Polar Magnetic Field Key Parameters

ResourceID

spase://VSPO/NumericalData/POLAR/MFE/PT55S

Description

POLAR Magnetic Field Experiment (MFE) data; 0.92 minute and 6 second averages in GSE, GSM, SM coordinates

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ResourceID

spase://VSPO/NumericalData/POLAR/MFE/PT55S

ResourceHeader

ResourceName: Polar Magnetic Field Key Parameters

ReleaseDate: 2019-08-05 15:03:35Z

Description

POLAR Magnetic Field Experiment (MFE) data; 0.92 minute and 6 second averages in GSE, GSM, SM coordinates

Contacts

	Role	Person
1.	GeneralContact	spase://SMWG/Person/Christopher.T.Russell

PriorIDs

spase://VSPO/NumericalData/P_POLAR_HDR_MFE_55S

spase://VMO/NumericalData/POLAR/MFE/PT06S

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/polar/mfe/mfe_k0/

AccessURL

Name: HTTP access to files at SPDF

URL: https://spdf.gsfc.nasa.gov/pub/data/polar/mfe/mfe_k0/

Description

In CDF via HTTP from CDAWeb

AccessURL

Name: CDAWeb

URL: https://cdaweb.sci.gsfc.nasa.gov/cgi-bin/eval2.cgi?dataset=PO_K0_MFE&index=sp_phys

ProductKey: PO_K0_MFE

Format: CDF

ProviderProcessingLevel: CALIBRATED

InstrumentIDs

spase://SMWG/Instrument/POLAR/MFE

MeasurementType: MagneticField

TemporalDescription

TimeSpan

StartDate: 1996-03-16 00:00:00

StopDate: 2008-04-16 00:00:00

Note: As of 8/27/04, coverage ended 12/31/03.

Cadence: PT55S

ObservedRegion: Earth.Magnetosphere

ObservedRegion: Earth.Magnetosphere.Polar

ObservedRegion: Earth.Magnetosphere.RadiationBelt

Parameter #1

Name: Time Line

ParameterKey: Epoch

Description

0.92 min Epoch Time

Units: ms

UnitsConversion: 1e-3>s

ValidMin: 16-MAR-1996 00:00:00.000

ValidMax: 16-MAR-1996 23:59:59.999

FillValue: -1.0E31

Support

SupportQuantity: Temporal

Parameter #2

Name: Time Line

ParameterKey: Epoch6

Description

6 sec Epoch Time

Units: ms

UnitsConversion: 1e-3>s

ValidMin: 16-MAR-1996 00:00:00.000

ValidMax: 16-MAR-1996 23:59:59.999

FillValue: -1.0E31

Support

SupportQuantity: Temporal

Parameter #3

Name: Time Line

ParameterKey: Time_PB5

Description

0.92 min PB5 Time

Structure

Size: 3

Element

Name: Year

Index: 1

Units: year

ValidMin: 1996

ValidMax: 2006

FillValue: -2147483648

Element

Name: Day of Year (Jan 1 = Day 1)

Index: 2

Units: day

ValidMin: 1

ValidMax: 366

FillValue: -2147483648

Element

Name: Elapsed millisecond of day

Index: 3

Units: msec

ValidMin: 0

ValidMax: 86400000

FillValue: -2147483648

Support

SupportQuantity: Temporal

Parameter #4

Name: POLAR Position in GSE

ParameterKey: POS_GSE

Description

POLAR position, 3 comp. in cartesian GSE (0.92 min res.)

Units: Re

CoordinateSystem

CoordinateRepresentation: Cartesian

CoordinateSystemName: GSE

Structure

Size: 3

Element

Name: X (GSE)

Qualifier: Component.I

Index: 1

ValidMin: -8.0

ValidMax: 8.0

FillValue: -1.0E31

Element

Name: Y (GSE)

Qualifier: Component.J

Index: 2

ValidMin: -8.0

ValidMax: 8.0

FillValue: -1.0E31

Element

Name: Z (GSE)

Qualifier: Component.K

Index: 3

ValidMin: -8.0

ValidMax: 8.0

FillValue: -1.0E31

Support

SupportQuantity: Positional

Parameter #5

Name: POLAR Position in GSM

ParameterKey: POS_GSM

Description

POLAR position, 3 comp. in cartesian GSM (0.92 min res.)

