NSSDCA ID: SPMS-00521
Availability: Archived at NSSDC, accessible from elsewhere
Time span: 1979-03-22 to 1979-04-01
These experimenter-supplied, low energy plasma data are on magnetic tape written in binary on a Nord 10 computer. A logical data record is composed of a 22-byte auxiliary data record and sixty-four 22-byte experimental data records. The tapes are blocked at four logical records per physical record. The data files are preceded by an 80-byte, EBCDIC header lable file containing a volume number, experiment ID, and tape creation date. The auxiliary data consist of modified Julian day; universal time in milliseconds; eccentric dipole time in seconds; radial distance; eccentric dipole latitude; and angle of local magnetic field with respect to spin axis. The experimental data consist of a quality byte; status byte for detectors 2 to 10; and count rates for detectors 2 to 10. The status byte consists of three parameters: 1) type of particles measured (electrons or positive ions); 2) energy scan mode (sweep, fixed, or stepping); and 3) energy level number.
Data are available online at ftp://cdaweb.gsfc.nasa.gov/pub/data/
Questions and comments about this data collection can be directed to: Coordinated Request and User Support Office
Name | Role | Original Affiliation | |
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Dr. Hans Borg | Data Provider | Kiruna Geophysical Institute | hans.borg@physics.umu.se |
Mr. Robert M. Candey | General Contact | NASA Goddard Space Flight Center | robert.m.candey@nasa.gov |