ESPAS Data Providers

Belgian Institute for Space Aeronomy (BISA) show details
BISA offers the following datasets:
  • Whisper/Cluster density: Electron density determined from electron plasma frequency measured by the WHISPER instrument onboard the 4 Cluster spacecraft.
  • Plasmasphere kinetic model Pierrard: Physics-based kinetic model providing the position of the plasmapause, the number density and temperature of the electrons, protons and other particles in the ionosphere and plasmasphere as a function of the geomagnetic activity level.
DH Consultancy BVBA (DH Consultancy) show details
DH Consultancy offers the following datasets:
  • ace_swepam_1m: Solar wind proton density, bulk speed, ion temperature measured by SWEPAM instrument on-board ACE spacecraft.
  • ace_mag_1m: Interplanetary Magnetic Field (IMF) components and total field strength measured by MAG instrument on-board ACE spacecraft.
European Incoherent Scatter (EISCAT) Scientific Association show details
EISCAT offers the following datasets:
  • EISCAT Dynasondes: Vertical sounding and derived parameters from the stations at Svalbard and Tromsø.
  • EISCAT ISRs: Standard ISR and derived parameters, line-of-sight profiles and intersection volume from the stations at Tromsø (VHF/UHF), Kiruna (UHF), Sodankylä (UHF) and Longyearbyen (UHF).
European Space Agency - Cluster Active Archive (ESA-CAA) show details
ESA-CAA offers the following dataset:
  • Cluster Active Archive: In-situ measurements from the 11 instruments on each of the 4 spacecraft that comprise ESA’s near-Earth Cluster mission. Measurements include Magnetic and Electric fields, Magnetic and Electric Waves, plasma (few eV to ~10keV) Electrons and Ion composition, medium energy (~40keV to few hundred keV) Electrons and Ion composition. The archive consists of a collection of approximately 350 datasets from each spacecraft (~1400-1500 in total).
Finish Meteorological Institute (FMI) show details
FMI offers the following dataset:
  • IMAGE Magnetometer Network: Ground magnetometer recordings (geomagnetic field) in North Europe.
German Aerospace Center (DLR) show details
DLR offers the following dataset:
  • SWACI Data: European TEC maps, Global TEC maps, Beacon measurements, Slab Thickness, Radio Occultation derived vertical electron density profiles, Plasmasphere electron density distribution 2D, Scintillation parameter, 3D electron density distribution.
GFZ German Research Center – Information System and Data Center (GFZ – ISDC) show details
GFZ – ISDC offers the following datasets:
  • High rate CHAMP GPS ground tracking data (CH-AI-1-GPS-01S): High rate CHAMP GPS ground tracking data, sample rate 1 Hz (1h-Files per station, Rinex 2.20).
  • High rate CHAMP GPS-SST (CH-AI-1-HR): High rate CHAMP GPS-SST data (1d-Files, Rinex 2.10). Decoded high rate CHAMP GPS-SST data (Occultation Data), sample rate 50 Hz.
  • Medium rate CHAMP GPS-SST data (CH-AI-1-MR): Medium rate CHAMP GPS-SST data (1d-Files, Rinex 2.10). TDecoded medium rate CHAMP GPS-SST data (Occultation Data), sample rate 1 Hz.
  • Atmospheric excess path delay (CH-AI-2-PD): Atmospheric excess path delay (ASCII, tbd.), Calibrated atmospheric excess path of the single occultation events.
  • Occultation tables (CH-AI-2-TAB): Tables of the occultation events, per day.
  • Atmospheric parameters (CH-AI-3-ATM): Vertical profiles of atmospheric parameters (dry air), derived from Occultation measurements.
  • Vertical electron density profiles (CH-AI-3-IVP): Ionospheric vertical profile / vertical profile of electron density.
  • Occultation link related TEC data (CH-AI-3-TCR): Occultation link related TEC data (uncalibrated) from GPS Receiver onboard CHAMP.
  • TerraSAR-X GPS-SST occultation data (TSX-OCC-1-HR): TerraSAR-X GPS-SST occultation data of a sample rate of 0.02 sec (= 50 Hz), generated by decommutation and decoding the TerraSAR-X science dump data. This raw data passed no quality control.