Units: Re

CoordinateSystem

CoordinateRepresentation: Cartesian

CoordinateSystemName: GSM

Structure

Size: 3

Element

Name: X (GSM)

Qualifier: Component.I

Index: 1

ValidMin: -8.0

ValidMax: 8.0

FillValue: -1.0E31

Element

Name: Y (GSM)

Qualifier: Component.J

Index: 2

ValidMin: -8.0

ValidMax: 8.0

FillValue: -1.0E31

Element

Name: Z (GSM)

Qualifier: Component.K

Index: 3

ValidMin: -8.0

ValidMax: 8.0

FillValue: -1.0E31

Support

SupportQuantity: Positional

Parameter #6

Name: POLAR Position in SM

ParameterKey: POS_SM

Description

POLAR position, 3 comp. in cartesian SM (0.92 min res.)

Units: Re

CoordinateSystem

CoordinateRepresentation: Cartesian

CoordinateSystemName: SM

Structure

Size: 3

Element

Name: X-pos (SM)

Qualifier: Component.I

Index: 1

ValidMin: -8.0

ValidMax: 8.0

FillValue: -1.0E31

Element

Name: Y-pos (SM)

Qualifier: Component.J

Index: 2

ValidMin: -8.0

ValidMax: 8.0

FillValue: -1.0E31

Element

Name: Z-pos (SM)

Qualifier: Component.K

Index: 3

ValidMin: -8.0

ValidMax: 8.0

FillValue: -1.0E31

Support

SupportQuantity: Positional

Parameter #7

Name: Radial Distance

ParameterKey: Rad_Dist

Description

POLAR orbit radial distance (0.92 min res.)

Units: Re

CoordinateSystem

CoordinateRepresentation: Spherical

CoordinateSystemName: GSE

Structure

Size: 1

Element

Name: Radial Distance

Qualifier: Magnitude

Index: 1

ValidMin: -10.0

ValidMax: 10.0

FillValue: -1.0E30

Support

SupportQuantity: Positional

Parameter #8

Name: Tilt

ParameterKey: TILT

Description

Dipole tilt angle (deg) using dipole moment of data, scalar (IGRF with secular correction (0.92 min res.)

Units: deg

ValidMin: -20.0

ValidMax: 20.0

FillValue: -1.0E30

Support

SupportQuantity: Positional

Parameter #9

Name: Major Frame Number

ParameterKey: MF_Num

Description

Major frame number of the day (9.2 sec res.)

ValidMin: 0

ValidMax: 9390

FillValue: -2147483648

Support

SupportQuantity: Other

Parameter #10

Name: Major Frame Timing

ParameterKey: MF_Timing

Description

Time of the first vector in the major frame (9.2 sec res.)

Units: s

ValidMin: -10.0

ValidMax: 86400.0

FillValue: -1.0E30

Support

SupportQuantity: Temporal

Parameter #11

Name: Total Magnetic Field

ParameterKey: BT

Description

Observed total magnetic field, scalar (6 sec res.)

Units: nT

UnitsConversion: 1e-9>T

ValidMin: 0.0

ValidMax: 10000.0

FillValue: -1.0E30

Field

Qualifier: Average

Qualifier: Magnitude

FieldQuantity: Magnetic

Parameter #12

Name: Mag. Field in S/C Coord

ParameterKey: BSC

Description

Observed vector magnetic field in cartesian S/C coord. (6 sec res.)

Units: nT

UnitsConversion: 1e-9>T

CoordinateSystem

CoordinateRepresentation: Cartesian

CoordinateSystemName: SC

Structure

Size: 3

Element

Name: BX (S/C)

Qualifier: Component.I

Index: 1

ValidMin: -10000.0

ValidMax: 10000.0

FillValue: -1.0E31

Element

Name: BY (S/C)

Qualifier: Component.J

Index: 2

ValidMin: -10000.0

ValidMax: 10000.0

FillValue: -1.0E31

Element

Name: BZ (S/C)

Qualifier: Component.K

Index: 3

ValidMin: -10000.0

ValidMax: 10000.0

FillValue: -1.0E31

Field

Qualifier: Average

Qualifier: Vector

FieldQuantity: Magnetic

Parameter #13

Name: Comp Del B

ParameterKey: COMP_DELTA

Description

Observed compressional standard dev. of magnetic field (0.92 min res.)

