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LANL Daily-averaged electron fluxes from the Synchronous Orbit Particle Spectrometer (SOPA)

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spase://NASA/NumericalData/LANL/Avg/SOPA/PT1D

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Daily-averaged electron fluxes from the Los Alamos
National Laboratory (LANL) Synchronous Orbit Particle Spectrometer
(SOPA) Daily averages from each geosynchronous satellite available
on any given day were merged into a single, uniform daily average.
Data span 22 September, 1989 through 31 December, 2009. Data are
log(flux) with flux in units of electrons /(cm^2.s.sr.keV). The
original SOPA data channels have been fit to a bi-Maxwelian spectra.
Fluxes are evaluated at virtual "channels" for fixed energies (i.e.
not for an energy passband or integral thresholds) [see 2010JA015735
_LANL_Data_and_Processing for details] (2010ja015735-readme.txt)

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spase://NASA/NumericalData/LANL/Avg/SOPA/PT1D
ResourceHeader
ResourceName
LANL Daily-averaged electron fluxes from the Synchronous Orbit Particle Spectrometer (SOPA)
ReleaseDate
2020-07-07 21:14:45Z
Description

Daily-averaged electron fluxes from the Los Alamos
National Laboratory (LANL) Synchronous Orbit Particle Spectrometer
(SOPA) Daily averages from each geosynchronous satellite available
on any given day were merged into a single, uniform daily average.
Data span 22 September, 1989 through 31 December, 2009. Data are
log(flux) with flux in units of electrons /(cm^2.s.sr.keV). The
original SOPA data channels have been fit to a bi-Maxwelian spectra.
Fluxes are evaluated at virtual "channels" for fixed energies (i.e.
not for an energy passband or integral thresholds) [see 2010JA015735
_LANL_Data_and_Processing for details] (2010ja015735-readme.txt)

Contacts
RolePersonStartDateStopDateNote
1.DataProducerspase://SMWG/Person/Geoffrey.D.Reeves
2.DataProducerspase://SMWG/Person/Steven.Karl.Morley
3.DataProducerspase://SMWG/Person/Reiner.Friedel
4.DataProducerspase://SMWG/Person/Michael.G.Henderson
5.DataProducerspase://SMWG/Person/Thomas.E.Cayton
6.DataProducerspase://SMWG/Person/Glenn.F.Cunningham
7.DataProducerspase://SMWG/Person/J.Bernard.Blake
InformationURL
Name
On the relationship between relativistic electron flux and solar wind velocity: Paulikas and Blake revisited
URL
Description

Describes the processing performed on the SOPA and ESP data that were included in Reeves et. al, 2011

InformationURL
Name
Electronic supplement to "On the relationship between relativistic electron flux and solar wind velocity: Paulikas and Blake Revisited”
URL
Description

Detailed information concerning instruments used, algorithm, and the resulting caveats of usage for data set.

InformationURL
Name
2010ja015735-readme.txt
URL
Description

Readme file with basic information on processing performed.

PriorIDs
spase://ViRBO/NumericalData/LANL/SOPA/PT1D
spase://VSPO/NumericalData/LANL/Avg/SOPA/PT1D
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Availability
Online
AccessURL
Name
Download link for daily avg. of log LANL-GEO SOPA Avg. Daily Flux
URL
Description

Daily-averaged electron fluxes from the Los Alamos
National Laboratory (LANL) Synchronous Orbit Particle Spectrometer
(SOPA) Daily averages from each geosynchronous satellite available
on any given day were merged into a single, uniform daily average.
Data span 22 September, 1989 through 31 December, 2009. Data are
log(flux) with flux in units of electrons /(cm^2.s.sr.keV). The
original SOPA data channels have been fit to a bi-Maxwelian
spectra. Fluxes are evaluated at virtual "channels" for fixed
energies (i.e. not for an energy passband or integral thresholds).

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Acknowledgement
Reeves, G. D., S. K. Morley, R. H. W. Friedel, M. G. Henderson, T. E. Cayton, G. Cunningham, J. B. Blake, R. A. Christensen, and D. Thomsen (2011), On the relationship between relativistic electron flux and solar wind velocity: Paulikas and Blake revisited, J. Geophys. Res., 116, A02213, doi:10.1029/2010JA015735.
ProcessingLevel
Calibrated
ProviderResourceName
Daily-averaged electron fluxes from the Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) Energetic Spectrometer for Particles (ESP)
InstrumentIDs
MeasurementType
EnergeticParticles
TemporalDescription
TimeSpan
StartDate
1989-02-08 00:00:00
StopDate
2010-01-01 00:00:00
Cadence
PT24H
ObservedRegion
Earth.Magnetosphere
Caveats
"Only limited ‘cleaning’ of this data set is performed prior to daily averaging and merging. Any detected failures of the fitting procedure are first removed from the data archive prior to daily averaging. A small fraction of daily-averaged flux values appear to be unphysically high. A basic ‘cleaning’ is done by excluding any data points at which the evaluated daily average flux at more than four energies is over four standard deviations above the mean daily flux for each satellite. We stress that these unphysical values represent only a small fraction of the data set – many, but not all of these values are removed by the basic pre-processing applied here – and work is continuing to improve this data set. It should be noted that the very highest and lowest evaluated energies are extrapolated using the fits and may be less reliable than those energies within the detection limits of the instrument." (Electronic supplement to "On the relationship between relativistic electron flux and solar wind velocity: Paulikas and Blake Revisited”)
Parameter #1
Name
Date
Description

Date, YYYY-MM-DD

Cadence
PT24H
Support
SupportQuantity
Temporal
Parameter #2
Name
E1 - .0241MeV
Description

Base 10 logarithm of daily-averaged SOPA flux
measurements selected for each day. Data are for a virtual channel
at an energy of .0241MeV.

