Version:2.3.0
NumericalData
ResourceID
spase://ESA/NumericalData/Oersted/CSC/MAGL/PT1S
ResourceHeader
ResourceName
Oersted Prelim Mag-L: High Precision Magnetic Field Data
ReleaseDate
2019-05-05 12:34:56Z
Description
This dataset contains 1 second measurements of the magnetic field vector from the Compact Spherical Coil (CSC) Fluxgate Vector Magnetometer on the Oersted spacecraft.
Acknowledgement
Dr. Fritz Primdahl; Dr. Ib Laursen; The European Space Agency; Danish Meteorological Institute (Denmark); Danish Ministry of Commerce (Denmark); Danish Ministry of Transportation (Denmark); Centre National d'Etudes Spatiales (France); National Aeronautics and Space Administration (United States); Danish Ministry of Science (Denmark); Danish Space Research Institute (Denmark)
Contacts
InformationURL
Name
NSSDC's Master Catalog
URL
Description
Information about the Oersted Compact Spherical Coil Fluxgate Vector Magnetometer.
Language
en
InformationURL
Name
MAG-L Data
URL
Description
Information about the Compact Spherical Coil Fluxgate Vector Magnetometer MAG-L data format.
Language
en
PriorIDs
spase://VMO/NumericalData/Oersted/CSC/MAGL/PT1S
spase://VSPO/NumericalData/Oersted/CSC/MAGL/PT1S
AccessInformation
RepositoryID
Availability
Online
AccessRights
Open
AccessURL
Name
Virtual Magnetospheric Observatory
URL
Description
Compact Spherical Coil Fluxgate Vector Magnetometer MAG-L data format clearly described.
Format
Text
Acknowledgement
Dr. Fritz Primdahl;
ProcessingLevel
Calibrated
ProviderResourceName
Compact Spherical Coil Fluxgate Vector Magnetometer MAG-L data
ProviderProcessingLevel
Calibrated
InstrumentIDs
MeasurementType
MagneticField
TemporalDescription
TimeSpan
StartDate
1999-03-15 00:00:00Z
StopDate
2007-11-22 23:59:59Z
Note
It is not clear if this mission is still active.
Cadence
PT1S
ObservedRegion
Earth.NearSurface
ObservedRegion
Earth.NearSurface.AuroralRegion
ObservedRegion
Earth.NearSurface.Ionosphere
ObservedRegion
Earth.NearSurface.PolarCap
Parameter #1
Name
Universal Time
ParameterKey
Time
Description
Universal time columns from left to right are: year-month-day (yyyy-mm-dd) and seconds of the day.
Cadence
PT1S
Structure
Size
2
Description
Universal Time expressed using a 6-column day, month, year, hour, minute, second representation
Element
Name
Year-Month-Day
Index
1
ParameterKey
Column_1-Column_2-Column_3
Element
Name
Second
Index
2
ParameterKey
Second
Support
Parameter #2
Name
Oersted Spacecraft Position Vector in ECEF polar coordinates
ParameterKey
Position Vectors
Description
Location of the spacecraft in Earth Centered, Earth Fixed polar coordinates in units of Re and degrees.
Cadence
PT1S
CoordinateSystem
CoordinateRepresentation
Spherical
CoordinateSystemName
ECEF
Structure
Size
3
Element
Name
Radius
Qualifier
Component.I
Index
1
ParameterKey
r
Units
km
Element
Name
Theta
Qualifier
Component.J
Index
2
ParameterKey
theta
Units
degrees
Element
Name
Phi
Qualifier
Component.K
Index
3
ParameterKey
Phi
Units
degrees
Support
SupportQuantity
Positional
Parameter #3
Name
Oersted Stellar Compass boresight unit vector
ParameterKey
SIM vector
Description
This is a unit vector, giving the direction of the SIM boresight direction in the ECEF local coordinate system. It is given to facilitate adjusting for the non-uniform error distribution in the SIM instruments.
Cadence
PT1S
CoordinateSystem
CoordinateRepresentation
Cartesian
CoordinateSystemName
ECEF
Structure
Size
3
Element
Name
Radial
Qualifier
Component.I
Index
1
ParameterKey
n_r
Units
unitless
Element
Name
Southward
Qualifier
Component.J
Index
2
ParameterKey
n_theta
Units
unitless
Element
Name
Eastward
Qualifier
Component.K
Index
3
ParameterKey
n_phi
Units
unitless
Support
SupportQuantity
Positional
Parameter #4
Name
Magnetic Field Magnitude
ParameterKey
F
Description
Oersted CSC Magnitude data.
Cadence
PT1S
Units
nT
Field
Qualifier
Magnitude
FieldQuantity
Magnetic
Parameter #5
Name
Oersted CSC Magnetic Field Vectors in ECEF polar coordinates
ParameterKey
Magnetic Field Vectors
Description
Magnetic field vector for Oersted in Earth Centered, Earth Fixed polar coordinates in units of nT.
Cadence
PT1S
Units
nT
CoordinateSystem
CoordinateRepresentation
Cartesian
CoordinateSystemName
ECEF
Structure
Size
3
Element
Name
Radial component
Qualifier
Component.I
Index
1
ParameterKey
Br
Element
Name
Southward component
Qualifier
Component.J
Index
2
ParameterKey
Btheta
Element
Name
Eastward component
Qualifier
Component.K
Index
3
ParameterKey
Bphi
Field
Qualifier
Vector
FieldQuantity
Magnetic