قربعلی, Vazifehkhah Hafteh Mehrdad
    SPACE WEATHER, Vol. 23, No 3, 2025
12. "Low frequency (LF) radio sounding for ionospheric remote sensing and earthquake prediction (case study a few earthquakes in North-West Iran)"
    محسن صفری, Alireza Mahmoudian, Mehdi Rezapour
    Journal of the Earth and Space Physics, Vol. 50, No 4, 2025
13. "First Comprehensive Study of MSTID Generation and Propagation Characteristics in Iran"
    Vazifehkhah Hafteh Mehrdad, Alireza Mahmoudian
    JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH-SPACE PHYSICS, Vol. 129, No 12, 2024
14. "Mid-Latitude Study of Ionospheric Variation Over Iran Associated With Equatorial Ionization Anomaly (EIA), and Artificial Neural Networks Model Development"
    Vazifehkhah Hafteh Mehrdad, Alireza Mahmoudian, A.. Yoshikawa, K.. Girgis
    SPACE WEATHER, Vol. 22, No 11, 2024
15. "Comprehensive Study of Large‐Scale Traveling Ionospheric Disturbances (LSTIDs) Observed Over Iran"
    Vazifehkhah Hafteh Mehrdad, Alireza Mahmoudian
    EARTH AND SPACE SCIENCE, Vol. 11, No 10, 2024
16. "Detection of the Pre-seismic anomalies in stratospheric temperature and radio emission using space-based observations"
    Faezeh Moayeri Manesh, Alireza Mahmoudian, Habib Rahimi
    ADVANCES IN SPACE RESEARCH, 2024
17. "Global simulations of multi‐frequency HF signal absorption for direct observation of middle atmosphere temperature and composition"
    Alireza Mahmoudian, M.J. Kosch, Reza Mohammadi Baghaei
    JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH-SPACE PHYSICS, 2023
18. "Modulation of polar mesospheric summer echoes (PMSEs) with high-frequency heating during low solar illumination"
    Tinna L. Gunnarsdottir, Arne Poggenpohl, Ingrid Mann, Alireza Mahmoudian, Peter Dalin, Ingemar Haeggstroem, Michael Rietveld
    ANNALES GEOPHYSICAE, Vol. 41, No 1, pp.93-114, 2023
19. "Investigation of ground magnetic perturbation in the midlatitude during active geomagnetic condition"
    Alireza Mahmoudian
    ADVANCES IN SPACE RESEARCH, 2022
20. "Earthquake prediction assessment using VLF radio signal sounding and space-based ULF emission observation"
    Alireza Mahmoudian, محسن صفری, Mehdi Rezapour
    Acta Geophysica, 2022
21. "Study of VLF radio sounding for the Ionospheric remote sensing"
    Alireza Mahmoudian, مریم فلاح راد, Mansureh Mntahayi
    Iranian Journal of Geophysics (IJG), Vol. 15, No 4, 2022
22. "Neutral air turbulence in the mesosphere and associated polar mesospheric summer echoes (PMSEs)"
    Alireza Mahmoudian, M.J. Kosch, H, Pinedo, M.. Rietveld
    RADIO SCIENCE, 2022
23. "Robust measurements of the electron-neutral collision frequency using plasma impedance probes"
    Alireza Mahmoudian, Swadesh Patra
    ADVANCES IN SPACE RESEARCH, Vol. 69, No 1, 2022
24. "Study of local ionospheric plasma perturbation induced by pre-seismic activities"
    Alireza Mahmoudian, Ahmad Saravani Ghayour
    Acta Geophysica, 2021
25. "Detail study of time evolution of three thunderstorm events in Tehran area using observations and numerical simulations for lightning nowcasting"
    Alireza Mahmoudian, Maryam Gharaylou, Robert Holzworth
    NATURAL HAZARDS, 2021
26. "Geomagnetic field impacts on second harmonic generation during high power radio wave-ionosphere interaction"
