The Electric and Magnetic Field Instrument Suite and Integrated Science (EMFISIS) on RBSP
Craig Kletzing,William S. Kurth,Mario H. Acuña,Robert J. MacDowall,Roy B. Torbert,T. F. Averkamp,D. Bodet,Scott R. Bounds,M. Chutter,John E. P. Connerney,D. Crawford,J. S. Dolan,R. T. Dvorsky,George Hospodarsky,J. Howard,Vania K. Jordanova,R. A. Johnson,D. L. Kirchner,B. T. Mokrzycki,G. Needell,J. Odom,D. Mark,R. F. Pfaff,J. R. Phillips,Chris Piker,S. L. Remington,Douglas E. Rowland,Ondrej Santolik,R. Schnurr,D. Sheppard,Charles W. Smith,Richard M. Thorne,J. Tyler +32 more
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The Electric and Magnetic Field Instrument and Integrated Science (EMFISIS) investigation on the NASA Radiation Belt Storm Probes (now named the Van Allen Probes) mission provides key wave and very low frequency magnetic field measurements to understand radiation belt acceleration, loss, and transport.Abstract:
The Electric and Magnetic Field Instrument and Integrated Science (EMFISIS) investigation on the NASA Radiation Belt Storm Probes (now named the Van Allen Probes) mission provides key wave and very low frequency magnetic field measurements to understand radiation belt acceleration, loss, and transport. The key science objectives and the contribution that EMFISIS makes to providing measurements as well as theory and modeling are described. The key components of the instruments suite, both electronics and sensors, including key functional parameters, calibration, and performance, demonstrate that EMFISIS provides the needed measurements for the science of the RBSP mission. The EMFISIS operational modes and data products, along with online availability and data tools provide the radiation belt science community with one the most complete sets of data ever collected.read more
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The role of small-scale ion injections in the buildup of Earth's ring current pressure: Van Allen Probes observations of the 17 March 2013 storm
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TL;DR: In this article, the effect of small-scale proton injections in the inner magnetosphere during geomagnetic storms was investigated. And the authors found that these injections could make a substantial contribution to the total energy gain in the storm time inner magnetospheric currents.
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TL;DR: In this paper, the authors synthesize data from the Van Allen Probes and Cluster spacecraft to provide a new comprehensive chorus wave model in the outer radiation belt, which is used for modeling global acceleration and loss of electrons over the long run in the magnetosphere.
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TL;DR: In this article, the authors present observations that provide the strongest evidence yet that discrete whistler mode chorus packets cause relativistic electron microbursts in outer radiation belt and magnetically conjugate.
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Radiation belt electron acceleration by chorus waves during the 17 March 2013 storm
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TL;DR: In this paper, the authors simulate the radiation belt electron flux enhancements during selected Geospace Environment Modeling (GEM) challenge events to quantitatively compare the major processes involved in relativistic electron acceleration under different conditions.
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