Modeling of the cold electron plasma density for radiation belt physics

J. -F. Ripoll; V. Pierrard; G. S. Cunningham; X. Chu; K. A. Sorathia; D. P. Hartley; S. A. Thaller; V. G. Merkin; G. L. Delzanno; S. De Pascuale; A. Y. Ukhorskiy

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Modeling of the cold electron plasma density for radiation belt physics

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Modeling of the cold electron plasma density for radiation belt physics

J. -F. Ripoll, V. Pierrard, G. S. Cunningham, X. Chu, K. A. Sorathia, D. P. Hartley, S. A. Thaller, V. G. Merkin, G. L. Delzanno, S. De Pascuale, …

Frontiers in astronomy and space sciences, Vol.10(1), 1096595

02/24/2023

DOI: 10.3389/fspas.2023.1096595

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Abstract

This review focusses strictly on existing plasma density models, including ionospheric source models, empirical density models, physics-based and machine-learning density models. This review is framed in the context of radiation belt physics and space weather codes. The review is limited to the most commonly used models or to models recently developed and promising. A great variety of conditions is considered such as the magnetic local time variation, geomagnetic conditions, ionospheric source regions, radial and latitudinal dependence, and collisional vs. collisionless conditions. These models can serve to complement satellite observations of the electron plasma density when data are lacking, are for most of them commonly used in radiation belt physics simulations, and can improve our understanding of the plasmasphere dynamics.

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Title: Subtitle: Modeling of the cold electron plasma density for radiation belt physics
Creators: J. -F. Ripoll - CEA DAM Île-de-France
V. Pierrard - Royal Belgian Institute for Space Aeronomy
G. S. Cunningham - Los Alamos National Laboratory
X. Chu - Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics
K. A. Sorathia - Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory
D. P. Hartley - University of Iowa
S. A. Thaller - Orion Space Solut, Louisville, CO USA
V. G. Merkin - Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory
G. L. Delzanno - Los Alamos National Laboratory
S. De Pascuale - Oak Ridge National Laboratory
A. Y. Ukhorskiy - Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory
Resource Type: Journal article
Publication Details: Frontiers in astronomy and space sciences, Vol.10(1), 1096595
DOI: 10.3389/fspas.2023.1096595
ISSN: 2296-987X
eISSN: 2296-987X
Publisher: Frontiers Media Sa
Number of pages: 18
Grant note: 2040708 / Div Atmospheric & Geospace Sciences; Directorate For Geosciences; National Science Foundation (NSF); NSF - Directorate for Geosciences (GEO) 21GRD02 / EURAMET's European Partnership on Metrology project BIOSPHERE ANR ASTRID project "PACTE-ESPACE"; Agence Nationale de la Recherche (ANR) 2040708 / NSF-GEM; National Science Foundation (NSF); NSF - Directorate for Engineering (ENG) DE-AC05-00OR22725 / US DOE; United States Department of Energy (DOE) 80NSSC20K1324 / NASA; National Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA) 101007599 / Horizon 2020 PITHIA-NRF; Horizon 2020 20220453ER / LANL project; United States Department of Energy (DOE); Los Alamos National Laboratory
Language: English
Date published: 02/24/2023
Academic Unit: Physics and Astronomy
Record Identifier: 9984548671802771

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