Each scene represents a 50x50 Re spatial extent overlaid with Earth's location and a projection of a sample Chandra orbit. The scenes provide a quick visualization of the orbit's intersection with the predicted magnetopause crossings and aid in simulation verification. Orbits in the GSE coordinate system are given in the following. Note that during November Chandra was sampling the post-noon sector of the magnetosphere but by January it will be located in the daytime sector. These results are preliminary.
Further work is required to validate the results and increase the fidelity of the models.
Validation of the phenomenology models. Incorporate a proton model to treat particle flux variations inside the magnetosphere for use when Chandra spends significant time inside the magnetopause.