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NumericalData
ResourceID
spase://NOAA/NumericalData/GOES/15/EPS/EPEAD/A16EW/PT1M
ResourceHeader
ResourceName
GOES 15 Energetic Proton, Electron and Alpha Detector (EPEAD) alpha particle fluxes data at 60 s Time Resolution in Spacecraft Coordinates
AlternateName
GOES 15 EPEAD A16EW data
ReleaseDate
2020-05-04 13:45:15Z
Description
The GOES 15 Energetic Proton, Electron and Alpha Detectors (EPEAD) are essentially the same as the Energetic Particle Sensor (EPS) on GOES 8-12. There are two EPEADs on each satellite, one looking east and one looking west. For more information, please see Onsager et al. 1996, Operational uses of the GOES energetic particle detectors, in GOES 8 and Beyond, Proc. SPIE, Vol. 2812, edited by E. R. Washwell, pp. 281-290, Bellingham, WA. These data file contain mainly information on the alpha particle fluxes from B detector. Data files contain long descriptive header.
Acknowledgement
NASA Office of Space Science Applications (United States), NOAA National Environmental Satellite Service (United States), Terry G. Onsager
Contacts
InformationURL
Name
GOES N, O, and P Brochure
URL
Description
Information about the magnetometers onboard GOES 15
Language
en
PriorIDs
spase://VMO/NumericalData/GOES/15/EPEAD/epead_a16ew_PT1M
spase://VMO/NumericalData/GOES/15/EPS/epead_a16ew_PT1M
spase://VSPO/NumericalData/GOES/15/EPS/EPEAD/A16EW/PT1M
AccessInformation
RepositoryID
Availability
Online
AccessRights
Open
AccessURL
Name
Direct access to the GOES 15 Energetic Proton, Electron, and Alpha Detectors (EPEAD) Data
URL
Description
Direct link to the GOES 15 Energetic Proton, Electron and Alpha Detectors data in CSV format as well as the energetic particle data from other GOES spacecraft. The data are sorted by year, month, spacecraft, and file type. The file names indicates the data type, spacecraft number, year, month, and resolution. For example, g13_epead_a16e_32s_20080301_20080301.csv, indicates GOES 13 magnetometer data at 32 s time resolution from 2008-03-01.
Format
Text.ASCII
Encoding
None
Acknowledgement
NASA, NOAA, Terry G. Onsager
ProcessingLevel
Calibrated
ProviderResourceName
NOAA GOES 15 EPEAD
ProviderProcessingLevel
Level-2
InstrumentIDs
MeasurementType
EnergeticParticles
TemporalDescription
TimeSpan
StartDate
2011-09-01 00:00:00
StopDate
2013-04-30 23:59:00
Note
Time format in data files is year-month-day hour:minute:seconds. Data file may fill out the first month and last month with flags.
Cadence
PT1M
Caveats
Flags=-99999.0
Keywords
60 s
geosynchronous
GOES
Energetic Proton, Electron and Alpha Detectors
Parameter #1
Name
Seconds of the Month
ParameterKey
Time
Description
Time format in data files is year-month-day hour:minute:seconds.
Support
Parameter #2
Name
Data points per average.
ParameterKey
A1E_NUM_PTS
Description
Number of data points per average.
ValidMin
0
ValidMax
10
FillValue
0
Support
Parameter #3
Name
Quality flag for alpha particles with energy 6.9 MeV.
ParameterKey
A1E_QUAL_FLAG
Description
Quality flag non-zero value indicates data quality issue.
ValidMin
0
ValidMax
4294967295
FillValue
99999
Support
Parameter #4
Name
Average flux of alpha particles with energy 6.9 MeV.
ParameterKey
A1E_FLUX
Description
Average flux of 6.9 MeV alpha particles from the B detector that faces either East or West depending on the yaw flip of the satellite. The B detector faces East when the yaw flip flag is 0 and West when the yaw flip flag is 1.
Units
(cm^2 s sr MeV)^-1
ValidMin
1.0e-5
ValidMax
1.0e4
FillValue
-99999
Particle
ParticleType
AlphaParticle
ParticleQuantity
NumberFlux
Parameter #5
Name
Data points per average.
ParameterKey
A1W_NUM_PTS
Description
Number of data points per average.
ValidMin
0
ValidMax
10
FillValue
0
Support
Parameter #6
Name
Quality flag for alpha particles with energy 6.9 MeV.
ParameterKey
A1W_QUAL_FLAG
Description
Quality flag non-zero value indicates data quality issue.
ValidMin
0
ValidMax
4294967295
FillValue
99999
Support
Parameter #7
Name
Average flux of alpha particles with energy 6.9 MeV
ParameterKey
A1W_FLUX
Description
Average flux of 6.9 MeV alpha particles from the A detector that faces either East or West depending on the yaw flip of the satellite. The B detector faces East when the yaw flip flag is 0 and West when the yaw flip flag is 1.
