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SUBM_NAME: Dr. Paul Gazis
SUBM_ADDR: Mail Stop 245-3
           NASA Ames Research Center
           Moffett Field, CA 94035

           Electronic Mail: 24609::GAZIS
                            gazis@24.479.span.nasa.gov
                            gazis@arwen.span.nasa.gov
           Telephone: 415-604-5704

SUBM_DATE: 17-JUN-1996
TITLE:     Format for Pioneer 10 and 11 plasma analyzer Hourly Averaged 
           Data Set
DESCR:     Format description of the Pioneer 10 and 11 PA Hourly 
           Averaged Dat Set archive, 1978 to 1995
REL_DATE:  17-JUN-1996

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FILE_TYPE_NAME:   PnnVxxHOUR.DAT
RECORD_TYPE_NAME: Pioneer 10 or 11 plasma analyzer Hourly Averages
RECORD_STRUCTURE: DEC variable length record, no control fields.
RECORD_LENGTH:    122 Bytes (two bytes are a DEC-style record length 
                  identifier, the remaining 120 bytes are 30 4-byte real
                  words of data).
RECORD_FIELD_MNEMONICS:	SCID, YRDAY, NHR, RAD, HLONG, HLAT, NBREC, 
                        NSWREC, BSCA, BMAG, BAZM, BPOL, none, RBMAG, 
                        RBAZM, RBPOL, TEM, DEN, VEL, AZM, POL, RTEM, 
                        RDEN, RVEL, RAZM, RPOL, FLUX, PRES, PCONV, ERG
RECORD_SYNTAX:          30 fields per record in the following order:
                        SCID, YRDAY, NHR, RAD, HLONG, HLAT, NBREC, 
                        NSWREC, BSCA, BMAG, BAZM, BPOL, none, RBMAG, 
                        RBAZM, RBPOL, TEM, DEN, VEL, AZM, POL, RTEM, 
                        RDEN, RVEL, RAZM, RPOL, FLUX, PRES, PCONV, ERG
                        There are no delimiters between fields in the 
                        record.  Records are terminated by the standard 
                        ASCII "carriage-return line-feed."

Field_Name:           SCID
Field_Mnemonic:       SCID
Field_Units:          ASCII characters
Field_Resolution:     n/a
Field_Range:          n/a
Field_Description:    Spacecraft ID
                      SCID = 'P10x' for Pioneer 10 where 'x' is an
                      identifier that specifies the processing scheme
                      SCID = 'P11 ' for Pioneer 11
Field_Representation: 4-byte real variable containing ASCII characters

Field_Name:           YRDAY
Field_Mnemonic:       YRDAY
Field_Units:          Real year and day numbers
Field_Resolution:     1 day
Field_Range:          78268.0 to 92250.0
Field_Description:    Real number containing year (19YY) and the day of 
                      year (DDD) in the form (YYDDD)
Field_Representation: 4-byte real variable

Field_Name:           NHR
Field_Mnemonic:       NHR
Field_Units:          Hours
Field_Resolution:     1 hour
Field_Range:          0.0 to 23.0
Field_Description:    Real hour number from 0.0 to 23.0
Field_Representation: 4-byte real variable

Field_Name:           RAD
Field_Mnemonic:       RAD
Field_Units:          kilometers
Field_Resolution:     Accurate to approximately 1.0E+05 km
Field_Range:          1.5E+08 to 1.0E+10
Field_Description:    Heliocentric distance in kilometers
Field_Representation: 4-byte real variable

Field_Name:           HLONG
Field_Mnemonic:       HLONG
Field_Units:          degrees of angle
Field_Resolution:     Accurate to approximately to 0.1 degree
Field_Range:          0.0 to 360.0
Field_Description:    Ecliptic longitude of s/c in degrees
Field_Representation: 4-byte real variable

Field_Name:           HLAT
Field_Mnemonic:       HLAT
Field_Units:          degrees of angle
Field_Resolution:     Accurate to approximately to 0.1 degree
Field_Range:          -90.0 to 90.0
Field_Description:    Ecliptic latitude of s/c in degrees
Field_Representation: 4-byte real variable

