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Data-driven modelling of the Van Allen Belts: The 5DRBM model for trapped electrons

Kretschmar, Peter; Ness, Jan-Uwe; Kuulkers, Erik +10 more

The magnetosphere sustained by the rotation of the Earth's liquid iron core traps charged particles, mostly electrons and protons, into structures referred to as the Van Allen Belts. These radiation belts, in which the density of charged energetic particles can be very destructive for sensitive instrumentation, have to be crossed on every orbit of…