STEREO-A In-Situ Measurements of Particles and CME Transients from the Magnetometer and the Plasma and Suprathermal Ion and Composition Instruments (IMPACT/MAG, PLASTIC) Solar Wind Plasma Data

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spase://VSPO/NumericalData/STEREO-A/MAGPLASMA/L2/PT1M

Description

STEREO-A In-situ Measurements of Particles and CME Transients, IMPACT, Magnetometer Instrument, MAG, Magnetic Field Vector and PLAsma and SupraThermal Ion Composition, PLASTIC, Solar Wind Parameter, Level 2, Data

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Version:2.3.1

NumericalData

ResourceID

spase://VSPO/NumericalData/STEREO-A/MAGPLASMA/L2/PT1M

ResourceHeader

ResourceName: STEREO-A In-Situ Measurements of Particles and CME Transients from the Magnetometer and the Plasma and Suprathermal Ion and Composition Instruments (IMPACT/MAG, PLASTIC) Solar Wind Plasma Data

ReleaseDate: 2020-05-08 15:41:27Z

Description

Acknowledgement: J. Luhmann

Contacts

	Role	Person
1.	PrincipalInvestigator	spase://SMWG/Person/Janet.G.Luhmann
2.	MetadataContact	spase://SMWG/Person/Robert.E.McGuire
3.	MetadataContact	spase://SMWG/Person/Lee.Frost.Bargatze

InformationURL

Name: STEREO IMPACT Experiment Web Site

URL: http://sprg.ssl.berkeley.edu/impact/

Description

STEREO, In-situ Measurements of Particles and CME Transients, IMPACT, Experiment and Data Descriptions

PriorIDs

spase://VSPO/NumericalData/STEREO-A/IMPACT-PLASTIC/PT1M

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/stereo/ahead/l2/impact/magplasma/1min/

Description

Access to Data in CDF Format via ftp from SPDF

AccessURL

Name: HTTP access to files at SPDF

URL: https://spdf.gsfc.nasa.gov/pub/data/stereo/ahead/l2/impact/magplasma/1min/

Description

Access to Data in CDF Format via http from SPDF

AccessURL

Name: CDAWeb

URL: https://cdaweb.sci.gsfc.nasa.gov/cgi-bin/eval2.cgi?dataset=STA_L2_MAGPLASMA_1M&index=sp_phys

ProductKey: STA_L2_MAGPLASMA_1M

Description

Access to ASCII, CDF, and plots via NASA/GSFC CDAWeb

Format: CDF

Encoding: None

Acknowledgement: J. Luhmann. Please acknowledge the data providers and CDAWeb when using these data.

ProcessingLevel: Calibrated

ProviderProcessingLevel: Level 2

InstrumentIDs

spase://SMWG/Instrument/STEREO-A/Ephemeris

spase://SMWG/Instrument/STEREO-A/IMPACT

spase://SMWG/Instrument/STEREO-A/PLASTIC

MeasurementType: MagneticField

MeasurementType: ThermalPlasma

TemporalDescription

TimeSpan

StartDate: 2006-01-01 00:00:00.000

StopDate: 2014-01-01 23:59:59.999

Cadence: PT1M

ObservedRegion: Heliosphere.Remote1AU

Parameter #1

Name: Epoch Time, since 0 A.D.

ParameterKey: Epoch

Description

Epoch Time, Milliseconds since 0 A.D.

Caveats: Interval-Centered Time Tag

Cadence: PT1M

Units: ms

UnitsConversion: 1e-3>s

RenderingHints

AxisLabel: Epoch

ValidMin: 01-Jan-2006 00:00:00.000

ValidMax: 31-Dec-2156 00:00:00.000

FillValue: 31-Dec-9999 23:59:59.999

Support

SupportQuantity: Temporal

Parameter #2

Name: Filter Value, Upper Limit for Valid Magnetic Field Magnitude

ParameterKey: FILTER_VALUE

Description

Filter Value corresponds to the Upper Limit for the expected Valid Range of Total Magnetic Field Values, when the Field is greater than the Filter Value, the Data is replaced with Fill Values as such Data are likely Spurious and Non-Physical

