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    SPASE version 2.0.1

    Numerical Data Product: Wind MFI SWE 1-min field and plasma data at bow shock nose

    Resource ID
    spase://VHO/NumericalData/WIND/Propagated/PT1M Get XML
    Name
    Wind MFI SWE 1-min field and plasma data at bow shock nose
    Alternate name
    Wind at BSN
    Description

    Solar wind magnetic field and plasma data at 1-min resolution created from Wind data shifted to the Earth's bow shock nose (BSN).

    Additional information
    Readme at nssdcftp
    Acknowledgement

    We acknowledge A. Szabo and R. Lepping of the MAG team, A. Lazarus and J. Kasper of the SWE team and J. King and N. Papitashvili of NASA/SPDF and ADNET who created this product.

    Contact
    Role Person
    1. Data producer Dr. Joseph H. King Get XML
    2. Data producer Dr. Natalia E. Papitashvili Get XML
    Release date
    2009-08-01 00:00:00
    Repository #1
    Name
    SPDF Get XML
    Availability
    Online
    Access rights
    Open
    URL
    OMNIWeb

    OMNIWeb, 1-min Wind

    Format
    Text
    Encoding
    None
    Repository #2
    Name
    SPDF Get XML
    Availability
    Online
    Access rights
    Open
    URL
    nssdcftp

    FTP path at SPDF/NSSDC

    Format
    Text
    Encoding
    None
    File size
    129 MB per 1 year
    Provider resource name
    Wind MFI SWE Data at BSN
    Instruments
    spase://SMWG/Instrument/Wind/MFI Get XML
    spase://SMWG/Instrument/Wind/SWE Get XML
    Measurement type
    Magnetic field
    Thermal plasma
    Temporal description
    Start date
    1995-01-01 00:00:00
    Relative stop date
    3 months ago
    Cadence
    1 minute
    Observed regions
    Heliosphere.NearEarth
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    Parameters

    Parameter #1

    Name
    Magnetic field vector, GSE
    Description

    Magnetic field vector, GSE

    Cadence
    1 minute
    Units
    nT
    Coordinate system
    Cartesian GSE
    Structure
    Size
    3
    Description

    Magnetic field vector, GSE

    Elements
    Index Name Parameter key Units
    1 Bx(GSE) Column13 nT
    2 By(GSE) Column14 nT
    3 Bz(GSE) Column15 nT
    Quantity
    Magnetic field
    Qualifier
    Component
    Average

    Parameter #2

    Name
    Magnetic field vector, GSM
    Description

    Magnetic field vector, GSM

    Cadence
    1 minute
    Units
    nT
    Coordinate system
    Cartesian GSM
    Structure
    Size
    3
    Description

    Magnetic field vector, GSM

    Elements
    Index Name Parameter key Units
    1 Bx(GSM) Column13 nT
    2 By(GSM) Column16 nT
    3 Bz(GSM) Column17 nT
    Quantity
    Magnetic field
    Qualifier
    Component
    Average

    Parameter #3

    Name
    Magnetic field magnitude
    Parameter key
    Column12
    Description

    Magnetic field magnitude

    Cadence
    1 minute
    Units
    nT
    Quantity
    Magnetic field
    Qualifier
    Magnitude
    Average

    Parameter #4

    Name
    Magnetic field vector standard deviation
    Parameter key
    Column21
    Description

    Square root of sum of variances of component averages.

    Cadence
    1 minute
    Units
    nT
    Quantity
    Magnetic field
    Qualifier
    Variance
    Component

    Parameter #5

    Name
    Magnetic field magnitude standard deviation
    Parameter key
    Column20
    Description

    Standard deviation in the average of magnetic field magnitudes

    Cadence
    1 minute
    Units
    nT
    Quantity
    Magnetic field
    Qualifier
    Variance
    Magnitude

    Parameter #6

    Name
    Flow speed
    Parameter key
    Column23
    Description

    Flow speed of the solar wind

    Cadence
    1 minute
    Units
    km/s
    Particle type
    Proton
    Quantity
    Velocity
    Qualifier
    Magnitude

    Parameter #7

    Name
    Flow velocity vector
    Description

    Flow velocity vector, 3 GSE cartesian components

    Cadence
    1 minute
    Units
    km/s
    Coordinate system
    Cartesian GSE
    Structure
    Size
    3
    Description

    Flow velocity vector, GSE

    Elements
    Index Name Parameter key Units
    1 Vx(GSE) Column24 km/s
    2 Vy(GSE) Column25 km/s
    3 Vz(GSE) Column26 km/s
    Particle type
    Proton
    Quantity
    Velocity
    Qualifier
    Vector

    Parameter #8

    Name
    Proton density
    Parameter key
    Column27
    Description

    Proton density

    Cadence
    1 minute
    Units
    no./cc
    Particle type
    Proton
    Quantity
    Number density

