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Geotail CPI Definitive Solar Wind Moments and three-dimensional velocity distribution function

ResourceID
spase://JAXA/NumericalData/Geotail/CPI/SWMD/PT48S

Description

Geotail Comprehensive Plasma Inst (CPI), Definitive Solar Wind Analyzer (SWA) Moments and Distribution function.

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ResourceID
spase://JAXA/NumericalData/Geotail/CPI/SWMD/PT48S
ResourceHeader
ResourceName
Geotail CPI Definitive Solar Wind Moments and three-dimensional velocity distribution function
ReleaseDate
2021-04-27 17:52:35Z
Description

Geotail Comprehensive Plasma Inst (CPI), Definitive Solar Wind Analyzer (SWA) Moments and Distribution function.

Acknowledgement
Principle Investigator Louis.A.Frank,the radio and plasma wave research group at The University of Iowa, and the Space Physics Data Facility (SPDF)/NASA GSFC
Contacts
RolePersonStartDateStopDateNote
1.PrincipalInvestigatorspase://SMWG/Person/Louis.A.Frank
2.DataProducerspase://SMWG/Person/Kent.L.Ackerson
3.GeneralContactspase://SMWG/Person/Robert.E.McGuire
InformationURL
Name
CPI Survey Plots
URL
http://www-pi.physics.uiowa.edu/cpi/
Description

Geotail CPI description and survey plots.

Association
AssociationID
spase://JAXA/NumericalData/Geotail/CPI/SWA/PT48S
AssociationType
RevisionOf
Note
Includes the underlying distribution function (flux as a function of energy and 3D direction) from which the moments are then derived.
PriorIDs
spase://VMO/NumericalData/Geotail/CPI/SWMD/PT48S
spase://VSPO/NumericalData/Geotail/CPI/SWMD/PT48S
AccessInformation
RepositoryID
spase://SMWG/Repository/NASA/GSFC/SPDF
Availability
Online
AccessRights
Open
AccessURL
Name
FTPS from SPDF (not with most browsers)
URL
ftps://spdf.gsfc.nasa.gov/pub/data/geotail/cpi/cpi_swa/
Description

In CDF via ftp from CDAWeb

AccessURL
Name
HTTPS from SPDF
URL
https://spdf.gsfc.nasa.gov/pub/data/geotail/cpi/cpi_swa/
Description

In CDF via HTTP from SPDF

Format
CDF
Acknowledgement
Please acknowledge the CDAWeb team at GSFC/SPDF.
AccessInformation
RepositoryID
spase://SMWG/Repository/NASA/GSFC/SPDF
Availability
Online
AccessRights
Open
AccessURL
Name
CDAWeb
URL
https://cdaweb.gsfc.nasa.gov/cgi-bin/eval2.cgi?dataset=GE_SW_CPI&index=sp_phys
ProductKey
GE_SW_CPI
Format
Text
AccessInformation
RepositoryID
spase://SMWG/Repository/NASA/GSFC/SPDF
Availability
Online
AccessRights
Open
AccessURL
Name
CDAWeb HAPI Server
URL
https://cdaweb.gsfc.nasa.gov/hapi
Style
HAPI
ProductKey
GE_SW_CPI
Description

Web Service to this product using the HAPI interface.

Format
CSV
InstrumentIDs
spase://SMWG/Instrument/Geotail/CPI/SWA
MeasurementType
ThermalPlasma
MeasurementType
IonComposition
TemporalDescription
TimeSpan
StartDate
1992-10-06 00:00:55.000Z
StopDate
1994-10-01 00:00:00.000Z
Cadence
PT48S
ObservedRegion
Heliosphere.NearEarth
ObservedRegion
Earth.Magnetosheath
Parameter #1
Name
Time
ParameterKey
Epoch
Description

Time in milliseconds, centered, since CDF Epoch

Units
ms
UnitsConversion
1e-3>s
ValidMin
08-Sep-1992 00:00:00.000
ValidMax
31-Dec-2020 20:00:00.000
FillValue
-1.0E31
Support
SupportQuantity
Temporal
Parameter #2
Name
Velocity
ParameterKey
Velocity
Description

Ion Bulk Flow Speed(H only when in solar wind)