Cadence: PT1M

Units: nT

UnitsConversion: 1e-9>T

RenderingHints

ValueFormat: E12.2

ScaleType: LinearScale

ValidMin: 0.0

ValidMax: 100000.0

FillValue: 100.0

Support

Qualifier: Maximum

SupportQuantity: Other

Parameter #3

Name: IMPACT/MAG Magnetic Field Vector in Heliographic, HG, RTN

Set: Time series defined by using: EPOCH

ParameterKey: BFIELDRTN

Description

IMPACT/MAG Magnetic Field Vector in Heliographic, HG, Radial-Tangential-Normal, RTN, Coordinates

Cadence: PT1M

Units: nT

UnitsConversion: 1e-9>T

CoordinateSystem

CoordinateRepresentation: Cartesian

CoordinateSystemName: RTN

RenderingHints

DisplayType: TimeSeries

ValueFormat: E13.6

ScaleType: LinearScale

Structure

Size: 3

Element

Name: Bx(rtn)

Index: 1

RenderingHints

AxisLabel: 1.00000

Element

Name: By(rtn)

Index: 2

RenderingHints

AxisLabel: 2.00000

Element

Name: Bz(rtn)

Index: 3

RenderingHints

AxisLabel: 3.00000

ValidMin: -100000.0

ValidMax: 100000.0

FillValue: -1.0e+31

Field

Qualifier: Vector

FieldQuantity: Magnetic

Parameter #4

Name: IMPACT/MAG Total Magnetic Field

Set: Time series defined by using: EPOCH

ParameterKey: BTOTAL

Description

IMPACT/MAG Total Magnetic Field

Cadence: PT1M

Units: nT

UnitsConversion: 1e-9>T

RenderingHints

DisplayType: TimeSeries

AxisLabel: Btotal

ValueFormat: E13.6

ScaleType: LinearScale

ValidMin: -100000.0

ValidMax: 100000.0

FillValue: -1.0e+31

Field

Qualifier: Magnitude

FieldQuantity: Magnetic

Parameter #5

Name: Cartesian Component Numbers

ParameterKey: CART_COMPNO

Description

Cartesian Component Numbers

Cadence: PT1M

RenderingHints

ValueFormat: E12.2

ScaleType: LinearScale

Structure

Size: 3

Element

Name: Element 1

Index: 1

Element

Name: Element 2

Index: 2

Element

Name: Element 3

Index: 3

ValidMin: 1.0

ValidMax: 3.0

FillValue: -1.0e+31

Support

SupportQuantity: Other

Parameter #6

Name: Spacecraft Position, HAE

Set: Time series defined by using: EPOCH

ParameterKey: HAE

Description

Spacecraft Position, Heliocentric Aries Ecliptic, HAE, Coordinates

Cadence: PT1M

Units: ua

UnitsConversion: 1.495978706 e11>m

CoordinateSystem

CoordinateRepresentation: Cartesian

CoordinateSystemName: HAE

RenderingHints

DisplayType: TimeSeries

ValueFormat: E13.6

ScaleType: LinearScale

Structure

Size: 3

Element

Name: x(HAE)

Index: 1

RenderingHints

AxisLabel: 1.00000

Element

Name: y(HAE)

Index: 2

RenderingHints

AxisLabel: 2.00000

Element

Name: z(HAE)

Index: 3

RenderingHints

AxisLabel: 3.00000

ValidMin: -10.0

ValidMax: 10.0

FillValue: -1.0e+31

Support

Qualifier: Vector

SupportQuantity: Positional

Parameter #7

Name: Spacecraft Position, HEE

Set: Time series defined by using: EPOCH

ParameterKey: HEE

Description

Spacecraft Position, Heliocentric Earth Ecliptic, HEE, Coordinates

Cadence: PT1M

Units: ua

UnitsConversion: 1.495978706 e11>m

CoordinateSystem

CoordinateRepresentation: Cartesian

CoordinateSystemName: HEE

RenderingHints

DisplayType: TimeSeries

ValueFormat: E13.6

ScaleType: LinearScale

Structure

Size: 3

Element

Name: x(HEE)

Index: 1

RenderingHints

AxisLabel: 1.00000

Element

Name: y(HEE)