Cadence
PT24H
Units
electrons/cm^2/keV/s/sr
Particle
ParticleType
Electron
ParticleQuantity
NumberFlux
EnergyRange
Low
.0241
High
.0241
Units
10^6 eV
Parameter #3
Name
E2 - 0.0317 MeV
Description

Base 10 logarithm of daily-averaged SOPA flux
measurements selected for each day. Data are for a virtual channel
at an energy of .0317MeV.

Cadence
PT24H
Units
#/cm^2/keV/s/sr
Particle
ParticleType
Electron
ParticleQuantity
NumberFlux
EnergyRange
Low
.0317
High
.0317
Units
10^6 eV
Parameter #4
Name
E3 - .0.0416MeV
Description

Base 10 logarithm of daily-averaged SOPA flux
measurements selected for each day. Data are for a virtual channel
at an energy of 0.0416MeV.

Cadence
PT24H
Units
#/cm^2/keV/s/sr
Particle
ParticleType
Electron
ParticleQuantity
NumberFlux
EnergyRange
Low
0.0416
High
0.0416
Units
MeV
Parameter #5
Name
E4 - .0625MeV
Description

Base 10 logarithm of daily-averaged SOPA flux
measurements selected for each day. Data are for a virtual channel
at an energy of .0625MeV.

Cadence
PT24H
Units
electrons/cm^2/keV/s/sr
FillValue
nan
Particle
ParticleType
Electron
ParticleQuantity
NumberFlux
EnergyRange
Low
.0625
High
.0625
Units
10^6 eV
Parameter #6
Name
E5 - .0900MeV
Description

Base 10 logarithm of daily-averaged SOPA flux
measurements selected for each day. Data are for a virtual channel
at an energy of .0900MeV.

Cadence
PT24H
Units
electrons/cm^2/keV/s/sr
Particle
ParticleType
Electron
ParticleQuantity
NumberFlux
EnergyRange
Low
.0900
High
.0900
Units
MeV
Parameter #7
Name
E6 - .1275MeV
Description

Base 10 logarithm of daily-averaged SOPA flux
measurements selected for each day. Data are for a virtual channel
at an energy of .1275MeV.

Cadence
PT24H
Units
electrons/cm^2/keV/s/sr
Particle
ParticleType
Electron
ParticleQuantity
NumberFlux
EnergyRange
Low
.1275
High
.1275
Units
10^6 eV
Parameter #8
Name
E7 - .1725MeV
Description

Base 10 logarithm of daily-averaged SOPA flux
measurements selected for each day. Data are for a virtual channel
at an energy of .1725MeV.

Cadence
PT24H
Units
electrons/cm^2/keV/s/sr
Particle
ParticleType
Electron
ParticleQuantity
NumberFlux
EnergyRange
Low
.1725
High
.1725
Units
10^6 eV
Parameter #9
Name
E8 - .2700MeV
Description

Base 10 logarithm of daily-averaged SOPA flux
measurements selected for each day. Data are for a virtual channel
at an energy of .2700MeV.

Cadence
PT24H
Units
#/cm^2/keV/s/sr
Particle
ParticleType
Electron
ParticleQuantity
NumberFlux
EnergyRange
Low
.2700
High
.2700
Units
10^6 eV
Parameter #10
Name
E9 - .4075MeV
Description

Base 10 logarithm of daily-averaged SOPA flux
measurements selected for each day. Data are for a virtual channel
at an energy of .4075MeV.

Cadence
PT24H
Units
#/cm^2/keV/s/sr
Particle
ParticleType
Electron
ParticleQuantity
NumberFlux
EnergyRange
Low
.4075
High
.4075
Units
10^6 eV
Parameter #11
Name
E10 - .6250MeV
Description

Base 10 logarithm of daily-averaged SOPA flux
measurements selected for each day. Data are for a virtual channel
at an energy of .6250MeV.

Cadence
PT24H
Units
electrons/cm^2/keV/s/sr
Particle
ParticleType
Electron
ParticleQuantity
NumberFlux
EnergyRange
Low
.6250
High
.6250
Units
10^6 eV
Parameter #12
Name
E11 - .9250MeV
Description

Base 10 logarithm of daily-averaged SOPA flux
measurements selected for each day. Data are for a virtual channel
at an energy of .9250MeV.

Cadence
PT24H
Units
#/cm^2/keV/s/sr
Particle
ParticleType
Electron
ParticleQuantity
NumberFlux
EnergyRange
Low
.9250
High
.9250
Units
MeV
Parameter #13
Name
E12 - 1.3000MeV
Description

Base 10 logarithm of daily-averaged SOPA flux
measurements selected for each day. Data are for a virtual channel
at an energy of 1.3000MeV.

Cadence
PT24H
Units
#/cm^2/keV/s/sr
FillValue
nan
Particle
ParticleType
Electron
ParticleQuantity
NumberFlux
EnergyRange
Low
1.3000
High
1.3000
Units
10^6 eV
Parameter #14
Name
E13 - 2.0000MeV
Description

Base 10 logarithm of daily-averaged SOPA flux
measurements selected for each day. Data are for a virtual channel
at an energy of 2.0000MeV.

Cadence
PT24H
Units
electrons/cm^2/keV/s/sr
FillValue
nan
Particle
ParticleType
Electron
ParticleQuantity
NumberFlux
EnergyRange
Low
2.0000
High
2.0000
Units
10^6 eV