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# Swarm (ESA/DISC/...) cheatsheet

[News page](https://earth.esa.int/eogateway/search?text=&category=News&filter=swarm&subFilter=&sortby=NEWEST_FIRST)

***List of Swarm projects and links***

STSE: Support to Science Element, as part of EOEP (Earth Observation Envelope Programme)  
EOSS: Earth Observation Science for Society, as part of EOEP
DISC: Data, Innovation and Science Cluster  
SSA SWE: Space Sitatuatonal Awareness, Space Weather  

## Primary sources

- [ESA Earth Online](https://earth.esa.int/eogateway/missions/swarm)
- [ESA DISC pages](https://earth.esa.int/eogateway/activities/swarm-disc)
- [ESA Swarm "Activities"](https://earth.esa.int/eogateway/search?skipDetection=true&text=&category=Activities&filter=swarm)
- [DISC Office and ITTs](https://www.space.dtu.dk/english/research/projects/project-descriptions/swarm/swarm_disc_itts)
- [Old ESA projects page](https://earth.esa.int/web/guest/missions/esa-eo-missions/swarm/activities/scientific-projects/)
- Data handbook: [L1b](https://earth.esa.int/eogateway/missions/swarm/product-data-handbook/level-1b-product-definitions) --- [L2](https://earth.esa.int/eogateway/missions/swarm/product-data-handbook/level-2-product-definitions)
- [**Protoype data handbook spreadsheet**](https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/e/2PACX-1vStz17Gi-O3tJjWcT_F0zYj4eCVuiiaU9ewpKTLlu_qRak-Cd0NHG3oQa0lcVFmWC2TFK3ecZHvdPxT/pubhtml) (view only)
- Various document sources:
    - https://earth.esa.int/eogateway/search?text=&category=Document%20library&filter=swarm&subFilter=product%20document&sortby=RELEVANCE

## DISC partner data sources

- GFZ: ftp://magftp.gfz-potsdam.de/Swarm/DISC
- ..


## Recent/new/upcoming projects

https://earth.esa.int/eogateway/search?skipDetection=true&text=&category=Activities&filter=swarm

- SWITCH / KNMI HAPI timeline viewer
    - https://gitlab.com/KNMI-OSS/spaceweather/knmi-hapi-timeline-viewer
    - https://knmi-oss.gitlab.io/spaceweather/knmi-hapi-timeline-viewer/
- Toolboxes:
    - TFA (George Balasis et al)
    - DSECS (Heikki)
        - https://earth.esa.int/eogateway/activities/dipolar-spherical-elementary-current-systems-dsecs-toolbox
- GVO - Geomagnetic Virtual Observatories (ITT 2.1)
  Project pages: [DTU](https://www.space.dtu.dk/english/research/projects/project-descriptions/geomagnetic-virtual-observatories) | [ESA](https://earth.esa.int/eogateway/activities/gvo)
  VirES: Implemented in API: [Notebook](https://swarm.magneticearth.org/notebooks/03i1_demo-vobs)
- PRISM - Plasmapause Related boundaries in the topside Ionosphere as derived from Swarm Measurements (ITT 2.2)
  Project pages: [ESA](https://earth.esa.int/eogateway/activities/plasmapause-related-boundaries-in-the-topside-ionosphere-as-derived-from-swarm-measurements)
  VirES: Implementation in progress
- SITE: Swarm Ion Temperature Estimation (ITT 2.3)
  Project pages: [UCalgary](http://ion.phys.ucalgary.ca/SITE/)
  https://earth.esa.int/eogateway/activities/swarm-ion-temperature-estimation
- SLIDEM: Swarm LP Ion Drift and Effective Mass (ITT 3.1) ([paper](https://assets.researchsquare.com/files/rs-1322241/v1_covered.pdf?c=1644425348))
    - [Data location](https://swarm-diss.eo.esa.int/#swarm%2FAdvanced%2FPlasma_Data%2F2_Hz_Ion_Drift_Density_and_Effective_Mass_dataset) (including PDD)
  Project pages:  [ESA](https://earth.esa.int/eogateway/activities/swarm-lp-ion-drift-and-effective-mass)
  Misc: [News item](https://earth.esa.int/eogateway/news/new-swarm-langmuir-probe-ion-drift-density-and-effective-mass-slidem-dataset-released)
- TIRO: Topside Ionosphere Radio Observations from multiple LEO-missions (ITT 3.3)
  https://earth.esa.int/eogateway/activities/tiro
  Project pages: [GFZ](https://www.gfz-potsdam.de/en/section/geomagnetism/projects/tiro-topside-ionosphere-radio-observations-from-multiple-leo-missions/)
- TOLEOS: Thermosphere Observations from Low-Earth Orbiting Satellites
  https://swarm-diss.eo.esa.int/?do=download&file=swarm%2FMultimission%2FCombined_Mission_Data%2FConjunction%2FSW-TN-DUT-GS-129-01_TOLEOS_Product_Definition_Document.pdf

