ResourceName
THEMIS GBO All Sky Imager at Rankin Inlet, NU, Canada. ASI Thumbnails Data.
AlternateName
THEMIS-Ground AST
DOI
https://doi.org/10.48322/yg6g-sw88
ReleaseDate
2023-08-07 21:15:35Z
RevisionHistory
RevisionEvent
ReleaseDate
2023-06-30 13:00:00Z
Note
Made changes requested by F. Frey, Updated version. Added contact and DOI info.
RevisionEvent
ReleaseDate
2023-08-07 13:00:00Z
Note
Added Emma Spanswick to contacts.
Description
THEMIS Ground All Sky Imager at Rankin Inlet (62.82 deg GLat, 267.89 deg GLong): 32 x 32 pixel thumbnails for full ASI images. The ASI stations monitor a 170 degree field of view imaging the auroral oval at kilometer resolution. The ASI is comprised of a fisheye lens and CCD in a stainless steel enclosure topped with a transparent acrylic dome. The CCD has a resolution of 256 x 256 pixels. Exposure control ranges from 5 s to 1 ms although the typical data rate is one image every 3 seconds. Silicone heaters keep the instrument within the nominal temperature range. During daylight hours sun shades deploy to protect the CCD.
Acknowledgement
We acknowledge NASA contract NAS5-02099 and V. Angelopoulos for use of data from the THEMIS Mission. Specifically S. Mende and E. Donovan for use of the ASI data, and the CSA for logistical support in fielding and data retrieval from the GBO stations.
PublicationInfo
Authors
Angelopoulos, V., Mende, S. B., Donovan, E., and Frey, H. U.
PublicationDate
2023-01-01 00:00:00
PublishedBy
University of California, Berkeley
Contacts
InformationURL
Name
THEMIS Summary Plots
URL
Description
Summary plots containing ASI thumbnail images; useful for determining when ASI data exists.
PriorIDs
spase://VMO/NumericalData/THEMIS/Ground/CANMAG/RANK/ASI/thumb_PT3S
spase://VSPO/NumericalData/THEMIS/Ground/Rankin.Inlet/ASI/thumb_PT3S
Name
thg_ast_rank_time
ParameterKey
thg_ast_rank_time
Description
thg_ast_rank_time, UTC, in seconds since 01-Jan-1970 00:00:00
Caveats
Not including leap seconds
Units
s
ValidMin
0.0
ValidMax
5.0E9
FillValue
NaN
Support