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Alouette 2 electron density data

Jackson, John E. (2026). Alouette 2 electron density data [Data set]. Space Physics Data Facility. https://doi.org/10.48322/8pjp-m185 .

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spase://NASA/NumericalData/Alouette2/CEP/PT60S

Description

Alouette 2 ionospheric electron density data at 1-5 min resolution

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spase://NASA/NumericalData/Alouette2/CEP/PT60S
NamingAuthority
NASA
ResourceType
NumericalData
ResourceHeader
ResourceName
Alouette 2 electron density data
DOI
https://doi.org/10.48322/8pjp-m185
ReleaseDate
2026-04-30 16:34:00Z
RevisionHistory
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ReleaseDate
2020-07-07 21:14:17Z
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ReleaseDate
2025-12-04 13:28:27Z
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2026-04-10 09:58:43Z
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ReleaseDate
2026-04-10 10:03:42Z
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ReleaseDate
2026-04-30 16:34:00Z
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Description

Alouette 2 ionospheric electron density data at 1-5 min resolution

PublicationInfo
Authors
Jackson, John E.
PublicationDate
2026-04-10 10:03:42Z
PublishedBy
Space Physics Data Facility
Contacts
Role Person StartDate StopDate Note
1. PrincipalInvestigator spase://SMWG/Person/John.E.Jackson
2. GeneralContact spase://SMWG/Person/Dieter.K.Bilitza
PriorIDs
spase://VSPO/NumericalData/P_ALOUETTE2_HDR_NE
spase://VSPO/NumericalData/Alouette2/CEP/PT60S
AccessInformation
RepositoryID
spase://SMWG/Repository/NASA/GSFC/SPDF
Availability
Online
AccessRights
Open
RightsList
Rights
SchemeURI
https://spdx.org/licenses/
RightsIdentifierScheme
SPDX
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CC0-1.0
RightsURI
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
FTPBrowser
URL
https://omniweb.gsfc.nasa.gov/ftpbrowser/alouette2.html
AccessURL
Name
FTPS from SPDF (not with most browsers)
URL
ftps://spdf.gsfc.nasa.gov/pub/data/alouette/plasma_lp/
AccessURL
Name
HTTPS from SPDF
URL
https://spdf.gsfc.nasa.gov/pub/data/alouette/plasma_lp/
Description

In CDF via HTTP from SPDF

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Text
ProviderProcessingLevel
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InstrumentIDs
spase://SMWG/Instrument/Alouette2/CEP
MeasurementType
ThermalPlasma
TemporalDescription
TimeSpan
StartDate
1966-02-21 00:00:00
StopDate
1967-02-16 00:00:00
Cadence
PT60S
ObservedRegion
Earth.NearSurface.Ionosphere