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Swarm Plasma Density (Ne) - Latest plots


Swarm A
2026-01-26
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Swarm B
2026-01-26
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Swarm C
2026-01-26
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Swarm A NE overview Swarm B NE overview Swarm C NE overview


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Swarm Plasma Density (Ne) - Product description and access

Swarm satellites provide in situ plasma density (Ne) measurements.

Swarm plasma density (Ne) is provided as Level 1b (L1b) data product with a 2Hz cadence by ESA’s Earth’s Observation program. The data are provided in daily files in Common Data Format (CDF). The product names are EFIx_PL_1B, with x = A, B, C for the 3 satellites respectively.

More information on the Swarm L1b EFI product, including definitions, descriptions, metadata, and data access, is available at: https://swarmhandbook.earth.esa.int/catalogue/SW_EFIx_LP_1B.