Subject: Data Format Description for the IMP-J LANL16 Datatype in NDADS
From: J. H. King
Organization: National Space Science Data Center

Entered as B46484 in NSSDC's Technical Reference File, January 12, 1998.

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IMP-J LANL16
2-MINUTE PLASMA DATA
Data items are represented in ASCII.
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   ITEM              FORMAT     DESCRITPION            UNITS
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1  Space Craft ID    A4         = "IMP8"
   space             X1
2  Date              I6         YYMMDD
   space             X1
3  Seconds of day    F8.1
   space             X1
4  Utime             F8.1       HHMMSS.0
   space             X1
5  Density           E11.4      Proton Numerical       cm-3
   space             X1
6  Flow Speed        E11.4      Proton Numerical       km/sec
   space             X1
7  Flow Azimuth      E11.4      Proton Numerical       deg
   space             X1
8  TPAR (MAX)        E11.4      Proton Numerical       K
   space             X1
9  TPER (MIN)        E11.4      Proton Numerical       K
   space             X1
10 PSIT              E11.4      Pressure Tensor        deg
                                Symmetry Axis, AZ
   space             X1
11 ALPHA/PROTON      E11.4      Flux Ratio
   space             X1
12 Flow Speed AP     E11.4      Relative Flow Speed    km/sec
   space             X1
13 Flow Azimuth AP   E11.4      Relative Flow Angle    deg
   space             X1
14 TRatio            E11.4      Alpha Temp/Proton Temp
   space             X1
15 Temp              E11.4      Alpha Temp Anisotropy
   space             X1
16 PSIT              E11.4      Alpha Pressure         deg
                                Asymmetry Axis
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