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PSP FIELDS Fluxgate Magnetometer (MAG) Magnetic Field Vectors, Spacecraft, SC, Coordinates, Full Resolution, Level 2 (L2), 3.413 ms Data
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spase://NASA/NumericalData/ParkerSolarProbe/FIELDS/MAG/Level2/SC/FullResolution/PT0.003413S
Description
Parker Solar Probe FIELDS Instrument Suite Fluxgate Magnetometer, MAG, Data: The time resolution of the MAG time series data varies with instrument mode ranging from 2.289 samples/s to 292.9 samples/s. These two data sampling rates corresponding to 2 samples or 256 samples per 0.874 s where 0.874 s is equal to 2^25 divided 38.4 MHz. See reference [2] for a complete explanation of the MAG instrument sampling methodology. The Magnetometer has four ranges: ±1024 nT, ±4096 nT, ±16,384 nT, and ±65,536 nT. The Magnetometer Range is selected by an algorithm based on the strength of the ambient magnetic field. The magnetic field measurement precision is ±15 bits, based on the 16-bit Analog to Digital Converter, ADC.
References:
* 1. Fox, N.J., Velli, M.C., Bale, S.D. et al. Space Sci Rev (2016) 204: 7. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11214-015-0211-6
* 2. Bale, S.D., Goetz, K., Harvey, P.R. et al. Space Sci Rev (2016) 204: 49. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11214-016-0244-5
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PSP FIELDS Fluxgate Magnetometer (MAG) Magnetic Field Vectors, Spacecraft, SC, Coordinates, Full Resolution, Level 2 (L2), 3.413 ms Data
DOI
https://doi.org/10.48322/8fc4-fq16
ReleaseDate
2025-12-04 13:30:20Z
RevisionHistory
RevisionEvent
ReleaseDate
2021-05-08 21:30:02
Note
PSP FIELDS: Initial SPASE XML resource description submission, metadata generated by LFB
RevisionEvent
ReleaseDate
2022-05-25 12:34:56.789
Note
PSP FIELDS: Updated to SPASE Version 2.4.0, FIELDS data release InformationURLs added, FIELDS data quality flag definition updated, metadata generated by LFB
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ReleaseDate
2025-10-03 10:41:19Z
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Updated PublishedBy name to match ROR Registry. 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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2025-12-04 13:30:20Z
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Added MetadataRightsList and RightsList(s). Updated to 2.7.1. ZCB
Description
Parker Solar Probe FIELDS Instrument Suite Fluxgate Magnetometer, MAG, Data: The time resolution of the MAG time series data varies with instrument mode ranging from 2.289 samples/s to 292.9 samples/s. These two data sampling rates corresponding to 2 samples or 256 samples per 0.874 s where 0.874 s is equal to 2^25 divided 38.4 MHz. See reference [2] for a complete explanation of the MAG instrument sampling methodology. The Magnetometer has four ranges: ±1024 nT, ±4096 nT, ±16,384 nT, and ±65,536 nT. The Magnetometer Range is selected by an algorithm based on the strength of the ambient magnetic field. The magnetic field measurement precision is ±15 bits, based on the 16-bit Analog to Digital Converter, ADC.
References:
* 1. Fox, N.J., Velli, M.C., Bale, S.D. et al. Space Sci Rev (2016) 204: 7. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11214-015-0211-6
* 2. Bale, S.D., Goetz, K., Harvey, P.R. et al. Space Sci Rev (2016) 204: 49. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11214-016-0244-5
Acknowledgement
Please acknowledge S.D. Bale for use of the Data
PublicationInfo
Authors
Bale, Stuart D; MacDowal, Robert J; Koval, Andriy; Pulupa, Marc; Quinn, Timothy; Schroeder, Peter
PublicationDate
2020-01-01 00:00:00
PublishedBy
Space Physics Data Facility
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Role
Person
StartDate
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Note
1.
PrincipalInvestigator
spase://SMWG/Person/Stuart.D.Bale
2.
MetadataContact
spase://SMWG/Person/Robert.M.Candey
3.
