Version:2.2.9
NumericalData
ResourceID
spase://NASA/NumericalData/DE1/PWI/LFC/B/PT1S
ResourceHeader
ResourceName
DE 1 Plasma Waves Instrument (PWI) Low Frequency Receiver B data
AlternateName
Dynamics Explorer 1 PWI LFC B data
AlternateName
DE-A PWI LFC B data
ReleaseDate
2020-07-07 21:14:31Z
Description
Plasma Waves Instrument Low Frequency Receiver B data
Acknowledgement
NASA; Donald A. Gurnett
Contacts
InformationURL
Name
NSSDC's Master Catalog on the Plasma Wave Instrument
URL
Description
Introduction to the Plasma Wave Instrument on DE1
PriorIDs
spase://VMO/NumericalData/DE1/PWI/LFCB/PT1S
spase://VSPO/NumericalData/DE1/PWI/LFC/B/PT1S
AccessInformation
RepositoryID
Availability
Online
AccessRights
Open
AccessURL
Name
Plasma Waves Instrument Low Frequency Receiver B Electric and Magnetic field data
URL
Description
This URL contains the DE1 PWI Step Frequency Receiver B Electric and Magnetic Field Data
Format
Text
Encoding
ASCII
Acknowledgement
NASA;Donald.A.Gurnett
ProcessingLevel
Calibrated
ProviderResourceName
Plasma Waves Instrument Low Frequency Receiver B
ProviderProcessingLevel
Level-2
InstrumentIDs
MeasurementType
Waves
TemporalDescription
TimeSpan
StartDate
1981-09-16 00:00:00
StopDate
1984-06-24 00:00:00
Note
Time format in data files is: milliseconds of the day
Cadence
PT1S
Caveats
Flags=NaN
Keywords
PWI
LFC B
Plasma Waves Instrument
Low Frequency Receiver
magnetosphere
radiation belt
Parameter #1
Name
Universal Time
ParameterKey
Time
Description
Universal Time columns from left to right are: yeardoy msec in the format of yyddd msec.
Cadence
PT1S
CoordinateSystem
CoordinateRepresentation
Cartesian
CoordinateSystemName
MAG
Structure
Size
2
Description
Universal Time expressed using a 6-column day, month, year, hour, minute, second representation
Element
Name
Year Day of Year
Index
1
ParameterKey
YearDOY
Element
Name
Milliseconds
Index
2
ParameterKey
MSec
Support
Parameter #2
Name
DE1 Plasma Wave Instrument Low Frequency Receiver B
ParameterKey
PWI LFC B frequencies
Description
PWI LFC B frequencies in Hz
Cadence
PT1S
Units
Hz
CoordinateSystem
CoordinateRepresentation
Cartesian
CoordinateSystemName
MAG
Wave
WaveType
PlasmaWaves
WaveQuantity
Frequency
Parameter #3
Name
DE1 Plasma Wave Instrument Low Frequency Receiver B
ParameterKey
PWI LFC B electric field amplitude values
Description
PWI LFC B electric field amplitude values in ((V/m)^2)/Hz. Note that the data files can be divided into multiple sections. Some for Ex values. Some for Ez, and some for B. The next column to the right indicates the measured value.
Cadence
PT1S
Units
((V/m)^2)/Hz
CoordinateSystem
CoordinateRepresentation
Cartesian
CoordinateSystemName
MAG
Mixed
Parameter #4
Name
DE1 Plasma Wave Instrument Low Frequency Receiver B
ParameterKey
PWI LFC B magnetic field amplitude values
Description
PWI LFC B magnetic field amplitude values in ((nT)^2)/Hz. Note that the data files can bedivided into multiple sections. Some for Ex values. Some for Ez, and some for B. The next column to the right indicates the measured value.
Cadence
PT1S
Units
((nT)^2)/Hz
CoordinateSystem
CoordinateRepresentation
Cartesian
CoordinateSystemName
MAG
Mixed
Parameter #5
Name
DE1 Plasma Wave Instrument Low Frequency Receiver B
ParameterKey
PWI LFC B Antenna(s) used for measurement
Description
PWI LFC B Antenna(s) used for measurement: EX or EZ or ES. Nothing is measured. This is a flag to indicate the type of measurement made: EX, EZ, ES, and B.
Cadence
PT1S
Support
Parameter #6
Name
DE1 spacecraft position vector inerpolated to 1 sec resolution
ParameterKey
Position vector
Description
Location of the spacecraft in magnetic coordinates in units of Re, Re, local time, and latitude
Cadence
PT1S
CoordinateSystem
CoordinateRepresentation
Cartesian
CoordinateSystemName
MAG
Structure
Size
4
Element
Name
Geocentric Radial distance of spacecraft
Index
1
ParameterKey
GeocentricRadialDistance
Element
Name
L-Shell
Index
2
ParameterKey
L-ShellValue
Element
Name
MagneticLocalTime
Index
3
ParameterKey
MagneticLocalTime
Element
Name
MagneticLatitude
Index
4
ParameterKey
MagneticLatitude
Support
SupportQuantity
Positional