Index: 2

RenderingHints

AxisLabel: 2.00000

Element

Name: z(HEE)

Index: 3

RenderingHints

AxisLabel: 3.00000

ValidMin: -10.0

ValidMax: 10.0

FillValue: -1.0e+31

Support

Qualifier: Vector

SupportQuantity: Positional

Parameter #8

Name: Spacecraft Position, HEEQ

Set: Time series defined by using: EPOCH

ParameterKey: HEEQ

Description

Spacecraft Position, Heliocentric Earth Equatorial, HEEQ, Coordinates

Cadence: PT1M

Units: ua

UnitsConversion: 1.495978706 e11>m

CoordinateSystem

CoordinateRepresentation: Cartesian

CoordinateSystemName: HEEQ

RenderingHints

DisplayType: TimeSeries

ValueFormat: E13.6

ScaleType: LinearScale

Structure

Size: 3

Element

Name: x(HEEQ)

Index: 1

RenderingHints

AxisLabel: 1.00000

Element

Name: y(HEEQ)

Index: 2

RenderingHints

AxisLabel: 2.00000

Element

Name: z(HEEQ)

Index: 3

RenderingHints

AxisLabel: 3.00000

ValidMin: -10.0

ValidMax: 10.0

FillValue: -1.0e+31

Support

Qualifier: Vector

SupportQuantity: Positional

Parameter #9

Name: Spacecraft Position, Carrington

Set: Time series defined by using: EPOCH

ParameterKey: CARR

Description

Spacecraft Position, Carrington Coordinates

Cadence: PT1M

Units: ua

UnitsConversion: 1.495978706 e11>m

CoordinateSystem

CoordinateRepresentation: Cartesian

CoordinateSystemName: Carrington

RenderingHints

DisplayType: TimeSeries

ValueFormat: E13.6

ScaleType: LinearScale

Structure

Size: 3

Element

Name: x(CARR)

Index: 1

RenderingHints

AxisLabel: 1.00000

Element

Name: y(CARR)

Index: 2

RenderingHints

AxisLabel: 2.00000

Element

Name: z(CARR)

Index: 3

RenderingHints

AxisLabel: 3.00000

ValidMin: -10.0

ValidMax: 10.0

FillValue: -1.0e+31

Support

Qualifier: Vector

SupportQuantity: Positional

Parameter #10

Name: Spacecraft Position, HG, RTN

Set: Time series defined by using: EPOCH

ParameterKey: RTN

Description

Spacecraft Position, Heliographic, HG, Radial-Tangential-Normal, RTN, Coordinates

Cadence: PT1M

Units: ua

UnitsConversion: 1.495978706 e11>m

CoordinateSystem

CoordinateRepresentation: Cartesian

CoordinateSystemName: HG

RenderingHints

DisplayType: TimeSeries

ValueFormat: E13.6

ScaleType: LinearScale

Structure

Size: 3

Element

Name: x(RTN)

Index: 1

RenderingHints

AxisLabel: 1.00000

Element

Name: y(RTN)

Index: 2

RenderingHints

AxisLabel: 2.00000

Element

Name: z(RTN)