Units
(cm^2 s sr MeV)^-1
ValidMin
1.0e-5
ValidMax
1.0e4
FillValue
-99999
Particle
ParticleType
AlphaParticle
ParticleQuantity
NumberFlux
Parameter #8
Name
Data points per average.
ParameterKey
A2E_NUM_PTS
Description
Number of data points per average.
ValidMin
0
ValidMax
10
FillValue
0
Support
Parameter #9
Name
Quality flag for alpha particles with energy 16.1 MeV.
ParameterKey
A2E_QUAL_FLAG
Description
Quality flag non-zero value indicates data quality issue.
ValidMin
0
ValidMax
4294967295
FillValue
99999
Support
Parameter #10
Name
Average flux of alpha particles with energy 16.1 MeV
ParameterKey
A2E_FLUX
Description
Average flux of 16.1 MeV alpha particles from the B detector that faces either East or West depending on the yaw flip of the satellite. The B detector faces East when the yaw flip flag is 0 and West when the yaw flip flag is 1.
Units
(cm^2 s sr MeV)^-1
ValidMin
1.0e-5
ValidMax
1.0e4
FillValue
-99999
Particle
ParticleType
AlphaParticle
ParticleQuantity
NumberFlux
Parameter #11
Name
Data points per average.
ParameterKey
A2W_NUM_PTS
Description
Number of data points per average.
ValidMin
0
ValidMax
10
FillValue
0
Support
Parameter #12
Name
Quality flag for alpha particles with energy 16.1 MeV.
ParameterKey
A2W_QUAL_FLAG
Description
Quality flag non-zero value indicates data quality issue.
ValidMin
0
ValidMax
4294967295
FillValue
99999
Support
Parameter #13
Name
Average flux of alpha particles with energy 16.1 MeV
ParameterKey
A2W_FLUX
Description
Average flux of 16.1 MeV alpha particles from the A detector that faces either East or West depending on the yaw flip of the satellite. The B detector faces East when the yaw flip flag is 0 and West when the yaw flip flag is 1.
Units
(cm^2 s sr MeV)^-1
ValidMin
1.0e-5
ValidMax
1.0e4
FillValue
-99999
Particle
ParticleType
AlphaParticle
ParticleQuantity
NumberFlux
Parameter #14
Name
Data points per average.
ParameterKey
A3E_NUM_PTS
Description
Number of data points per average.
ValidMin
0
ValidMax
10
FillValue
0
Support
Parameter #15
Name
Quality flag for alpha particles with energy 41.2 MeV.
ParameterKey
A3E_QUAL_FLAG
Description
Quality flag non-zero value indicates data quality issue.
ValidMin
0
ValidMax
4294967295
FillValue
99999
Support
Parameter #16
Name
Average flux of alpha particles with energy 41.2 MeV
ParameterKey
A3E_FLUX
Description
Average flux of 41.2 MeV alpha particles from the B detector that faces either East or West depending on the yaw flip of the satellite. The B detector faces East when the yaw flip flag is 0 and West when the yaw flip flag is 1.
Units
(cm^2 s sr MeV)^-1
ValidMin
1.0e-5
ValidMax
1.0e4
FillValue
-99999
Particle
ParticleType
AlphaParticle
ParticleQuantity
NumberFlux
Parameter #17
Name
Data points per average.
ParameterKey
A3W_NUM_PTS
Description
Number of data points per average.
ValidMin
0
ValidMax
10
FillValue
0
Support
Parameter #18
Name
Quality flag for alpha particles with energy 41.2 MeV.
ParameterKey
A3W_QUAL_FLAG
Description
Quality flag non-zero value indicates data quality issue.
ValidMin
0
ValidMax
4294967295
FillValue
99999
Support
Parameter #19
Name
Average flux of alpha particles with energy 41.2 MeV
ParameterKey
A3W_FLUX
Description
Average flux of 41.2 MeV alpha particles from the A detector that faces either East or West depending on the yaw flip of the satellite. The B detector faces East when the yaw flip flag is 0 and West when the yaw flip flag is 1.
Units
(cm^2 s sr MeV)^-1
ValidMin
1.0e-5
ValidMax
1.0e4
FillValue
-99999
Particle
ParticleType
AlphaParticle
ParticleQuantity
NumberFlux
Parameter #20
Name
Data points per average.
ParameterKey
A4E_NUM_PTS
Description
Number of data points per average.
ValidMin
0
ValidMax
10
FillValue
0
Support
Parameter #21
Name
Quality flag for alpha particles with energy 120 MeV
ParameterKey
A4E_QUAL_FLAG
Description
Quality flag non-zero value indicates data quality issue.
ValidMin
0
ValidMax
4294967295
FillValue
99999
Support
Parameter #22
Name
Average flux of alpha particles with energy 120 MeV
ParameterKey
A4E_FLUX
Description
Average flux of 120 MeV alpha particles from the B detector that faces either East or West depending on the yaw flip of the satellite. The B detector faces East when the yaw flip flag is 0 and West when the yaw flip flag is 1.
Units
(cm^2 s sr MeV)^-1
ValidMin
1.0e-5
ValidMax
1.0e4
FillValue
-99999
Particle
ParticleType
AlphaParticle
ParticleQuantity
NumberFlux
Parameter #23
Name
Data points per average.
