• DocumentCode
    3609718
  • Title

    Recent Updates to the AE9/AP9/SPM Radiation Belt and Space Plasma Specification Model

  • Author

    Johnston, W. Robert ; O´Brien, T. Paul ; Huston, Stuart L. ; Guild, Timothy B. ; Ginet, Gregory P.

  • Author_Institution
    Space Vehicles Directorate, Air Force Res. Lab., Kirtland AFB, NM, USA
  • Volume
    62
  • Issue
    6
  • fYear
    2015
  • Firstpage
    2760
  • Lastpage
    2766
  • Abstract
    The AE9/AP9/SPM radiation belt and space plasma specification model has been recently updated with Version 1.20. We review these updates of flux maps and features, discuss validation results, and summarize pending improvements.
  • Keywords
    astrophysical plasma; radiation belts; AE9/AP9/SPM radiation belt; flux maps; space plasma specification model; Atmospheric modeling; Data models; Low earth orbit satellites; Measurement uncertainty; Monte Carlo methods; Plasmas; Satellites; Space missions; Radiation belt; space plasma; specification models;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Nuclear Science, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9499
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/TNS.2015.2476470
  • Filename
    7317603