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Single Point Magnetic Field Data

NSSDC ID: SPME-00001

Availability: At NSSDC, Ready for Offline Distribution (or Staging if Digital)

Time span: 1972-02-05 to 1974-08-02

Description

This data set contains individual magnetic field data points on BCD magnetic tape created on a CDC 6600 computer. The records are unlabeled, with a maximum block size of 1280 characters. The logical record length is 45 characters (a 5-character "dummy" item is in each HEOS 2 record). The data consist of year, day of year, hour of day (0.001 h), spacecraft GSE coordinates, and GSE coordinates of the magnetic B-field (0.1 nT). Data set 72-005A-01E contains a reformatted version of this data set. Similar data from HEOS 1 are contained in data set 68-109A-02E.

Discipline

  • Space Physics: Mesospheric Studies

Old NSSDC ID

  • 72-005A-01D

Additional Information

Spacecraft

Experiments

Questions or comments about this data collection can be directed to: Coordinated Request and User Support Office.

 

Personnel

NameRoleOriginal AffiliationE-mail
Prof. Peter C. HedgecockGeneral ContactImperial College 
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