NSSDCA ID: SPMS-00501
Availability: At NSSDC, Ready for Offline Distribution (or Staging if Digital)
Time span: 1965-02-01 to 1965-06-30
This magnetic field vector data set is on one reel of 35-mm microfilm generated at NSSDC from hard copy plots supplied by the experimenter. Each frame contains 6 h of data. Magnetic vectors are given once every 5 min. Each vector is specified in terms of (1) the difference between the observed field magnitude and a model field magnitude (Jensen and Cain, 1962), (2) the angle (alpha) between the measured vector and the spacecraft spin axis, and (3) the field azimuthal angle (psi) relative to the spacecraft-sun direction. Time and ephemeris information (distance, latitude, local time, L) are given once an hour. Samples of the plots are used and explained in greater detail in L. J. Cahill, J. Geophys. Res., v. 71, n. 19, p. 4505, 1966. Data coverage is essentially complete between February 1 and June 30, 1965.
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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Prof. Laurence J. Cahill, Jr. | Data Provider | University of Minnesota | |
Prof. Laurence J. Cahill, Jr. | General Contact | University of Minnesota |