Units: nT

UnitsConversion: 1e-9>T

ValidMin: -500.0

ValidMax: 500.0

FillValue: -1.0E30

Field

Qualifier: StandardDeviation

Qualifier: Magnitude

FieldQuantity: Magnetic

Parameter #14

Name: Tran Del B

ParameterKey: TRANS_DELTA

Description

Observed transverse delta of magnetic field (0.92 min res.)

Units: nT

UnitsConversion: 1e-9>T

ValidMin: -500.0

ValidMax: 500.0

FillValue: -1.0E30

Field

Qualifier: StandardDeviation

FieldQuantity: Magnetic

Parameter #15

Name: Total Magnetic Field

ParameterKey: BTAV

Description

Observed total magnetic field, scalar (0.92 min res.)

Units: nT

UnitsConversion: 1e-9>T

ValidMin: 0.0

ValidMax: 10000.0

FillValue: -1.0E30

Field

Qualifier: Average

Qualifier: Magnitude

FieldQuantity: Magnetic

Parameter #16

Name: Mag. Field in GSE Coord

ParameterKey: B_GSE

Description

Observed vector magnetic field in cartesian GSE (0.92 min res.)

Units: nT

UnitsConversion: 1e-9>T

CoordinateSystem

CoordinateRepresentation: Cartesian

CoordinateSystemName: GSE

Structure

Size: 3

Element

Name: BX (GSE)

Qualifier: Component.I

Index: 1

ValidMin: -10000.0

ValidMax: 10000.0

FillValue: -1.0E31

Element

Name: BY (GSE)

Qualifier: Component.J

Index: 2

ValidMin: -10000.0

ValidMax: 10000.0

FillValue: -1.0E31

Element

Name: BZ (GSE)

Qualifier: Component.K

Index: 3

ValidMin: -10000.0

ValidMax: 10000.0

FillValue: -1.0E31

Field

Qualifier: Average

Qualifier: Vector

FieldQuantity: Magnetic

Parameter #17

Name: Mag. Field in GSM Coord

ParameterKey: B_GSM

Description

Observed vector magnetic field in cartesian GSM (0.92 min res.)

Units: nT

UnitsConversion: 1e-9>T

CoordinateSystem

CoordinateRepresentation: Cartesian

CoordinateSystemName: GSM

Structure

Size: 3

Element

Name: BX (GSM)

Qualifier: Component.I

Index: 1

ValidMin: -10000.0

ValidMax: 10000.0

FillValue: -1.0E31

Element

Name: BY (GSM)

Qualifier: Component.J

Index: 2

ValidMin: -10000.0

ValidMax: 10000.0

FillValue: -1.0E31

Element

Name: BZ (GSM)

Qualifier: Component.K

Index: 3

ValidMin: -10000.0

ValidMax: 10000.0

FillValue: -1.0E31

Field

Qualifier: Average

Qualifier: Vector

FieldQuantity: Magnetic

Parameter #18

Name: Mag. Vector in SM Coord

ParameterKey: B_SM

Description

Observed vector magnetic field in cartesian SM (0.92 min res.)

Units: nT

UnitsConversion: 1e-9>T

CoordinateSystem

CoordinateRepresentation: Cartesian

CoordinateSystemName: SM

Structure

Size: 3

Element

Name: BX (SM)

Qualifier: Component.I

Index: 1

ValidMin: -10000.0

ValidMax: 10000.0

FillValue: -1.0E31

Element

Name: BY (SM)

Qualifier: Component.J

Index: 2

ValidMin: -10000.0

ValidMax: 10000.0

FillValue: -1.0E31

Element

Name: BZ (SM)

Qualifier: Component.K

Index: 3

ValidMin: -10000.0

ValidMax: 10000.0

FillValue: -1.0E31

Field

Qualifier: Average

Qualifier: Vector

FieldQuantity: Magnetic

Parameter #19

Name: IGRF Total Magnetic Field

ParameterKey: MBTIGRF

Description

Total IGRF95 magnetic field, scalar (0.92 min res.)