  • TerraSAR-X GPS-SST occultation data (TSX-OCC-1-MR): TerraSAR-X GPS-SST occultation data of a sample rate of 1.0 sec, generated by decommutation and decoding the TerraSAR-X science dump data. This raw data passed no quality control.
Global Ionospheric Radio Observatory (GIRO) at UML/LDI show details
GIRO offers the following datasets:
  • GIRO ionogram-derived numerical data: Ionospheric characteristics and vertical sub-peak electron density profile (EDP) derived from raw data of high-frequency ground-based vertical ionospheric sounding by GIRO ionosonde platforms.
  • GIRO ionogram display products: Images of high-frequency ground-based vertical ionospheric sounding measurements (ionograms) taken by GIRO ionosonde platforms, with overlaid ionogram-derived characteristics, traces of echo propagation, and vertical electron density profile.
  • GIRO Plasma Drift numerical data: Ionospheric plasma drift velocity over the sites of GIRO ionosonde platforms, derived from Doppler skymaps (high-frequency ground-based directional ionospheric sounding measurements).
  • GIRO Plasma Drift display products: Daily plot of ionospheric plasma drift velocity over the sites of GIRO ionosonde platforms, derived from Doppler skymaps (high-frequency ground-based directional ionospheric sounding measurements).
  • GIRO Doppler skymap display products: Images of high-frequency ground-based directional ionospheric sounding measurements (skymaps) taken by GIRO ionosonde platforms, showing spatial structure of plasma, associated fine-scale plasma movements, bulk plasma velocity, and large scale ionospheric tilt.
  • Plasmagram-derived data products: Data products derived from active radio sounding measurements (plasmagrams) taken by RPI platform on IMAGE satellite: plasma characteristics, echo traces, and electron density profile along the propagation path.
  • Plasmagram display products: Images of active radio sounding measurements (plasmagrams) taken by RPI platform on IMAGE satellite, with overlaid plasmagram-derived characteristics, echo traces, and electron density profile along the propagation path.
  • Spectrogram display products: Images of passive radio monitoring measurements (spectrograms) taken by RPI platform on IMAGE satellite, showing signatures of radio emissions in space and characteristic local responses of plasma.
Italian National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology (INGV) show details
INGV offers the following datasets:
  • CHA1 GPS Scintillation and TEC raw data: TEC, Power and Phase of L1 signal sampled at 50 Hz acquired by the GISTM receiver located in Chania (Greece).
  • CHA1 GPS RINEX data: Observational and navigational data acquired by the GISTM receiver located in Chania (Greece).
  • CHA1 GPS Scintillation and TEC Parameters: Amplitude (S4) and phase (SigmaPhi) scintillation indices, Total Electron Content (TEC), Rate of TEC (ROT) acquired by the GISTM receiver located in Chania (Greece).
  • Gibilmanna raw ionograms – AIS.INGV: Gibilmanna raw ionograms (RDF (binary) files) generated by the AIS.INGV ionosonde.
  • Gibilmanna ionogram images – AIS.INGV: GIF images of the Gibilmanna ionograms recorded by the AIS.INGV ionosonde, showing also the values of the autoscaled standard ionospheric characteristics.
  • Gibilmanna ionogram autoscaled data – AIS.INGV: TXT files (text files) of the standard ionospheric characteristics (autoscaled) and the vertical electron density profile recorded by the AIS.INGV ionosonde.
  • Gibilmanna ionogram validated data – AIS.INGV: Gibilmanna ionogram validated data (the standard ionospheric characteristics).
  • Rome raw ionograms – AIS.INGV: Rome raw ionograms (RDF (binary) files) generated by the AIS.INGV ionosonde.
  • Rome ionogram images – AIS.INGV: GIF images of the Rome ionograms recorded by the AIS.INGV ionosonde, showing also the values of the autoscaled standard ionospheric characteristics.
  • Rome ionogram autoscaled data – AIS.INGV: TXT files (text files) of the standard ionospheric characteristics (autoscaled) and the vertical electron density profile recorded by the AIS.INGV ionosonde.
  • Rome ionogram validated data – AIS.INGV: Rome ionogram validated data (the standard ionospheric characteristics).
