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FAST DCF Key Parameters

(2025). FAST DCF Key Parameters [Data set]. Space Physics Data Facility.

ResourceID
spase://NASA/NumericalData/FAST/DCF/KP/PT5S

Description

This data set provides the 5-second (spin-averaged) FAST survey electric and magnetic field (Delta B) data within the low altitude auroral arc region. The three-axis searchcoil magnetometer (the AC magnetometer) provides measurement of structures and waves corresponding to ELF and VLF frequencies. Magnetic field power spectral densities are obtained between 10 Hz and 4 kHz on two axes, and from the third one that is sampled up to 2 MHz, the magnetic component of auroral kilometric radiation (AKR). Once the auroral electron precipitation is detected, survey data will shift from a slow to a fast survey mode at rates of 32 to 2048 samples per second. Slow survey data has ~0.06 s resolution, and fast survey, typically has ~0.5 ms resolution. There is a frequency-dependent sensitivity between 10^-8 and 10^-10 nT^2/Hz. Electric field power spectral densities are also provided for the same frequency ranges.

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ResourceID
spase://NASA/NumericalData/FAST/DCF/KP/PT5S
NamingAuthority
NASA
ResourceType
NumericalData
ResourceHeader
ResourceName
FAST DCF Key Parameters
ReleaseDate
2025-12-04 13:29:12Z
RevisionHistory
RevisionEvent
ReleaseDate
2020-07-07 21:14:33Z
Note
Only known prior ReleaseDate of the metadata
RevisionEvent
ReleaseDate
2025-11-14 16:01:58Z
Note
Added PublicationInfo. Added ResourceType and NamingAuthority. ZCB
RevisionEvent
ReleaseDate
2025-12-04 13:29:12Z
Note
Added MetadataRightsList and RightsList(s). Updated to 2.7.1. ZCB
Description

This data set provides the 5-second (spin-averaged) FAST survey electric and magnetic field (Delta B) data within the low altitude auroral arc region. The three-axis searchcoil magnetometer (the AC magnetometer) provides measurement of structures and waves corresponding to ELF and VLF frequencies. Magnetic field power spectral densities are obtained between 10 Hz and 4 kHz on two axes, and from the third one that is sampled up to 2 MHz, the magnetic component of auroral kilometric radiation (AKR). Once the auroral electron precipitation is detected, survey data will shift from a slow to a fast survey mode at rates of 32 to 2048 samples per second. Slow survey data has ~0.06 s resolution, and fast survey, typically has ~0.5 ms resolution. There is a frequency-dependent sensitivity between 10^-8 and 10^-10 nT^2/Hz. Electric field power spectral densities are also provided for the same frequency ranges.

PublicationInfo
Authors
Carlson, Charles W.
PublicationDate
2025-11-14 16:01:58Z
PublishedBy
Space Physics Data Facility
Contacts
RolePersonStartDateStopDateNote
1.PrincipalInvestigatorspase://SMWG/Person/Charles.W.Carlson
InformationURL
PriorIDs
spase://VSPO/NumericalData/FAST/DCF/KP/PT5S
AccessInformation
RepositoryID
Availability
Online
AccessRights
Open
RightsList
Rights
SchemeURI
https://spdx.org/licenses/
RightsIdentifierScheme
SPDX
RightsIdentifier
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
FTPS from SPDF (not with most browsers)
URL
Description

In CDF via FTP from CDAWeb

AccessURL
Name
HTTPS from SPDF
URL
Description

In CDF via HTTP from CDAWeb

Format
CDF
AccessInformation
RepositoryID
Availability
Online
AccessRights
Open
RightsList
Rights
SchemeURI
https://spdx.org/licenses/
RightsIdentifierScheme
SPDX
RightsIdentifier
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
CDAWeb
URL
ProductKey
FA_K0_DCF
Description

Plots, lists, and data from CDAWeb. The resource name is: FA_K0_DCF

Format
Text
ProviderProcessingLevel
Calibrated
InstrumentIDs
MeasurementType
MagneticField
MeasurementType
ElectricField
TemporalDescription
TimeSpan
StartDate
1996-09-21 00:00:00.000Z
StopDate
2002-10-25 00:11:32.000Z
Cadence
PT5S
ObservedRegion
Earth.Magnetosphere
Caveats
Continuous coverage not guaranteed; check the inventory graph for coverage