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STEREO-B/WAVES High Frequency Receiver, Data

(2024). STEREO-B/WAVES High Frequency Receiver, Data. [Data set]. NASA Space Physics Data Facility.

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spase://NASA/NumericalData/STEREO-B/SWAVES/stb_l3_wav_hfr/PT15S

Description
Radio measurements of power spectral density,radio flux density, Stokes Q, U, V parameters and angular half width of source measured by the STEREO-A/WAVES instrument. There a 319 linearly spaced frequency channels from 0.125 to 16.205 MHz. Time resolution varies with instrument mode ranging from 15 seconds to 1 minute.

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spase://NASA/NumericalData/STEREO-B/SWAVES/stb_l3_wav_hfr/PT15S
ResourceHeader
ResourceName
STEREO-B/WAVES High Frequency Receiver, Data
ReleaseDate
2023-09-01 12:34:56.789
RevisionHistory
RevisionEvent
ReleaseDate
2024-05-30 00:00:00
Note
PSP FIELDS: Initial SPASE XML resource description submission, metadata generated by SAB
Description
Radio measurements of power spectral density,radio flux density, Stokes Q, U, V parameters and angular half width of source measured by the STEREO-A/WAVES instrument. There a 319 linearly spaced frequency channels from 0.125 to 16.205 MHz. Time resolution varies with instrument mode ranging from 15 seconds to 1 minute.
Acknowledgement
Please acknowledge the STEREO/Waves team. Data provided are Publicly available. If used in presentations or publications, please acknowledge STEREO/Waves Investigation (M. Maksimovic and S. D. Bale, PIs). Please read carefully the caveats attached to the data. For reporting purposes, we request bibliography information for any publication, etc., using these data. Please send information on the use of this data to M. Maksimovic and S. D. Bale (PIs).
PublicationInfo
Authors
M. Maksimovic, and S. D. Bale
PublicationDate
2024-07-01 00:00:00
PublishedBy
NASA Space Physics Data Facility
Contacts
Role Person StartDate StopDate Note
1. PrincipalInvestigator spase://SMWG/Person/Milan.Maksimovic
2. PrincipalInvestigator spase://SMWG/Person/Stuart.D.Bale
3. MetadataContact spase://SMWG/Person/Robert.M.Candey
4. MetadataContact spase://SMWG/Person/Lee.Frost.Bargatze

InformationURL
Name
STEREO/WAVES instrument paper
URL
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11214-007-9298-8
Description
Bougeret, J.L., Goetz, K., Kaiser, M.L. et al. S/WAVES: The Radio and Plasma Wave Investigation on the STEREO Mission. Space Sci Rev 136, 487–528 (2008).
Language
en
InformationURL
Name
Details on derivation and meaning of parameters in dataset
URL
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11214-007-9255-6
Description
Cecconi, B., Bonnin, X., Hoang, S. et al. STEREO/Waves Goniopolarimetry. Space Sci Rev 136, 549–563 (2008).
Language
en
InformationURL
Name
STEREO/WAVES Dataset Angular Width of Sources
URL
https://doi.org/10.1029/2011JA017333
Description
Krupar, V., O. Santolik, B. Cecconi, M. Maksimovic, X. Bonnin, M. Panchenko, and A. Zaslavsky (2012), Goniopolarimetric inversion using SVD: An application to type III radio bursts observed by STEREO, J. Geophys. Res., 117, A06101.
Language
en
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/stereo/behind/l3/waves/hfr/
Description
Access to Data in CDF Format via ftps from SPDF
AccessURL
Name
HTTPS from SPDF
URL
https://spdf.gsfc.nasa.gov/pub/data/stereo/behind/l3/waves/hfr/
Description
Access to Data in CDF Format via https from SPDF
AccessURL
Name
CDAWeb
URL
https://cdaweb.gsfc.nasa.gov/cgi-bin/eval2.cgi?dataset=STB_L3_WAV_HFR&index=sp_phys
ProductKey
STA_L3_WAV_HFR
Description
Access to ASCII, CDF, and Plots via NASA/GSFC CDAWeb
Format
CDF
Encoding
None
AccessDirectoryTemplate
https://cdaweb.gsfc.nasa.gov/pub/data/stereo/ahead/l3/waves/hfr/$Y
AccessFilenameTemplate
sta_l3_wav_hfr_$Y$m$d_$v.cdf
Acknowledgement
Please acknowledge the Principal Investigator Milan Maksimovic (milan.maksimovic@obspm.fr) and Stuart D. Bale (bale@berkeley.edu). Please acknowledge the Data Providers and CDAWeb when using these Data.
