Global validation of data-assimilative electron ring current nowcast for space weather applications

B Haas, YY Shprits, M Wutzig, M Szabó-Roberts… - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
The hazardous plasma environment surrounding Earth poses risks to satellites due to
internal charging and surface charging effects. Accurate predictions of these risks are crucial …

[HTML][HTML] Reconstruction of electron radiation belts using data assimilation and machine learning

AY Drozdov, D Kondrashov, K Strounine… - Frontiers in Astronomy …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
We present a reconstruction of radiation belt electron fluxes using data assimilation with low-
Earth-orbiting Polar Orbiting Environmental Satellites (POES) measurements mapped to …

A new model of electron pitch angle distributions and loss timescales in the earth's radiation belts

SA Glauert, JW Atkinson, JP Ross… - Journal of Geophysical …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
As the number of satellites on orbit grows it is increasingly important to understand their
operating environment. Physics‐based models can simulate the behavior of the Earth's …

Modeling pitch angle dependent electron precipitation using electron lifetimes

B Haas, YY Shprits, J Himmelsbach… - Journal of …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Electron precipitation, a crucial link between Earth's magnetosphere and atmosphere,
profoundly influences the coupled magnetosphere‐ionosphere‐atmosphere system …

An empirical model of the equatorial electron pitch angle distributions in Earth's outer radiation belt

A Smirnov, YY Shprits, H Allison, N Aseev… - Space …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
In this study, we present an empirical model of the equatorial electron pitch angle
distributions (PADs) in the outer radiation belt based on the full data set collected by the …

Statistical investigation on equatorial pitch angle distribution of energetic electrons in Earth's outer radiation belt during CME-and CIR-driven storms

S Chakraborty, D Chakrabarty, GD Reeves… - Frontiers in Astronomy …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
We present a statistical investigation (September 2012-September 2017) of pitch angle
distribution (PAD) of energetic electrons (∼ 30 keV-1 MeV) in the outer radiation belt (L≥ 3) …

Superposed epoch analysis using time-normalization: A Python tool for statistical event analysis

SD Walton, KR Murphy - Frontiers in Astronomy and Space Sciences, 2022 - frontiersin.org
A superposed epoch analysis (SEA) is a simple, yet powerful statistical analysis technique,
used to identify patterns in the temporal evolution of observed quantities relative to defined …

Statistical survey of pitch angle anisotropy of relativistic electrons in the outer radiation belt and its variation with solar wind/geomagnetic activity

S Chakraborty, IJ Rae, S Killey, B Ojha… - Frontiers in Astronomy …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Introduction In this study, we use 7 years (2012–2019) of pitch angle resolved electron flux
measurements from Van Allen Probe-B spacecraft to study the variation of near-equatorial …

[PDF][PDF] Study of the terrestrial radiation belts (using PROBA-V/EPT and RBSP/MagEIS)

A Winant, V Pierrard - 2022 - dial.uclouvain.be
ABSTRACT The Van Allen radiation belts were first discovered in the 1950's with the launch
of the first satellites. Since then, the need for satellites has become increasingly important for …

Can we intercalibrate satellite measurements by means of data assimilation? An attempt on LEO satellites

AM Castillo, YY Shprits, NA Aseev, A Smirnov… - Space …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Low Earth Orbit satellites offer extensive data of the radiation belt region, but
utilizing these observations is challenging due to potential contamination and difficulty of …