    Augustine Yellu, W. A. Scales, P A Bernhardt, C.L Siefring, S.. Briczinski, E.. Nossa, M.J. McCarrick, Alireza Mahmoudian
    PHYSICS OF PLASMAS, Vol. 28, No 6, 2021
27. "Investigation of VLF radio sounding for studying semi‐diurnal tide and gravity waves"
    Alireza Mahmoudian, Ali Reza Mohebalhojeh, محسن صفری
    GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH LETTERS, 2021
28. "First mesospheric in-situ measurement in Iran using sounding rockets and plasma impedance probe (PIP)"
    Alireza Mahmoudian, Swadesh Patra, Fatemeh Sadeghikia, Peyman Aliparast
    Journal of the Earth and Space Physics, Vol. 45, No 4, 2021
29. "Mutual relationship between surface atmospheric pollutants and CG lightning in Tehran area"
    Maryam Gharaylou, Alireza Mahmoudian, Abbas Ali Ali Akbar Bidokhti, Pegah Sadr Dadras
    ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND ASSESSMENT, Vol. 192, No 12, 2020
30. "A new technique for investigating dust charging in the PMSE source region"
    Alireza Mahmoudian, Mike Kosch, Juha Vierinen, Michael T. Rietveld
    GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH LETTERS, Vol. 47, No 16, 2020
31. "Prediction of lightning activity using WRF-ELEC model: Impact of initial and boundary conditions"
    Maryam Gharaylou, Majid Mazraeh Ee Farahani, Alireza Mahmoudian, Morteza Hosseini
    JOURNAL OF ATMOSPHERIC AND SOLAR-TERRESTRIAL PHYSICS, Vol. x, 2020
32. "Multi-frequency SuperDARN radar observations of the modulated ionosphere by high-power radio-waves at EISCAT"
    Alireza Mahmoudian, M. J. Kosch, W. A. Scales, X.. Shi, M. J. Ruohoniemi, Andrew Senior, T. K. Yeoman, A.. Senior
    ADVANCES IN SPACE RESEARCH, Vol. 65, No 12, 2020
33. "Pump Power Effects on Second Harmonic Stimulated Electromagnetic Emissions during Ionosphere Heating"
    Augustine Yellu, Wayne Scales, Alireza Mahmoudian, Paul Bernhardt, Carl Siefring, Stan Briczinski, Eliana Nossa, Mike McCarrick
    JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH-SPACE PHYSICS, Vol. 124, No 11, 2019
34. "Numerical study of performance of two lightning prediction methods based on: Lightning Potential Index (LPI) and electric POTential difference (POT) over Tehran area"
    Maryam Gharaylou, Majid Mazraeh Ee Farahani, Morteza Hosseini, Alireza Mahmoudian
    JOURNAL OF ATMOSPHERIC AND SOLAR-TERRESTRIAL PHYSICS, Vol. 193, 2019
35. "Investigation of incoherent scatter radar spectra features with stimulated electromagnetic emissions at EISCAT"
    Alireza Mahmoudian, Andrew Senior, Mike Kosch, Wayne Scales, Mike Rietveld, Brett Isham, Xue Shi, Mike Ruohoniemi
    ADVANCES IN SPACE RESEARCH, Vol. 64, No 1, 2019
36. "Study of ULF-VLF wave propagation in the near-Earth environment for earthquake prediction"
    Alireza Mahmoudian, Mohammad Javad Kalaee
    ADVANCES IN SPACE RESEARCH, Vol. 63, No 12, 2019
37. "NSEE Yielding Electron Temperature Measurements at the Arecibo Observatory"
    Alireza Mahmoudian, Eliana Nossa, Brett Isham, Paul Bernhardt, Stan Briczinski, Mike Sulzer
    JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH-SPACE PHYSICS, Vol. 124, No 5, 2019
38. "Dusty Space Plasma Diagnosis Using the Behavior of Polar Mesospheric Summer Echoes During Electron Precipitation Events"
    Alireza Mahmoudian, Andrew Senior, Wayne Scales, Mike Kosch, Mike Rietveld
    JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH-SPACE PHYSICS, Vol. 123, No 9, pp.7697-7709, 2018