AccessInformation
RepositoryID
spase://SMWG/Repository/NASA/GSFC/SPDF/CDAWeb
Availability
Online
AccessRights
Open
AccessURL
Name
CDAWeb HAPI Server
URL
https://cdaweb.gsfc.nasa.gov/hapi
Style
HAPI
ProductKey
STA_L3_WAV_HFR
Description
HAPI access to this data. Note: this AccessInformation element was added by HDPWS.
Format
CSV
Acknowledgement
Please acknowledge the Principal Investigator Milan Maksimovic (milan.maksimovic@obspm.fr) and Stuart D. Bale (bale@berkeley.edu). 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/STA_L3_WAV_HFR/clientLibraryExample/
Style
WebService
ProductKey
STA_L3_WAV_HFR
Description
Access to this data from common programming environments. Note: this AccessInformation element was added by HDPWS.
Format
Binary
Acknowledgement
Please acknowledge the Principal Investigator Milan Maksimovic (milan.maksimovic@obspm.fr) and Stuart D. Bale (bale@berkeley.edu). Please acknowledge the Data Providers and CDAWeb when using these Data.
ProcessingLevel
Calibrated
InstrumentIDs
spase://SMWG/Instrument/STEREO-A/SWAVES
MeasurementType
ElectricField
MeasurementType
Waves
TemporalDescription
TimeSpan
StartDate
2006-10-28 00:00:00.000
RelativeStopDate
-P2M
Cadence
PT15S
ObservedRegion
Heliosphere.Remote1AU
Parameter #1
Name
Epoch (Time)
ParameterKey
Epoch
Description
Epoch encoded as Terrestrial Time on rotating Earth geoid, ns since J2000
Caveats
This Parameter exhibits an increasing Monotonic Progression
Units
ns
UnitsConversion
1.0e-9>s
RenderingHints
AxisLabel
epoch_hfr_radio_flux
ScaleType
LinearScale
ValidMin
2006-01-01T00:00:00.000000000
ValidMax
2099-12-31T23:59:59.999000000
FillValue
9999-12-31T23:59:59.999999999
Support
SupportQuantity
Temporal
Parameter #2
Name
Frequency
ParameterKey
FREQUENCY
Description
Frequency channel
Units
Hz
RenderingHints
AxisLabel
frequency_psd
ValueFormat
E12.2
ScaleType
LogScale
Structure
Size
319
FillValue
-1.0e+31
Wave
WaveQuantity
Frequency
Parameter #3
Name
Receiver Background
ParameterKey
BACKGROUND
Description
1% receiver background of each antenna channel configuration
Units
V^2/Hz
RenderingHints
AxisLabel
background
ValueFormat
E12.2
ScaleType
LogScale
Structure
Size
319 3 2
FillValue
-1.0e+31
Support
SupportQuantity
Housekeeping
Parameter #4
Name
Antenna Configuration
Set
Time series defined by using: Epoch
ParameterKey
SENSOR_CONFIG
Description
Dual channel receiver antenna configuration
Caveats
00 (Off/Off) 10 (+Ex/Off) 20 (-Ey/Off) 30 (Ex-Ey/Off) 01 (Off/+Ez) 02 (Off/+Ey) 03 (Off/Ez-Ey) 11 (+Ex/+Ez) 12 (+Ex/-Ey) 13 (+Ex/Ez-Ey) 21 (-Ey/+Ez) 31 (Ex-Ey/+Ez) -22 (-Ey/-Ey) -32 (Ex-Ey/-Ey) -23 (-Ey/Ez-Ey) -33 (Ex-Ey/Ez-Ey)
Cadence
PT15S
RenderingHints
AxisLabel
conf
ValueFormat
I3
ScaleType
LinearScale
Structure
Size
319 3
FillValue
-128
Support
SupportQuantity
Housekeeping
Parameter #5
Name
Time Offset
Set
Time series defined by using: Epoch
ParameterKey
TIMING
Description
Temporal offset of each antenna channel configuration
Cadence
PT15S
Units
s
RenderingHints
AxisLabel
timing
ValueFormat
E12.2
ScaleType
LinearScale
Structure
Size
319 3
FillValue
-1.0e+31
Support
SupportQuantity
Temporal
Parameter #6
Name
Power Spectral Density
Set
Time series defined by using: Epoch
ParameterKey
PSD_V2
Description
Power spectral density before 1% background subtraction and antenna calibration
Caveats
Suitable for analysis of weak signals
Cadence
PT15S
Units
V^2/Hz
RenderingHints
AxisLabel
Automatic Gain Control
ValueFormat
E12.2
ScaleType
LogScale
Structure
Size
319 3 2
FillValue
-1.0e+31
Field
Qualifier
PowerSpectralDensity
FieldQuantity
Electromagnetic
Parameter #7
Name
Power Spectral Density
Set
Time series defined by using: Epoch
ParameterKey
PSD_FLUX
Description
