SESS documentation Index
NPOESS Instruments - SESS
Measures the near-Earth space environment in terms
of neutral and charged particles, electron and magnetic fields, and
optical signatures of aurora. SESS contributes to, and is the primary instrument for 13 Environmental Data Records (EDRs).
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Space Environmental Sensor Suite (SESS) |
The Space
Environmental Sensor Suite (SESS) is the complement of sensors and
algorithms used to measure the characteristics of: auroral boundary,
auroral energy deposition, auroral imagery, electric field, electron
density profile, geomagnetic field, in-situ plasma fluctuations, in-situ
plasma temperatures, ionospheric scintillation, neutral density profile,
medium energy charged particles, energetic ions, and supra-thermal to
auroral energy particles.
These data provide information about the space environment necessary to
ensure reliable operations of current space-based and ground-based
systems, to facilitate the analysis of system anomalies that may be the
result of space environmental effects, and to guide the design and
efficient operations of future systems that may be affected by the space
environment.
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