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RBSP‐ECT Combined Pitch Angle Resolved Electron Flux Data Product

A. J. Boyd, H. E. Spence, G. D. Reeves, H. O. Funsten, R. M. Skoug, B. Larsen, J. B. Blake, J. F. Fennell, S. G. Claudepierre, D. N. Baker, S. G. Kanekal, A. N. Jaynes

2021Journal of Geophysical Research Space Physics25 citationsDOIOpen Access PDF

Abstract

Abstract We describe a new data product combining pitch angle resolved electron flux measurements from the Radiation Belt Storm Probes (RBSP) Energetic Particle Composition and Thermal Plasma (ECT) suite on the National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s Van Allen Probes. We describe the methodology used to combine each of the data sets and produce a consistent set of pitch‐angle‐resolved spectra for the entire Van Allen Probes mission. Three‐minute‐averaged flux spectra are provided spanning energies from 15 eV up to 20 MeV. This new data product offers researchers a consistent cross calibrated data set to explore the particle dynamics of the inner magnetosphere across a wide range of energies.

Topics & Concepts

Van Allen ProbesVan Allen radiation beltMagnetospherePitch angleFlux (metallurgy)Spectral lineSuitePhysicsComputational physicsRange (aeronautics)Data setElectronPlasmaNuclear physicsComputer scienceAerospace engineeringMaterials scienceAstronomyGeographyEngineeringArchaeologyArtificial intelligenceMetallurgyIonosphere and magnetosphere dynamicsSolar and Space Plasma DynamicsGeomagnetism and Paleomagnetism Studies
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