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IMP 8 Cosmic Ray Nuclear Composition (CRNC) hourly energetic electron fluxes

(2025). IMP 8 Cosmic Ray Nuclear Composition (CRNC) hourly energetic electron fluxes [Data set]. Space Physics Data Facility.

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spase://NASA/NumericalData/IMP8/CRNC/Electrons_PT1H

Description

This data set contains hourly, spin-averaged
fluxes of electrons from the IMP8 Cosmic Ray Nuclear Composition
experiment of U. Chicago and UNH. There are fluxes of electrons
in three energy bins: 0.7-2.0, 2-12, 12-50 MeV. These fluxes
were generated at GSFC/SPDF from count rates accessible from
UNH.

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ResourceID
spase://NASA/NumericalData/IMP8/CRNC/Electrons_PT1H
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NASA
ResourceType
NumericalData
ResourceHeader
ResourceName
IMP 8 Cosmic Ray Nuclear Composition (CRNC) hourly energetic electron fluxes
ReleaseDate
2025-12-04 13:29:34Z
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ReleaseDate
2021-03-11 18:39:11Z
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2025-11-14 16:02:24Z
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Description

This data set contains hourly, spin-averaged
fluxes of electrons from the IMP8 Cosmic Ray Nuclear Composition
experiment of U. Chicago and UNH. There are fluxes of electrons
in three energy bins: 0.7-2.0, 2-12, 12-50 MeV. These fluxes
were generated at GSFC/SPDF from count rates accessible from
UNH.

Acknowledgement
Acknowledge the late John A. Simpson, the original CRNC PI, and Clifford Lopate/UNH, current PI.
PublicationInfo
Authors
Lopate, Clifford
PublicationDate
2025-11-14 16:02:24Z
PublishedBy
Space Physics Data Facility
Contacts
RolePersonStartDateStopDateNote
1.PrincipalInvestigatorspase://SMWG/Person/Clifford.Lopate
InformationURL
Name
Readme file at SPDF
URL
https://spdf.gsfc.nasa.gov/pub/data/imp/imp8/particles_uchi/hourly/electrons/aareadme.txt
InformationURL
Name
Comprehensive data descriptive file
URL
https://spdf.gsfc.nasa.gov/pub/data/imp/imp8/particles_uchi/15min_asci/voldesc.sfd
Description

SFDU-formatted file describing the CRNC instrument
and the 15-min data set of count rates and pulse height data from which the
hourly rates data set was created. Division of hourly rates by geometric
factor and energy band widths yielded the hourly fluxes.

PriorIDs
spase://VEPO/NumericalData/IMP8/CRNC/Electrons_PT1H
spase://VSPO/NumericalData/IMP8/CRNC/Electrons_PT1H
AccessInformation
RepositoryID
spase://SMWG/Repository/NASA/GSFC/SPDF
Availability
Online
AccessRights
Open
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SchemeURI
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
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Creative Commons Zero v1.0 Universal
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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
ftps://spdf.gsfc.nasa.gov/pub/data/imp/imp8/particles_uchi/hourly/electrons/
Description

ftp access to electron-specific subdirectory
holding annual ASCII files

AccessURL
Name
HTTPS from SPDF
URL
https://spdf.gsfc.nasa.gov/pub/data/imp/imp8/particles_uchi/hourly/electrons/
Description

In CDF via HTTP from SPDF

AccessURL
Name
FTPBrowser
URL
https://omniweb.gsfc.nasa.gov/ftpbrowser/imp_chi_crnc_1h.html
Description

Subset, plot and list fluxes of protons, alpha
particles and electron, and count rates of heavies, via FTPBrowser

Format
Text
DataExtent
Quantity
0.5
Units
MB
Per
P1Y
Acknowledgement
Acknowledge C. Lopate, J. Simpson, and GSFC/SPDF (Space Physics Data Facility)
InstrumentIDs
spase://SMWG/Instrument/IMP8/CRNC
MeasurementType
EnergeticParticles
TemporalDescription
TimeSpan
StartDate
1973-10-30 00:00:00
StopDate
2001-10-26 00:00:00
Cadence
PT1H
ObservedRegion
Heliosphere.NearEarth
Parameter #1
Name
Time
ParameterKey
Column_1-Column_3
Description

Time at start of flux average, as year, day, hour

Cadence
PT1H
Structure
Size
3
Description

year, day, hour

Support
SupportQuantity
Temporal
Parameter #2
Name
Fractional Coverage
ParameterKey
Column_4
Description

Fractional counting coverage (0-1) during this hour

Cadence
PT1H
Support
SupportQuantity
Temporal
Parameter #3
Name
Electron fluxes
ParameterKey
Column_5-Column_7
Description

Spin-integrated fluxes of electrons, at 1-hour resolution,
in three energy bins: 0.7-2.0, 2-12, 12-50 MeV

Cadence
PT1H
Units
1/sec-cm**2-ster-MeV
Structure
Size
3
Description

Array of fluxes at 3 energy windows

Particle
ParticleType
Electron
ParticleQuantity
NumberFlux
EnergyRange
Low
0.7
High
50
Units
MeV