RBSP-ECT Combined Pitch Angle Resolved Electron Flux Data Product

Academic Article

Abstract

  • AbstractWe 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.
  • Authors

  • Boyd, AJ
  • Spence, Harlan
  • Reeves, GD
  • Funsten, HO
  • Skoug, RM
  • Larsen, BA
  • Blake, JB
  • Fennell, JF
  • Claudepierre, SG
  • Baker, DN
  • Kanekal, SG
  • Jaynes, AN
  • Status

    Publication Date

  • March 2021
  • Published In

    Keywords

  • ECT
  • HOPE
  • MagEIS
  • REPT
  • radiation belts
  • van allen probes
  • Digital Object Identifier (doi)

    Volume

  • 126
  • Issue

  • 3