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Ulysses hourly merged magnetic field and plasma data

(2025). Ulysses hourly merged magnetic field and plasma data [Data set]. Planetary Data System; Space Physics Data Facility; European Space Astronomy Centre. https://doi.org/10.48322/ak7p-0510. Accessed on .

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ResourceID
spase://NASA/NumericalData/Ulysses/MAGandPLS/PT1H

Description

This is an hourly resolution, merged magnetic field and plasma data set created at NSSDC for COHOWeb. Magnetic field vectors and plasma flow direction angles are given in RTN coordinates. Spacecraft position data are given in Heliographic inertial (HGI) coordinates.

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ResourceID
spase://NASA/NumericalData/Ulysses/MAGandPLS/PT1H
NamingAuthority
NASA
ResourceType
NumericalData
ResourceHeader
ResourceName
Ulysses hourly merged magnetic field and plasma data
DOI
https://doi.org/10.48322/ak7p-0510
ReleaseDate
2025-12-04 13:32:21Z
RevisionHistory
RevisionEvent
ReleaseDate
2021-04-27 15:38:11Z
Note
Only known prior ReleaseDate of the metadata
RevisionEvent
ReleaseDate
2025-11-14 16:02:58Z
Note
Added PublicationInfo. Added ResourceType and NamingAuthority. Changed http to https in top-level schemaLocation attribute. Fixed version number separator in top-level schemaLocation attribute. Matched version number in schemaLocation attribute to updated value in Version tag. ZCB
RevisionEvent
ReleaseDate
2025-12-04 13:32:21Z
Note
Added MetadataRightsList and RightsList(s). Updated to 2.7.1. ZCB
Description

This is an hourly resolution, merged magnetic field and plasma data set created at NSSDC for COHOWeb. Magnetic field vectors and plasma flow direction angles are given in RTN coordinates. Spacecraft position data are given in Heliographic inertial (HGI) coordinates.

Acknowledgement
Please acknowledge the magnetic field and plasma Principal Investigators, Drs. A. Balogh and D. McComas, and NSSDC or GSFC-SPDF
PublicationInfo
Authors
Balogh, Andre; McComas, David J.
PublicationDate
2025-11-14 16:02:58Z
PublishedBy
Planetary Data System; Space Physics Data Facility; European Space Astronomy Centre
Contacts
RolePersonStartDateStopDateNote
1.PrincipalInvestigatorspase://SMWG/Person/Andre.Balogh
2.PrincipalInvestigatorspase://SMWG/Person/David.J.McComas
3.GeneralContactspase://SMWG/Person/Natalia.E.Papitashvili
InformationURL
Name
Readme file at SPDF
URL
https://spdf.gsfc.nasa.gov/pub/data/ulysses/merged/ulymgd.txt
InformationURL
Name
SWOOPS data users' guide
URL
https://spdf.gsfc.nasa.gov/pub/data/ulysses/plasma/swoops/ion/swoops_ion_users_guide_update_20030214.txt
PriorIDs
spase://VHO/NumericalData/Ulysses/MAGandPLS/PT1H
spase://VSPO/NumericalData/Ulysses/MAGandPLS/PT1H
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
FTPS from SPDF (not with most browsers)
URL
ftps://spdf.gsfc.nasa.gov/pub/data/ulysses/merged/
Description

for annual files via ftp

AccessURL
Name
HTTPS from SPDF
URL
https://spdf.gsfc.nasa.gov/pub/data/ulysses/merged/
Description

In CDF via HTTP from SPDF

AccessURL
Name
CDAWeb
URL
https://cdaweb.gsfc.nasa.gov/cgi-bin/eval2.cgi?dataset=UY_COHO1HR_MERGED_MAG_PLASMA&index=sp_phys
ProductKey
UY_COHO1HR_MERGED_MAG_PLASMA
Description

access to subset, plot, and list functionalities from CDAWeb

AccessURL
Name
COHOWeb plots and lists
URL
https://omniweb.gsfc.nasa.gov/coho/form/ulysses.html
Description

Ulysses-specific page for plots and lists

AccessURL
Name
COHOweb top page
URL
https://omniweb.gsfc.nasa.gov/coho/
Description

Plots, lists, scatter plots, regressions, distributions, means, etc.

Format
Text
DataExtent
Quantity
1
Units
MB
Per
P1Y
Acknowledgement
Please acknowledge the magnetic field and plasma Principal Investigators, Drs. A. Balogh and D. McComas, and NSSDC or GSFC-SPDF
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
UY_COHO1HR_MERGED_MAG_PLASMA
Description

Web Service to this product using the HAPI interface.