MetadataContact
spase://SMWG/Person/Lee.Frost.Bargatze
InformationURL
Name
PSP FIELDS Instrument Suite, Description
URL
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11214-016-0244-5
Description
Parker Solar Probe, PSP, FIELDS Instrument Suite Description: Bale, S.D., Goetz, K., Harvey, P.R. et al., The FIELDS Instrument Suite for Solar Probe Plus, Space Sci Rev 204, 49-82 (2016)
InformationURL
Name
PSP FIELDS Instrument Suite, Digital Fields Board, JGR Space Physics Publication
URL
https://doi.org/10.1002/2016JA022344
Description
Parker Solar Probe, PSP, FIELDS Instrument Suite, Digital Fields Board, DFB, Description: Malaspina, D.M., Ergun, R.E., Bolton, M. et al., The Digital Fields Board for the FIELDS Instrument Suite on the Solar Probe Plus Mission: Analog and Digital signal Processing, JGR Space Physics, 121, 5088-5096 (2016)
InformationURL
Name
PSP FIELDS Instrument Suite, Data Description, SOC Web Site, UC Berkeley
URL
https://fields.ssl.berkeley.edu/data/
Description
Parker Solar Probe, PSP, FIELDS Instrument Suite, Data Description and Access, Spacecraft Operations Center, SOC, Web Site, UC Berkeley
InformationURL
Name
PSP FIELDS Instrument Suite, Rules of the Road, SOC Web Site, UC Berkeley
URL
https://fields.ssl.berkeley.edu/rules/
Description
Parker Solar Probe, PSP, FIELDS Instrument Suite, Rules of the Road, Spacecraft Operations Center, SOC, Web Site, UC Berkeley
InformationURL
Name
PSP Mission Overview, APL, JHU
URL
http://parkersolarprobe.jhuapl.edu/The-Mission/index.php
Description
Parker Solar Probe, PSP, Mission Overview, hosted by the Applied Physics Laboratory, Johns Hopkins University
InformationURL
Name
Release notes for PSP/FIELDS data release 5.1
URL
https://fields.ssl.berkeley.edu/2020/10/release-notes-for-psp-fields-release-5-1/
Description
PSP/FIELDS data release 5.1, on October 19, 2020, updates the dfb_dbm_scm and dfb_wf_dvdc data types to version 3. The new data versions contain significant corrections to the previously released data.
InformationURL
Name
Release notes for PSP/FIELDS data release 7
URL
https://fields.ssl.berkeley.edu/2021/04/release-notes-for-psp-fields-data-release-7/
Description
PSP/FIELDS data release 7, on April 4, 2021, includes data from PSP Encounter 6 (September 2020). All data up to and including December 2020 are now publicly available. For this data release, all DFB cross spectra have been reprocessed (with a new version number), and a subset of MAG data has also been reprocessed (with a new version number).
InformationURL
Name
Release notes for PSP/FIELDS data release 8
URL
https://fields.ssl.berkeley.edu/2021/06/release-notes-for-psp-fields-data-release-8/
Description
PSP/FIELDS data release 8, on June 28, 2021, includes survey data from PSP Encounter 7 and Venus Gravity assist 4. Several data sets have been updated in release 8.
InformationURL
Name
Release notes for PSP/FIELDS data release 9
URL
https://fields.ssl.berkeley.edu/2021/10/release-notes-for-psp-fields-data-release-9/
Description
PSP/FIELDS Data Release 9, on October 29, 2021, includes select data from Encounter 7 (perihelion January 2021), and survey and select data from Encounter 8 (perihelion April 2021).
InformationURL
Name
Release notes for PSP/FIELDS data release 10
URL
https://fields.ssl.berkeley.edu/2022/02/release-notes-for-psp-fields-data-release-10/
Description
PSP/FIELDS Data Release 10, on February 7, 2022, includes survey and select data from Encounter 9 (perihelion August 2021).
InformationURL
Name
Release notes for PSP/FIELDS data release 11
URL
https://fields.ssl.berkeley.edu/2022/04/release-notes-for-psp-fields-data-release-11/
Description
PSP/FIELDS Data Release 11, on April 25, 2022, includes survey and select data from Encounter 10 (perihelion November 2021), and survey and select data from Venus Gravity Assist 5 (October 2021).
