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DE 1 Plasma Waves Instrument (PWI) Low Frequency Receiver A data

ResourceID
spase://VSPO/NumericalData/DE1/PWI/LFC/A/PT1S

Description

Plasma Waves Instrument Low Frequency Receiver A data

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NumericalData

ResourceID
spase://VSPO/NumericalData/DE1/PWI/LFC/A/PT1S
ResourceHeader
ResourceName
DE 1 Plasma Waves Instrument (PWI) Low Frequency Receiver A data
AlternateName
Dynamics Explorer 1 PWI LFC A data
AlternateName
DE-A PWI LFC A data
ReleaseDate
2019-05-05 12:34:56Z
Description

Plasma Waves Instrument Low Frequency Receiver A data

Acknowledgement
NASA; Donald A. Gurnett
Contacts
RolePerson
1.PrincipalInvestigatorspase://SMWG/Person/Donald.A.Gurnett
2.MetadataContactspase://SMWG/Person/James.M.Weygand
InformationURL
Name
NSSDC's Master Catalog on the Plasma Wave Instrument
URL
https://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/nmc/experiment/display.action?id=1981-070A-02
Description

Introduction to the Plasma Wave Instrument on DE1

PriorIDs
spase://VMO/NumericalData/DE1/PWI/LFCA/PT1S
AccessInformation
RepositoryID
spase://SMWG/Repository/UCLA/DE1
Availability
Online
AccessRights
Open
AccessURL
Name
Plasma Waves Instrument Step Frequency Receiver B Electric field data
URL
http://vmo.igpp.ucla.edu/data1/DE1/PWI/LFCA/
Description

This URL contains the DE1 PWI Low Frequency Receiver A Electric and Magnetic Field Data

Format
Text
Encoding
ASCII
Acknowledgement
NASA;Donald.A.Gurnett
ProcessingLevel
Calibrated
ProviderResourceName
Plasma Waves Instrument Low Frequency Receiver A
ProviderProcessingLevel
Level-2
InstrumentIDs
spase://SMWG/Instrument/DynamicsExplorer1/PWI
MeasurementType
Waves.Passive
TemporalDescription
TimeSpan
StartDate
1981-09-16 00:00:00
StopDate
1984-06-24 00:00:00
Note
Time format in data files is: milliseconds of the day
Cadence
PT1S
Caveats
Flags=NaN
Keywords
PWI
LFC A
Plasma Waves Instrument
Low Frequency Receiver
magnetosphere
radiation belt
Parameter #1
Name
Universal Time
ParameterKey
Time
Description

Universal Time columns from left to right are: yeardoy msec in the format of yyddd msec.

Cadence
PT1S
CoordinateSystem
CoordinateRepresentation
Cartesian
CoordinateSystemName
MAG
Structure
Size
2
Description

Universal Time expressed using a 6-column day, month, year, hour, minute, second representation

Element
Name
Year Day of Year
Index
1
ParameterKey
YearDOY
Element
Name
Milliseconds
Index
2
ParameterKey
MSec
Support
SupportQuantity
Temporal
Parameter #2
Name
DE1 Plasma Wave Instrument Low Frequency Receiver A
ParameterKey
PWI LFC A frequencies
Description

PWI LFC A frequencies in Hz

Cadence
PT1S
Units
Hz
CoordinateSystem
CoordinateRepresentation
Cartesian
CoordinateSystemName
MAG
Mixed
MixedQuantity
Other
Parameter #3
Name
DE1 Plasma Wave Instrument Low Frequency Receiver A
ParameterKey
PWI LFC B electric field amplitude values
Description

PWI LFC B electric field amplitude values

Cadence
PT1S
Units
((V/m)^2)/Hz
CoordinateSystem
CoordinateRepresentation
Cartesian
CoordinateSystemName
MAG
Mixed
MixedQuantity
Other
Parameter #4
Name
DE1 Plasma Wave Instrument Low Frequency Receiver A
ParameterKey
PWI LFC B magnetic field amplitude values
Description

PWI LFC B magnetic field amplitude values

Cadence
PT1S
Units
((nT)^2)/Hz
CoordinateSystem
CoordinateRepresentation
Cartesian
CoordinateSystemName
MAG
Mixed
MixedQuantity
Other
Parameter #5
Name
DE1 Plasma Wave Instrument Low Frequency Receiver A
ParameterKey
PWI LFC B Antenna(s) used for measurement
Description

PWI LFC B Antenna(s) used for measurement: EX or EZ or ES

Cadence
PT1S
CoordinateSystem
CoordinateRepresentation
Cartesian
CoordinateSystemName
MAG
Mixed
MixedQuantity
Other
Parameter #6
Name
DE1 Plasma Wave Instrument Step Frequency Receiver B
ParameterKey
PWI LFC B Antenna(s) used for measurement
Description

PWI LFC B Antenna(s) used for measurement: B

Cadence
PT1S
CoordinateSystem
CoordinateRepresentation
Cartesian
CoordinateSystemName
MAG
Mixed
MixedQuantity
Other
Parameter #7
Name
DE1 spacecraft position vector inerpolated to 1 sec resolution
ParameterKey
Position vector
Description

Location of the spacecraft in magnetic coordinates in units of Re, Re, local time, and latitude

Cadence
PT1S
CoordinateSystem
CoordinateRepresentation
Cartesian
CoordinateSystemName
MAG
Structure
Size
4
Element
Name
Geocentric Radial distance of spacecraft
Qualifier
Magnitude
Index
1
ParameterKey
GeocentricRadialDistance
Element
Name
L-Shell
Index
2
ParameterKey
L-ShellValue
Element
Name
MagneticLocalTime
Index
3
ParameterKey
MagneticLocalTime
Element
Name
MagneticLatitude
Index
4
ParameterKey
MagneticLatitude
Support
SupportQuantity
Positional