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PSP FIELDS Fluxgate Magnetometer (MAG) Magnetic Field Vectors, (VS) Venus Solar Orbital Coordinates, Level 2 (L2), 7 s Data

(2020). PSP FIELDS Fluxgate Magnetometer (MAG) Magnetic Field Vectors, (VS) Venus Solar Orbital Coordinates, Level 2 (L2), 7 s Data [Data set]. NASA Space Physics Data Facility. https://doi.org/10.48322/7r0d-mp78. Accessed on .

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spase://NASA/NumericalData/ParkerSolarProbe/FIELDS/MAG/Level2/VSO/VariableCadence

Description

PSP FIELDS Fluxgate Magnetometer data. Time resolution varies with instrument mode, ranging from 2.3-292.9 samples/sec, corresponding to 2-256 samples per 0.874 seconds (0.874 = 2^25 / 38.4 MHz, see reference [2]).
The Magnetometer has 4 ranges - +/-1024, +/-4096, +/-16,384, +/-65,536 nT, selected by the ranging algorithm, based on the ambient magnetic field. Precision is +/- 15 bits, based on the 16-bit ADC.
References:

  1. Fox, N.J., Velli, M.C., Bale, S.D. et al. Space Sci Rev (2016) 204: 7. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11214-015-0211-6
  2. Bale, S.D., Goetz, K., Harvey, P.R. et al. Space Sci Rev (2016) 204: 49. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11214-016-0244-5

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ResourceID
spase://NASA/NumericalData/ParkerSolarProbe/FIELDS/MAG/Level2/VSO/VariableCadence
NamingAuthority
NASA
ResourceType
NumericalData
ResourceHeader
ResourceName
PSP FIELDS Fluxgate Magnetometer (MAG) Magnetic Field Vectors, (VS) Venus Solar Orbital Coordinates, Level 2 (L2), 7 s Data
DOI
https://doi.org/10.48322/7r0d-mp78
ReleaseDate
2025-12-04 13:30:20Z
RevisionHistory
RevisionEvent
ReleaseDate
2023-07-26 12:34:56.789Z
Note
Only known prior ReleaseDate of the metadata
RevisionEvent
ReleaseDate
2025-10-03 12:42:07.827Z
Note
Initial SPASE XML resource description submission, metadata generated by SAB
RevisionEvent
ReleaseDate
2025-11-07 20:12:34Z
Note
Changed http to https in top-level schemaLocation attribute. Fixed version number separator in top-level schemaLocation attribute. Added ResourceType and NamingAuthority. Added DOI. TLK
RevisionEvent
ReleaseDate
2025-12-04 13:30:20Z
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Added MetadataRightsList and RightsList(s). Updated to 2.7.1. ZCB
Description

PSP FIELDS Fluxgate Magnetometer data. Time resolution varies with instrument mode, ranging from 2.3-292.9 samples/sec, corresponding to 2-256 samples per 0.874 seconds (0.874 = 2^25 / 38.4 MHz, see reference [2]).
The Magnetometer has 4 ranges - +/-1024, +/-4096, +/-16,384, +/-65,536 nT, selected by the ranging algorithm, based on the ambient magnetic field. Precision is +/- 15 bits, based on the 16-bit ADC.
References:

  1. Fox, N.J., Velli, M.C., Bale, S.D. et al. Space Sci Rev (2016) 204: 7. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11214-015-0211-6
  2. Bale, S.D., Goetz, K., Harvey, P.R. et al. Space Sci Rev (2016) 204: 49. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11214-016-0244-5
Acknowledgement
Please acknowledge the Principal Investigator S. D. Bale for use of the Data. PSP/FIELDS Rules of the Road available at http://fields.ssl.berkeley.edu/rules/
PublicationInfo
Authors
Bale, Stuart D; Koval, Andriy; TBC; Pulupa, Marc; Quinn, Timothy; Schroeder, Peter
PublicationDate
2020-01-01 00:00:00
PublishedBy
NASA Space Physics Data Facility
Contacts
RolePersonStartDateStopDateNote
1.PrincipalInvestigatorspase://SMWG/Person/Stuart.D.Bale
2.MetadataContactspase://SMWG/Person/Robert.M.Candey
3.MetadataContactspase://SMWG/Person/Scott.Boardsen
InformationURL
Name
Data Link
URL
http://fields.ssl.berkeley.edu/data/
Description

