D.3.2                  Worst case GEO spectrum

Based on an analysis of anomalously large electron enhancements, a worst case spectrum for GEO was described [46]. For geostationary orbit only, as a supplement to the above FLUMIC model, a worst-case geostationary environment can be treated by the substitution of the following two equations:

    cm-2 day-1 sr-1

 MeV

The NASA handbook [19] presents a different worst case environment in graphical form. It appears to be slightly harsher than the above presumably because it is based upon a single spectrum from measurements taken on 11 May 1992 over only a few hours at a selected longitude.