Units: nT

UnitsConversion: 1e-9>T

ValidMin: 0.0

ValidMax: 10000.0

FillValue: -1.0E30

Field

Qualifier: Magnitude

FieldQuantity: Magnetic

Parameter #20

Name: IGRF Mag. Field in GSE Coord

ParameterKey: MBCIGRF_GSE

Description

IGRF95 vector magnetic field in cartesian GSE (0.92 min res.)

Units: nT

UnitsConversion: 1e-9>T

CoordinateSystem

CoordinateRepresentation: Cartesian

CoordinateSystemName: GSE

Structure

Size: 3

Element

Name: BXGSE IGRF

Qualifier: Component.I

Index: 1

ValidMin: -10000.0

ValidMax: 10000.0

FillValue: -1.0E31

Element

Name: BYGSE IGRF

Qualifier: Component.J

Index: 2

ValidMin: -10000.0

ValidMax: 10000.0

FillValue: -1.0E31

Element

Name: BZGSE IGRF

Qualifier: Component.K

Index: 3

ValidMin: -10000.0

ValidMax: 10000.0

FillValue: -1.0E31

Field

Qualifier: Vector

FieldQuantity: Magnetic

Parameter #21

Name: IGRF Mag. Field in GSM Coord

ParameterKey: MBCIGRF_GSM

Description

IGRF95 vector magnetic field in cartesian GSM (0.92 min res.)

Units: nT

UnitsConversion: 1e-9>T

CoordinateSystem

CoordinateRepresentation: Cartesian

CoordinateSystemName: GSM

Structure

Size: 3

Element

Name: BXGSM IGRF

Qualifier: Component.I

Index: 1

ValidMin: -10000.0

ValidMax: 10000.0

FillValue: -1.0E31

Element

Name: BYGSM IGRF

Qualifier: Component.J

Index: 2

ValidMin: -10000.0

ValidMax: 10000.0

FillValue: -1.0E31

Element

Name: BZGSM IGRF

Qualifier: Component.K

Index: 3

ValidMin: -10000.0

ValidMax: 10000.0

FillValue: -1.0E31

Field

Qualifier: Vector

FieldQuantity: Magnetic

Parameter #22

Name: IGRF Mag. Field in SM Coord

ParameterKey: MBCIGRF_SM

Description

IGRF95 vector magnetic field in cartesian SM (0.92 min res.)

Units: nT

UnitsConversion: 1e-9>T

CoordinateSystem

CoordinateRepresentation: Cartesian

CoordinateSystemName: SM

Structure

Size: 3

Element

Name: BX SM IGRF

Qualifier: Component.I

Index: 1

ValidMin: -10000.0

ValidMax: 10000.0

FillValue: -1.0E31

Element

Name: BY SM IGRF

Qualifier: Component.J

Index: 2

ValidMin: -10000.0

ValidMax: 10000.0

FillValue: -1.0E31

Element

Name: BZ SM IGRF

Qualifier: Component.K

Index: 3

ValidMin: -10000.0

ValidMax: 10000.0

FillValue: -1.0E31

Field

Qualifier: Vector

FieldQuantity: Magnetic

Parameter #23

Name: TSY Total Magnetic Field

ParameterKey: MBTSY

Description

Total IGRF95 and T95 magnetic field, scalar (0.92 min res.)

Units: nT

UnitsConversion: 1e-9>T

ValidMin: 0.0

ValidMax: 10000.0

FillValue: -1.0E30

Field

Qualifier: Magnitude

FieldQuantity: Magnetic

Parameter #24

Name: TSY Mag. Field in GSE

ParameterKey: MBCTSYGSE

Description

IGRF95 and T95 vector magnetic field in cartesian GSE (0.92 min res.)

Units: nT

UnitsConversion: 1e-9>T

CoordinateSystem

CoordinateRepresentation: Cartesian

CoordinateSystemName: GSE

Structure

Size: 3

Element

Name: BX GSE TSY

Qualifier: Component.I

Index: 1

ValidMin: -10000.0

ValidMax: 10000.0

FillValue: -1.0E31

Element

Name: BY GSE TSY

Qualifier: Component.J

Index: 2

ValidMin: -10000.0

ValidMax: 10000.0

FillValue: -1.0E31

Element

Name: BZ GSE TSY

Qualifier: Component.K

Index: 3

ValidMin: -10000.0

ValidMax: 10000.0

FillValue: -1.0E31

Field

Qualifier: Vector

FieldQuantity: Magnetic

Parameter #25

Name: TSY Mag. Field in GSM

ParameterKey: MBCTSYGSM

Description

IGRF95 and T95 vector magnetic field in cartesian GSM (0.92 min res.)

