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GOES 15 Energetic Proton, Electron and Alpha Detector (EPEAD) alpha particle fluxes data, west look direction, at 32 s Time Resolution in Spacecraft Coordinates

ResourceID
spase://NOAA/NumericalData/GOES/15/EPS/EPEAD/A16EW/PT32S

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 A detector. Data files contain long descriptive header.

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ResourceID
spase://NOAA/NumericalData/GOES/15/EPS/EPEAD/A16EW/PT32S
ResourceHeader
ResourceName
GOES 15 Energetic Proton, Electron and Alpha Detector (EPEAD) alpha particle fluxes data, west look direction, at 32 s Time Resolution in Spacecraft Coordinates
AlternateName
GOES 15 EPEAD A16W 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 A 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
RolePersonStartDateStopDateNote
1.PrincipalInvestigatorspase://SMWG/Person/Terry.Onsager
2.MetadataContactspase://SMWG/Person/James.M.Weygand
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_PT32S
spase://VMO/NumericalData/GOES/15/EPS/epead_a16ew_PT32S
spase://VSPO/NumericalData/GOES/15/EPS/EPEAD/A16EW/PT32S
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, g15_epead_a16e_32s_20080301_20080301.csv, indicates GOES 15 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
2008-03-01 00:00:00
StopDate
2013-04-09 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
PT32S
Caveats
Flags=-99999.0
Keywords
32 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
SupportQuantity
Temporal
Parameter #2
Name
Quality flag for alpha particles with energy from 3.8 to 9.9 MeV.
ParameterKey
A1W_QUAL_FLAG
Description

Quality flag non-zero value indicates data quality issue.

ValidMin
0
ValidMax
4294967295
FillValue
99999
Support
SupportQuantity
Other
Parameter #3
Name
Count rate of alpha particles with energy from 3.8 to 9.9 MeV
ParameterKey
A1W_CR
Description

Average number of counts/s of alpha particles with energy from 3.8 to 9.9 MeV from the A detector that faces either East or West depending on the yaw flip of the satellite. The A detector faces west when the yaw flip flag is 0 and east when the yaw flip flag is 1.

Units
s^-1
ValidMin
0.001
ValidMax
1.0e5
FillValue
-99999
Particle
ParticleType
AlphaParticle
ParticleQuantity
CountRate
EnergyRange
Low
3.8
High
9.9
Units
MeV
Parameter #4
Name
Average flux of alpha particles with energy from 3.8 to 9.9 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 A detector faces west when the yaw flip flag is 0 and east 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
EnergyRange
Low
3.8
High
9.9
Units
MeV
Parameter #5
Name
Quality flag for alpha particles with energy from 9.9 to 21.3 MeV.
ParameterKey
A2W_QUAL_FLAG
Description

Quality flag non-zero value indicates data quality issue.

ValidMin
0
ValidMax
4294967295
FillValue
99999
Support
SupportQuantity
Other
Parameter #6
Name
Count rate of alpha particles with energy from 9.9 to 21.3 MeV
ParameterKey
A2W_CR
Description

Average number of counts/s of alpha particles with energy from 9.9 to 21.3 MeV from the A detector that faces either East or West depending on the yaw flip of the satellite. The A detector faces west when the yaw flip flag is 0 and east when the yaw flip flag is 1.

Units
s^-1
ValidMin
0.001
ValidMax
1.0e5
FillValue
-99999
Particle
ParticleType
AlphaParticle
ParticleQuantity
CountRate
EnergyRange
Low
9.9
High
21.3
Units
MeV
Parameter #7
Name
Average flux of alpha particles with energy from 9.9 to 21.3 MeV
ParameterKey
A2W_FLUX
Description

Average flux of 16.1 MeV MeV alpha particles from the A detector that faces either East or West depending on the yaw flip of the satellite. The A detector faces west when the yaw flip flag is 0 and east 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
EnergyRange
Low
9.9
High
21.3
Units
MeV
Parameter #8
Name
Quality flag for alpha particles with energy from 21.3 to 61.0 MeV.
ParameterKey
A3W_QUAL_FLAG
Description

Quality flag non-zero value indicates data quality issue.

ValidMin
0
ValidMax
4294967295
FillValue
99999
Support
SupportQuantity
Other
Parameter #9
Name
Count rate of alpha particles with energy from 21.3 to 61.0 MeV
ParameterKey
A3W_CR
Description

Average number of counts/s of alpha particles with energy from 21.3 to 61.0 MeV from the A detector that faces either East or West depending on the yaw flip of the satellite. The A detector faces west when the yaw flip flag is 0 and east when the yaw flip flag is 1.

