Statistics and Models of the Electron Plasma Density From the Van Allen Probes

Ripoll, J.‐F.;Thaller, S. A.;Hartley, D. P.;Malaspina, D. M.;Wygant, J.;et.al.
(2024) Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics — Vol. 129, n° 8, p. 30 (2024)

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  • Ripoll, J.‐F.orcid-logoCEA, DAM, DIF, Arpajon, France
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  • Thaller, S. A.Laboratory for Atmospheric andSpace Physics, University of Colorado, Boulder, Boulder, CO, USA
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  • Hartley, D. P.orcid-logoDepartment of Physics and Astronomy, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, USA
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  • Malaspina, D. M.orcid-logoLaboratory for Atmospheric andSpace Physics, University of Colorado, Boulder, Boulder, CO, USA
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  • Pierrard, Vivianeorcid-logoUCLouvain
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  • Wygant, J.orcid-logoSchool of Physics and Astronomy, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA
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Abstract
e use the full NASA Van Allen Probes mission (2012–2019) to extract the electron plasmadensity from the Electric and Magnetic Field Instrument Suite and Integrated Science (EMFISIS) and ElectricField and Waves (EFW) instruments and discuss the evolution of the plasmasphere. We generate new statisticsincluding mean and standard deviations of the plasma density with respect to L‐shell, magnetic local time(MLT), and various geomagnetic indices. These statistics are generated to be applied in radiation belt physicsand space weather codes (with fits provided). The mean plasmasphere is circular around Earth with respect toMLT for Kp < 1. The mean 100 cm
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Ripoll, J.-F., Thaller, S. A., Hartley, D. P., Malaspina, D. M., Kurth, W. S., Cunningham, G. S., Pierrard, V., & Wygant, J. (2024). Statistics and Models of the Electron Plasma Density From the Van Allen Probes. Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics, 129(8), 30. https://doi.org/10.1029/2024ja032528 (Original work published 2024)