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Plasma Waves Instrument Low Frequency Receiver B Electric and Magnetic field data
DE 1 Plasma Waves Instrument (PWI) Low Frequency Receiver B data
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spase://NASA/NumericalData/DE1/PWI/LFC/B/PT1S
Description
Plasma Waves Instrument Low Frequency Receiver B data
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ResourceID
spase://NASA/NumericalData/DE1/PWI/LFC/B/PT1S
NamingAuthority
NASA
ResourceType
NumericalData
ResourceHeader
ResourceName
DE 1 Plasma Waves Instrument (PWI) Low Frequency Receiver B data
AlternateName
Dynamics Explorer 1 PWI LFC B data
AlternateName
DE-A PWI LFC B data
DOI
https://doi.org/10.48322/18cz-mt87
ReleaseDate
2026-07-21 12:04:48Z
RevisionHistory
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ReleaseDate
2025-05-02 21:14:31Z
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Only known prior ReleaseDate of the metadata
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ReleaseDate
2025-11-14 16:03:08Z
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Added PublicationInfo. Added ResourceType and NamingAuthority. Changed http to https in top-level schemaLocation attribute. Fixed version number separator in top-level schemaLocation attribute. Matched version number in schemaLocation attribute to updated value in Version tag. ZCB
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ReleaseDate
2025-12-04 13:29:06Z
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ReleaseDate
2026-06-26 13:16:40Z
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Add 'Z' to TemporalDescription:TimeSpan:StartDate, TemporalDescription:TimeSpan:StopDate. ZCB
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ReleaseDate
2026-07-21 12:04:48Z
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Added HelioData InformationURL. JWL
Description
Plasma Waves Instrument Low Frequency Receiver B data
Acknowledgement
NASA; Donald A. Gurnett
PublicationInfo
Authors
Gurnett, Donald A.
PublicationDate
2025-11-14 16:03:08Z
PublishedBy
University of California, Los Angeles
Contacts
Role
Person
StartDate
StopDate
Note
1.
PrincipalInvestigator
spase://SMWG/Person/Donald.A.Gurnett
2.
MetadataContact
spase://SMWG/Person/James.M.Weygand
InformationURL
Name
NSSDC's Master Catalog on the Plasma Wave Instrument
URL
https://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/nmc/experiment/display.action?id=1981-070A-02
Description
Introduction to the Plasma Wave Instrument on DE1
InformationURL
Name
HelioData
URL
https://helio.data.nasa.gov/dataset/DE1_PWI_LFC_B_PT1S
Description
The HelioData dataset page provides an overview of the dataset with access links, associated variables, and more.
PriorIDs
spase://VMO/NumericalData/DE1/PWI/LFCB/PT1S
spase://VSPO/NumericalData/DE1/PWI/LFC/B/PT1S
AccessInformation
RepositoryID
spase://SMWG/Repository/UCLA/DE1
Availability
Online
AccessRights
Open
AccessURL
Name
Plasma Waves Instrument Low Frequency Receiver B Electric and Magnetic field data
URL
http://vmo.igpp.ucla.edu/data1/DE1/PWI/LFCB/
Description
This URL contains the DE1 PWI Step Frequency Receiver B Electric and Magnetic Field Data
Format
Text
Encoding
ASCII
Acknowledgement
NASA;Donald.A.Gurnett
ProcessingLevel
Calibrated
ProviderResourceName
Plasma Waves Instrument Low Frequency Receiver B
ProviderProcessingLevel
Level-2
InstrumentIDs
spase://SMWG/Instrument/DynamicsExplorer1/PWI
MeasurementType
Waves
TemporalDescription
TimeSpan
StartDate
1981-09-16 00:00:00Z
StopDate
1984-06-24 00:00:00Z
Note
Time format in data files is: milliseconds of the day
Cadence
PT1S
ObservedRegion
Earth.NearSurface.Ionosphere
ObservedRegion
Earth.NearSurface.Plasmasphere
ObservedRegion
Earth.NearSurface.PolarCap
Caveats
Flags=NaN
Keywords
PWI
LFC B
Plasma Waves Instrument
Low Frequency Receiver
magnetosphere
radiation belt
Parameter #1
Name
Universal Time
ParameterKey
Time
Description
Universal Time columns from left to right are: yeardoy msec in the format of yyddd msec.
Cadence
PT1S
CoordinateSystem
CoordinateRepresentation
Cartesian
CoordinateSystemName
MAG
Structure
Size
2
Description
Universal Time expressed using a 6-column day, month, year, hour, minute, second representation
Element
Name
Year Day of Year
Index
1
ParameterKey
YearDOY
Element
Name
Milliseconds
Index
2
ParameterKey
MSec
Support
SupportQuantity
Temporal
Parameter #2
Name
DE1 Plasma Wave Instrument Low Frequency Receiver B
ParameterKey
PWI LFC B frequencies
Description
PWI LFC B frequencies in Hz
Cadence
PT1S
Units
Hz
CoordinateSystem
CoordinateRepresentation
Cartesian
CoordinateSystemName
MAG
Wave
WaveType
PlasmaWaves
WaveQuantity
Frequency
Parameter #3
Name
DE1 Plasma Wave Instrument Low Frequency Receiver B
ParameterKey
PWI LFC B electric field amplitude values
Description
PWI LFC B electric field amplitude values in ((V/m)^2)/Hz. Note that the data files can be divided into multiple sections. Some for Ex values. Some for Ez, and some for B. The next column to the right indicates the measured value.
Cadence
PT1S
Units
((V/m)^2)/Hz
CoordinateSystem
CoordinateRepresentation
Cartesian
CoordinateSystemName
MAG
Mixed
MixedQuantity
Other
Parameter #4
Name
DE1 Plasma Wave Instrument Low Frequency Receiver B
ParameterKey
PWI LFC B magnetic field amplitude values
Description
PWI LFC B magnetic field amplitude values in ((nT)^2)/Hz. Note that the data files can bedivided into multiple sections. Some for Ex values. Some for Ez, and some for B. The next column to the right indicates the measured value.
Cadence
PT1S
Units
((nT)^2)/Hz
CoordinateSystem
CoordinateRepresentation
Cartesian
CoordinateSystemName
MAG
Mixed
MixedQuantity
Other
Parameter #5
Name
DE1 Plasma Wave Instrument Low Frequency Receiver B
ParameterKey
PWI LFC B Antenna(s) used for measurement
Description
PWI LFC B Antenna(s) used for measurement: EX or EZ or ES. Nothing is measured. This is a flag to indicate the type of measurement made: EX, EZ, ES, and B.
Cadence
PT1S
Support
SupportQuantity
Other
Parameter #6
Name
DE1 spacecraft position vector inerpolated to 1 sec resolution
ParameterKey
Position vector
Description
Location of the spacecraft in magnetic coordinates in units of Re, Re, local time, and latitude
Cadence
PT1S
CoordinateSystem
CoordinateRepresentation
Cartesian
CoordinateSystemName
MAG
Structure
Size
4
Element
Name
Geocentric Radial distance of spacecraft
Index
1
ParameterKey
GeocentricRadialDistance
Element
Name
L-Shell
Index
2
ParameterKey
L-ShellValue
Element
Name
MagneticLocalTime
Index
3
ParameterKey
MagneticLocalTime
Element
Name
MagneticLatitude
Index
4
ParameterKey
MagneticLatitude
Support
SupportQuantity
Positional