Observations and statistics of the plasmasphere boundaries from the Van Allen Probes
| dc.contributor.author | Ripoll, J.-F. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Thaller, S.A. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Hartley, D.P. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Cunningham, G.S. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Pierrard, V. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Kurth, W.S. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Kletzing, C.A. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Wygant, J.R. | |
| dc.date | 2023 | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2023-10-09T10:15:12Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2023-10-09T10:15:12Z | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://orfeo.belnet.be/handle/internal/11151 | |
| dc.description | We deduce the cold electron plasma density from NASA Van Allen Probes measurements throughout 2012-2019. We then extract two of the plasmasphere boundaries. We first use the gradient method for locating the plasmapause at L pp and, then, the 100 cm−3 density threshold for the plasmasphere outer edge located at L 100 . The sharp gradient of the plasmapause is only defined in 53% of cases, while L 100 is defined for ∼85% of cases. Differences and similarities between L pp and L 100 are discussed. L 100 is demonstrated to bound the plasmasphere at large L-shell in the dusk where L pp gradients often lack. We generate new empirical density models of the plasmasphere boundaries binned by L-shell, magnetic local time (MLT), and the maximum of the Kp index over 24 hours (Kp*). | |
| dc.language | eng | |
| dc.title | Observations and statistics of the plasmasphere boundaries from the Van Allen Probes | |
| dc.type | Conference | |
| dc.subject.frascati | Physical sciences | |
| dc.audience | Scientific | |
| dc.subject.free | Space vehicles | |
| dc.subject.free | Gradient methods | |
| dc.subject.free | Uncertainty | |
| dc.subject.free | NASA | |
| dc.subject.free | Plasma measurements | |
| dc.subject.free | Labeling | |
| dc.subject.free | Indexes | |
| dc.source.title | 2023 XXXVth General Assembly and Scientific Symposium of the International Union of Radio Science (URSI GASS), 19-26 Aug. 2023, Sapporo, Japan | |
| Orfeo.peerreviewed | No | |
| dc.identifier.doi | 10.23919/URSIGASS57860.2023.10265488 | |
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