## Misc projects

- swami-h2020.eu
- SIFACIT
- thermosphere.tudelft.nl
- EPHEMERIS - about mid-latitude ionospheric trough (MIT)

## Established projects (DISC)

- [Swarm-AuroraX](https://swarm-aurora.com/) - ground imager keogram browser & Swarm conjunction finder
  Project pages: [ESA](https://earth.esa.int/eogateway/activities/swarm-aurora)
  VirES: No integration
- Swarm as a gravity field mission (ITT 1.1)
  EGF* products?
  VirES: No integration
- AEBS: Auroral Electrojet and Boundaries (ITT 1.2)
  Project pages: [FMI](https://space.fmi.fi/MIRACLE/Swarm_AEBS/) | [ESA](https://earth.esa.int/eogateway/activities/swarm-aebs)
  VirES: Implemented in API & GUI: [Notebook](https://swarm.magneticearth.org/notebooks/03h1_demo-aebs-aejxlpl)
- AMPS: Average Magnetic field and Polar current System model (ITT 1.3)
  Project pages: [GitHub](https://github.com/klaundal/pyAMPS) | [UiB](https://birkeland.uib.no/data/amps/) | [ESA](https://earth.esa.int/eogateway/tools/amps-model)
  VirES: Implemented in API & GUI
- IPIR: Ionospheric Plasma IRregularities (ITT 1.4)
  Project pages: [UiO](https://www.mn.uio.no/fysikk/english/research/projects/swarm-disc-ipir/) | [ESA](https://earth.esa.int/eogateway/activities/ipir)
  VirES: Implemented in API & GUI: [Notebook](https://swarm.magneticearth.org/notebooks/03c__demo-ipdxirr_2f)

## Established projects (STSE)

- PCP: Polar Cap Products
  Project pages: [UiO](https://www.mn.uio.no/fysikk/english/research/projects/swarm/)
- SAFE: Swarm for earthquake study
  Project pages: [INGV](http://safe-swarm.ingv.it/)
- Magnetic Tidal Signals and Their Use in Mapping the Electrical Conductivity of the Lithosphere and Upper Mantle
  Project pages: [ETHZ](https://epm.ethz.ch/research/tides.html)
  
## Established projects (EOSS)

- INTENS: Characterization of IoNospheric TurbulENce level by Swarm constellation
  Project pages: [ESA](https://eo4society.esa.int/projects/intens-characterization-of-ionospheric-turbulence-level-by-swarm-constellation/)
- COSTO (Contribution of Swarm data to the prompt detection of Tsunamis and other natural hazards)
  Project pages: [ESA](https://eo4society.esa.int/projects/costo/)
- Swarm+ Coupling High-Low Atmosphere Interactions: Ion Outflow
  Project pages: [UiB](https://swarmoutflow.w.uib.no/)
- Swarm+ Coupling High-Low Atmosphere Interactions: VERtical coupling in Earth's Atmosphere at mid and high latitudes (VERA)
  Project pages: [GFZ](https://www.gfz-potsdam.de/en/section/geomagnetism/projects/vera-vertical-coupling-in-earths-atmosphere-at-mid-and-high-latitudes/)
- Swarm Investigation of the Energetics of Magnetosphere-Ionosphere Coupling (SIEMIC)
  Project pages: [ESA](https://eo4society.esa.int/projects/siemic-swarm-investigation-of-the-energetics-of-magnetosphere-ionosphere-coupling/)
- The ionospheric signature of auroral and subauroral fast flows
  Project pages: [ESA](https://eo4society.esa.int/projects/the-ionospheric-signature-of-auroral-and-subauroral-fast-flows/)
- Swarm VIP: Variability in the Ionosphere
  Project pages: [UiO](https://www.mn.uio.no/fysikk/english/research/projects/swarm-vip/)
  
## Established projects (SSA SWE)

- SUA: Swarm Utilisaiton Analysis
  Project pages: [GFZ](https://www.gfz-potsdam.de/en/section/geomagnetism/projects/sua-swarm-utilisation-analysis/)
- ESC Ionospheric Weather
  Project pages: [ESA](https://swe.ssa.esa.int/en_GB/ionospheric-weather/)
- ESC Geomagnetic Conditions
  Project pages: [ESA](https://swe.ssa.esa.int/en_GB/geomagnetic-conditions/)
  
## Established projects (National)

- [DynamicEarth](https://www.spp-dynamicearth.de)
- [Swarm4Anom](http://swarm4anom.cbk.waw.pl/s4a/index.html)
