Instruments

Data Flow Diagram

Flow Chart for Selecting Appropriate ESA Data Types

This flow chart offers a decision tree to follow when using ESA data. If there are choices (branching), continuous line shows the preferable choice and dashed line shows the second choice. Choices are prioritized on the basis of quality and availability.

User should make one or few choices presented in rhomboids. The "No Flow" condition may be checked with help of the PEIF data as explained elsewhere (McFadden et al., 2008a, 2008b).

The electron detector data (PEEF, PEER, PEEB, and PEEM) should be used only when the spacecraft potential is known.