Version:2.2.9
NumericalData
ResourceID
spase://NASA/NumericalData/Helios2/Combined/PT40.5S
ResourceHeader
ResourceName
Helios 2 Merged Plasma and Magnetic Field
ReleaseDate
2020-07-07 21:14:35Z
Description
Merged solar wind plasma and magnetic field measurements from the Helios 2 spacecraft. Variable time resolution (2-10 minutes) Calibrated science quality data.
Acknowledgement
User will acknowledge the Helios plasma instrument PI Dr. Helmut Rosenbauer and the magnetometer PI Prof. Fritz M. Neubauer.
Contacts
InformationURL
Name
Max Planck Institute for Solar System Research Helios Project page
URL
Description
A website describing the Helios mission and its instruments
PriorIDs
spase://VHO/NumericalData/Helios2/Combined/PT40.5S
spase://VSPO/NumericalData/Helios2/Combined/PT40.5S
AccessInformation
RepositoryID
Availability
Online
AccessRights
Open
AccessURL
Name
Download of Helios 2 merged plasma and magnetic field data
URL
Description
Repository of the Helios 2 data
Format
Text
Encoding
ASCII
ProviderResourceName
Helios 2 Merged Plasma and Magnetic Field
ProviderVersion
1
InstrumentIDs
MeasurementType
Ephemeris
MeasurementType
MagneticField
MeasurementType
ThermalPlasma
TemporalDescription
TimeSpan
StartDate
1976-01-17 01:21:36Z
StopDate
1980-03-08 17:43:50Z
Cadence
PT40.5S
ObservedRegion
Heliosphere.Inner
Caveats
Fundamental cadence of 40.5 sec with numerous gaps
Keywords
Magnetic field
Solar Wind Plasma
Parameter #1
Name
Year
ParameterKey
Field 1
Description
Support
Parameter #2
Name
Day
ParameterKey
Field 2
Description
Day of year of the observation
Support
Parameter #3
Name
DecimalHour
ParameterKey
Field 3
Description
Decimal Hour of the observation
Support
Parameter #4
Name
Hour
ParameterKey
Field 4
Description
Integer Hour of the observation
Support
Parameter #5
Name
Minute
ParameterKey
Field 5
Description
Minute of the observation
Support
Parameter #6
Name
Second
ParameterKey
Field 6
Description
Second of the observation
Support
Parameter #7
Name
RadDist
ParameterKey
Field 7
Description
Heliocentric radial distance of the s/c from the Sun
Units
AU
UnitsConversion
1.495979e-11>m
Support
SupportQuantity
Positional
Parameter #8
Name
EarthSunSCAng
ParameterKey
Field 8
Description
Units
degree
UnitsConversion
1.745329e-2rad
Support
SupportQuantity
Positional
Parameter #9
Name
CarrLong
ParameterKey
Field 9
Description
Carrington longitude of the s/c
Units
degree
UnitsConversion
1.745329e-2>rad
Support
SupportQuantity
Positional
Parameter #10
Name
CarrLat
ParameterKey
Field 10
Description
Carrington latitude of the s/c
Units
degree
UnitsConversion
1.745329e-2rad
Support
SupportQuantity
Positional
Parameter #11
Name
HGILong
ParameterKey
Field 11
Description
Units
degree
UnitsConversion
1.745329e-2rad
CoordinateSystem
CoordinateRepresentation
Spherical
CoordinateSystemName
HGI
Support
SupportQuantity
Positional
Parameter #12
Name
Br
ParameterKey
Field 12
Description
Br magnetic field component in RTN coordinates.
Units
nT
UnitsConversion
1.0e-9>T
CoordinateSystem
CoordinateRepresentation
Cartesian
CoordinateSystemName
RTN
Field
Qualifier
Component.I
FieldQuantity
Magnetic
Parameter #13
Name
Bt
ParameterKey
Field 13
Description
Bt magnetic field component in RTN coordinates.
Units
nT
UnitsConversion
1.0e-9>T
CoordinateSystem
CoordinateRepresentation
Cartesian
CoordinateSystemName
RTN
Field
Qualifier
Component.J
FieldQuantity
Magnetic
Parameter #14
Name
Bn
ParameterKey
Field 14
Description
Bn magnetic field component in RTN coordinates.