Format
CSV
Acknowledgement
Please acknowledge the magnetic field and plasma Principal Investigators, Drs. A. Balogh and D. McComas, and NSSDC or GSFC-SPDF
InstrumentIDs
spase://SMWG/Instrument/Ulysses/FGM
spase://SMWG/Instrument/Ulysses/SWOOPS
MeasurementType
MagneticField
MeasurementType
ThermalPlasma
TemporalDescription
TimeSpan
StartDate
1990-10-25 00:00:00
StopDate
2008-10-18 00:00:00
Note
Plasma data do not start until Nov. 18, 1990. As of 12/31/2008, magnetic field data end on Feb. 29, 2008. Plasma data become quite sparse after ~May 19, 2008. Data may be extended.
Cadence
PT1H
ObservedRegion
Heliosphere.Outer
Parameter #1
Name
Magnetic Field Magnitude
ParameterKey
Column10
Description

Hourly average of fine time scale magnetic field magnitudes

Cadence
PT1H
Units
nT
FillValue
999.99
Field
Qualifier
Magnitude
FieldQuantity
Magnetic
Parameter #2
Name
Magnetic Field Vector
Description

Hourly averages of RTN components of fine time scale magnetic field vectors

Cadence
PT1H
Units
nT
CoordinateSystem
CoordinateRepresentation
Cartesian
CoordinateSystemName
RTN
Structure
Size
3
Description

R,T,N components

Element
Name
R component
Qualifier
Component.I
Index
1
ParameterKey
Column07
Element
Name
T component
Qualifier
Component.J
Index
2
ParameterKey
Column08
Element
Name
N component
Qualifier
Component.K
Index
3
ParameterKey
Column09
FillValue
999.99
Field
Qualifier
Vector
FieldQuantity
Magnetic
Parameter #3
Name
Flow speed
ParameterKey
Column12
Description

Hourly averaged solar wind plasma flow speed

Cadence
PT1H
Units
km/s
FillValue
9999.9
Particle
ParticleType
Proton
Qualifier
Average
ParticleQuantity
FlowSpeed
Parameter #4
Name
Flow elevation angle
ParameterKey
Column13
Description

Hourly averaged solar wind plasma flow elevation angle

Cadence
PT1H
Units
deg
CoordinateSystem
CoordinateRepresentation
Spherical
CoordinateSystemName
RTN
FillValue
9999.9
Particle
ParticleType
Proton
Qualifier
DirectionAngle.ElevationAngle
ParticleQuantity
FlowVelocity
Parameter #5
Name
Flow azimuth angle
ParameterKey
Column14
Description

Hourly averaged solar wind plasma flow azimuthal angle

Cadence
PT1H
CoordinateSystem
CoordinateRepresentation
Spherical
CoordinateSystemName
RTN
FillValue
9999.9
Particle
ParticleType
Proton
Qualifier
DirectionAngle.AzimuthAngle
ParticleQuantity
FlowVelocity
Parameter #6
Name
Proton density
ParameterKey
Column15
Description

Hourly averaged solar wind proton plasma density

Cadence
PT1H
Units
n/cc
FillValue
99.99999
Particle
ParticleType
Proton
Qualifier
Average
ParticleQuantity
NumberDensity
Parameter #7
Name
Alpha particle density
ParameterKey
Column16
Description

Hourly averaged solar wind alpha particle plasma density

Cadence
PT1H
Units
n/cc
FillValue
99.99999
Particle
ParticleType
AlphaParticle
Qualifier
Average
ParticleQuantity
NumberDensity
Parameter #8
Name
Large Temperature
ParameterKey
Column17
Description

Hourly averaged solar wind plasma temperature deteremined as the integral of the distribution in three-dimensional velocity space over all energy channels and angle bins that are statistically above noise

Cadence
PT1H
Units
degK
FillValue
9999999.
Particle
ParticleType
Proton
Qualifier
Average
ParticleQuantity
Temperature
Parameter #9
Name
Small Temperature
ParameterKey
Column18
Description

Hourly averaged solar wind plasma temperature estimated by summing over angle the observations at a fixed energy. The moments of the resulting one dimensional plasma spectrum are then summed and the resulting RR (radial) component of the temperature tensor is used as the estimate of proton temperature.

Cadence
PT1H
Units
degK
FillValue
9999999.
Particle
ParticleType
Proton
Qualifier
Average
ParticleQuantity
Temperature
Parameter #10
Name
Ulysses radial distance
ParameterKey
Column04
Description

Heliocentric radial distance of Ulysses in AU

Cadence
PT1H
Units
AU
Support
SupportQuantity
Positional
Parameter #11
Name
Ulysses latitude
ParameterKey
Column05
Description

Heliographic Inertial elevation angle of Ulysses in deg

Cadence
PT1H
Units
deg
CoordinateSystem
CoordinateRepresentation
Spherical
CoordinateSystemName
HGI
Support
SupportQuantity
Positional
Parameter #12
Name
Ulysses longitude
ParameterKey
Column06
Description

Heliographic Inertial azimuthal angle of Ulysses in deg

Cadence
PT1H
Units
deg
CoordinateSystem
CoordinateRepresentation
Spherical
CoordinateSystemName
HGI
Support
SupportQuantity
Positional