Langmuir Probe Data from the Explorer 22 (BE-B) and Explorer 31 (DME-A) Satellite Missions ------------------------------------------------------ Explorer 22,31: Alternate Name: BE-B, DME-A NSSDC-ID: 65-098A-05A Size/KByte: 3480, 5678 Time Period: 1964-Oct-10 to 1967-Aug-26, 1965-Oct-29 to 1968-Aug-20 Time Resolution:1-5 Minutes Format: ASCII More information about the Explorer 22 and 31 satellites, experiments, and data sets can be found in NSSDC's Master Catalog at http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/nmc/sc-query.html/. identification format units Description ---------------------------------------------------------------------- year i4 month i3 day i3 hour i3 minute i3 second i3 local time f5.1 decimal hours geodetic latitude i4 degrees geodetic longitude i4 degrees geomagnetic latitude i4 degrees geomagnetic longitude i4 degrees altitude i5 km dip latitude i4 degrees [from tape] magnetic inclination (dip) f6.1 degrees [newly computed using IGRF model] magnetic field strength B i3 1/100 Gauss L value f6.2 [newly computed using IGRF model] quality code for L value i2 [1 : L is correct, 2 : L is incorrect, 3 : L is an approximation) solar zenith angle i4 degrees ap index (daily) i4 [newly added parameter] kp index (3 hour) i3 *10 [o = .0, + = .3, - = -.3 examp.: 3- = 27, 3+ = 33,3o=30] [newly added parameter] F10.7 (solar radio flux, daily) i4 [newly added parameter] sunspot number (daily) i4 [newly added parameter] orbit number i6 electron temperature i5 K electron density e8.1 cm-3 satellite potential i5 mV station code a4 see list at http://nssdc/space/isis/isis-table1-new.html -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Fill values: Using '9' for all digits, e.g., electron temperature, satellite potential (format i5) - 9999, L-value - 99.99, exception (e format): electron density - 1e35. Note that an FTPHelper interface to this dataset, providing data subsetting and and graphical browsing, is available at "http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/ftphelper/" - DKB - December 10, 2000