Units
nT
UnitsConversion
1.0e-9>T
CoordinateSystem
CoordinateRepresentation
Cartesian
CoordinateSystemName
RTN
Field
Qualifier
Component.K
FieldQuantity
Magnetic
Parameter #15
Name
Vp1R
ParameterKey
Field 15
Description
Proton velocity R component in RTN coordinates from the E1/I1A sensor
Caveats
These RTN coordinates assumed the spacecraft to be in the ecliptic
Units
km/s
UnitsConversion
1.0e3>m/s
CoordinateSystem
CoordinateRepresentation
Cartesian
CoordinateSystemName
RTN
Particle
ParticleType
Proton
Qualifier
Component.I
ParticleQuantity
Velocity
Parameter #16
Name
Vp1T
ParameterKey
Field 16
Description
Proton velocity T component in RTN coordinates from the E1/I1A sensor
Caveats
These RTN coordinates assumed the spacecraft to be in the ecliptic
Units
km/s
UnitsConversion
1.0e3>m/s
CoordinateSystem
CoordinateRepresentation
Cartesian
CoordinateSystemName
RTN
Particle
ParticleType
Proton
Qualifier
Component.J
ParticleQuantity
Velocity
Parameter #17
Name
Vp1N
ParameterKey
Field 17
Description
Proton velocity N component in RTN coordinates from the E1/I1A sensor
Caveats
These RTN coordinates assumed the spacecraft to be in the ecliptic
Units
km/s
UnitsConversion
1.0e3>m/s
CoordinateSystem
CoordinateRepresentation
Cartesian
CoordinateSystemName
RTN
Particle
ParticleType
Proton
Qualifier
Component.K
ParticleQuantity
Velocity
Parameter #18
Name
CarrRot
ParameterKey
Field 18
Description
Carrington rotation number of the s/c
Support
SupportQuantity
Positional
Parameter #19
Name
Np1
ParameterKey
Field 19
Description
Proton number desnity from the E1/I1A sensor
Units
cm^-3
UnitsConversion
1.0e-6>m^-3
Particle
ParticleType
Proton
Qualifier
Moment
ParticleQuantity
NumberDensity
Parameter #20
Name
Vp1
ParameterKey
Field 20
Description
Proton speed (scalar) from the E1/I1A sensor
Units
km/s
UnitsConversion
1.0e3>m/s
Particle
ParticleType
Proton
Qualifier
Magnitude
ParticleQuantity
Velocity
Parameter #21
Name
Tp1
ParameterKey
Field 21
Description
Proton scalar temperature from the E1/I1A sensor
Units
K
Particle
ParticleType
Proton
Qualifier
Scalar
ParticleQuantity
Temperature
Parameter #22
Name
Vp1az
ParameterKey
Field 22
Description
Proton velocity azimuth flow angle in SSE coordinates from the E1/I1A sensor
Units
deg
UnitsConversion
1.745329e-2>rad
CoordinateSystem
CoordinateRepresentation
Spherical
CoordinateSystemName
SSE
Particle
ParticleType
Proton
Qualifier
DirectionAngle.AzimuthAngle
ParticleQuantity
Velocity
Parameter #23
Name
Vp1el
ParameterKey
Field 23
Description
Proton velocity elevational flow angle in SSE coordinates from the E1/I1A sensor
Units
deg
UnitsConversion
1.745329e-2>rad
CoordinateSystem
CoordinateRepresentation
Spherical
CoordinateSystemName
SSE
Particle
ParticleType
Proton
Qualifier
DirectionAngle.ElevationAngle
ParticleQuantity
Velocity
Parameter #24
Name
Bx
ParameterKey
Field 24
Description
Bx magnetic field component in SSE coordinates.
Units
nT
UnitsConversion
1.0e-9>T
CoordinateSystem
CoordinateRepresentation
Cartesian
CoordinateSystemName
SSE
Field
Qualifier
Component.I
FieldQuantity
Magnetic
Parameter #25
Name
By
ParameterKey
Field 25
Description
By magnetic field component in SSE coordinates.
Units
nT
UnitsConversion
1.0e-9>T
CoordinateSystem
CoordinateRepresentation
Cartesian
CoordinateSystemName
SSE
Field
Qualifier
Component.J
FieldQuantity
Magnetic
Parameter #26
Name
Bz
ParameterKey
Field 26
Description
Bz magnetic field component in SSE coordinates.
Units
nT
UnitsConversion
1.0e-9>T
CoordinateSystem
CoordinateRepresentation
Cartesian
CoordinateSystemName
SSE
Field
Qualifier
Component.K
FieldQuantity
Magnetic
Parameter #27
Name
sBx
ParameterKey
Field 27
Description
One standard deviation of Bx magnetic field component in SSE coordinates.
Units
nT
UnitsConversion
1.0e-9>T
CoordinateSystem
CoordinateRepresentation
Cartesian
CoordinateSystemName
SSE
Field
Qualifier
Component.I
Qualifier
StandardDeviation
FieldQuantity
Magnetic
Parameter #28
Name
sBy
ParameterKey
Field 28
Description
One standrd deviation of By magnetic field component in SSE coordinates.
Units
nT
UnitsConversion
1.0e-9>T
CoordinateSystem
CoordinateRepresentation
Cartesian
CoordinateSystemName
SSE
Field
Qualifier
Component.J
Qualifier
StandardDeviation
FieldQuantity
Magnetic
Parameter #29
Name
sBz
ParameterKey
Field 29
Description
One standard deviation of Bz magnetic field component in SSE coordinates.
Units
nT
UnitsConversion
1.0e-9>T
CoordinateSystem
CoordinateRepresentation
Cartesian
CoordinateSystemName
SSE
Field
Qualifier
Component.K
Qualifier
StandardDeviation
FieldQuantity
Magnetic
Parameter #30
Name
Na1
ParameterKey
Field 30
Description
Alpha number desnity from the E1/I1A sensor
Units
cm^-3
UnitsConversion
1.0e-6>m^-3
Particle
ParticleType
AlphaParticle
Qualifier
Moment
ParticleQuantity
NumberDensity
Parameter #31
Name
Va1
ParameterKey
Field 31
Description
Alpha speed (scalar) from the E1/I1A sensor
Units
km/s
UnitsConversion
1.0e3>m/s
Particle
ParticleType
AlphaParticle
Qualifier
Magnitude
ParticleQuantity
Velocity
Parameter #32
Name
Ta1
ParameterKey
Field 32
Description
Alpha scalar temperature from the E1/I1A sensor
Units
K
Particle
ParticleType
AlphaParticle
Qualifier
Scalar
ParticleQuantity
Temperature
Parameter #33
Name
Np2
ParameterKey
Field 33
Description
Proton number desnity from the E1/I1B sensor
Units
cm^-3
UnitsConversion
1.0e-6>m^-3
Particle
ParticleType
Proton
Qualifier
Moment
ParticleQuantity
NumberDensity
Parameter #34
Name
Vp2
ParameterKey
Field 34
Description
Proton speed (scalar) from the E1/I1B sensor
Units
km/s
UnitsConversion
1.0e3>m/s
Particle
ParticleType
Proton
Qualifier
Magnitude
ParticleQuantity
Velocity