  • Rome raw ionograms – DPS4: Rome raw ionograms (SBF (binary) files) generated by the DPS4 digisonde.
  • Rome ionogram images – DPS4: GIF images of the Rome ionograms recorded by the DPS4 digisonde, showing also the values of the autoscaled standard ionospheric characteristics.
  • Rome ionogram autoscaled data – DPS4: SAO files of the standard ionospheric characteristics (autoscaled) and the vertical electron density profile recorded by the DPS4 digisonde.
  • Oblique ionograms Inskip-Rome: Rome oblique ionograms Inskip.
  • Observed Maximum Usable Frequencies - of the radio link Inskip-Chania: Manually scaled values of MUF (ordinary), MUF (extraordinary), and fmin of the radio link Inskip-Chania.
  • Variations of the geomagnetic field vector along its elements: Time variations of the geomagnetic field vector along its elements (horizontal and vertical components H and Z, declination D) recorded at the geomagnetic observatories of Castello Tesino, L’Aquila and Lampedusa (Italy).
  • Definitive values of the geomagnetic field elements: Definitive values of the geomagnetic field along its elements (horizontal and vertical components H and Z, declination D) recorded at the geomagnetic observatories of Castello Tesino and L’Aquila (Italy).
  • Geomagnetic field total intensity: Total intensity of the geomagnetic field recorded at the geomagnetic observatories of Castello Tesino, L’Aquila and Lampedusa (Italy).
National Observatory of Athens (NOA) show details
NOA offers the following datasets:
  • DIAS ionograms: Ionograms in image format, from the DIAS participating stations Rome, Athens, Ebro, Arenosillo, Chilton, Pruhonice, Juliusruh, Moscow.
  • DIAS ionospheric characteristics: Ionospheric characteristics derived from the DIAS ionograms, with the autoscaling ARTIST software, in SAO format.
  • DIAS f-plots: Daily plots for fmin, observed foF2 and predicted foF2 from each DIAS station, in image and ASCII format.
  • DIAS electron density profiles: Electron density profiles from each DIAS station up to the altitude of hmF2.
  • DIAS maps of foF2 (nowcasting): European maps of foF2 for the middle latitudes (32°N - 60°N) based on the SIRMUP algorithm, provided as image and text format.
  • DIAS maps of M(3000)F2 (nowcasting): European maps of M(3000)F2 for the middle latitudes (32°N - 60°N) based on the SIRMUP algorithm, provided as image and text format.
  • DIAS maps of MUF (nowcasting): European maps of MUF for the middle latitudes (32°N - 60°N) and for pre-selected sounder locations, provided as image and text format.
  • DIAS maps of electron density (nowcasting): European maps of the electron density for the middle latitudes (32°N - 60°N) and for pre-selected altitudes, provided as image and text format.
  • DIAS maps of foF2 (forecasted): European maps of foF2 for the middle latitudes (32°N - 60°N) forecasted up to 24 hrs ahead based on the SWIF and the GCAM models, provided as image and text format.
  • DIAS maps of foF2 (predicted): European maps of foF2 for the middle latitudes (32°N - 60°N) predicted up to 3 months in advance based on the SIRM model, provided as image and text format.
  • DIAS ionospheric alerts: Ionospheric alerts for forthcoming disturbances in text format with an estimation of the forecasted ionospheric disturbance over each DIAS location.
  • Athens Digisonde Ionogram Images: Ionograms in GIF format.
  • Athens Digisonde Ionogram Raw files: Ionograms in SBF format.
  • Athens Digisonde Ionogram Autoscaled parameters: Autoscaled ionogram parameters in SAO format.
  • Athens Digisonde Skymaps: Skymaps of ionospheric echoes in GIF format.
  • Athens Digisonde Drift velocities: Bulk drift velocities of moving ionospheric plasma over Athens in GIF and text format.
  • NOA GNSS: RINEX files from NOA GNSS TOPCON NET G3 receiver located in Athens, Greece, co-located with the Athens Digisonde.
Royal Observatory of Belgium (ROB) show details
ROB offers the following datasets:
  • International Sunspot Number: International Sunspot Number (solar activity proxy, successor of Wolf number).
