THEMIS Magnetopause Crossing Database: Satellite Observations 2007-2016

Magnetopause crossing data from the THEMIS satellite probes between 2007 and 2016, classified for the manuscript by Staples et al., 2020. The data includes the time and location of each crossing event. The original THEMIS data used for classification is publicly available from NASA's CDAWeb.

Use Cases

• Modeling magnetopause motion based on time-series crossing events.
• Analyzing spatial distribution of the magnetopause based on satellite location data.
• Validating statistical models of magnetospheric compression dynamics as described in the manuscript.

Strengths

• Data covers a 10-year period from 2007 to 2016.
• Crossings are classified using a method detailed in a peer-reviewed manuscript.
• Based on publicly available source data from NASA's THEMIS mission.

Limitations

• The dataset contains duplicate records that require user removal.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred from the manuscript.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

THEMIS satellite data via NASA CDAWeb, processed by Frances Staples at University College London.

Collection Method

Crossings were classified using a method described in section 3.1 of the associated manuscript.

Time Range

2007 to 2016 inclusive.

Geography

Observations from the magnetopause region in near-Earth space.