39. "Artificial Ionospheric GPS Phase Scintillation Excited During High-Power Radiowave Modulation of the Ionosphere"
    Alireza Mahmoudian
    RADIO SCIENCE, Vol. 53, No 6, pp.775-789, 2018
40. "On the source of plasma density and electric field perturbations in PMSE and PMWE region"
    Alireza Mahmoudian, Ali Reza Mohebalhojeh, Majid Mazraeh Ee Farahani, Scales
    Journal of the Earth and Space Physics, Vol. 42, No 4, 2017
41. "Remote sensing of mesospheric dust layers using active modulation of PMWE by high-power radio wave"
    Alireza Mahmoudian, Ali Reza Mohebalhojeh, Majid Mazraeh Ee Farahani, Scales W. A., M. Kosch
    JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH-SPACE PHYSICS, Vol. 122, No 122, 2016
42. "Investigation of ionospheric stimulated Brillouin scatter generated at pump frequencies near electron gyroharmonics"
    Alireza Mahmoudian, Wayne A. Scales, Paul A Bernhardt, Haiyang Fu1, Stan J Briczinski, Mike J Mccarrick
    RADIO SCIENCE, Vol. 48, No 6, pp.685-697, 2013
43. "On the signature of positively charged dust particles on plasma irregularities in the mesosphere"
    Alireza Mahmoudian, Wayne A Scales
    JOURNAL OF ATMOSPHERIC AND SOLAR-TERRESTRIAL PHYSICS, Vol. 104, No 104, pp.260-269, 2013
44. "Stimulated Brillouin scatter and stimulated ion Bernstein scatter during electron gyroharmonic heating experiments"
    Haiyang Fu1, Wayne A. Scales, Paul A Bernhardt, Alireza Samimi, Alireza Mahmoudian, Stan J Briczinski, Mike J Mccarrick
    RADIO SCIENCE, Vol. 48, No 5, pp.607-616, 2013
45. "Ion gyro-harmonic structuring in the stimulated radiation spectrum and optical emissions during electron gyro-harmonic heating"
    Alireza Mahmoudian, Wayne A. Scales, Paul A Bernhardt, Alireza Samimi, Elizabeth Kendall, J. Michael Ruohoniemi, Brett Isham, Osvaldo Vega-cancel, Maitreyee Bordikar
    JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH-SPACE PHYSICS, Vol. 118, No 3, pp.1270-1287, 2013
46. "Temporal evolution of radar echoes associated with mesospheric dust clouds after turn-on of radio wave heating"
    Alireza Mahmoudian, Wayne A Scales
    JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH, Vol. 117, 2012
47. "Irregularity excitation associated with charged dust cloud boundary layers"
    Alireza Mahmoudian, Wayne A Scales
    JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH, Vol. 117, 2012
48. "Irregularities Associated With Creation of Dusty Plasmas in the Near-Earth Space Environment"
    Wayne A Scales, Maiytree Bordikar, Alireza Mahmoudian, Haiyang Fu1
    IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON PLASMA SCIENCE, Vol. 38, No 4, pp.880-885, 2010
49. "Investigation of Space-Based Payloads for studying Earthquake Precursors and Payload Suggestion for a Domestic Satellite"
    عصمت کیشانی, آذر انوری, Alireza Mahmoudian
    Bulletin of Earthquake Science and Engineering, Vol. 13, No 2, 2026
50. "Investigation of the Ionospheric Response over Iran to Solar and Geomagnetic Indices Using the SAMI2 Numerical Model"
    MASOUMEH MOHAMMADI, Alireza Mahmoudian
    Journal of the Earth and Space Physics, Vol. 52, No 1, 2026
51. "Identification of the maximum thickness of the dust layer based on CALIPSO satellite observations Case study: Khuzestan province"