Index: 3

RenderingHints

AxisLabel: 3.00000

ValidMin: -10.0

ValidMax: 10.0

FillValue: -1.0e+31

Support

Qualifier: Vector

SupportQuantity: Positional

Parameter #11

Name: Sun-Spacecraft Radial Distance

Set: Time series defined by using: EPOCH

ParameterKey: R

Description

Spacecraft Radial Distance from the Center of the Sun

Cadence: PT1M

Units: ua

UnitsConversion: 1.495978706 e11>m

RenderingHints

DisplayType: TimeSeries

AxisLabel: R_RTN

ValueFormat: E13.6

ScaleType: LinearScale

ValidMin: 0.0

ValidMax: 10.0

FillValue: -1.0e+31

Support

Qualifier: Scalar

SupportQuantity: Positional

Parameter #12

Name: PLASTIC Solar Wind Proton Number Density

Set: Time series defined by using: EPOCH

ParameterKey: Np

Description

PLASTIC Solar Wind Proton Number Density

Cadence: PT1M

Units: cm^-3

UnitsConversion: 1e6>m^-3

RenderingHints

DisplayType: TimeSeries

AxisLabel: Np

ValueFormat: E11.4

ValidMin: 0.0

ValidMax: 500.0

FillValue: -1.0e+31

Particle

ParticleType: Proton

Qualifier: Scalar

ParticleQuantity: NumberDensity

Parameter #13

Name: PLASTIC Proton Bulk Speed

Set: Time series defined by using: EPOCH

ParameterKey: Vp

Description

PLASTIC Proton Bulk Speed

Cadence: PT1M

Units: km/s

UnitsConversion: 1e3>m/s

RenderingHints

DisplayType: TimeSeries

AxisLabel: Speed

ValueFormat: E11.4

ValidMin: 200.0

ValidMax: 3000.0

FillValue: -1.0e+31

Particle

ParticleType: Proton

Qualifier: Scalar

ParticleQuantity: FlowSpeed

Parameter #14

Name: PLASTIC Proton Temperature

Set: Time series defined by using: EPOCH

ParameterKey: Tp

Description

PLASTIC Proton Temperature

Cadence: PT1M

Units: °K

RenderingHints

DisplayType: TimeSeries

AxisLabel: Temperature

ValueFormat: E11.4

ValidMin: 1000.0

ValidMax: 1.0e+07

FillValue: -1.0e+31

Particle

ParticleType: Proton

Qualifier: Scalar

ParticleQuantity: Temperature

Parameter #15

Name: PLASTIC Proton Thermal Speed

Set: Time series defined by using: EPOCH

ParameterKey: Vth

Description

PLASTIC Proton Thermal Speed

Cadence: PT1M

Units: km/s

UnitsConversion: 1e3>m/s

RenderingHints

DisplayType: TimeSeries

AxisLabel: Thermal_Speed

ValueFormat: E11.4

ValidMin: 0.0

ValidMax: 2000.0

FillValue: -1.0e+31

Particle

ParticleType: Proton

Qualifier: Scalar

ParticleQuantity: ThermalSpeed

Parameter #16

Name: PLASTIC Radial Velocity Direction Cosine

Set: Time series defined by using: EPOCH

ParameterKey: Vr_Over_V_RTN

Description

PLASTIC Radial Velocity Direction Cosine

Cadence: PT1M

RenderingHints

DisplayType: TimeSeries

AxisLabel: Vr/V RTN

ValueFormat: E11.4

ValidMin: -1.0

ValidMax: 1.0

FillValue: -1.0e+31

Particle

ParticleType: Proton

Qualifier: Direction

ParticleQuantity: Velocity

Parameter #17

Name: PLASTIC Tangential Velocity Direction Cosine

Set: Time series defined by using: EPOCH

ParameterKey: Vt_Over_V_RTN

Description

PLASTIC Tangential Velocity Direction Cosine

Cadence: PT1M

RenderingHints

DisplayType: TimeSeries

AxisLabel: Vt/V RTN

ValueFormat: E11.4

ValidMin: -1.0

ValidMax: 1.0

FillValue: -1.0e+31

Particle

ParticleType: Proton

Qualifier: Direction

ParticleQuantity: Velocity

Parameter #18

Name: PLASTIC Normal Velocity Direction Cosine

Set: Time series defined by using: EPOCH

ParameterKey: Vn_Over_V_RTN

Description

PLASTIC Normal Velocity Direction Cosine

Cadence: PT1M

RenderingHints

DisplayType: TimeSeries

AxisLabel: Vn/V RTN

ValueFormat: E11.4

ValidMin: -1.0

