< https://spdf.gsfc.nasa.gov/pub/data/arcad/00readme.txt >
                 
  
  The main directory ARCAD  contains the following 
files and directories: 

1. File GENERAL.TXT includes a general description of the AUREOL-3 
   satellite, instruments and the data presented;

2. Subdir.  MAGNET   which contains:
            - file MAGNET.TXT with a description of the TRAC 
              magnetometer experiment, data treatment procedures,
              data presentation, formats, physical units, etc.;
            - file MAGNET.TAB - time span for every data file.
            - data files for particular memory readout telemetry
              interval (seance), each with a descriptive header;
3.  Subdir. PARTICLE  contains: 
            - file PARTICLE.TXT with a description of the low 
              energy  particle 4 - channel spectrometer, data 
              presentation, formats, physical units, etc.;
            - file PARTICLE.TAB contains time span for every data file
              and flag (NSTEP) indicating which channel contributed the data.  
            - file PRECBORD.TXT which contain the locations of the observed 
              particle precipitation boundaries (borders). 
            - data files for particular memory readout telemetry 
              seances, each with a descriptive header;
4. Subdir. VLF which contains(temporarily removed, see note(*): 
            - file VLF.TXT -  description of the VLF filter 
              bank data on electromagnetic fields (10 channels)
              data presentation, formats, physical units, etc.;
            - file VLF.TAB - time span for every data file.
            - data files for particular memory readout telemetry 
              seances, each with a descripive header;
 
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Note that an FTPBrowser interface to this dataset, providing data
subsetting and and graphical browsing, is available at
"http://omniweb.gsfc.nasa.gov/ftpbrowser/" 
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  The ARCAD-3 SAMPLE DATA SET and accompaning software 
  has been created  at the National Space Science Data Center 
  (NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD 20771, U.S.A.) by
         Prof. Yu I Galperin,ARCAD Project Scientist, IKI, Russia.  
         Dr. Joseph H. King, Head, National Space Science Data Center 
         Dr. Natalia E. Papitashvili senior scientist, SPDF
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Related data and directories:

SPDF Data and Orbits Services <http://spdf.gsfc.nasa.gov/>
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SPDF Contact: 
Natalia Papitashvili <Natalia.E.Papitashvili@nasa.gov>,

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Please acknowledge NASA's Space Physics Data Facility and 
and relevant scientists identified above for data usage. 
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Authorizing NASA Official: Dr. R.E. McGuire, Head, SPDF, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
                        301-286-7794, e-mail:  Robert.E.McGuire@nasa.gov
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