Estimating high-energy electron fluxes by intercalibrating Reimei optical and particle measurements using an ionospheric model

• Published in: Journal of atmospheric and solar-terrestrial physics Vol. 89; pp. 8 - 17
• Main Authors: Whiter, D.K., Lanchester, B.S., Sakanoi, T., Asamura, K.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Kidlington Elsevier Ltd 01.11.2012; Elsevier
• Subjects: Aurora; Calibration; Cameras; Earth, ocean, space; Electron energy; Electron precipitation; Exact sciences and technology; External geophysics; Fluxes; Ionosphere; Ionospherics; Mathematical models; Optical measurement; Physics of the ionosphere; Physics of the magnetosphere; Reflection; Aurora; Calibration; Ionosphere; Electron precipitation; Electron flux; Energy spectrum; models; ESA; Total energy; Aurorae; snow; energy transfer; calibration

This paper describes a technique for intercalibrating particle and optical measurements from the Reimei microsatellite using an ionospheric model. Reimei has three auroral cameras (“MAC”), together with electron and ion energy spectrum analysers (“ESA/ISA”). The maximum electron energy measured is 1...