  • PROBA2/LYRA: UV & EUV solar irradiance observed from LYRA instrument on PROBA2 satellite.
  • PROBA2/SWAP: Coronal EUV images (full disk images) provided from SWAP instrument on PROBA2 satellite.
  • SOHO/EIT: Coronal EUV images (full disk images) provided from EIT (Extreme ultraviolet Imaging Telescope) on-board SOHO spacecraft.
  • SOHO/LASCO: Coronographic white-light images (Outer solar corona images) provided from LASCO (Large Angle and Spectrometric Coronagraph) on-board SOHO spacecraft.
Sodankylä Geophysical Observatory (SGO) at University of Oulu show details
SGO offers the following datasets:
  • Ionosonde of the Sodankylä Geophysical Observatory: Ionospheric characteristics and ionograms from the Ionosonde of the Sodankylä Geophysical Observatory.
  • Finnish ionospheric tomography: Tomography reconstruction of electron density in the F-region above the Northern Scandinavian region from phase differences of the Russian Tsykada beacon satellite signals calculated by means of a statistical inversion method using Chapman and IRI models for regularization. Reconstructions are calculated from the simultaneous data of 3-5 ground stations.
  • Finnish riometer network: Continuous monitor of cosmic noise absorption in the ionospheric D-region at European high latitudes by 8 widebeam riometers.
  • Finnish pulsation magnetometer chain: Ground based sub-Hz to ELF band (0.1-10Hz) data of variations of the geomagnetic field in high latitudes (6 stations, L-values 3.2-6.1).
  • Oulu NM cosmic ray: Continuous monitoring of cosmic rays of a ground-based neutron monitor.
Space Research Center – Polish Academy of Sciences (SRC-PAS) show details
SRC-PAS offers the following datasets:
  • Demeter maps: Global maps of electron density, ion density, electron temperature, ion temperature, drift velocity derived from DEMETER satellite.
  • Warsaw Ionosonde – Manually scaled ionograms: URSI-standard ionospheric characteristics, ionogram echo traces, and vertical sub-peak electron density profile derived from manually scaled ionograms from raw data of high-frequency ground-based vertical ionospheric sounding by Warsaw ionosonde.
  • Warsaw Ionosonde – automatically scaled ionograms:URSI-standard ionospheric characteristics, ionogram echo traces, and vertical sub-peak electron density profile derived from autoscaled ionograms from raw data of high-frequency ground-based vertical ionospheric sounding by Warsaw ionosonde.
  • Hornsund automatically scaled ionograms: URSI-standard ionospheric characteristics, ionogram echo traces, and vertical sub-peak electron density profile derived from auto scaled ionograms from raw data of high-frequency ground-based vertical ionospheric sounding by Hornsund ionosonde.
  • Magion-3: Global maps of electron density, electron temperature, HF emission and description of HF plasma instabilities and electromagnetic emissions derived from Magion-3 satellite.
  • COSMIC: Electron density profile derived from FORMOSAT-3/COSMIC satellite.
Technical University of Denmark (DTU Space) show details
DTU Space offers the following dataset:
  • DTU ground magnetometer array: Geomagnetic variations measured by ground-based array.
Tromsø Geophysical Observatory at University of Tromsø (TGO) show details
TGO offers the following dataset:
  • NORMAG (TGO magnetometer network): Geomagnetic variation and observatory data from 14 sites in Norway.
University College London (UCL) show details
UCL offers the following datasets:
  • FPIs: Thermospheric neutral winds and temperatures and, red and green line intensities.
  • CMAT2: Model simulation data of global 3-d datasets of neutral and ionospheric parameters.
University of Birmingham (UBIRM) show details
UBIRM offers the following dataset:
  • EDAM: Global 3D grids of electron density outputted from the Electron Density Assimilative Model (EDAM). Usually, a 4x4 degree grid with ~60 height levels.
University of Leicester (ULEIC) show details
ULEIC offers the following dataset:
  • SuperDARN: Global electric field derived from coherent scatter radar measurements.
University of Oulu (UOulu) show details
UOulu offers the following dataset:
  • NOAA/POES MEPED energetic particle data: Fluxes of energetic protons and electrons from two directional MEPED telescopes from 11 NOAA/POES satellites since 1979.