ValidMax: 1.0

FillValue: -1.0e+31

Particle

ParticleType: Proton

Qualifier: Direction

ParticleQuantity: Velocity

Parameter #19

Name: PLASTIC Solar Wind Proton Speed

Set: Time series defined by using: EPOCH

ParameterKey: Vp_RTN

Description

PLASTIC Solar Wind Proton Speed

Cadence: PT1M

Units: km/s

UnitsConversion: 1e3>m/s

RenderingHints

DisplayType: TimeSeries

AxisLabel: Vp RTN

ValueFormat: E11.4

ValidMin: 0.0

ValidMax: 3000.0

FillValue: -1.0e+31

Particle

ParticleType: Proton

Qualifier: Scalar

ParticleQuantity: FlowSpeed

Parameter #20

Name: PLASTIC Entropy

Set: Time series defined by using: EPOCH

ParameterKey: Entropy

Description

PLASTIC Entropy

Cadence: PT1M

RenderingHints

DisplayType: TimeSeries

AxisLabel: Entropy

ValueFormat: E11.4

ValidMin: -10.0

ValidMax: 10.0

FillValue: -1.0e+31

Mixed

MixedQuantity: Other

ParticleType: Proton

Qualifier: Scalar

Parameter #21

Name: PLASTIC, IMPACT/MAG Plasma Beta

Set: Time series defined by using: EPOCH

ParameterKey: Beta

Description

PLASTIC, IMPACT/MAG Plasma Beta

Cadence: PT1M

RenderingHints

DisplayType: TimeSeries

AxisLabel: Beta

ValueFormat: E11.4

ValidMin: 0.001

ValidMax: 1000.0

FillValue: -1.0e+31

Mixed

MixedQuantity: PlasmaBeta

ParticleType: Ion

Qualifier: Scalar

Parameter #22

Name: PLASTIC, IMPACT/MAG Total Pressure

Set: Time series defined by using: EPOCH

ParameterKey: Total_Pressure

Description

PLASTIC, IMPACT/MAG Total Pressure

Cadence: PT1M

Units: pPa

UnitsConversion: 1e-12>Pa

RenderingHints

DisplayType: TimeSeries

AxisLabel: Total Pressure

ValueFormat: E11.4

ValidMin: 0.001

ValidMax: 1000.0

FillValue: -1.0e+31

Mixed

MixedQuantity: TotalPressure

ParticleType: Ion

Qualifier: Scalar

Parameter #23

Name: PLASTIC, IMPACT/MAG Cone Angle

Set: Time series defined by using: EPOCH

ParameterKey: Cone_Angle

Description

PLASTIC, IMPACT/MAG Cone Angle

Cadence: PT1M

Units: °

UnitsConversion: 0.0174532925>rad

RenderingHints

DisplayType: TimeSeries

AxisLabel: Cone Angle

ValueFormat: E11.4

ValidMin: 0.0

ValidMax: 180.0

FillValue: -1.0e+31

Mixed

MixedQuantity: Other

Qualifier: DirectionAngle.PolarAngle

Parameter #24

Name: PLASTIC, IMPACT/MAG Clock Angle

Set: Time series defined by using: EPOCH

ParameterKey: Clock_Angle

Description

PLASTIC, IMPACT/MAG Clock Angle

Cadence: PT1M

Units: °

UnitsConversion: 0.0174532925>rad

RenderingHints

DisplayType: TimeSeries

AxisLabel: Clock Angle

ValueFormat: E11.4

ValidMin: -360.0

ValidMax: 360.0

FillValue: -1.0e+31

Mixed

MixedQuantity: Other

Qualifier: DirectionAngle.AzimuthAngle

Parameter #25

Name: IMPACT/MAG Magnetic Pressure

Set: Time series defined by using: EPOCH

ParameterKey: Magnetic_Pressure

Description

IMPACT/MAG Magnetic Pressure

Cadence: PT1M

Units: pPa

UnitsConversion: 1e-12>Pa

RenderingHints

DisplayType: TimeSeries

AxisLabel: Magnetic Pressure

ValueFormat: E11.4

ValidMin: 0.001

ValidMax: 10000.0

FillValue: -1.0e+31

Field

Qualifier: Scalar

FieldQuantity: Magnetic

Parameter #26

Name: PLASTIC Dynamic Pressure

Set: Time series defined by using: EPOCH

ParameterKey: Dynamic_Pressure

Description

PLASTIC Dynamic Pressure

Cadence: PT1M

Units: nPa

UnitsConversion: 1e-9>Pa

RenderingHints

DisplayType: TimeSeries

AxisLabel: Dynanmic Pressure

ValueFormat: E11.4

ValidMin: 0.0

ValidMax: 100.0

FillValue: -1.0e+31

Particle

ParticleType: Proton

Qualifier: Scalar

ParticleQuantity: Pressure