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Biaxial Fluxgate Magnetometer

ResourceID
spase://SMWG/Instrument/GOES/2/MFM

Description

These experimenter-supplied, magnetometer data are on binary magnetic tape created on a CDC 6600 computer. The tape contains both 3-second and 5-minute averages of magnetic field components (given as Hp, He, and Hn) on separate files. Each logical record of the 3-second data contains the year, month, day of month, hour, and 3 minutes of 3-second data (time in minutes of the hour, Hp, He and Hn). The 5-minute average record also contains year, month, day of month, and hour plus one hour of 5-minute averages. Minute of the hour is not included in the 5-minute averages. The first set of values is centered around 5 minutes of the first hour and averages for each 5-minute period follow sequentially. All data values, excluding the time information, were multiplied by 100 so that they could be written as binary integers to facilitate reading.

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Instrument

ResourceID
spase://SMWG/Instrument/GOES/2/MFM
ResourceHeader
ResourceName
Biaxial Fluxgate Magnetometer
AlternateName
Magnetic Field Monitor (MFM)
ReleaseDate
2019-05-05 12:34:56Z
Description

These experimenter-supplied, magnetometer data are on binary magnetic tape created on a CDC 6600 computer. The tape contains both 3-second and 5-minute averages of magnetic field components (given as Hp, He, and Hn) on separate files. Each logical record of the 3-second data contains the year, month, day of month, hour, and 3 minutes of 3-second data (time in minutes of the hour, Hp, He and Hn). The 5-minute average record also contains year, month, day of month, and hour plus one hour of 5-minute averages. Minute of the hour is not included in the 5-minute averages. The first set of values is centered around 5 minutes of the first hour and averages for each 5-minute period follow sequentially. All data values, excluding the time information, were multiplied by 100 so that they could be written as binary integers to facilitate reading.

Acknowledgement
NASA; Dr. Harold Leinbach; Dr. Herbert H. Sauer; Dr. Joann Joselyn; Dr. Howard J. Singer
Contacts
RolePersonStartDateStopDateNote
1.PrincipalInvestigatorspase://SMWG/Person/Harold.Leinbach
2.PrincipalInvestigatorspase://SMWG/Person/Herbert.H.Sauer
3.TeamMemberspase://SMWG/Person/Joann.Joselyn
4.PrincipalInvestigatorspase://SMWG/Person/Howard.J.Singer
5.MetadataContactspase://SMWG/Person/James.M.Weygand
InformationURL
Name
NSSDC Master Catalog
URL
Description

Information about the Magnetic Field Monitor on the GOES 2 mission.

InformationURL
Name
GOES Data Provider Read Me File
URL
Description

Caveats and more information about data from this instrument.

InstrumentType
Magnetometer
InvestigationName
Magnetic Field Monitor on GOES 2
ObservatoryID