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Geotail - MGF - key parameters

ResourceID
spase://CNES/NumericalData/CDPP-AMDA/GEOTAIL/MGF/gtl-mgf-k0

Description

This data set contains the investigator-selected Key Parameters from the Magnetic Field instrument (MGF) on Geotail, as made available via NSSDC's interactive WWW interface CDAWeb.

        Selected references:

        Kokubun, S., et al., Magnetic field measurement (MGF), In Geotail Prelaunch Report, SES-TD-92-007SY, Institute of Space and Astronautical Science, SES Data Center, pp. 58-70, Apr. 1992.

        Nishida, A., et al., Geotail mission to explore earth's magnetotail, EOS, 73, No. 40, Oct. 1992.

        Kokubun, S., et al., The GEOTAIL Magnetic Field Experiment, J. Geomag. Geoelectr., 46, No. 1, 7-21, 1994.

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ResourceID
spase://CNES/NumericalData/CDPP-AMDA/GEOTAIL/MGF/gtl-mgf-k0
ResourceHeader
ResourceName
Geotail - MGF - key parameters
ReleaseDate
2024-04-14 22:04:23Z
Description

This data set contains the investigator-selected Key Parameters from the Magnetic Field instrument (MGF) on Geotail, as made available via NSSDC's interactive WWW interface CDAWeb.

        Selected references:

        Kokubun, S., et al., Magnetic field measurement (MGF), In Geotail Prelaunch Report, SES-TD-92-007SY, Institute of Space and Astronautical Science, SES Data Center, pp. 58-70, Apr. 1992.

        Nishida, A., et al., Geotail mission to explore earth's magnetotail, EOS, 73, No. 40, Oct. 1992.

        Kokubun, S., et al., The GEOTAIL Magnetic Field Experiment, J. Geomag. Geoelectr., 46, No. 1, 7-21, 1994.
Acknowledgement
Data were provided by T. Nagai at Institute of Space and Astronautical Science, JAXA in Japan.
Contacts
RolePersonStartDateStopDateNote
1.PrincipalInvestigatorspase://SMWG/Person/Tsugunobu.Nagai
InformationURL
Name
The Geotail Magnetic Field Experiment (MGF)
URL
http://www.darts.isas.ac.jp/stp/geotail/jgg_mgf.pdf
Description

Reprint of Kokubun, S., T. Yamamoto, M. H. Acuna, K. Hayashi, K. Shiokawa, and H. Kawano, The Geotail Magnetic Field Experiment, J. Geomag. Geoelectr., 46, 7-21, 1994.

InformationURL
Name
Key Parameters GE_K0_MGF from the Geotail Magnetic Field Instrument (MGF) in CDF
URL
http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/nmc/datasetDisplay.do?id=SPHE-00568
AccessInformation
RepositoryID
spase://SMWG/Repository/CDPP/AMDA
Availability
Online
AccessRights
Open
AccessURL
Name
CDPP/AMDA HAPI Server
URL
https://amda.irap.omp.eu/service/hapi
Style
HAPI
ProductKey
gtl-mgf-k0
Description

Web Service to this product using the HAPI interface.

Format
CSV
Acknowledgement
Thank you for acknowledging the use of AMDA in publications with wording like "Data analysis was performed with the AMDA science analysis system provided by the Centre de Données de la Physique des Plasmas (CDPP) supported by CNRS, CNES, Observatoire de Paris and Université Paul Sabatier, Toulouse". See the Rules of the road at https://amda.cdpp.eu/help/policy.html . Please acknowledge the Data Providers.
AccessInformation
RepositoryID
spase://SMWG/Repository/CDPP/AMDA
Availability
Online
AccessRights
Open
AccessURL
Name
CDPP/AMDA Web application
URL
https://amda.cdpp.eu
Description

Access to Data via CDPP/AMDA Web application.

Format
CSV
Format
VOTable
Format
CDF
Format
PNG
Acknowledgement
Thank you for acknowledging the use of AMDA in publications with wording like "Data analysis was performed with the AMDA science analysis system provided by the Centre de Données de la Physique des Plasmas (CDPP) supported by CNRS, CNES, Observatoire de Paris and Université Paul Sabatier, Toulouse". See the Rules of the road at https://amda.cdpp.eu/help/policy.html . Please acknowledge the Data Providers.
ProviderName
CDAWeb
ProviderResourceName
ge_k0_mgf
InstrumentIDs
spase://CNES/Instrument/CDPP-AMDA/Geotail/MGF
MeasurementType
MagneticField
TemporalDescription
TimeSpan
StartDate
1992-09-04 19:14:06Z
StopDate
2022-06-27 12:23:54Z
Cadence
PT64S
ObservedRegion
Earth.Magnetosheath
ObservedRegion
Earth.Magnetosphere
ObservedRegion
Earth.Magnetosphere.Magnetotail
Caveats
Switched from outer magnetometer to inner in January 2007. This data is computed with a preliminary algorithm and is not necessarily complete nor is it certified by the experimenters or considered publishable.
Parameter #1
Name
b_gse
ParameterKey
gtl_b
Description

Observed magnetic field vector in GSE coordinates

UCD
phys.magField
Units
nT
CoordinateSystem
CoordinateRepresentation
Cartesian
CoordinateSystemName
GSE
RenderingHints
DisplayType
TimeSeries
Structure
Size
3
Element
Name
bx
Qualifier
Component.I
Index
1
ParameterKey
gtl_b(0)
ValidMin
-32768
ValidMax
32767
FillValue
-32768
Element
Name
by
Qualifier
Component.J
Index
2
ParameterKey
gtl_b(1)
ValidMin
-32768
ValidMax
32767
FillValue
-32768
Element
Name
bz
Qualifier
Component.K
Index
3
ParameterKey
gtl_b(2)
ValidMin
-32768
ValidMax
32767
FillValue
-32768
Field
Qualifier
Average
Qualifier
Vector
FieldQuantity
Magnetic
Parameter #2
Name
b_gsm
ParameterKey
gtl_b_gsm
Description

Observed magnetic field vector in GSM coordinates

UCD
phys.magField
Units
nT
CoordinateSystem
CoordinateRepresentation
Cartesian
CoordinateSystemName
GSM
RenderingHints
DisplayType
TimeSeries
Structure
Size
3
Element
Name
bx
Qualifier
Component.I
Index
1
ParameterKey
gtl_b_gsm(0)
ValidMin
-32768
ValidMax
32767
FillValue
-32768
Element
Name
by
Qualifier
Component.J
Index
2
ParameterKey
gtl_b_gsm(1)
ValidMin
-32768
ValidMax
32767
FillValue
-32768
Element
Name
bz
Qualifier
Component.K
Index
3
ParameterKey
gtl_b_gsm(2)
ValidMin
-32768
ValidMax
32767
FillValue
-32768
Field
Qualifier
Average
Qualifier
Vector
FieldQuantity
Magnetic
Parameter #3
Name
|b|
ParameterKey
gtl_bmag
Description

Observed magnetic field intensity

UCD
phys.magField
Units
nT
RenderingHints
DisplayType
TimeSeries
ValidMin
-32768
ValidMax
32767
FillValue
-32768
Field
Qualifier
Average
Qualifier
Magnitude
FieldQuantity
Magnetic