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ISEE 2 magnetometer 4-sec data

Russell, Christopher T. (1987). ISEE 2 magnetometer 4-sec data [Data set]. University of California, Los Angeles; Space Physics Data Facility. https://doi.org/10.21978/p8pg8v .

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ResourceID
spase://NASA/NumericalData/ISEE2/MAG/PT4S

Description

4-sec vector magnetic field values recorded by the ESA ISEE-2 satellite, in spacecraft coordinates (close to GSE).

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ResourceID
spase://NASA/NumericalData/ISEE2/MAG/PT4S
NamingAuthority
NASA
ResourceType
NumericalData
ResourceHeader
ResourceName
ISEE 2 magnetometer 4-sec data
DOI
https://doi.org/10.21978/p8pg8v
ReleaseDate
2026-07-21 12:05:28Z
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2021-05-31 12:34:56.789Z
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ReleaseDate
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ReleaseDate
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ReleaseDate
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ReleaseDate
2026-07-21 12:05:28Z
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Description

4-sec vector magnetic field values recorded by the ESA ISEE-2 satellite, in spacecraft coordinates (close to GSE).

Acknowledgement
UCLA-IGPP ISEE Magnetometer Team, and the source used for accessing data (see below).
PublicationInfo
Authors
Russell, Christopher T.
PublicationDate
1987-01-01 00:00:00Z
PublishedBy
University of California, Los Angeles; Space Physics Data Facility
Contacts
Role Person StartDate StopDate Note
1. PrincipalInvestigator spase://SMWG/Person/Christopher.T.Russell
2. DataProducer spase://SMWG/Person/Robert.J.Strangeway
InformationURL
Name
HelioData
URL
https://helio.data.nasa.gov/dataset/ISEE2_MAG_PT4S
Description

The HelioData dataset page provides an overview of the dataset with access links, associated variables, and more.

Association
AssociationID
spase://SMWG/Instrument/ISEE2/MAG
AssociationType
ObservedBy
PriorIDs
spase://VMO/NumericalData/ISEE2/MAG/PT4S
spase://VSPO/NumericalData/ISEE2/MAG/PT4S
AccessInformation
RepositoryID
spase://SMWG/Repository/NASA/GSFC/SPDF
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
ftps://spdf.gsfc.nasa.gov/pub/data/isee/isee2/isee2_cdaweb/4sec_mfi/
Description

ftp access to CDF files

AccessURL
Name
HTTPS from SPDF
URL
https://spdf.gsfc.nasa.gov/pub/data/isee/isee2/isee2_cdaweb/4sec_mfi/
Description

In CDF via HTTP from SPDF

Format
CDF
Acknowledgement
UCLA ISEE Magnetometer and GSFC CDAWeb teams
AccessInformation
RepositoryID
spase://SMWG/Repository/NASA/GSFC/SPDF
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
https://cdaweb.gsfc.nasa.gov/cgi-bin/eval2.cgi?dataset=ISEE2_4SEC_MFI&index=sp_phys
ProductKey
ISEE2_4SEC_MFI
Description

Plots, lists and files from CDAWeb

Format
Text
Acknowledgement
UCLA ISEE Magnetometer and GSFC CDAWeb teams
AccessInformation
RepositoryID
spase://SMWG/Repository/NASA/GSFC/SPDF
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 HAPI Server
URL
https://cdaweb.gsfc.nasa.gov/hapi
Style
HAPI
ProductKey
ISEE2_4SEC_MFI
Description

Web Service to this product using the HAPI interface.

Format
CSV
Acknowledgement
UCLA ISEE Magnetometer and GSFC CDAWeb teams
ProcessingLevel
Calibrated
InstrumentIDs
spase://SMWG/Instrument/ISEE2/MAG
MeasurementType
MagneticField
TemporalDescription
TimeSpan
StartDate
1977-10-22 14:49:19Z
StopDate
1987-09-26 05:59:00Z
Cadence
PT4S
ObservedRegion
Earth.Magnetosphere
ObservedRegion
Earth.Magnetosheath
ObservedRegion
Heliosphere.NearEarth
Parameter #1
Name
Universal Time
ParameterKey
Epoch
Description

DD-MON-YY HH:MM:SS.SSS

Support
SupportQuantity
Temporal
Parameter #2
Name
Magnetic Field Components
ParameterKey
BX, BY, BZ
Description

Cartesian components of magnetic field vector in spacecraft coordinates

Cadence
PT4S
Units
nT
UnitsConversion
1.0E-9>T
CoordinateSystem
CoordinateRepresentation
Cartesian
CoordinateSystemName
SC
Structure
Size
3
Description

The three elements are BX, BY, and BZ.

Field
Qualifier
Vector
FieldQuantity
Magnetic
Parameter #3
Name
Total magnetic field
ParameterKey
BT
Description

Magnetic field magnitude average

Cadence
PT4S
Units
nT
UnitsConversion
1.0E-9>T
Field
Qualifier
Magnitude
FieldQuantity
Magnetic