NSSDCA ID: PSFP-00056
Availability: At NSSDC, Ready for Offline Distribution (or Staging if Digital)
Time span: 1978-12-06 to 1984-02-18
This data set consists of one tape containing data of the Orbiter Electron Temperature Probe (OETP) aboard the Pioneer Venus Orbiter. This is the revised data set replacing the OETP input on the 10 UADS-LFD tapes (ID=78-051A-01A). It was written in the Unified Abstract Data System (UADS)-Low Frequency Data (LFD) format on a PDP 11/70: ASCII-coded magnetic tape. The first three records on the tape describe: (1) the measured parameters, (2) the format used and (3) the fill values. With the foregoing, the data records beginning with record #4 can be read to the end of the file. Each data record contains date (1978339), time (milliseconds), orbit number, time tag (from -1800 to +1800 in increments of 12), electron temperature (deg. K) electron density (cm-3), and spacecraft potential (V). The values were derived by taking a time weighed average of all measurements within the 12 sec of each UAD sample time. In general, the errors are believed to be less than 10%. Bad values were identified and deleted.
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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Mr. Robert F. Theis | Data Provider | NASA Goddard Space Flight Center | theis@carioca.gsfc.nasa.gov |