Quoted from: https://ccmc.gsfc.nasa.gov/models/modelinfo.php?model=Cosgrove-PF
Model Description
Statistical model returning Poynting Flux (in W/m^2) energy flux into the ionosphere. The model was compiled using FAST satellite observations that are binned and mapped into the ionosphere altitude range (~ 1210 km) on magnetic coordinates.![](https://ccmc.gsfc.nasa.gov/images/cosgrove-pf.png)
Model Input
Solar wind Density (N in cm^-3), velocity V (in km/s), magnetic field By, Bz (in nT), AL index (auroral magnetic perturbation).
Model Output
Pattern of Poynting Flux distribution in auroral zone (> 50 degrees magnetic latitude), averaged over both hemispheres.
References and relevant publications
Russell B. Cosgrove et al., "Empirical model of Poynting flux derived from FAST data and a cusp signature", JGR 119 (1), 411-430, (2014), DOI: 10.1002/2013JA019105, http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/2013JA019105/abstract
CCMC Contact(s)
Lutz Rastaetter
301-286-9571
Developer Contact(s)
Russel Cosgrove