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DE 2 2s WATS Wind Velocity, Density and Temperature data

ResourceID
spase://VSPO/NumericalData/DE2/WATS/PT2S

Description

This data set contains, at 2-sec resolution,
the neutral wind horizontal velocity, temperature and density
from the Wind and Temperature Spectrometer (WATS) flown on DE 2.
Data are available in ASCII from nssdcftp and in CDF format from
CDAWeb (as well as CDAWeb plots and lists).

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NumericalData

ResourceID
spase://VSPO/NumericalData/DE2/WATS/PT2S
ResourceHeader
ResourceName
DE 2 2s WATS Wind Velocity, Density and Temperature data
AlternateName
Dynamics Explorer 2 WATS data
AlternateName
DE-B WATS data
ReleaseDate
2019-08-05 15:03:35Z
Description

This data set contains, at 2-sec resolution,
the neutral wind horizontal velocity, temperature and density
from the Wind and Temperature Spectrometer (WATS) flown on DE 2.
Data are available in ASCII from nssdcftp and in CDF format from
CDAWeb (as well as CDAWeb plots and lists).

Acknowledgement
Please acknowledge the WATS Principal Investigator, the late Dr. Nelson Spencer
Contacts
RolePerson
1.PrincipalInvestigatorspase://SMWG/Person/Nelson.W.Spencer
2.GeneralContactspase://SMWG/Person/Robert.M.Candey
InformationURL
Name
Readme file at SPDF
URL
ftps://spdf.gsfc.nasa.gov/pub/data/de/de2/neutral_gas_wats/00readme.txt
PriorIDs
spase://VSPO/NumericalData/DE2/WATS/PT2S
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/de/de2/neutral_gas_wats/
Description

For ftp retrieval of daily CDF files

AccessURL
Name
HTTP access to files at SPDF
URL
https://spdf.gsfc.nasa.gov/pub/data/de/de2/neutral_gas_wats/
Description

In CDF via HTTP from CDAWeb

Format
CDF
DataExtent
Quantity
200
Units
KB
Per
P1D
Acknowledgement
Please acknowledge the WATS Principal Investigator, the late Dr. Nelson Spencer, and the Space Physics Data Facility at NASA/GSFC
AccessInformation
RepositoryID
spase://SMWG/Repository/NASA/GSFC/SPDF
Availability
Online
AccessRights
Open
AccessURL
Name
CDAWeb
URL
https://cdaweb.sci.gsfc.nasa.gov/cgi-bin/eval2.cgi?dataset=DE2_WIND2S_WATS&index=sp_phys
ProductKey
DE2_WIND2S_WATS
Description

For CDAWeb subset, plot and list capabilities

Format
Text
DataExtent
Quantity
500
Units
KB
Per
P1D
Acknowledgement
Please acknowledge the WATS Principal Investigator, the late Dr. Nelson Spencer, and the Space Physics Data Facility at NASA/GSFC
ProcessingLevel
Calibrated
InstrumentIDs
spase://SMWG/Instrument/DynamicsExplorer2/NACS
MeasurementType
NeutralGas
TemporalDescription
TimeSpan
StartDate
1981-08-08 00:00:00
StopDate
1983-02-17 00:00:00
Cadence
PT2S
ObservedRegion
Earth.NearSurface.Atmosphere