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Explorer 33 3-min solar wind plasma data

ResourceID
spase://VSPO/NumericalData/Explorer33/FaradayCup/PT3M

Description

This data set has 3-min resolution solar wind plasma parameters (flow speed and direction angles, ion thermal speed and density) from the MIT Faraday Cup on Explorer 33 (AIMP 1, IMP D). There are no spacecraft position data in the records. The data are in annual ASCII files.

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ResourceID
spase://VSPO/NumericalData/Explorer33/FaradayCup/PT3M
ResourceHeader
ResourceName
Explorer 33 3-min solar wind plasma data
ReleaseDate
2019-08-05 15:03:35Z
Description

This data set has 3-min resolution solar wind plasma parameters (flow speed and direction angles, ion thermal speed and density) from the MIT Faraday Cup on Explorer 33 (AIMP 1, IMP D). There are no spacecraft position data in the records. The data are in annual ASCII files.

Acknowledgement
To the MIT plasma team and to the Space Physics Data Facility at Goddard
Contacts
RolePerson
1.GeneralContactspase://SMWG/Person/Alan.J.Lazarus
InformationURL
Name
NSSDC Master Catalog
URL
https://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/nmc/experiment/display.action?id=1966-058A-06
Description

This reference contains a citation to a descriptive 1967 J.Geophys.Res. paper by the MIT team.

InformationURL
Name
NSSDC Data Set Catalog
URL
ftps://spdf.gsfc.nasa.gov/pub/documents/old/documentation_from_nssdc/dataset_catalogs/DSC_0168.pdf
PriorIDs
spase://VHO/NumericalData/Explorer33/FaradayCup/PT3M
AccessInformation
RepositoryID
spase://SMWG/Repository/NASA/GSFC/SPDF
Availability
Online
AccessRights
Open
AccessURL
Name
FTP access to files at SPDF
URL
ftps://spdf.gsfc.nasa.gov/pub/data/explorer/explorer33/plasma_probe/3-min_interplanetary_plasma_param/
AccessURL
Name
HTTP access to files at SPDF
URL
https://spdf.gsfc.nasa.gov/pub/data/explorer/explorer33/plasma_probe/3-min_interplanetary_plasma_param/
Description

In CDF via HTTP from SPDF

Format
Text
DataExtent
Quantity
11
Units
MB
Acknowledgement
The MIT Plasma Team and NSSDC
ProcessingLevel
Calibrated
InstrumentIDs
spase://SMWG/Instrument/Explorer33/FaradayCup
MeasurementType
ThermalPlasma
TemporalDescription
TimeSpan
StartDate
1966-07-06 00:00:00
StopDate
1971-10-14 00:00:00
Cadence
PT3M
ObservedRegion
Heliosphere.NearEarth
Caveats
There are no spacecraft ephemeris data in this data set, as of September, 2010.
Parameter #1
Name
Ion density
ParameterKey
Column_8
Cadence
PT3M
Units
1/cm**3
Particle
ParticleType
Ion
ParticleQuantity
NumberDensity
Parameter #2
Name
Thermal speed
ParameterKey
Column_12
Cadence
PT3M
Units
km/s
Particle
ParticleType
Ion
ParticleQuantity
ThermalSpeed
Parameter #3
Name
Flow speed
ParameterKey
Column_17
Description

Made from aberration-corrected flow velocity

Cadence
PT3M
Units
km/s
Particle
ParticleType
Ion
ParticleQuantity
FlowSpeed
Parameter #4
Name
Flow direction angles
Description

Both aberrated (columns 10 and 11) and unaberrated (columns 15 and 16) flow directions are given, first longitude then latitude.

Cadence
PT3M
Units
deg
CoordinateSystem
CoordinateRepresentation
Spherical
CoordinateSystemName
GSE
Structure
Size
2 2
Description

Flow latitude and longitude angles, aberrated and unaberrated

Particle
ParticleType
Ion
ParticleQuantity
ArrivalDirection