Power spectral density after 1% background subtraction and antenna calibration
Caveats
Suitable for general investigation
Cadence
PT15S
Units
W/m^2/Hz
RenderingHints
DisplayType
Spectrogram
AxisLabel
PSD
ValueFormat
E12.2
ScaleType
LogScale
Structure
Size
319
FillValue
-1.0e+31
Field
Qualifier
PowerSpectralDensity
FieldQuantity
Electromagnetic
Parameter #8
Name
Power Spectral Density
Set
Time series defined by using: Epoch
ParameterKey
PSD_SFU
Description
Power spectral density after 1% background subtraction and antenna calibration in solar radio flux unit normalized to 1 au
Caveats
Suitable for multi-spacecraft investigation
Cadence
PT15S
Units
sfu
RenderingHints
DisplayType
Spectrogram
AxisLabel
PSD
ValueFormat
E12.2
ScaleType
LogScale
Structure
Size
319
FillValue
-1.0e+31
Field
Qualifier
PowerSpectralDensity
FieldQuantity
Electromagnetic
Parameter #9
Name
Stokes I
Set
Time series defined by using: Epoch
ParameterKey
STOKES_I
Description
Radio flux density [Data available after 04-May-2007]
Caveats
Details on polarization parameters can be found here: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11214-007-9255-6
Cadence
PT15S
Units
W/m^2/Hz
RenderingHints
DisplayType
Spectrogram
AxisLabel
Stokes I
ValueFormat
E12.2
ScaleType
LogScale
Structure
Size
319
FillValue
-1.0e+31
Wave
WaveQuantity
StokesParameters
Parameter #10
Name
Stokes Q
Set
Time series defined by using: Epoch
ParameterKey
STOKES_Q
Description
Normalized linear polarization [Data available after 04-May-2007]
Caveats
Details on polarization parameters can be found here: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11214-007-9255-6
Cadence
PT15S
RenderingHints
DisplayType
Spectrogram
AxisLabel
Stokes Q
ValueFormat
E12.2
ScaleType
LinearScale
Structure
Size
319
FillValue
-1.0e+31
Wave
WaveQuantity
StokesParameters
Parameter #11
Name
Stokes U
Set
Time series defined by using: Epoch
ParameterKey
STOKES_U
Description
Normalized linear polarization [Data available after 04-May-2007]
Caveats
Details on polarization parameters can be found here: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11214-007-9255-6
Cadence
PT15S
RenderingHints
DisplayType
Spectrogram
AxisLabel
Stokes U
ValueFormat
E12.2
ScaleType
LinearScale
Structure
Size
319
FillValue
-1.0e+31
Wave
WaveQuantity
StokesParameters
Parameter #12
Name
Stokes V
Set
Time series defined by using: Epoch
ParameterKey
STOKES_V
Description
Normalized circular polarization [Data available after 04-May-2007]
Caveats
Details on polarization parameters can be found here: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11214-007-9255-6
Cadence
PT15S
RenderingHints
DisplayType
Spectrogram
AxisLabel
Stokes V
ValueFormat
E12.2
ScaleType
LinearScale
Structure
Size
319
FillValue
-1.0e+31
Wave
WaveQuantity
StokesParameters
Parameter #13
Name
Source Size
Set
Time series defined by using: Epoch
ParameterKey
SOURCE_SIZE
Description
The angular half aperture of the source as seen by a spacecraft (uniform profile) [Data available after 04-May-2007]
Caveats
Based on https://doi.org/10.1029/2011JA017333
Cadence
PT15S
Units
°
RenderingHints
DisplayType
Spectrogram
AxisLabel
Source Size
ValueFormat
E12.2
ScaleType
LinearScale
Structure
Size
319
FillValue
-1.0e+31
Support
SupportQuantity
Other
Parameter #14
Name
Colatitude
Set
Time series defined by using: Epoch
ParameterKey
WAVE_COLATITUDE_RTN
Description
Wave vector colatitude in the Radial-Tangential-Normal (RTN) system [Data available after 04-May-2007]
Caveats
X axis points from the spacecraft center to Sun, and the Y axis is the cross product of the solar rotational axis and X, and lies in the solar equatorial plane (towards the West limb).
