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Voyager 2 1-hr Averaged Triaxial Fluxgate Magnetometer (MAG) Interplanetary Magnetic Field in ASCII Format

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This data set contains hour averages of the interplanetary magnetic field (IMF) measurements obtained by the triaxial fluxgate magnetometer experiment on Voyager 1. Identical instruments on Voyager 1 and 2 were designed to measure the IMF between Earth and Saturn (10 AU) during the primary Voyager mission. The design and performance yielded absolute accuracies to better than < 0.1 nT. In general, each component of the hourly average has an uncertainty of up to (+/- 0.05 nT) in the region beyond 10 AU. More accurate measurements can be obtained by special processing of the data, but it was not feasible to do this for the entire data set included here. The magnetic field magnitude in nT is provided along with angles of the field vector in the spacecraft- centered Heliographic (HG) coordinate system, also known as RTN. Coordinate System ================= Interplanetary magnetic field studies make use of two important coordinate systems, the Inertial Heliographic (IHG) coordinate system and the Heliographic (HG) coordinate system. The IHG coordinate system is use to define the spacecraft's position. The IHG system is defined with its origin at the Sun. There are three orthogonal axes, X(IHG), Y(IHG), and Z(IHG). The Z(IHG) axis points northward along the Sun's spin axis. The X(IHG) - Y(IHG) plane lays in the solar equatorial plane. The intersection of the solar equatorial plane with the ecliptic plane defines a line, the longitude of the ascending node, which is taken to be the X(IHG) axis. The X(IHG) axis drifts slowly with time, approximately one degree per 72 years. Magnetic field orientation is defined in relation to the spacecraft. Drawing a line from the Sun's center (IHG origin) to the spacecraft defines the X axis of the HG coordinate system. The HG coordinate system is defined with its origin centered at the spacecraft. Three orthogonal axes are defined, X(HG), Y(HG), and Z(HG). The X(HG) axis points radially away from the Sun and the Y(HG) axis is parallel to the solar equatorial plane and therefore parallel to the X(IHG)-Y(IHG) plane too. The Z(HG) axis is chosen to complete the orthonormal triad. An excellent reference guide with diagrams explaining the IHG and HG systems may be found in Space and Science Reviews, Volume 39 (1984), pages 255-316, MHD Processes in the Outer Heliosphere, L. F. Burlaga [BURLAGA1984].

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Voyager 2 1-hr Averaged Triaxial Fluxgate Magnetometer (MAG) Interplanetary Magnetic Field in ASCII Format
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2020-07-07 21:15:58Z
Description
This data set contains hour averages of the interplanetary magnetic field (IMF) measurements obtained by the triaxial fluxgate magnetometer experiment on Voyager 1. Identical instruments on Voyager 1 and 2 were designed to measure the IMF between Earth and Saturn (10 AU) during the primary Voyager mission. The design and performance yielded absolute accuracies to better than < 0.1 nT. In general, each component of the hourly average has an uncertainty of up to (+/- 0.05 nT) in the region beyond 10 AU. More accurate measurements can be obtained by special processing of the data, but it was not feasible to do this for the entire data set included here. The magnetic field magnitude in nT is provided along with angles of the field vector in the spacecraft- centered Heliographic (HG) coordinate system, also known as RTN. Coordinate System ================= Interplanetary magnetic field studies make use of two important coordinate systems, the Inertial Heliographic (IHG) coordinate system and the Heliographic (HG) coordinate system. The IHG coordinate system is use to define the spacecraft's position. The IHG system is defined with its origin at the Sun. There are three orthogonal axes, X(IHG), Y(IHG), and Z(IHG). The Z(IHG) axis points northward along the Sun's spin axis. The X(IHG) - Y(IHG) plane lays in the solar equatorial plane. The intersection of the solar equatorial plane with the ecliptic plane defines a line, the longitude of the ascending node, which is taken to be the X(IHG) axis. The X(IHG) axis drifts slowly with time, approximately one degree per 72 years. Magnetic field orientation is defined in relation to the spacecraft. Drawing a line from the Sun's center (IHG origin) to the spacecraft defines the X axis of the HG coordinate system. The HG coordinate system is defined with its origin centered at the spacecraft. Three orthogonal axes are defined, X(HG), Y(HG), and Z(HG). The X(HG) axis points radially away from the Sun and the Y(HG) axis is parallel to the solar equatorial plane and therefore parallel to the X(IHG)-Y(IHG) plane too. The Z(HG) axis is chosen to complete the orthonormal triad. An excellent reference guide with diagrams explaining the IHG and HG systems may be found in Space and Science Reviews, Volume 39 (1984), pages 255-316, MHD Processes in the Outer Heliosphere, L. F. Burlaga [BURLAGA1984].
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1. PrincipalInvestigator spase://SMWG/Person/Norman.F.Ness
2. CoInvestigator spase://SMWG/Person/Leonard.F.Burlaga
3. MetadataContact spase://SMWG/Person/Todd.A.King

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Online
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Open
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FTPS from SPDF (not with most browsers)
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Description
The data set format and description are in vy2mag_1h_fmt.txt
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HTTPS from SPDF
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Description
The data set format and description are in vy2mag_1h_fmt.txt
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Text
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Availability
Online
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Open
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ProductKey
VG2-SW-MAG-4-SUMM-HGCOORDS-1HR-V1.0
Description
This collection is archived with NASA's Planetary Data System.
Language
En
Format
Text.ASCII
Acknowledgement
NASA's Planetary Plasma Interactions (PPI) Node of the Planetary Data System (PDS) and the P.I. for the data.
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CALIBRATED
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MeasurementType
MagneticField
TemporalDescription
TimeSpan
StartDate
1977-08-20 00:00:00
StopDate
1989-08-25 00:00:00
Cadence
PT1H
ObservedRegion
Heliosphere.Outer