Units
km/s
UnitsConversion
1e3>m/s
ValidMin
0
ValidMax
1000000
Particle
ParticleType
Proton
ParticleType
AlphaParticle
ParticleType
Ion
Qualifier
Moment
Qualifier
Scalar
ParticleQuantity
FlowSpeed
Parameter #3
Name
SW Polar Angle
ParameterKey
PolarAngle
Description

Ion Bulk Flow Polar angle Theta in degrees (0 toward North Ecliptic Pole, H only when in solar wind)

Units
Degrees
ValidMin
0
ValidMax
180
Particle
ParticleType
Ion
ParticleType
Proton
ParticleType
AlphaParticle
Qualifier
DirectionAngle.PolarAngle
Qualifier
Scalar
ParticleQuantity
ArrivalDirection
Parameter #4
Name
Azimuthal
ParameterKey
Azimuthal
Description

Ion Bulk Flow Azimuthal sector angle Phi in degrees (0 toward Sun, 90 toward Dusk, H only when in solar wind)

Units
Degrees
ValidMin
-90
ValidMax
90
Particle
ParticleType
Ion
ParticleType
Proton
ParticleType
AlphaParticle
Qualifier
DirectionAngle.AzimuthAngle
Qualifier
Scalar
ParticleQuantity
ArrivalDirection
Parameter #5
Name
Temperature
ParameterKey
Temperature
Description

Hydrogen Temperature

Units
Kelvin
ValidMin
0.0
ValidMax
1.0E8
FillValue
-1.0E31
Particle
ParticleType
Proton
Qualifier
Moment
Qualifier
Scalar
ParticleQuantity
Temperature
Parameter #6
Name
Density
ParameterKey
Density
Description

Hydrogen Number Density

Units
cm^-3
Particle
ParticleType
Proton
Qualifier
Moment
Qualifier
Scalar
ParticleQuantity
NumberDensity
Parameter #7
Name
xgse
ParameterKey
xgse
Description

The X component of spacecraft location in GSE, in Re (Re=6378 km)

Units
Re
UnitsConversion
6.378e6>m
CoordinateSystem
CoordinateRepresentation
Cartesian
CoordinateSystemName
GSE
Support
SupportQuantity
Positional
Parameter #8
Name
ygse
ParameterKey
xgse
Description

The Y component of spacecraft location in GSE, in Re (Re=6378 km)

Units
Re
UnitsConversion
6.378e6>m
CoordinateSystem
CoordinateRepresentation
Cartesian
CoordinateSystemName
GSE
Support
SupportQuantity
Positional
Parameter #9
Name
zgse
ParameterKey
xgse
Description

The Z component of spacecraft location in GSE, in Re (Re=6378 km)

Units
Re
UnitsConversion
6.378e6>m
CoordinateSystem
CoordinateRepresentation
Cartesian
CoordinateSystemName
GSE
Support
SupportQuantity
Positional
Parameter #10
Name
quality flag
ParameterKey
quality
Description

quality flag indicating the quality of the data(0=OK)

Support
SupportQuantity
Other
Parameter #11
Name
Ion Flux
ParameterKey
flux
Description

3 dimensional ion flux array. The first dimension corresponds to the 12 DETECTORS_ANGLES (degrees): [ 62.5000 67.5000 72.5000 77.5000 82.5000 87.5000 92.5000 97.5000 102.500 107.500 112.500 117.500]
the second to the 64 SPEEDSKMS (km/sec): [ 166.000 171.000 177.000 182.000 188.000 194.000 200.000 206.000 212.000 219.000 226.000 233.000 240.000 248.000 255.000 263.000 271.000 280.000 288.000 297.000 307.000 316.000 326.000 336.000 347.000 357.000 369.000 380.000 392.000 404.000 417.000 429.000 443.000 457.000 471.000 485.000 500.000 516.000 532.000 549.000 566.000 583.000 601.000 620.000 639.000 659.000 680.000 701.000 723.000 745.000 768.000 792.000 817.000 842.000 868.000 895.000 923.000 952.000 981.000 1012.00 1043.00 1076.00 1109.00 1144.00]
and the third to the 21 PHIVALUES (degrees): [ 114.500 120.736 126.972 137.000 143.236 149.472 159.500 165.736 171.972 182.000 188.236 194.472 204.500 210.736 216.972 227.000 233.236 239.472 249.500 255.736 261.972]

Units
cm^-6_sec^3
Structure
Size
12 64 21
Particle
ParticleType
Proton
ParticleType
AlphaParticle
ParticleType
Ion
ParticleQuantity
NumberFlux