PriorIDs
spase://VSPO/NumericalData/ParkerSolarProbe/FIELDS/MAG/Level2/SC/FullResolution/PT0.003413S
AccessInformation
RepositoryID
spase://SMWG/Repository/NASA/GSFC/SPDF
Availability
Online
AccessRights
Open
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SPDX
RightsIdentifier
CC0-1.0
RightsURI
https://spdx.org/licenses/CC0-1.0.html
RightsName
Creative Commons Zero v1.0 Universal
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CC0 1.0 Universal is the Creative Commons license applicable to all publicly available NASA Heliophysics data products
AccessURL
Name
FTPS from SPDF (not with most browsers)
URL
ftps://spdf.gsfc.nasa.gov/pub/data/psp/fields/l2/mag_sc/
Description
Access to Data in CDF Format via ftp from SPDF
AccessURL
Name
HTTPS from SPDF
URL
https://spdf.gsfc.nasa.gov/pub/data/psp/fields/l2/mag_sc/
Description
Access to Data in CDF Format via http from SPDF
AccessURL
Name
CDAWeb
URL
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PSP_FLD_L2_MAG_SC
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Access to ASCII, CDF, and Plots via NASA/GSFC CDAWeb
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CDF
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None
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Acknowledgement
Please acknowledge S.D. Bale. Please acknowledge the Data Providers and CDAWeb when using these Data.
AccessInformation
RepositoryID
spase://SMWG/Repository/NASA/GSFC/SPDF
Availability
Online
AccessRights
Open
AccessURL
Name
CDAWeb Programmatic Data Access
URL
https://cdaweb.gsfc.nasa.gov/WS/cdasr/1/dataviews/sp_phys/datasets/PSP_FLD_L2_MAG_SC/clientLibraryExample/
Style
WebService
ProductKey
PSP_FLD_L2_MAG_SC
Description
Access to this data from common programming environments. Note: this AccessInformation element was added by HDPWS.
Format
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Acknowledgement
Please acknowledge S.D. Bale. Please acknowledge the Data Providers and CDAWeb when using these Data.
AccessInformation
RepositoryID
spase://SMWG/Repository/NASA/GSFC/SPDF
Availability
Online
AccessRights
Open
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https://spdx.org/licenses/CC0-1.0.html
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CC0 1.0 Universal is the Creative Commons license applicable to all publicly available NASA Heliophysics data products
AccessURL
Name
CDAWeb HAPI Server
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https://cdaweb.gsfc.nasa.gov/hapi
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HAPI
ProductKey
PSP_FLD_L2_MAG_SC
Description
Web Service to this product using the HAPI interface.
Format
CSV
Acknowledgement
Please acknowledge S.D. Bale. Please acknowledge the Data Providers and CDAWeb when using these Data.
ProcessingLevel
Calibrated
InstrumentIDs
spase://SMWG/Instrument/ParkerSolarProbe/FIELDS/MAG
MeasurementType
InstrumentStatus
MeasurementType
MagneticField
TemporalDescription
TimeSpan
StartDate
2018-10-06 06:00:00.000
RelativeStopDate
-P6M
Cadence
PT0.003413S
ObservedRegion
Heliosphere
ObservedRegion
Heliosphere.Inner
ObservedRegion
Heliosphere.NearEarth
ObservedRegion
Sun.Corona
Parameter #1
Name
Epoch Time, TT2000, Full Cadence
ParameterKey
epoch_mag_SC
Description
Epoch Time Tags in Terrestrial Time 2000, TT2000, for Full Cadence Magnetic Field Vector Waveform Data
Caveats
This Parameter exhibits an increasing Monotonic Progression
Cadence
PT0.003413S
Units
ns
UnitsConversion
1.0e-9>s
RenderingHints
AxisLabel
Epoch
ValueFormat
I22
ScaleMin
6.3717861819904e+13
ScaleMax
6.3717883419904e+13
ScaleType
LinearScale
ValidMin
2010-01-01T00:00:00.000000000
