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DMSP F18 Special Sensors-Ions, Electrons, and Scintillation (SSIES) Thermal Plasma Analysis Package, Level 2 (L2), 1 s Data in HDF Format

(2024). DMSP F18 Special Sensors-Ions, Electrons, and Scintillation (SSIES) Thermal Plasma Analysis Package, Level 2 (L2), 1 s Data in HDF Format. [Data set]. NASA Space Physics Data Facility. https://doi.org/10.48322/ktdx-kp66. Accessed on .
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spase://NASA/NumericalData/DMSP_5D-3/F18/SESS/SSIES-3/ThermalPlasma/HDF/PT1S

Description
The Special Sensors-Ions, Electrons, and Scintillation (SSIES) thermal plasma analysis package is a suite of instruments built by the Center for Space Sciences at the University of Texas at Dallas and flown on a number of the DMSP satellites. SSIESS includes a Retarding Potential Analyzer (RPA), Ion Drift meter (IDM), scintillation meter, and Langmuir probe.

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spase://NASA/NumericalData/DMSP_5D-3/F18/SESS/SSIES-3/ThermalPlasma/HDF/PT1S
ResourceHeader
ResourceName
DMSP F18 Special Sensors-Ions, Electrons, and Scintillation (SSIES) Thermal Plasma Analysis Package, Level 2 (L2), 1 s Data in HDF Format
DOI
https://doi.org/10.48322/ktdx-kp66
ReleaseDate
2024-05-15 00:00:00.00
RevisionHistory
RevisionEvent
ReleaseDate
2024-05-15 00:00:00.00
Note
Metadata created and DOI minted by AK
Description
The Special Sensors-Ions, Electrons, and Scintillation (SSIES) thermal plasma analysis package is a suite of instruments built by the Center for Space Sciences at the University of Texas at Dallas and flown on a number of the DMSP satellites. SSIESS includes a Retarding Potential Analyzer (RPA), Ion Drift meter (IDM), scintillation meter, and Langmuir probe.
Acknowledgement
We gratefully acknowledge the University of Texas Dallas, Center for Space Sciences and the US Air Force for providing the DMSP thermal plasma data
PublicationInfo
Authors
Hairston, Marc, R.; Coley, William, R.; Heelis, Roderick, A.; Hanson, William, B.
PublicationDate
2024-01-01 00:00:00
PublishedBy
NASA Space Physics Data Facility
Contacts
Role Person StartDate StopDate Note
1. PrincipalInvestigator
ProjectScientist
InstrumentScientist
TechnicalContact
GeneralContact		 spase://SMWG/Person/Marc.R.Hairston
2. ProjectScientist
InstrumentScientist
TechnicalContact		 spase://SMWG/Person/William.R.Coley
3. FormerPI
InstrumentScientist
InstrumentLead
ProjectManager		 spase://SMWG/Person/Roderick.A.Heelis
4. FormerPI spase://SMWG/Person/William.B.Hanson
5. MetadataContact spase://SMWG/Person/Robert.M.Candey
6. MetadataContact spase://SMWG/Person/Andriy.Koval

InformationURL
Name
DMSP SSIES-3 QUALITY FLAG Document
URL
https://spdf.gsfc.nasa.gov/pub/data/dmsp/documents/ssies/SSIES-3_qualityflags_Sept2019.pdf
InformationURL
Name
DMSP SSIES-3 Documentation
URL
https://spdf.gsfc.nasa.gov/pub/data/dmsp/documents/ssies/
InformationURL
Name
Thermal Plasma Plots
URL
https://spdf.gsfc.nasa.gov/pub/data/dmsp/dmspf18/ssies/ssies-3rl/thermal-plasma-plots/
Description
Single orbit plots of plasma data
AccessInformation
RepositoryID
spase://SMWG/Repository/NASA/GSFC/SPDF
Availability
Online
AccessRights
Open
AccessURL
Name
FTPS from SPDF (not with most browsers)
URL
ftps://spdf.gsfc.nasa.gov/pub/data/dmsp/dmspf18/ssies/ssies-3rl/thermal-plasma-hdf/
Description
Access to Data in HDF4 Format via ftps from SPDF
AccessURL
Name
HTTPS from SPDF
URL
https://spdf.gsfc.nasa.gov/pub/data/dmsp/dmspf18/ssies/ssies-3rl/thermal-plasma-hdf/
Description
Access to Data in HDF4 Format via https from SPDF
Format
HDF4
Encoding
None
Acknowledgement
We gratefully acknowledge the University of Texas Dallas, Center for Space Sciences and the US Air Force for providing the DMSP thermal plasma data
ProcessingLevel
Calibrated
InstrumentIDs
spase://SMWG/Instrument/DMSP_5D-3/F18/SESS/SSI/ES-3
MeasurementType
ThermalPlasma
MeasurementType
IonComposition
TemporalDescription
TimeSpan
StartDate
2009-10-22 16:31:30
RelativeStopDate
-P3M
Cadence
PT1S
ObservedRegion
Earth.Magnetosphere
ObservedRegion
Earth.Magnetosphere.Polar
ObservedRegion
Earth.NearSurface
ObservedRegion
Earth.NearSurface.AuroralRegion
ObservedRegion
Earth.NearSurface.EquatorialRegion
ObservedRegion
Earth.NearSurface.Ionosphere
ObservedRegion
Earth.NearSurface.PolarCap