PSP/FIELDS SOC

Language
en
AccessInformation
RepositoryID
spase://SMWG/Repository/NASA/GSFC/SPDF
Availability
Online
AccessRights
Open
RightsList
Rights
SchemeURI
https://spdx.org/licenses/
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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/psp/fields/l2/mag_vso/
Description

Access to Data in CDF Format via ftps from SPDF

AccessURL
Name
HTTPS from SPDF
URL
https://spdf.gsfc.nasa.gov/pub/data/psp/fields/l2/mag_vso/
Description

Access to Data in CDF Format via https from SPDF

AccessURL
Name
CDAWeb
URL
https://cdaweb.gsfc.nasa.gov/cgi-bin/eval2.cgi?dataset=PSP_FLD_L2_MAG_VSO&index=sp_phys
ProductKey
PSP_FLD_L2_MAG_VSO
Description

Access to ASCII, CDF, and Plots via NASA/GSFC CDAWeb

Format
CDF
Encoding
None
Acknowledgement
Please acknowledge the Principal Investigator S. D. Bale. Please acknowledge the Data Providers and CDAWeb when using these Data.
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
PSP_FLD_L2_MAG_VSO
Description

Web Service to this product using the HAPI interface.

Format
CSV
Acknowledgement
Please acknowledge the Principal Investigator S. D. Bale. Please acknowledge the Data Providers and CDAWeb when using these Data.
ProcessingLevel
Calibrated
InstrumentIDs
spase://SMWG/Instrument/ParkerSolarProbe/FIELDS/MAG
MeasurementType
InstrumentStatus
MeasurementType
MagneticField
TemporalDescription
TimeSpan
StartDate
2018-10-02 03:48:17.000
RelativeStopDate
-P6M
Cadence
PT7S
ObservedRegion
Heliosphere
ObservedRegion
Heliosphere.Inner
ObservedRegion
Heliosphere.NearEarth
ObservedRegion
Sun.Corona
Parameter #1
Name
Epoch Time, TT2000, Full Cadence
ParameterKey
epoch_mag_VSO
Description

Epoch Time Tags in Terrestrial Time 2000, TT2000, for Full Cadence Magnetic Field Vector Waveform Data

Caveats
This Parameter exhibits an increasing Monotonic Progression
Units
ns
UnitsConversion
1.0e-9>s
RenderingHints
AxisLabel
Epoch
ValueFormat
I22
ScaleMin
6.3705636219904e+13
ScaleMax
6.3705657819904e+13
ScaleType
LinearScale
ValidMin
2010-01-01T00:00:00.000000000
ValidMax
2049-12-31T23:59:59.999999999
FillValue
9999-12-31T23:59:59.999999999
Support
SupportQuantity
Temporal
Parameter #2
Name
Magnetic Field Vector, VSO, Cartesian, Full Cadence
Set
Time series defined by using: epoch_mag_VSO
ParameterKey
psp_fld_l2_mag_VSO
Description

Magnetic Field Vector, B, Venus Solar Orbital, VSO, Cartesian Coordinates, Full Cadence Waveform Data

Cadence
PT7S
Units
nT
UnitsConversion
1.0e-9>T
CoordinateSystem
CoordinateRepresentation
Cartesian
CoordinateSystemName
VSO
Field
FieldQuantity
Magnetic
Parameter #3
Name
Parker Solar Probe, Mission Elapsed Time
Set
Time series defined by using: epoch_mag_VSO
ParameterKey
psp_fld_l2_mag_VSO_MET
Description

Parker Solar Probe, PSP, Mission Elapsed Time, MET

Cadence
PT7S
Units
s
RenderingHints
DisplayType
TimeSeries
AxisLabel
MET
ValueFormat
E12.2
ScaleType
LinearScale
ValidMin
0.0
ValidMax
1.2623e+09
FillValue
-1.0e+31
Support
SupportQuantity
Temporal
Parameter #4
Name
Magnetometer Instrument, Range
Set
Time series defined by using: epoch_mag_VSO
ParameterKey
psp_fld_l2_mag_VSO_range
Description