ValidMax
2049-12-31T23:59:59.999999999
FillValue
9999-12-31T23:59:59.999999999
Support
SupportQuantity
Temporal
Parameter #2
Name
Magnetic Field Vector, SC, Cartesian, Full Cadence
Set
Time Series defined by using: EPOCH_MAG_SC
ParameterKey
psp_fld_l2_mag_SC
Description
Magnetic Field Vector, B, Spacecraft, SC, Cartesian Coordinates, Full Cadence Waveform Data
Cadence
PT0.003413S
Units
nT
UnitsConversion
1.0e-9>T
CoordinateSystem
CoordinateRepresentation
Cartesian
CoordinateSystemName
SC
RenderingHints
DisplayType
TimeSeries
AxisLabel
B_SC
ValueFormat
E12.2
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LinearScale
Structure
Size
3
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Name
B_X
Index
1
RenderingHints
AxisLabel
1
Element
Name
B_Y
Index
2
RenderingHints
AxisLabel
2
Element
Name
B_Z
Index
3
RenderingHints
AxisLabel
3
ValidMin
-65536.0
ValidMax
65536.0
FillValue
-1.0e+31
Field
Qualifier
Array
FieldQuantity
Magnetic
Parameter #3
Name
Parker Solar Probe, Mission Elapsed Time
Set
Time Series defined by using: EPOCH_MAG_SC
ParameterKey
psp_fld_l2_mag_SC_MET
Description
Parker Solar Probe, PSP, Mission Elapsed Time, MET
Cadence
PT0.003413S
Units
s
RenderingHints
DisplayType
TimeSeries
AxisLabel
MET
ValueFormat
E12.2
ScaleType
LinearScale
ValidMin
0.0
ValidMax
1.2623e+09
FillValue
-1.0e+31
Support
SupportQuantity
Temporal
Parameter #4
Name
Magnetometer Instrument, Range
Set
Time Series defined by using: EPOCH_MAG_SC
ParameterKey
psp_fld_l2_mag_SC_range
Description
Magnetometer Instrument, Measurement Range
Caveats
The Magnetometer has four ranges: ±1024 nT, ±4096 nT, ±16,384 nT, and ±65,536 nT. The Magnetometer Range is selected by an algorithm based on the strength of the ambient magnetic field. The magnetic field measurement precision is ±15 bits, based on the 16-bit Analog to Digital Converter, ADC.
Cadence
PT0.003413S
RenderingHints
AxisLabel
MAG Range
ValueFormat
I8
ScaleType
LinearScale
ValidMin
0
ValidMax
3
FillValue
-2147483648
Support
Qualifier
Scalar
SupportQuantity
InstrumentMode
Parameter #5
Name
Magnetometer Instrument, Sensor Mode
Set
Time Series defined by using: EPOCH_MAG_SC
ParameterKey
psp_fld_l2_mag_SC_mode
Description
Magnetometer Instrument, Sensor Inboard/Outboard Mode
Caveats
The Magnetometer Mode indicates which sensor is the source of the data: 0=Outboard Sensor, 1=Inboard Sensor. Each Magnetometer sensor has a corresponding electronics board in the FIELDS Main Electronics Package, MEP. For enhanced reliability, the outboard sensor is controlled by the Data Control Board, DCB, and the inboard sensor is controlled by the by the Time Domain Sampler instrument, TDS.
Cadence
PT0.003413S
RenderingHints
AxisLabel
MAG Mode
ValueFormat
I8
ScaleType
LinearScale
ValidMin
0
ValidMax
3
FillValue
-2147483648
Support
Qualifier
Scalar
SupportQuantity
InstrumentMode
Parameter #6
Name
Magnetometer Instrument, Rate in Samples per Cycle
Set
Time Series defined by using: EPOCH_MAG_SC
ParameterKey
psp_fld_l2_mag_SC_rate
Description
Magnetometer Instrument, Measurement Rate, measured in Samples per Cycle
Caveats
The Magnetometer Rate is expressed in samples per cycle.
Cadence
PT0.003413S
RenderingHints
AxisLabel
MAG Rate
ValueFormat
I8
ScaleType
LinearScale
ValidMin
0
ValidMax
256
FillValue
-2147483648
Support
Qualifier
Scalar
SupportQuantity
InstrumentMode
Parameter #7
Name
Magnetometer Instrument, Packet Index
Set
Time Series defined by using: EPOCH_MAG_SC
ParameterKey
psp_fld_l2_mag_SC_packet_index
Description
Magnetometer Instrument, Packet Index
Caveats
A Magnetometer Packet Index value of 0 corresponds to the start of the data packet.
