@article{bb3ce705e1cf43a0b55caafb71839f38,
title = "Geospace exploration project ERG",
abstract = "The Exploration of energization and Radiation in Geospace (ERG) project explores the acceleration, transport, and loss of relativistic electrons in the radiation belts and the dynamics for geospace storms. This project consists of three research teams for satellite observation, ground-based network observation, and integrated data analysis/simulation. This synergetic approach is essential for obtaining a comprehensive understanding of the relativistic electron generation/loss processes of the radiation belts as well as geospace storms through cross-energy/cross-regional couplings, in which different plasma/particle populations and regions are strongly coupled with each other. This paper gives an overview of the ERG project and presents the initial results from the ERG (Arase) satellite.[Figure not available: see fulltext.]",
keywords = "Geospace, The ERG (Arase) satellite, The ERG project, The radiation belts",
author = "Yoshizumi Miyoshi and Iku Shinohara and Takeshi Takashima and Kazushi Asamura and Nana Higashio and Takefumi Mitani and Satoshi Kasahara and Shoichiro Yokota and Yoichi Kazama and Wang, {Shiang Yu} and Tam, {Sunny W.Y.} and Ho, {Paul T.P.} and Yoshiya Kasahara and Yasumasa Kasaba and Satoshi Yagitani and Ayako Matsuoka and Hirotsugu Kojima and Yuto Katoh and Kazuo Shiokawa and Kanako Seki",
note = "Funding Information: YM is the project scientist of the ERG project and the lead author of this article. IS is the project manager. TT is the mission manager. KA is the leader of the mission team and PI of LEP-i. NH is the PI of XEP. TM is the PI of HEP. SK is the PI of MEP-e. SY is the PI of MEP-i. SYW is the project manager, SWYT is the project scientist, and Y. Kazama is the project engineer, and PTPH is the PI of LEP-e. Y. Kasahara is the PI of PWE. Y. Kasaba and SY are co-PI of PWE. AM is the PI of MGF. HK is the PI of SWPIA and co-PI of PWE. Y. Katoh is the co-PI of SWPIA. K. Shiokawa is the PI of the ERG-ground network observations team. K. Seki is the PI of the integrated data analysis/simulation team. All authors read and approved the final manuscript. We thank all members of the ERG-project to their great efforts to realize this mission for many years. Prof. Takayuki Ono was the PI of the ERG project, and he passed away in December, 2013. We acknowledge his great efforts to drive this project. We also thank S. Matsuda and S. Kurita for their help to prepare the manuscript. A part of this work was supported by JSPS Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research (23224011, 15H05747, 15H05815, 16H04056, 16H01172, 16H06286, 16H02229). Data are distributed through the ERG Science Center operated by ISAS/JAXA and ISEE/Nagoya University. The authors declare that they have no competing interests. All science data of the ERG project are distributed by the ERG Science Center (https://ergsc.isee.nagoya-u.ac.jp/index.shtml.en ). The AL index is provided from WDC-C2, Kyoto University (http://wdc.kugi.kyoto-u.ac.jp/aedir/ ). Not applicable. Apart of this work was supported by JSPS Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research (23224011, 15H05747, 15H05815, and 16H06286, 16H02229). This study was supported by JSPS Bilateral Open Partnership Joint Research Projects. The ERG Science Center is operated by ISAS/JAXA and ISEE/Nagoya University. The development and operation of LEP-e is partly funded by Academia Sinica and National Cheng Kung University of Taiwan and also through the support of Ministry of Science and Technology of Taiwan under contract 106-2111-M-001-011 and 105-3111-Y-001-042. Springer Nature remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations. Funding Information: Apart of this work was supported by JSPS Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research (23224011, 15H05747, 15H05815, and 16H06286, 16H02229). This study was supported by JSPS Bilateral Open Partnership Joint Research Projects. The ERG Science Center is operated by ISAS/JAXA and ISEE/Nagoya University. The development and operation of LEP-e is partly funded by Academia Sinica and National Cheng Kung University of Taiwan and also through the support of Ministry of Science and Technology of Taiwan under contract 106-2111-M-001-011 and 105-3111-Y-001-042. Funding Information: We thank all members of the ERG-project to their great efforts to realize this mission for many years. Prof. Takayuki Ono was the PI of the ERG project, and he passed away in December, 2013. We acknowledge his great efforts to drive this project. We also thank S. Matsuda and S. Kurita for their help to prepare the manuscript. A part of this work was supported by JSPS Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research (23224011, 15H05747, 15H05815, 16H04056, 16H01172, 16H06286, 16H02229). Data are distributed through the ERG Science Center operated by ISAS/JAXA and ISEE/Nagoya University. Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2018, The Author(s).",
year = "2018",
month = dec,
day = "1",
doi = "10.1186/s40623-018-0862-0",
language = "English",
volume = "70",
journal = "Earth, Planets and Space",
issn = "1343-8832",
publisher = "Terra Scientific Publishing Company",
number = "1",
}