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RBSP‐ECT Combined Pitch Angle Resolved Electron Flux Data Product
Author(s) -
Boyd A. J.,
Spence H. E.,
Reeves G. D.,
Funsten H. O.,
Skoug R. M.,
Larsen B. A.,
Blake J. B.,
Fennell J. F.,
Claudepierre S. G.,
Baker D. N.,
Kanekal S. G.,
Jaynes A. N.
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of geophysical research: space physics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2169-9402
pISSN - 2169-9380
DOI - 10.1029/2020ja028637
Subject(s) - van allen probes , van allen radiation belt , magnetosphere , pitch angle , flux (metallurgy) , physics , spectral line , suite , computational physics , range (aeronautics) , data set , electron , plasma , nuclear physics , computer science , aerospace engineering , materials science , astronomy , geography , engineering , archaeology , artificial intelligence , metallurgy
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.