Swarm Ionosphere/Magnetosphere

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Open Access (Open): This collection is openly accessible, providing users with free access to all Swarm products in accordance with the ESA’s Earth observation data policy.

Access Steps:

Go to the ESA Online Dissemination Service.
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Products can be downloaded using the following methods:

HTTPS: Download via the ESA Online Dissemination Service
FTP: Access the FTP server directly using a compatible FTP client ftp://swarm-diss.eo.esa.int/.
VirES client: Use this interactive interface for data manipulation and retrieval of Swarm mission products.

For additional information visit the Swarm Data Page.

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Collection Description

This product provides a variety of data related to the Earth's ionosphere and magnetosphere, including:

Spherical harmonic models of the large-scale magnetospheric field and its Earth-induced counterpart.
Spherical harmonic models of the daily geomagnetic variation at middle and low latitudes.
Ionospheric bubble index.
Ionospheric total electron content.
Ionospheric field-aligned currents.
Dayside ionospheric equatorial electric field.
Ionospheric plasma density and plasma irregularities.

Technical Details

DATA SET SPECIFICATIONS

Spatial coverage:

90 N, 90 S, 180 W, 180 E

Temporal coverage:

2018-11-15 - present

Date of launch:

2013-11-22

Operators:

ESA

Mission status:

onGoing

Orbit height:

at beginning of mission: 462 km for Swarm A and C, 511 km for Swarm B

Orbit type:

Drifting, near polar

PROCESSING LEVEL

level 1b, level 2

APPLICABLE TERMS & CONDITIONS

The access and use of Swarm products are regulated by the ESA's Data Policy and subject to the acceptance of the specific Terms & Conditions.

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