ParameterKey
A4W_NUM_PTS
Description
Number of data points per average.
ValidMin
0
ValidMax
10
FillValue
0
Support
Parameter #24
Name
Quality flag for alpha particles with energy 120 MeV
ParameterKey
A4W_QUAL_FLAG
Description
Quality flag non-zero value indicates data quality issue.
ValidMin
0
ValidMax
4294967295
FillValue
99999
Support
Parameter #25
Name
Average flux of alpha particles with energy 120 MeV
ParameterKey
A4W_FLUX
Description
Average flux of 120 MeV alpha particles from the A detector that faces either East or West depending on the yaw flip of the satellite. The B detector faces East when the yaw flip flag is 0 and West when the yaw flip flag is 1.
Units
(cm^2 s sr MeV)^-1
ValidMin
1.0e-5
ValidMax
1.0e4
FillValue
-99999
Particle
ParticleType
AlphaParticle
ParticleQuantity
NumberFlux
Parameter #26
Name
Data points per average.
ParameterKey
A5E_NUM_PTS
Description
Number of data points per average.
ValidMin
0
ValidMax
10
FillValue
0
Support
Parameter #27
Name
Quality flag for alpha particles with energy 210 MeV
ParameterKey
A5E_QUAL_FLAG
Description
Quality flag non-zero value indicates data quality issue.
ValidMin
0
ValidMax
4294967295
FillValue
99999
Support
Parameter #28
Name
Average flux of alpha particles with energy 210 MeV
ParameterKey
A5E_FLUX
Description
Average flux of 210 MeV alpha particles from the B detector that faces either East or West depending on the yaw flip of the satellite. The B detector faces East when the yaw flip flag is 0 and West when the yaw flip flag is 1.
Units
(cm^2 s sr MeV)^-1
ValidMin
1.0e-5
ValidMax
1.0e4
FillValue
-99999
Particle
ParticleType
AlphaParticle
ParticleQuantity
NumberFlux
Parameter #29
Name
Data points per average.
ParameterKey
A5W_NUM_PTS
Description
Number of data points per average.
ValidMin
0
ValidMax
10
FillValue
0
Support
Parameter #30
Name
Quality flag for alpha particles with energy 210 MeV
ParameterKey
A5W_QUAL_FLAG
Description
Quality flag non-zero value indicates data quality issue.
ValidMin
0
ValidMax
4294967295
FillValue
99999
Support
Parameter #31
Name
Average flux of alpha particles with energy 210 MeV
ParameterKey
A5W_FLUX
Description
Average flux of 210 MeV alpha particles from the A detector that faces either East or West depending on the yaw flip of the satellite. The B detector faces East when the yaw flip flag is 0 and West when the yaw flip flag is 1.
Units
(cm^2 s sr MeV)^-1
ValidMin
1.0e-5
ValidMax
1.0e4
FillValue
-99999
Particle
ParticleType
AlphaParticle
ParticleQuantity
NumberFlux
Parameter #32
Name
Data points per average.
ParameterKey
A6E_NUM_PTS
Description
Number of data points per average.
ValidMin
0
ValidMax
10
FillValue
0
Support
Parameter #33
Name
Quality flag for alpha particles with energy 435 MeV
ParameterKey
A6E_QUAL_FLAG
Description
Quality flag non-zero value indicates data quality issue.
ValidMin
0
ValidMax
4294967295
FillValue
99999
Support
Parameter #34
Name
Average flux of alpha particles with energy 435 MeV
ParameterKey
A6E_FLUX
Description
Average flux of 435 MeV alpha particles from the B detector that faces either East or West depending on the yaw flip of the satellite. The B detector faces East when the yaw flip flag is 0 and West when the yaw flip flag is 1.
Units
(cm^2 s sr MeV)^-1
ValidMin
1.0e-5
ValidMax
1.0e4
FillValue
-99999
Particle
ParticleType
AlphaParticle
ParticleQuantity
NumberFlux
Parameter #35
Name
Data points per average.
ParameterKey
A6W_NUM_PTS
Description
Number of data points per average.
ValidMin
0
ValidMax
10
FillValue
0
Support
Parameter #36
Name
Quality flag for alpha particles with energy 435 MeV
ParameterKey
A6W_QUAL_FLAG
Description
Quality flag non-zero value indicates data quality issue.
ValidMin
0
ValidMax
4294967295
FillValue
99999
Support
Parameter #37
Name
Average flux of alpha particles with energy 435 MeV
ParameterKey
A6W_FLUX
Description
Average flux of 435 MeV alpha particles from the A detector that faces either East or West depending on the yaw flip of the satellite. The B detector faces East when the yaw flip flag is 0 and West when the yaw flip flag is 1.
Units
(cm^2 s sr MeV)^-1
ValidMin
1.0e-5
ValidMax
1.0e4
FillValue
-99999
Particle
ParticleType
AlphaParticle
ParticleQuantity
NumberFlux