The AFRL Auroral Boundary Algorithm

Abstract

The AFRL algorithm obtains equatorward boundaries of auroral precipitation from electron fluxes measured by SSJ sensors on DMSP satellites. Gussenhoven and coworkers provided the empirical basis for the algorithm, showing that auroral boundaries correlate linearly with the Kp geomagnetic index. This report describes (a) the DMSP database, (b) derived statistical parameters, (c) tests performed on these statistics, and (d) the utility of test results. We illustrate the algorithm's method of operation through four detailed boundary identifications obtained during a full orbit of DMSP satellite F16 on 25 July 2004.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 30, 2006
Accession Number
ADA456205

Entities

People

  • E. G. Holeman
  • F. J. Rich
  • M. P. Hagen
  • W. J. Burke

Organizations

  • Air Force Research Laboratory

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Communities of Interest

  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Air Force Research Laboratories
  • Algorithms
  • Artificial Satellites
  • Boundaries
  • Contracts
  • Databases
  • Detectors
  • Electrons
  • Government Procurement
  • Governments
  • Information Exchange
  • Latitude
  • Meteorological Satellites
  • Plastic Explosives
  • Satellite Orbits
  • Spacecraft

Readers

  • Adaptive Control and Estimation with Uncertainty in Dynamic Systems.
  • Space/Atmospheric Physics.

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics
  • Space
  • Space - Space Objects