Cadence
PT15S
Units
°
RenderingHints
DisplayType
Spectrogram
AxisLabel
Colatitude [RTN]
ValueFormat
E12.2
ScaleType
LinearScale
Structure
Size
319
FillValue
-1.0e+31
Wave
Qualifier
DirectionAngle
WaveQuantity
StokesParameters
Parameter #15
Name
Azimuth
Set
Time series defined by using: Epoch
ParameterKey
WAVE_AZIMUTH_RTN
Description
Wave vector azimuth in the Radial-Tangential-Normal (RTN) system [Data available after 04-May-2007]
Caveats
X axis points from the spacecraft center to Sun, and the Y axis is the cross product of the solar rotational axis and X, and lies in the solar equatorial plane (towards the West limb).
Cadence
PT15S
Units
°
RenderingHints
DisplayType
Spectrogram
AxisLabel
Azimuth [RTN]
ValueFormat
E12.2
ScaleType
LinearScale
Structure
Size
319
FillValue
-1.0e+31
Wave
Qualifier
DirectionAngle
WaveQuantity
StokesParameters
Parameter #16
Name
Colatitude
Set
Time series defined by using: Epoch
ParameterKey
WAVE_COLATITUDE_HCI
Description
Wave vector colatitude in the Heliocentric Inertial (HCI) system [Data available after 04-May-2007]
Caveats
Z is the solar north rotational axis, and X is the solar ascending node on the J2000 ecliptic.
Cadence
PT15S
Units
°
RenderingHints
DisplayType
Spectrogram
AxisLabel
Colatitude [HCI]
ValueFormat
E12.2
ScaleType
LinearScale
Structure
Size
319
FillValue
-1.0e+31
Wave
Qualifier
DirectionAngle
WaveQuantity
StokesParameters
Parameter #17
Name
Azimuth
Set
Time series defined by using: Epoch
ParameterKey
WAVE_AZIMUTH_HCI
Description
Wave vector azimuth in the Heliocentric Inertial (HCI) system [Data available after 04-May-2007]
Caveats
Z is the solar north rotational axis, and X is the solar ascending node on the J2000 ecliptic.
Cadence
PT15S
Units
°
RenderingHints
DisplayType
Spectrogram
AxisLabel
Azimuth [HCI]
ValueFormat
E12.2
ScaleType
LinearScale
Structure
Size
319
FillValue
-1.0e+31
Wave
Qualifier
DirectionAngle
WaveQuantity
StokesParameters
Parameter #18
Name
Colatitude
Set
Time series defined by using: Epoch
ParameterKey
WAVE_COLATITUDE_HEE
Description
Wave vector colatitude in the Heliocentric Earth Ecliptic (HEE) system [Data available after 04-May-2007]
Caveats
X is the Sun-Earth line, and Z is the north pole for the ecliptic of date.
Cadence
PT15S
Units
°
RenderingHints
DisplayType
Spectrogram
AxisLabel
Colatitude [HEE]
ValueFormat
E12.2
ScaleType
LinearScale
Structure
Size
319
FillValue
-1.0e+31
Wave
Qualifier
DirectionAngle
WaveQuantity
StokesParameters
Parameter #19
Name
Azimuth
Set
Time series defined by using: Epoch
ParameterKey
WAVE_AZIMUTH_HEE
Description
Wave vector azimuth in the Heliocentric Earth Ecliptic (HEE) system [Data available after 04-May-2007]
Caveats
X is the Sun-Earth line, and Z is the north pole for the ecliptic of date.