Field_Name:           NBREC
Field_Mnemonic:       NBREC
Field_Units:          magnetometer records
Field_Resolution:     1
Field_Range:          approximately -500.0 to 500.0
Field_Description:    Number of records in the magnetic field average, 
                      if any.  
Field_Representation: 4-byte real variable

Field_Name:           NSWREC
Field_Mnemonic:       NSWREC
Field_Units:          solar wind spectra
Field_Resolution:     1
Field_Range:          approximately -60.0 to 60.0
Field_Description:    Number of records in the solar wind average, if 
                      any.  
Field_Representation: 4-byte real variable

Field_Name:           Average absolute value of B
Field_Mnemonic:       BSCA
Field_Units:          gamma
Field_Resolution:     unknown
Field_Range:          Approximately 0.0 to 1000.0
Field_Description:    Average of the absolute value of the 
                      interplanetary magnetic field.  Currently empty!
Field_Representation: 4-byte real variable

Field_Name:           BMAG
Field_Mnemonic:       BMAG
Field_Units:          gamma
Field_Resolution:     unknown
Field_Range:          Approximately 0.0 to 1000.0
Field_Description:    Magnitude of the average interplanetary magnetic 
                      field.  Currently empty!
Field_Representation: 4-byte real variable

Field_Name:           BAZM
Field_Mnemonic:       BAZM
Field_Units:          degrees of angle
Field_Resolution:     unknown
Field_Range:          -360.0 to 360.0
Field_Description:    Azimuthal (E/W) angle of the average 
                      interplanetary magnetic field.  Zero points
                      TOWARDS the sun (?) and positive values point
                      towards the EAST (?).  Currently empty!
Field_Representation: 4-byte real variable

Field_Name:           BPOL
Field_Mnemonic:       BPOL
Field_Units:          degrees of angle
Field_Resolution:     unknown
Field_Range:          -360.0 tp 360.0
Field_Description:    Polar (N/S) angle of the average interplanetary 
                      magnetic field.  Zero points TOWARDS the sun 
                      (?) and positive values point NORTH (?).  
                      Currently empty!
Field_Representation: 4-byte real variable

Field_Name:           RMS dispersion in average of magnitude of B
Field_Mnemonic:       none
Field_Units:          gamma
Field_Resolution:     unknown
Field_Range:          unknown
Field_Description:    RMS dispersion in average of magnitude of B.
                      Currently empty!
Field_Representation: 4-byte real variable

Field_Name:           RBMAG
Field_Mnemonic:       RBMAG
Field_Units:          gamma
Field_Resolution:     unknown
Field_Range:          unknown
Field_Description:    RMS dispersion in magnitude of the average
                      interplanetary magnetic field.  Currently empty!
Field_Representation: 4-byte real variable

Field_Name:           RBAZM
Field_Mnemonic:       RBAZM
Field_Units:          degrees
Field_Resolution:     unknown
Field_Range:          unknown
Field_Description:    RMS dispersion in azimuthal (E/W) angle of 
                      the average interplanetary magnetic field.  
                      Currently empty!
Field_Representation: 4-byte real variable

Field_Name:           RBPOL
Field_Mnemonic:       RBPOL
Field_Units:          gamma
Field_Resolution:     unknown
Field_Range:          unknown
Field_Description:    RMS dispersion in polar (N/S) angle of 
                      the average interplanetary magnetic field.
                      Currently empty!
Field_Representation: 4-byte real variable

Field_Name:           TEM
Field_Mnemonic:       TEM
Field_Units:          Degrees Kelvin
Field_Resolution:     Should be accurate to 20% when T > 10,000 K.
                      Should be accurate to 40% when 10,000 K > T > 
                      5,000 K.
                      Unreliable when T < 5,000 K.
Field_Range:          approximately 0.0 to 1.0E+06
Field_Description:    Average solar wind proton temperature
Field_Representation: 4-byte real variable

Field_Name:           DEN
Field_Mnemonic:       DEN
Field_Units:          number / cm ** 3
Field_Resolution:     Should be accurate to 20% at at Pioneer 11 and
                      at Pioneer 10 prior to 1992.
                      Should be accurate to 50% at Pioneer 10 after 
                      1992 (from Detector A flux measurements).
Field_Description:    Average solar wind proton number density
Field_Representation: 4-byte real variable

