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After its arrival at Jupiter in July 2016, Juno conducted a global survey of Jupiter's magnetosphere (especially the equatorial plasma disk region) with its highly eccentric polar orbit. Since then, the JADE instrument has accumulated a large amount of plasma measurements. Using a developed forward modeling method and the Alpine supercomputer cluster at CU Boulder, we fit all ion measurements between 10 and 50 RJ ${\mathrm{R}}_{\mathrm{J}}$ from PJ5 to PJ56, obtaining a dataset with 70,487 good fits that consists of the following set of plasma parameters: abundances of different heavy ions, density, temperature, and 3‐D bulk flow velocity of heavy ions. An overview of the dataset and an example use on flux tube interchange are presented to illustrate its effectiveness and usefulness. In the investigated interchange event that occurred at ∼ ${\sim} $14 RJ ${\mathrm{R}}_{\mathrm{J}}$, the plasma disk is variable and heated, with alternating hotter inflows and colder outflows, accompanied by small perturbations in the magnetic fields. This dataset has the potential for many applications. Key Points: A dataset from thermal plasma observations of Juno using a forward modeling methodThe dataset includes ion abundances, density, temperature, and 3‐D bulk flow velocityThe dataset consists of 70,487 data points obtained between 10 and 50 RJ from Juno orbits PJ5 to PJ56 [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Based on plasma observations from Juno's Joviana Auroral Distributions Experiment instrument and forward modeling, we investigate the dawn‐dusk asymmetries within Jupiter's magnetosphere between 10 and 40 RJ ${\mathrm{R}}_{J}$. On the dawnside, the flux tubes are depleted characterized by low density and near rigid‐corotation velocity, with a low temperature and thin plasma sheet. On the duskside, the flux tubes are assimilated characterized by high density and sub‐corotation velocity, with a hotter and thicker plasma sheet. Super‐corotating hot inflows originating from reconnection events are identified in the pre‐dawn sector. These observations are consistent with the Vasyliūnas cycle, suggesting it operates in a region closer to Jupiter than previous studies suggested. Outflows are locally coupled with swept‐back magnetic fields and are frequently observed near midnight. Inflows are locally coupled with swept‐forward fields with higher temperatures. The discernible temperature difference between inflows and outflows reveals their distinct origins. Plasma beta increases with radial distance, suggesting increased instabilities at larger distances. Plain Language Summary: Jupiter's magnetosphere is internally driven by plasma originating from its moons, particularly Io. As the plasma corotates around Jupiter and is transported outward, the force balance breaks with stretched magnetic field and pinched off plasma blobs, resulting in local time asymmetry. For the first time, this asymmetry is validated within 40 Jupiter radii using plasma observations from the Juno mission. Compared to the duskside, the dawnside plasma exhibits lower density, higher temperature, and larger corotational velocity (even exceeds rigid corotation sometimes). These results indicate distinct origins for inflows and outflows. This study brings us a step forward in our understanding of the dynamics of Jupiter's magnetosphere and provides a data set for comparison with simulations. Key Points: The dawn‐dusk asymmetry between 10 and 40 RJ is modulated by the Vasyliūnas cycle, featuring super‐corotating flows in the pre‐dawn sectorThe flux tubes are depleted and accelerated on the dawnside, while they are dense and sub‐corotational on the dusksideThe temperature difference between inflows and outflows suggests physically distinct origins [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Abstract: The Jovian Auroral Distributions Experiment ion sensor (JADE‐I) on board the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's Juno mission measured solar wind ions for ≈40 days prior to the spacecraft's arrival at Jupiter, simultaneous with numerous telescope observations of the Jovian aurora. JADE‐I is a thermal plasma time‐of‐flight instrument designed to measure Jovian auroral and magnetospheric ions. This study provides a solar wind parameter data set for the approach phase that may be used in coordinated studies with remote measurements of the Jovian aurora, to compare with models that propagate solar wind conditions from Earth and to apply to Jovian bow shock or magnetopause models. While multiple bow shock crossings were predicted during Juno's approach, there was only one observed suggesting a compressed magnetosphere that was shrinking as Juno approached. However, the calculated ram pressure at the bow shock was near the median value of those 40 days, rather than being in an upper percentile. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]