Cadence
PT0.003413S
RenderingHints
AxisLabel
MAG Packet Index
ValueFormat
I8
ScaleType
LinearScale
ValidMin
0
ValidMax
256
FillValue
-2147483648
Support
Qualifier
Scalar
SupportQuantity
Other
Parameter #8
Name
Epoch Time, TT2000, Sensor Offsets
ParameterKey
epoch_mag_SC_zero
Description
Epoch Time Tags in Terrestrial Time 2000, TT2000, for Magnetic Field Instrument, Sensor Zero Offsets, 1 min Time Resolution
Caveats
This Parameter exhibits an increasing Monotonic Progression
Cadence
PT0.003413S
Units
ns
UnitsConversion
1.0e-9>s
RenderingHints
AxisLabel
Epoch
ScaleMin
6.3717861819904e+13
ScaleMax
6.3717883419904e+13
ScaleType
LinearScale
ValidMin
2010-01-01T00:00:00.000000000
ValidMax
2049-12-31T23:59:59.999999999
FillValue
9999-12-31T23:59:59.999999999
Support
SupportQuantity
Temporal
Parameter #9
Name
Magnetometer Instrument, Sensor Zero Offset Tensor, Counts
Set
Time Series defined by using: EPOCH_MAG_SC_ZERO
ParameterKey
psp_fld_l2_mag_SC_zero
Description
Magnetometer Instrument, Sensor Zero Offset Tensor measured in Counts with one Offset for each of three Axes and four Measurement Ranges, 1 min Time Resolution
Caveats
The Magnetometer Sensor Zero Levels are based on time-varying, in-flight calibrations. Zero levels are reported in counts and expressed in Magnetometer sensor coordinates.
Cadence
PT0.003413S
RenderingHints
AxisLabel
MAG Zeros
ValueFormat
E12.2
ScaleType
LinearScale
Structure
Size
3 4
FillValue
-1.0e+31
Support
Qualifier
Array
SupportQuantity
Other
Parameter #10
Name
Epoch Time, TT2000, FIELDS Instrument Suite, Data Quality Flags
ParameterKey
epoch_quality_flags
Description
Epoch Time Tags in Terrestrial Time 2000, TT2000, for FIELDS Instrument Suite, Data Quality Flags
Caveats
This Parameter exhibits an increasing Monotonic Progression
Cadence
PT0.003413S
Units
ns
UnitsConversion
1.0e-9>s
RenderingHints
AxisLabel
epoch
ValueFormat
I22
ScaleMin
6.3717861819904e+13
ScaleMax
6.3717883419904e+13
ValidMin
2010-01-01T00:00:00.000000000
ValidMax
2050-01-01T00:00:00.000000000
FillValue
9999-12-31T23:59:59.999999999
Support
SupportQuantity
Temporal
Parameter #11
Name
FIELDS Data Quality Flags
Set
Time Series defined by using: EPOCH_QUALITY_FLAGS
ParameterKey
psp_fld_l2_quality_flags
Description
FIELDS Instrument Suite Data Quality Flags
Caveats
FIELDS quality flags: These flags are bitwise variables, meaning that multiple flags can be set simultaneously for a single time by adding flag values. Current flagged values are:
* 1: FIELDS Antenna Bias Sweep
* 2: PSP Thruster Firing
* 4: SCM Calibration
* 8: PSP Rotations for MAG Calibration, MAG Rolls
* 16: FIELDS MAG Calibration Sequence
* 32: SWEAP SPC in Electron Mode
* 64: PSP Solar Limb Sensor, SLS, Test
* 128: PSP Spacecraft is off Umbra Pointing, Heat Shield not pointed Sunward
* 256: High Frequency Noise affecting RFS and TDS Receivers
* 512: Antennas driven towards the FIELDS Power Supply Rails
A value of zero corresponds to no set flags. Not all flags are relevant to all FIELDS data products, refer to notes in the CDF metadata and on the FIELDS Satellite Operations Center, SOC, website for information on how the various flags impact FIELDS data. For more information on the quality flags describing high frequency noise and antennas driven to the rails, see release notes for PSP/FIELDS releases 8 and 9. Additional flagged items may be added in the future.
Cadence
PT0.003413S
RenderingHints
AxisLabel
flag
ValueFormat
I10
ValidMin
0
ValidMax
1023
FillValue
4294967295
Support
Qualifier
Scalar
SupportQuantity
InstrumentMode