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Multipoint Observations of Ionic Structures in the Plasmasphere by CLUSTER-CIS and Comparisons With IMAGE-EUV Observations and With Model Simulations
Parks, George K.; Dandouras, Iannis; Vallat, Claire +12 more
The 4 Cluster spacecraft orbit the Earth in a highly eccentric polar orbit at 4 RE perigee, and this permits them to sample the ring current, the radiation belts and the outer plasmasphere. Data provided by the Cluster Ion Spectrometry (CIS) instruments are used to analyze Cluster crossings of the plasmasphere. CIS is capable of obtaini…