Field_Name:           VEL
Field_Mnemonic:       VEL
Field_Units:          km / sec
Field_Resolution:     Should be accurate to 2-5 km / sec
Field_Range:          approximately 200.0 to 1500.0
Field_Description:    Average solar wind speed
Field_Representation: 4-byte real variable

Field_Name:           AZM
Field_Mnemonic:       AZM
Field_Units:          degrees
Field_Resolution:     Unknown, but may be approximately 3 degrees at
                      Pioneer 11 and at Pioneer 10 prior to 1983.
                      Unreliable at Pioneer 10 after 1983.
Field_Range:          -180.0 to 180.0
Field_Description:    Average azimuthal (E/W) angle of the solar wind 
                      bulk velocity in the RTN system.  Zero points 
                      AWAY from the sun and positive values point 
                      towards the EAST (in the direction of planetary 
                      rotation).  
Field_Representation: 4-byte real variable

Field_Name:           POL
Field_Mnemonic:       POL
Field_Units:          degrees
Field_Resolution:     Unknown, but may be approximately 3 degrees at
                      Pioneer 11 and at Pioneer 10 prior to 1983.
                      WARNING: Unreliable at Pioneer 10 after 1983!
Field_Range:          -90.0 to 90.0
Field_Description:    Average polar (N/S) angle of the solar wind bulk 
                      velocity in the RTN system.  Zero points AWAY from 
                      the sun and positive values point towards the 
                      NORTH.
Field_Representation: 4-byte real variable


Field_Name:           RTEM
Field_Mnemonic:       RTEM
Field_Units:          degrees Kelvin
Field_Resolution:     unknown
Field_Range:          unknown
Field_Description:    RMS dispersion of proton temperature (K)
Field_Representation: 4-byte real variable

Field_Name:           RDEN
Field_Mnemonic:       RDEN
Field_Units:          number / cm**3
Field_Resolution:     unknown
Field_Range:          unknown
Field_Description:    RMS dispersion of density (cm-3)
Field_Representation: 4-byte real variable

Field_Name:           RVEL
Field_Mnemonic:       RVEL
Field_Units:          km / sec
Field_Resolution:     unknown
Field_Range:          unknown
Field_Description:    RMS dispersion of bulk speed (km-sec-1)
Field_Representation: 4-byte real variable

Field_Name:           RAZM
Field_Mnemonic:       RAZM
Field_Units:          degrees
Field_Resolution:     unknown
Field_Range:          unknown
Field_Description:    RMS dispersion of azimuthal flow angle (degrees)
Field_Representation: 4-byte real variable

Field_Name:           RPOL
Field_Mnemonic:       RPOL
Field_Units:          degrees
Field_Resolution:     unknown
Field_Range:          unknown
Field_Description:    RMS dispersion of polar flow angle (degrees)
Field_Representation: 4-byte real variable

Field_Name:           FLUX
Field_Mnemonic:       FLUX
Field_Units:          number / (cm**2 sec)
Field_Resolution:     unknown
Field_Range:          unknown
Field_Description:    Average solar wind proton number flux < N V>
Field_Representation: 4-byte real variable

Field_Name:           PRES
Field_Mnemonic:       PRES
Field_Units:          dyne / cm**2
Field_Resolution:     unknown
Field_Range:          unknown
Field_Description:    Average solar wind thermal pressure < N k T>
Field_Representation: 4-byte real variable

Field_Name:           PCONV
Field_Mnemonic:       PCONV
Field_Units:          dyne / cm**2
Field_Resolution:     unknown
Field_Range:          unknown
Field_Description:    Average solar wind dynamic pressure 
                      < N Mp V**2>
Field_Representation: 4-byte real variable

Field_Name:           ERG
Field_Mnemonic:       ERG
Field_Units:          erg / (cm**2 sec)
Field_Resolution:     unknown
Field_Range:          unknown
Field_Description:    Average solar wind kinetic energy flux 
                      <1/2 N Mp V**3>
Field_Representation: 4-byte real variable

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