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GOES 2 Magnetic Field Monitor at 3 s Time Resolution in Spacecraft Coordinates

ResourceID
spase://NOAA/NumericalData/GOES/2/MFM/PT3S

Description

A biaxial, closed loop, fluxgate magnetometer was deployed on a boom about 0.61 m long. The magnetometer, which had one sensor aligned parallel to the spacecraft spin axis and the other perpendicular to this axis, measured the magnetic field at synchronous altitude. Each sensor had a selectable range (+50, 100, 200, or 400 nT), an offset field capability (plus or minus 1200 nT in 40 nT steps), and an inflight calibration capability.

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ResourceID
spase://NOAA/NumericalData/GOES/2/MFM/PT3S
ResourceHeader
ResourceName
GOES 2 Magnetic Field Monitor at 3 s Time Resolution in Spacecraft Coordinates
AlternateName
GOES 2 MFM data
ReleaseDate
2023-11-15 12:34:56Z
RevisionHistory
RevisionEvent
ReleaseDate
2023-11-15 10:46:37
Note
Removed bad InformationURLs. Updated AccessURL. Update Format of the data. Updated Parameters.
Description

A biaxial, closed loop, fluxgate magnetometer was deployed on a boom about 0.61 m long. The magnetometer, which had one sensor aligned parallel to the spacecraft spin axis and the other perpendicular to this axis, measured the magnetic field at synchronous altitude. Each sensor had a selectable range (+50, 100, 200, or 400 nT), an offset field capability (plus or minus 1200 nT in 40 nT steps), and an inflight calibration capability.

Acknowledgement
NASA, NOAA, Harold Leinbach, Herbert H. Sauer, Joann Joselyn, Joseph N. Barfield, Howard J. Singer
Contacts
RolePersonStartDateStopDateNote
1.PrincipalInvestigatorspase://SMWG/Person/Harold.Leinbach
2.TeamMemberspase://SMWG/Person/Ernest.Hildner
3.TeamMemberspase://SMWG/Person/Joann.Joselyn
4.GeneralContactspase://SMWG/Person/Joseph.N.Barfield
5.PrincipalInvestigatorspase://SMWG/Person/Howard.J.Singer
6.MetadataContactspase://SMWG/Person/James.M.Weygand
InformationURL
Name
GOES 2 Magnetic Field Monitor
URL
Description

Introduction to the GOES 2 MFM instrument.

PriorIDs
spase://VMO/NumericalData/GOES/2/MFM/PT3S
spase://VSPO/NumericalData/GOES/2/MFM/PT3S
AccessInformation
RepositoryID
Availability
Online
AccessRights
Open
AccessURL
Name
Direct access to GOES 2 Biaxial Fluxgate Magnetometer Field Monitor (MFM) Magnetic Field Data
URL
Description

Direct link to the GOES 2 MFM data in CSV (text ascii) format as well as the magnetometer data from other GOES spacecraft. The data are sorted by year. The file names indicates the data type, spacecraft number, year, month, and resolution. For example, M0137607.FIT indicates magnetometer data (M) for spacecraft 1 (01) at 3 s time resolution (3) from July 1976 (7607). Note that spacecraft IDs 91 and 92 refer to SMS satellites, not GOES.

Format
CSV
Encoding
None
Acknowledgement
NASA, Joseph N. Barfield
ProcessingLevel
Calibrated
ProviderResourceName
NOAA GOES 2 MFM
ProviderProcessingLevel
Level-2
InstrumentIDs
MeasurementType
MagneticField
TemporalDescription
TimeSpan
StartDate
1977-08-01 00:00:00
StopDate
1983-05-31 00:00:00
Note
Time format in data files is year-month-day hour:minute:seconds. The year and month are derived from the file name.
Cadence
PT3S
Caveats
Flags=32711
Keywords
3 s
geosynchronous
GOES
magnetic field
magnetometer
Parameter #1
Name
Time
ParameterKey
time_tag
Description

Time is given as hour:minute (i.e., HH:MM.M). The year and month values can also be derived from the file name.

Cadence
PT3S
Support
SupportQuantity
Temporal
Parameter #2
Name
Unknown Flag
ParameterKey
flagword
Description

Packed-binary flagword containing status information for each full-resolution measurement.

Cadence
PT3S
ValidMin
0
ValidMax
100000
FillValue
-99999
Support
SupportQuantity
Other
Parameter #3
Name
GOES 1 MFM Magnetic Field Vector 3 s Time Resolution Data in Spacecraft Coordinates
ParameterKey
Magnetic Field Vectors
Description

Magnetic field vector for GOES 1 in spacecraft coordinates in units of 0.1 nT. The values must be divided by a factor of 10 to nT. HP is parallel to the satellite spin axis, which is itself: perpendicular to the orbital plane of the spacecraft. HE lies parallel: to the satellite-earth center line and points earthward. HN is: perpendicular to both HP and HE, and points westward for GOES 1.

Cadence
PT3S
Units
nT
UnitsConversion
0.1>nT
CoordinateSystem
CoordinateRepresentation
Cartesian
CoordinateSystemName
SC
Structure
Size
3
Description

HP is parallel to the satellite spin axis, which is itself: perpendicular to the orbital plane of the spacecraft. HE lies parallel: to the satellite-earth center line and points earthward. HN is: perpendicular to both HP and HE, and points westward for GOES 1.

Element
Name
Hp flux (Northward)
Qualifier
Component.I
Index
1
ParameterKey
hp
Units
nT
UnitsConversion
0.1>nT
ValidMin
-200
ValidMax
+200
FillValue
-99999
Element
Name
He flux (Earthward)
Qualifier
Component.J
Index
2
ParameterKey
he
Units
nT
UnitsConversion
0.1>nT
ValidMin
-200
ValidMax
+200
FillValue
-99999
Element
Name
Hn flux (East)
Qualifier
Component.K
Index
3
ParameterKey
hn
Units
nT
UnitsConversion
0.1>nT
ValidMin
-200
ValidMax
+200
FillValue
-99999
Field
Qualifier
Vector
FieldQuantity
Magnetic