    فاطمه فلاح زاده, Alireza Mahmoudian, مرضیه دادی زاده
    Journal of the Earth and Space Physics, 2024
52. "Investigation of the relationship between air pollution and lightning during thunderstorm events of the years 2009-2013 in Tehran"
    Maryam Gharaylou, Pegah Sadrdadras, Abbas Ali Ali Akbar Bidokhti, Alireza Mahmoudian
    Journal of Environmental Studies, Vol. 47, No 2, 2021
53. "Study and validation of VLF / LF data received at the probe receiver station of the Institute of Geophysics, University of Tehran"
    محسن صفری, Alireza Mahmoudian, مریم فلاح راد
    Journal of the Earth and Space Physics, Vol. 47, No 2, 2021
54. "Identification of precipitating clouds in the south and southwest of Iran using CALIPSO and CloudSat satellite observations"
    فاطمه فلاح زاده, حسن لشکری, Alireza Mahmoudian, علی اکبر متکان
    Journal of the Earth and Space Physics, Vol. 47, No 2, 2021
55. "New Approach of Low-Frequency Electromagnetic Wave Generation in the Near-Earth Environment"
    Alireza Mahmoudian, Mohammad Javad Kalaee
    Journal of the Earth and Space Physics, Vol. 45, No 1, pp.165-176, 2019

Conference Paper

1. "First Comprehensive Study of Propagation of LSTIDs and MSTIDs in Iran"
   Alireza Mahmoudian, Vazifehkhah Hafteh Mehrdad
   American Geophysical Union 2024, 2024
2. "First Comprehensive Study of Solar Storm Impact on Mesospheric Winds Using Numerical Simulations and Meteor Radar Observation"
   Alireza Mahmoudian, Mahsa Baghbani
   American Geophysical Union 2024, 2024
3. "Suggestion of two space-based instruments for earthquake precursor observation in IRAN"
   Esmat Kishani, Azar Anvari, Alireza Mahmoudian, Shervin Amiri
   Khwarizmi International Conference on Science and Technology, 2024
4. "New model simulations of multi-frequency HF beacon signal absorption for direct observation of D and E-region constituents"
   Alireza Mahmoudian, Mike Kosch, Paul Bernhardt
   URSI GASS 2023, 2023
5. "Global HF absorption modeling and conceptual design of multifrequency HF beacon for D and E regions neutral, temperature and electron density measurement"
   Reza Mohamaddi Baghaei, Mike Kosch, Alireza Mahmoudian
   2022 COSPAR, 2022
6. "Modulated pump power effects on VHF PMSE and associateddust charging process in Space"
   Alireza Mahmoudian, Mike Kosch, Juha Vierinen, Michael Rietveld
   2022 COSPAR, 2022
7. "Investigation of VLF Radio Sounding for Studying Semi-Diurnal Tide and Gravity Waves"
   Alireza Mahmoudian
   2021 CEDAR workshop, 2021
8. "Recent Advances in Stimulated Electromagnetic Emission Investigations (Invited)"
   Wayne Scales, Augustine Yellu, Alireza Mahmoudian, Paul A Bernhardt, Carl L Siefring, Eliana Nossa, Stanley J Briczinski, Michael Joseph McCarrick
   2019 American Geophysical Union, 2019
9. "Observations of Second Harmonic Generation in Stimulated Electromagnetic Emissions during Ionospheric Heating"
   Augustine Yellu, Wayne Scales, Eliana Nossa, Alireza Mahmoudian, Carl L Siefring, P. A. Bernhardt, Michael Joseph McCarrick
   2019 American Geophysical Union, 2019
10. "Prediction of Lightning Using WRF-ELEC Model over Tehran area: Impact of Initial and Boundary Condition"
    Maryam Gharaylou, Majid Mazraeh Ee Farahani, Morteza Hosseini, Alireza Mahmoudian
    27th IUGG General Assembly, 2019
11. "Remote sensing of mesospheric dust layers using active modulation of PMWE by high-power radio-waves"
