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Voyager 2 Heliosphere Plasma Science (PLS) Solar Wind Plasma, Hourly Data

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spase://NASA/NumericalData/Voyager2/PLS/Heliosphere/PT1H

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* Data Set Overview * ================= Voyager 2 Plasma Data of the Solar Wind, 1 h Averages. The Files in this Directory contain the Voyager hourly average Plasma Data. The Plasma Parameters are obtained by finding the best Fit of a Convected Isotropic Maxwellian Distribution to the Data. One Sigma Errors are typically less than 0.5% in the Speed and the Radial Velocity, VR, less than 5% for the Density and Thermal Speed, and vary greatly for the other two Velocity Components, VT and VN. Sampling Times range from 12 s to 192 s, with sampling generally more frequent early in the Mission. The Columns are: * 1) Year * 2) Day of Year, Day 1 is January 1 * 3) Hour * 4) Proton Speed in km/s, the Magnitude of Velocity Vector * 5) Proton Number Density in cm^-3 * 6) Proton Thermal Speed in km/s, the Proton Temperature in eV is equal to 0.0052 times the Square of the Thermal Speed * 7) Velocity Vector R Component, VR, in km/s * 8) Velocity Vector T Component, VT, in km/s, Warning: This Parameter is often not reliable after 1989 * 9) Velocity Vector N Component, VN, in km/s, Warning: This Parameter is often not reliable after 1989 The Velocity Components are given in the RTN Coordinate System, where R is radially outward, T is in a Plane parallel to the Solar Equatorial Plane and positive in the Direction of Solar Rotation, and N completes the Right-handed System. Please consult with us, or at least send Preprints, when you use these Data to prevent grievous Errors or Misconceptions, John Richardson, jdr@space.mit.edu.

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Voyager 2 Heliosphere Plasma Science (PLS) Solar Wind Plasma, Hourly Data
ReleaseDate
2020-07-07 21:15:59Z
Description
* Data Set Overview * ================= Voyager 2 Plasma Data of the Solar Wind, 1 h Averages. The Files in this Directory contain the Voyager hourly average Plasma Data. The Plasma Parameters are obtained by finding the best Fit of a Convected Isotropic Maxwellian Distribution to the Data. One Sigma Errors are typically less than 0.5% in the Speed and the Radial Velocity, VR, less than 5% for the Density and Thermal Speed, and vary greatly for the other two Velocity Components, VT and VN. Sampling Times range from 12 s to 192 s, with sampling generally more frequent early in the Mission. The Columns are: * 1) Year * 2) Day of Year, Day 1 is January 1 * 3) Hour * 4) Proton Speed in km/s, the Magnitude of Velocity Vector * 5) Proton Number Density in cm^-3 * 6) Proton Thermal Speed in km/s, the Proton Temperature in eV is equal to 0.0052 times the Square of the Thermal Speed * 7) Velocity Vector R Component, VR, in km/s * 8) Velocity Vector T Component, VT, in km/s, Warning: This Parameter is often not reliable after 1989 * 9) Velocity Vector N Component, VN, in km/s, Warning: This Parameter is often not reliable after 1989 The Velocity Components are given in the RTN Coordinate System, where R is radially outward, T is in a Plane parallel to the Solar Equatorial Plane and positive in the Direction of Solar Rotation, and N completes the Right-handed System. Please consult with us, or at least send Preprints, when you use these Data to prevent grievous Errors or Misconceptions, John Richardson, jdr@space.mit.edu.
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1. MetadataContact spase://SMWG/Person/Todd.A.King
2. MetadataContact spase://SMWG/Person/Lee.Frost.Bargatze

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VG2-SS-PLS-4-SUMM-1HR-AVG-V1.0
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Description
The Document describing the Contents of the Collection.
Language
En
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spase://VMO/NumericalData/Voyager2/PLS/Heliosphere/PT1H
spase://VSPO/NumericalData/Voyager2/PLS/Heliosphere/PT1H
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Availability
Online
AccessRights
Open
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Name
PDS/PPI
URL
ProductKey
VG2-SS-PLS-4-SUMM-1HR-AVG-V1.0
Description
This Collection is archived with the NASA Planetary Data System.
Language
En
Format
Text.ASCII
Acknowledgement
NASA Planetary Plasma Interactions (PPI) Node of the Planetary Data System (PDS) and the P.I. for the Data.
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MeasurementType
ThermalPlasma
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TimeSpan
StartDate
1977-08-21 03:00:00.00
StopDate
2014-08-19 05:00:00.00
Cadence
PT1H
ObservedRegion
Heliosphere