RBSP-ECT Combined Pitch Angle Resolved Electron Flux Data Product

We describe a new data product combining pitch angle resolved electron flux measurements from the Radiation Belt Storm Probes (RBSP) Energetic Particle Composition and Thermal Plasma (ECT) suite on the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's Van Allen Probes. We describe the methodology used to combine each of the data sets and produce a consistent set of pitch-angle-resolved spectra for the entire Van Allen Probes mission. Three-minute-averaged flux spectra are provided spanning energies from 15 eV up to 20 MeV. This new data product offers researchers a consistent cross calibrated data set to explore the particle dynamics of the inner magnetosphere across a wide range of energies.

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This paper introduces a new data product that combines pitch angle resolved electron flux measurements from the RBSP ECT suite on the Van Allen Probes, providing researchers with a consistent cross-calibrated data set to explore particle dynamics in the inner magnetosphere. The data set includes flux spectra spanning a wide range of energies from 15 eV up to 20 MeV.