Cadence
PT15S
Units
°
RenderingHints
DisplayType
Spectrogram
AxisLabel
Azimuth [HEE]
ValueFormat
E12.2
ScaleType
LinearScale
Structure
Size
319
FillValue
-1.0e+31
Wave
Qualifier
DirectionAngle
WaveQuantity
StokesParameters
Parameter #20
Name
Colatitude
Set
Time series defined by using: Epoch
ParameterKey
WAVE_COLATITUDE_HEEQ
Description
Wave vector colatitude in the Heliocentric Earth Equatorial (HEEQ) system [Data available after 04-May-2007]
Caveats
Z is the solar rotation axis, and X is in the plane containing the Z axis and Earth, at the intersection of the solar central meridian, and the heliographic equator. When converted to longitude and latitude, this is known as Stonyhurst heliographic coordinates.
Cadence
PT15S
Units
°
RenderingHints
DisplayType
Spectrogram
AxisLabel
Colatitude [HEEQ]
ValueFormat
E12.2
ScaleType
LinearScale
Structure
Size
319
FillValue
-1.0e+31
Wave
Qualifier
DirectionAngle
WaveQuantity
StokesParameters
Parameter #21
Name
Azimuth
Set
Time series defined by using: Epoch
ParameterKey
WAVE_AZIMUTH_HEEQ
Description
Wave vector azimuth in the Heliocentric Earth Equatorial (HEEQ) system [Data available after 04-May-2007]
Caveats
Z is the solar rotation axis, and X is in the plane containing the Z axis and Earth, at the intersection of the solar central meridian, and the heliographic equator. When converted to longitude and latitude, this is known as Stonyhurst heliographic coordinates.
Cadence
PT15S
Units
°
RenderingHints
DisplayType
Spectrogram
AxisLabel
Azimuth [HEEQ]
ValueFormat
E12.2
ScaleType
LinearScale
Structure
Size
319
FillValue
-1.0e+31
Wave
Qualifier
DirectionAngle
WaveQuantity
StokesParameters
Parameter #22
Name
Spacecraft Position in HCI
Set
Time series defined by using: Epoch
ParameterKey
SC_POS_HCI
Description
STEREO spacecraft position in the Heliocentric Inertial (HCI) system in km
Caveats
Also called Ecliptic J2000. Z is the solar north rotational axis, and X is the solar ascending node on the J2000 ecliptic.
Cadence
PT15S
Units
km
RenderingHints
DisplayType
TimeSeries
AxisLabel
SC_POS_HCI
ValueFormat
E12.2
ScaleType
LinearScale
Structure
Size
3
Element
Name
X_HCI
Index
1
Element
Name
Y_HCI
Index
2
Element
Name
Z_HCI
Index
3
ValidMin
-3.0e+08
ValidMax
3.0e+08
FillValue
-1.0e+31
Support
SupportQuantity
InstrumentMode
Parameter #23
Name
Spacecraft Position in HEE
Set
Time series defined by using: Epoch
ParameterKey
SC_POS_HEE
Description
STEREO spacecraft position in the Heliocentric Earth Ecliptic (HEE) system in km
Caveats
X is the Sun-Earth line, and Z is the north pole for the ecliptic of date.
Cadence
PT15S
Units
km
RenderingHints
DisplayType
TimeSeries
AxisLabel
SC_POS_HCI
ValueFormat
E12.2
ScaleType
LinearScale
Structure
Size
3
Element
Name
X_HEE
Index
1
Element
Name
Y_HEE
Index
2
Element
Name
Z_HEE
Index
3
ValidMin
-3.0e+08
ValidMax
3.0e+08
FillValue
-1.0e+31
Support
SupportQuantity
Positional
Parameter #24
Name
Spacecraft Position in HEEQ
Set
Time series defined by using: Epoch
ParameterKey
SC_POS_HEEQ
Description
STEREO spacecraft position in the Heliocentric Earth Equatorial (HEEQ) system in km
Caveats
Z is the solar rotation axis, and X is in the plane containing the Z axis and Earth, at the intersection of the solar central meridian, and the heliographic equator. When converted to longitude and latitude, this is known as Stonyhurst heliographic coordinates.
Cadence
PT15S
Units
km
RenderingHints
DisplayType
TimeSeries
AxisLabel
SC_POS_HCI
ValueFormat
E12.2
ScaleType
LinearScale
Structure
Size
3
Element
Name
X_HEEQ
Index
1
Element
Name
Y_HEEQ
Index
2
Element
Name
Z_HEEQ
Index
3
ValidMin
-3.0e+08
ValidMax
3.0e+08
FillValue
-1.0e+31
Support
SupportQuantity
Positional