Units: nT

UnitsConversion: 1e-9>T

CoordinateSystem

CoordinateRepresentation: Cartesian

CoordinateSystemName: GSM

Structure

Size: 3

Element

Name: BX GSM TSY

Qualifier: Component.I

Index: 1

ValidMin: -10000.0

ValidMax: 10000.0

FillValue: -1.0E31

Element

Name: BY GSM TSY

Qualifier: Component.J

Index: 2

ValidMin: -10000.0

ValidMax: 10000.0

FillValue: -1.0E31

Element

Name: BZ GSM TSY

Qualifier: Component.K

Index: 3

ValidMin: -10000.0

ValidMax: 10000.0

FillValue: -1.0E31

Field

Qualifier: Vector

FieldQuantity: Magnetic

Parameter #26

Name: TSY Mag. Field in SM

ParameterKey: MBCTSYSM

Description

IGRF95 and T95 vector magnetic field in cartesian SM (0.92 min res.)

Units: nT

UnitsConversion: 1e-9>T

CoordinateSystem

CoordinateRepresentation: Cartesian

CoordinateSystemName: SM

Structure

Size: 3

Element

Name: BX SM TSY

Qualifier: Component.I

Index: 1

ValidMin: -10000.0

ValidMax: 10000.0

FillValue: -1.0E31

Element

Name: BY SM TSY

Qualifier: Component.J

Index: 2

ValidMin: -10000.0

ValidMax: 10000.0

FillValue: -1.0E31

Element

Name: BZ SM TSY

Qualifier: Component.K

Index: 3

ValidMin: -10000.0

ValidMax: 10000.0

FillValue: -1.0E31

Field

Qualifier: Vector

FieldQuantity: Magnetic

Parameter #27

Name: N. Foot Print of Field Line

ParameterKey: N_FOOT_PRINT

Description

North magnetic footprint, latitude and longitude in GEO (0.92 min res.)

Units: deg

CoordinateSystem

CoordinateRepresentation: Spherical

CoordinateSystemName: GEO

Structure

Size: 2

Element

Name: N Lat

Qualifier: DirectionAngle.ElevationAngle

Index: 1

ValidMin: 0.0

ValidMax: 90.0

FillValue: -1.0E31

Element

Name: N Long

Qualifier: DirectionAngle.AzimuthAngle

Index: 2

ValidMin: 0.0

ValidMax: 360.0

FillValue: -1.0E31

Support

SupportQuantity: Positional

Parameter #28

Name: S. Foot Print of Field Line

ParameterKey: S_FOOT_PRINT

Description

South magnetic footprint, latitude and longitude in GEO (0.92 min res.)

Units: deg

CoordinateSystem

CoordinateRepresentation: Spherical

CoordinateSystemName: GEO

Structure

Size: 2

Element

Name: S Lat

Qualifier: DirectionAngle.ElevationAngle

Index: 1

ValidMin: -90.0

ValidMax: 0.0

FillValue: -1.0E31

Element

Name: S Long

Qualifier: DirectionAngle.AzimuthAngle

Index: 2

ValidMin: 0.0

ValidMax: 360.0

FillValue: -1.0E31

Support

SupportQuantity: Positional

Parameter #29

Name: Data Sampling Interval dev.

ParameterKey: dt_var

Description

Vector sampling interval deviation : dt-120000 (microsec)(0.92 min res.)

Units: us

UnitsConversion: 1e-6>s

ValidMin: -100

ValidMax: 100

FillValue: -2147483648

Support

SupportQuantity: Temporal

Parameter #30

Name: Data Quality Flag

ParameterKey: DQF

Description

Data quality: Good/Bad/Fill/Burst_Mode (0/1/2/3)

ValidMin: 0

ValidMax: 3

FillValue: -2147483648

Support

SupportQuantity: Other

Parameter #31

Name: Post Gap Flag

ParameterKey: POST_GAP

Description

Data gap: 1, with previous data gap and 0, without previous data gap

ValidMin: 0

ValidMax: 0

FillValue: -2147483648

Support

SupportQuantity: Other