Units
s^-1
ValidMin
0.001
ValidMax
1.0e5
FillValue
-99999
Particle
ParticleType
AlphaParticle
ParticleQuantity
CountRate
EnergyRange
Low
21.3
High
61.0
Units
MeV
Parameter #10
Name
Average flux of alpha particles with energy from 21.3 to 61.0 MeV
ParameterKey
A3W_FLUX
Description

Average flux of 41.2 MeV MeV alpha particles from the A detector that faces either East or West depending on the yaw flip of the satellite. The A detector faces west when the yaw flip flag is 0 and east 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
EnergyRange
Low
21.3
High
61.0
Units
MeV
Parameter #11
Name
Quality flag for alpha particles with energy from 60 to 160 MeV.
ParameterKey
A4W_QUAL_FLAG
Description

Quality flag non-zero value indicates data quality issue.

ValidMin
0
ValidMax
4294967295
FillValue
99999
Support
SupportQuantity
Other
Parameter #12
Name
Count rate of alpha particles with energy from 60 to 160 MeV
ParameterKey
A4W_CR
Description

Average number of counts/s of alpha particles with energy from 60 to 160 MeV from the A detector that faces either East or West depending on the yaw flip of the satellite. The A detector faces west when the yaw flip flag is 0 and east when the yaw flip flag is 1.

Units
s^-1
ValidMin
1.0e-5
ValidMax
1.0e5
FillValue
-99999
Particle
ParticleType
AlphaParticle
ParticleQuantity
CountRate
EnergyRange
Low
60.0
High
160
Units
MeV
Parameter #13
Name
Average flux of alpha particles with energy from 60 to 160 MeV
ParameterKey
A4W_FLUX
Description

Average flux of 120 MeV MeV alpha particles from the A detector that faces either East or West depending on the yaw flip of the satellite. The A detector faces west when the yaw flip flag is 0 and east 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
EnergyRange
Low
60.0
High
160
Units
MeV
Parameter #14
Name
Quality flag for alpha particles with energy from 160 to 260 MeV.
ParameterKey
A5W_QUAL_FLAG
Description

Quality flag non-zero value indicates data quality issue.

ValidMin
0
ValidMax
4294967295
FillValue
99999
Support
SupportQuantity
Other
Parameter #15
Name
Count rate of alpha particles with energy from 160 to 260 MeV
ParameterKey
A5W_CR
Description

Average number of counts/s of alpha particles with energy from 160 to 260 MeV from the A detector that faces either East or West depending on the yaw flip of the satellite. The A detector faces west when the yaw flip flag is 0 and east when the yaw flip flag is 1.

Units
s^-1
ValidMin
1.0e-5
ValidMax
1.0e5
FillValue
-99999
Particle
ParticleType
AlphaParticle
ParticleQuantity
CountRate
EnergyRange
Low
160.0
High
260
Units
MeV
Parameter #16
Name
Average flux of alpha particles with energy from 160 to 260 MeV
ParameterKey
A5W_FLUX
Description

Average flux of 120 MeV MeV alpha particles from the A detector that faces either East or West depending on the yaw flip of the satellite. The A detector faces west when the yaw flip flag is 0 and east 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
EnergyRange
Low
160.0
High
260
Units
MeV
Parameter #17
Name
Quality flag for alpha particles with energy from 330 to 500 MeV.
ParameterKey
A6W_QUAL_FLAG
Description

Quality flag non-zero value indicates data quality issue.

ValidMin
0
ValidMax
4294967295
FillValue
99999
Support
SupportQuantity
Other
Parameter #18
Name
Count rate of alpha particles with energy from 300 to 500 MeV
ParameterKey
A6W_CR
Description

Average number of counts/s of alpha particles with energy from 330 to 500 MeV from the A detector that faces either East or West depending on the yaw flip of the satellite. The A detector faces west when the yaw flip flag is 0 and east when the yaw flip flag is 1.

Units
s^-1
ValidMin
1.0e-5
ValidMax
1.0e5
FillValue
-99999
Particle
ParticleType
AlphaParticle
ParticleQuantity
CountRate
EnergyRange
Low
300
High
500
Units
MeV
Parameter #19
Name
Average flux of alpha particles with energy from 300 to 500 MeV
ParameterKey
A6W_FLUX
Description

Average flux of 435 MeV MeV alpha particles from the A detector that faces either East or West depending on the yaw flip of the satellite. The A detector faces west when the yaw flip flag is 0 and east 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
EnergyRange
Low
300
High
500
Units
MeV