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The Far Ultraviolet Imaging Spectrograph Short Wave Prime Images

(2026). The Far Ultraviolet Imaging Spectrograph Short Wave Prime Images. [Data set]. Space Physics Data Facility. https://doi.org/10.48322/X57M-7N77. Accessed on .

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spase://SMWG/NumericalData/ICON/FUV/L1/SWP/PT12S

Description
The FUV instrument takes 2D images of the Earth’s horizon in the Far ultraviolet. The imager is pointing approximately 90 degrees to the spacecraft motion, similar to looking out of the side window of a car as it drives down the road. Onboard electronics read the image 8 times per second and perform Time Delay Integration (TDI) to remove the motion-blur from the images. A turret is used to steer the field of view of the instrument left to right to ensure it always looks along the magnetic meridian (towards the magnetic pole). The acronym "SWP" (Short Wavelength Prime) capturing 1150 angstroms – 2000 angstroms emissions.

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ResourceID
spase://SMWG/NumericalData/ICON/FUV/L1/SWP/PT12S
ResourceHeader
ResourceName
The Far Ultraviolet Imaging Spectrograph Short Wave Prime Images
AlternateName
ICON FUV SWP Images
DOI
https://doi.org/10.48322/X57M-7N77
ReleaseDate
2021-01-01 00:00:00Z
RevisionHistory
RevisionEvent
ReleaseDate
2026-06-25 00:00:00Z
Note
First release. JMW
RevisionEvent
ReleaseDate
2026-06-25 00:00:00Z
Note
Added DOI. JMW
RevisionEvent
ReleaseDate
2026-06-25 00:00:00Z
Note
Added DOI again. JMW
Description
The FUV instrument takes 2D images of the Earth’s horizon in the Far ultraviolet. The imager is pointing approximately 90 degrees to the spacecraft motion, similar to looking out of the side window of a car as it drives down the road. Onboard electronics read the image 8 times per second and perform Time Delay Integration (TDI) to remove the motion-blur from the images. A turret is used to steer the field of view of the instrument left to right to ensure it always looks along the magnetic meridian (towards the magnetic pole). The acronym "SWP" (Short Wavelength Prime) capturing 1150 angstroms – 2000 angstroms emissions.
Acknowledgement
National Aeronautics and Space Administration; Dr. Harald U Frey
PublicationInfo
Authors
Frey, H. U.
PublicationDate
2026-06-25 00:00:00
PublishedBy
Space Physics Data Facility
Funding
Agency
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Project
Explorers Program
AwardNumber
contracts NNG12FA45C
Funding
Agency
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Project
Explorers Program
AwardNumber
contracts NNG12FA42I
Contacts
Role Person StartDate StopDate Note
1. PrincipalInvestigator spase://SMWG/Person/Stephen.B.Mende
InformationURL
Name
Additional information on ICON
URL
https://icon.ssl.berkeley.edu/
Description
ICON spacecraft Homepage.
InformationURL
Name
The far ultra-violet Imager on the ICON mission
URL
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11214-017-0386-0
Description
Space Science Reviews, 212(1-2), pp.655-696. DOI: 10.1007/s11214-017-0386-0
AccessInformation
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spase://SMWG/Repository/NASA/GSFC/SPDF/CDAWeb
Availability
Online
AccessRights
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Note
CC0 1.0 Universal is the Creative Commons license applicable to all publicly available NASA Heliophysics data products
AccessURL
Name
CDAWeb HAPI Server
URL
https://cdaweb.gsfc.nasa.gov/hapi
Style
HAPI
ProductKey
ICON_L1_FUV_SWP
Description
Web Service to this product using the HAPI interface.
Format
NetCDF
Acknowledgement
Please acknowledge Dr. Thomas Immel. Please acknowledge the Data Providers and CDAWeb when using these Data.
AccessInformation
RepositoryID
spase://SMWG/Repository/NASA/GSFC/SPDF/CDAWeb
Availability
Online
AccessRights
Open
RightsList
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https://spdx.org/licenses/
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SPDX
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CC0-1.0
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https://spdx.org/licenses/CC0-1.0.html
RightsName
Creative Commons Zero v1.0 Universal
Note
CC0 1.0 Universal is the Creative Commons license applicable to all publicly available NASA Heliophysics data products
AccessURL
Name
HTTPS from SPDF
URL
https://spdf.gsfc.nasa.gov/pub/data/icon/l1/fuv/
ProductKey
ICON_L1_FUV_SWP
Description
Access to Data in NetCDF Format via https from SPDF
AccessURL
Name
CDAWeb
URL
https://cdaweb.gsfc.nasa.gov/cgi-bin/eval2.cgi?dataset=ICON_L1_FUV_SWP&index=sp_phys
ProductKey
ICON_L1_FUV_SWP
Description
Access to NetCDFs via NASA/GSFC CDAWeb
Format
NetCDF
Encoding
None
Acknowledgement
Please acknowledge Dr. Thomas Immel. 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/ICON_L1_FUV_SWP/clientLibraryExample/
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WebService
ProductKey
ICON_L1_FUV_SWP
Description
Access to this data from common programming environments. Note: this AccessInformation element was added by HDPWS.
Format
Binary
Acknowledgement
Please acknowledge Dr. Thomas Immel. Please acknowledge the Data Providers and CDAWeb when using these Data.
ProcessingLevel
Calibrated
ProviderName
ICON FUV team
InstrumentIDs
spase://SMWG/Instrument/ICON/FUV
MeasurementType
ImageIntensity
TemporalDescription
TimeSpan
StartDate
2019-11-16 00:00:00Z
StopDate
2022-11-25 00:00:00Z
Cadence
PT30S
ObservedRegion
Earth.NearSurface.Atmosphere
ObservedRegion
Earth.NearSurface.Ionosphere
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Last Updated: 2026-06-25