Comment on 'Intercalibration of solar wind instruments during the International Magnetospheric Study' by S. M. Petrinec and C. T. Russell

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Aug 1994

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1994jgr....9914777p&link_type=abstract

Journal of Geophysical Research (ISSN 0148-0227), vol. 99, no. A8, p. 14,777-14,778

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Calibrating, Data Correlation, Data Reduction, Electron Density (Concentration), Electrostatic Probes, Solar Wind, Spacecraft Charging, Accuracy, Computer Programs, Correction, Electron Energy, Explorer 50 Satellite, International Sun Earth Explorers

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In their paper Petrinec and Russell (PR) (1993) claim to have developed a 'more homogeneous and accurate set of solar wind data' by 'correcting' the reported ion densities from three plasma instruments: the Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) ion electrostatic analyzer on ISEE 3 and the LANL electrostatic analyzer and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Faraday cup plasma instrument on Interplanetary Monitoring Platform 8 (IMP 8). Their data manipulation techniques are examined. The foundations on which their data set are built, are discussed. Reanalysis by MIT on the MIT instrument (IMP 8) was done. Initial results have been issued. The Petrinec & Russell (1993) (PR) paper does not provide accurate density estimates and is an exercise that will only bring confusion to users of the data. The results of PR should be treated with skepticism.

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