RENU2 ERPA: Thermal Electron Temperature Data from NASA

NASA's RENU2 mission Electron Retarding Potential Analyzer (ERPA) data provides thermal electron temperature measurements. The dataset is sourced from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration and was last updated on March 13, 2026. The description indicates it contains sub-second resolution data at 0.5 milliseconds.

Use Cases

• Modeling ionospheric electron temperature dynamics based on sub-second measurements.
• Analyzing electric field interactions with thermal electrons based on the platform tags.
• Calibrating satellite instrument readings for energetic particle studies.
• Studying space weather effects on low-energy plasma populations.

Strengths

• Data originates from the authoritative source NASA.
• Provides high-temporal-resolution measurements at 0.5 milliseconds.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.

Provenance

Source

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Collection Method

Likely collected via the Electron Retarding Potential Analyzer (ERPA) instrument on the RENU2 satellite mission.

Time Range

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Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-13 05:01:05.492288; freshness should be verified

Geography

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