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AMPERE Data Use Guidelines
AMPERE magnetic perturbation data and data products derived from the Iridium constellation are
provided via the AMPERE Science Data Center to the scientific community for basic research in space
weather and magnetosphere-ionosphere physics. The data are not to be used for commercial purposes
or any application that could result in liability.
Users of AMPERE data are asked to respect the following guidelines.
- Be diligent: New users should familiarize themselves with the
data products and their derivation before starting an investigation. Please see descriptions of AMPERE
processing and data product generation in
Anderson et al. (2002),
Anderson et al. (2021),
Waters et al. (2001), and
Waters et al. (2020).
The best rule of thumb is to examine the input magnetic perturbation
("raw dB vector") data carefully to ensure that the derived products reflect real natural signals rather
than artifacts due to spurious currents near the orbit crossing point, errant baselines, or outliers.
If you are unsure about whether something is likely to be real, contact the AMPERE team.
- Inform the team: Please let us know if you are starting a new
project. Before starting a new project using these data products, it is highly advised to contact the
AMPERE team through the “Contact AMPERE” link on the website, describing briefly what you are planning.
We may be able to save you from wasting time or offer advice on the best approach in using the data for
your purpose. As your project progresses it should become obvious whether including AMPERE personnel as
co-authors on your work makes sense.
- Acknowledge AMPERE: If you plan to present and/or publish
research results that use AMPERE data in some way, you should at a minimum cite the AMPERE Science Data
Center and NSF support of AMPERE. Please include the following: "We thank the AMPERE team and the AMPERE
Science Data Center for providing data products derived from the Iridium Communications constellation,
enabled by support from the National Science Foundation."
- Know the names: Please be sure to use the right AMPERE acronym
definition, "Active Magnetosphere and Planetary Electrodynamics Response Experiment". Please refer to
the second-generation Iridium Communications satellite constellation as "Iridium NEXT" (note that
"NEXT" is not an acronym). AMPERE data derived from Iridium NEXT may also be referred to as
"AMPERE-NEXT".