Magnetometer Instrument, Measurement Range

Cadence
PT7S
RenderingHints
AxisLabel
MAG Range
ValueFormat
I8
ScaleType
LinearScale
ValidMin
0
ValidMax
3
FillValue
-2147483648
Support
Qualifier
Scalar
SupportQuantity
InstrumentMode
Parameter #5
Name
Magnetometer Instrument, Sensor Mode
Set
Time series defined by using: epoch_mag_VSO
ParameterKey
psp_fld_l2_mag_VSO_mode
Description

Magnetometer Instrument, Sensor Inboard/Outboard Mode

Caveats
Magnetometer Mode indicates which sensor is the source of the data. 0 = Outboard or 1 = Inboard magnetometer
Cadence
PT7S
RenderingHints
AxisLabel
MAG Mode
ValueFormat
I8
ScaleType
LinearScale
ValidMin
0
ValidMax
3
FillValue
-2147483648
Support
Qualifier
Scalar
SupportQuantity
InstrumentMode
Parameter #6
Name
Magnetometer Instrument, Rate in Samples per Cycle
Set
Time series defined by using: epoch_mag_VSO
ParameterKey
psp_fld_l2_mag_VSO_rate
Description

Magnetometer Instrument, Measurement Rate, measured in Samples per Cycle

Caveats
Magnetometer rate, in samples/cycle
Cadence
PT7S
RenderingHints
AxisLabel
MAG Rate
ValueFormat
I8
ScaleType
LinearScale
ValidMin
0
ValidMax
256
FillValue
-2147483648
Support
Qualifier
Scalar
SupportQuantity
InstrumentMode
Parameter #7
Name
Magnetometer Instrument, Packet Index
Set
Time series defined by using: epoch_mag_VSO
ParameterKey
psp_fld_l2_mag_VSO_packet_index
Description

Magnetometer Instrument, Packet Index

Caveats
Magnetometer Packet Index (0 is start of packet)
Cadence
PT7S
RenderingHints
AxisLabel
MAG Packet Index
ValueFormat
I8
ScaleType
LinearScale
ValidMin
0
ValidMax
256
FillValue
-2147483648
Support
Qualifier
Scalar
SupportQuantity
Other
Parameter #8
Name
Epoch Time, TT2000, FIELDS Data Quality Flags
ParameterKey
epoch_quality_flags
Description

Epoch Time Tags in Terrestrial Time 2000, TT2000, for FIELDS Instrument Suite Data Quality Flags

Caveats
This Parameter exhibits an increasing Monotonic Progression
Units
ns
UnitsConversion
1.0e-9>s
RenderingHints
AxisLabel
epoch
ValueFormat
I22
ScaleMin
6.3705636219904e+13
ScaleMax
6.3705657819904e+13
ValidMin
2010-01-01T00:00:00.000000000
ValidMax
2050-01-01T00:00:00.000000000
FillValue
9999-12-31T23:59:59.999999999
Support
Qualifier
Scalar
SupportQuantity
InstrumentMode
Parameter #9
Name
FIELDS Data Quality Flags
Set
Time series defined by using: epoch_quality_flags
ParameterKey
psp_fld_l2_quality_flags
Description

FIELDS Instrument Suite Data Quality Flags

Caveats
FIELDS quality flags. This is a bitwise variable, meaning that multiple flags can be set for a single time, by adding flag values. Current flagged values are: 1: FIELDS antenna bias sweep, 2: PSP thruster firing, 4: SCM Calibration, 8: PSP rotations for MAG calibration (MAG rolls), 16: FIELDS MAG calibration sequence, 32: SWEAP SPC in electron mode, 64: PSP Solar limb sensor (SLS) test. 128: PSP spacecraft is off umbra pointing. 256: High frequency noise affecting RFS and TDS receivers. 512: Antennas driven towards the FIELDS power supply rails. A value of zero corresponds to no set flags. Not all flags are relevant to all FIELDS data products, refer to notes in the CDF metadata and on the FIELDS SOC website for information on how the various flags impact FIELDS data. For more information on the quality flags describing high frequency noise and antennas driven to the rails, see release notes for PSP/FIELDS releases 8 and 9. Additional flagged items may be added in the future.
Cadence
PT7S
RenderingHints
AxisLabel
flag
ValueFormat
I10
ValidMin
0
ValidMax
255
FillValue
4294967295
Support
Qualifier
Scalar
SupportQuantity
InstrumentMode