    Alireza Mahmoudian, Ali Reza Mohebalhojeh, Majid Mazraeh Ee Farahani, Wayne A Scales, Mike Kosch
    American Geophysical Union, 2018
12. "Observations of Second Harmonic Stimulated Electromagnetic Emission Generation during Ionospheric Heating"
    Augustine Yellu, Wayne Scales, Alireza Mahmoudian, P. A. Bernhardt, C. L Siefring, M. J. McCarrick
    American Geophysical Union, Fall Meeting, 2018
13. "An MF/HF radio array for radio and radar imaging of the ionosphere"
    Brett Isham, Bjorn Gustavsson, Terrence Bullett, Alireza Mahmoudian, Vasyl Belyey
    Committee on Space Research COSPAR, 2018
14. "DUSTY SPACE PLASMA DIAGNOSIS USING TEMPORAL BEHAVIOR OF POLAR MESOSPHERIC SUMMER ECHOES DURING SOLAR PROTON EVENT"
    Alireza Mahmoudian, Andrew Senior, Wayne A Scales, Michael Kosch, Charles Bardeen
    Committee on Space Research COSPAR, 2018
15. "Recent Observations and Modeling of Mid-latitude Ionospheric Stimulated Electromagnetic Emissions"
    Alireza Mahmoudian, Eliana Nossa, Brett Isham, Paul A Bernhardt, Stan Brizcinski
    Committee on Space Research COSPAR, 2018
16. "Recent Advances in Active Ionospheric Modulation by High-Power HF Radio-waves and Sideband Detections"
    Alireza Mahmoudian, Brett Isham, Paul A Bernhardt, Eliana Nossa, Stan Brizcinski
    2nd URSI AT-RASC, Gran Canaria, 28 May – 1 June 2018, 2018
17. "Mid-latitude Narrowband Stimulated Electromagnetic Emissions (NSEE): New Observations and Modeling"
    Alireza Mahmoudian, Eliana Nossa, Brett Isham, Paul A Bernhardt, Stan Brizcinski
    American Geophysical Union, 2017
18. "Investigating ionosphere over Iran using total vertical electron content data extracted from global positioning satellite receivers"
    Vazifehkhah Hafteh Mehrdad, Alireza Mahmoudian
    Iranian Geophysical Conference (IGC21), 2024
19. "Studying the effects of solar flares on the ionosphere on a global scale"
    فاطمه قربعلی, Alireza Mahmoudian
    Iranian Geophysical Conference (IGC21), 2024
20. "Numerical study of HF radio wave propagation using amateur radio method for the National Geophysical Institute Network"
    Saba Hafizi, Alireza Mahmoudian
    Iranian Geophysical Conference (IGC21), 2024
21. "Global Simulation of solar wind impact on the ionosphere"
    MASOUMEH MOHAMMADI, Alireza Mahmoudian
    Iranian Geophysical Conference (IGC21), 2024
22. "Study of simulation of the sporadic E-layer in the Iranian region using neutral wind flows extracted from the WACCM-X simulation model"
    کیمیا مسجد جامعی, Alireza Mahmoudian
    Iranian Geophysical Conference (IGC21), 2024
23. "Selection of the Earthquake Pre-Indicator Space-based payloads for a native satellite of Iran"
    عصمت کیشانی, Alireza Mahmoudian, آذر انوری
    The 9th International Conference on Seismology and Earthquake Engineering, 2024
24. "Study of radio wave propagation in the ionosphere for earthquake prediction"
    مریم فلاح راد, Alireza Mahmoudian
    Iranian Geophysical Conference, 2020
25. "Numerical Simulation of backscattered radar signal from natural mesospheric dusty plasma layers"
    Alireza Mahmoudian
    Iran's 4th national computational physics conference, 2020
26. "Active space experiments using high-power high-frequency radio-waves"
    Alireza Mahmoudian
    The seventh conference of plasma physics and engineering, 2019