Annales Geophysicae
Annales Geophysicae
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Articles | Volume 34, issue 9
Articles | Volume 34, issue 9
https://doi.org/10.5194/angeo-34-831-2016
© Author(s) 2016. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.
https://doi.org/10.5194/angeo-34-831-2016
© Author(s) 2016. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.
Articles | Volume 34, issue 9
Regular paper
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21 Sep 2016
Regular paper |  | 21 Sep 2016

Determination of errors in derived magnetic field directions in geosynchronous orbit: results from a statistical approach

Yue Chen, Gregory Cunningham, and Michael Henderson

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This study statistically quantifies the errors in local magnetic field directions that are derived from electron directional distributions measured by Los Alamos National Laboratory geosynchronous (LANL GEO) satellites. We demonstrate for the first time that derived magnetic field directions in GEO orbit should statistically match the real magnetic directions ~2 times better than those from a list of empirical models and have no significant dependence on magnetospheric activities.
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