    Parameter #9

    Name
    Proton temperature
    Parameter key
    Column28
    Description

    Proton scalar temperature

    Cadence
    1 minute
    Units
    deg K
    Particle type
    Proton
    Quantity
    Temperature

    Parameter #10

    Name
    Spacecraft position
    Description

    Position of Wind spacecraft, GSE cartesian components

    Cadence
    1 minute
    Units
    Re
    Coordinate system
    Cartesian GSE
    Structure
    Size
    3
    Description

    Spacecraft position vector, GSE

    Elements
    Index Name Parameter key Units
    1 X(Wind,GSE) Column29 Re
    2 Y(Wind,GSE) Column30 Re
    3 Z(Wind,GSE) Column31 Re
    Parameter type
    Positional

    Parameter #11

    Name
    Bow shock nose position
    Description

    Bow shock nose position, as computed from observed data and models, 3 cartesian components

    Cadence
    1 minute
    Units
    Re
    Coordinate system
    Cartesian GSE
    Structure
    Size
    3
    Description

    Bow shock nose (BSN) position vector, GSE

    Elements
    Index Name Parameter key Units
    1 X(BSN,GSE) Column32 Re
    2 Y(BSN,GSE) Column33 Re
    3 Z(BSN,GSE) Column34 Re
    Parameter type
    Other

    Parameter #12

    Name
    Mean time shift
    Parameter key
    Column08
    Description

    Time shift from observation time to bow shock nose (BSN) arrival time, as averaged over all 15-16 sec B values with BSN arrival times in minute of interest

    Cadence
    1 minute
    Units
    sec
    Parameter type
    Other

    Parameter #13

    Name
    Numbers of points in field and plasma averages
    Description

    Numbers of fine scale points in field and plasma averages

    Cadence
    1 minute
    Structure
    Size
    2
    Description

    Numbers of fine scale points in field and plasma averages

    Elements
    Index Name Parameter key
    1 Numbers of fine scale points in field averages Column05
    2 Numbers of fine scale points in plasma averages Column22
    Parameter type
    Other
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    SPASE version 2.0.0

    Person: Dr. Joseph H. King

    Name
    Dr. Joseph H. King
    Organization
    GSFC-Code 560
    Email
    jking@mail630.gsfc.nasa.gov
    Phone
    +1-301-867-0084
    Person ID
    spase://SMWG/Person/Joseph.H.King Get XML
    Release date
    2003-08-06 00:00:00
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    SPASE version 2.0.0

    Person: Dr. Natalia E. Papitashvili

    Name
    Dr. Natalia E. Papitashvili
    Organization
    GSFC-Code 612.4
    Person ID
    spase://SMWG/Person/Natalia.E.Papitashvili Get XML
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    SPASE version 2.0.0

    Person: Ms. Tamara J. Kovalick

    Name
    Ms. Tamara J. Kovalick
    Organization
    GSFC-Code 672
    Email
    Tamara.J.Kovalick@nasa.gov
    Phone
    +1-301-286-9422
    Person ID
    spase://SMWG/Person/Tamara.J.Kovalick Get XML
    Release date
    2008-03-19 00:00:00
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    SPASE version 2.0.0

    Person: Mr. Robert M. Candey

    Name
    Mr. Robert M. Candey
    Organization
    NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
    Address
    Code 672, Greenbelt, MD 20771, USA
    Email
    robert.m.candey@nasa.gov
    Phone
    1-301-286-6707
    Person ID
    spase://SMWG/Person/Robert.M.Candey Get XML
    Release date
    2007-05-30 19:43:56
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    SPASE version 2.0.0

    Person: Dr. Robert E. McGuire

    Name
    Dr. Robert E. McGuire
    Organization
    NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
    Address
    Code 672, Greenbelt, MD 20771, USA
    Email
    mcguire@mail630.gsfc.nasa.gov
    Phone
    1-301-286-7794
    Person ID
    spase://SMWG/Person/Robert.E.McGuire Get XML
    Release date
    2007-05-30 15:25:24
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    SPASE version 1.3.0

    Repository: SPDF

    Repository ID
    spase://SMWG/Repository/NASA/GSFC/SPDF Get XML
    Name
    SPDF
    Description

    Space Physics Data Facility

    Additional information
    SPDF

    Space Physics Data Facility

    Contact
    Role Person
    1. General contact Ms. Tamara J. Kovalick Get XML
    2. Technical contact Mr. Robert M. Candey Get XML
    3. Project scientist Dr. Robert E. McGuire Get XML
    Release date
    2008-08-26 21:02:30
    Prior IDs
    spase://vspo/repository/61
    spase://SMWG/Repository/SPDF
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