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Ulysses Solar Wind Ion Composition Spectrometer (SWICS) Average Solar Wind Velocity, Isotope Ratios, and Iron Charge States, (M1), 3.5 h Data

(2025). Ulysses Solar Wind Ion Composition Spectrometer (SWICS) Average Solar Wind Velocity, Isotope Ratios, and Iron Charge States, (M1), 3.5 h Data [Data set]. Planetary Data System; Space Physics Data Facility; European Space Astronomy Centre. https://doi.org/10.48322/qx8j-rj13. Accessed on .

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spase://NASA/NumericalData/Ulysses/SWICS/GSFC/SPDF/ChargeStates/PT3H30M

Description

This Data Set contains 3.5 hour Averages of the Solar Wind Ion Density Ratio (to O6+), Velocity And Temperature from the Ulysses Solar Wind Ion Composition Spectrometer. Data Set Contact: R. von Steiger, International Space Science Institute, Bern, Switzerland. Principal Investigators: J. Geiss, International Space Science Institute, Bern, Switzerland, and G. Gloeckler, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland, USA. Reference: Astron. Astrophys. Suppl. Ser., 92(2), 267-289 (1992). Relevant Web Sites: http://space.umd.edu/UMD_sensors/uls_swics.html.

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https://spdx.org/licenses/
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SPDX
RightsIdentifier
CC0-1.0
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https://spdx.org/licenses/CC0-1.0.html
RightsName
Creative Commons Zero v1.0 Universal
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CC0 1.0 Universal is the Creative Commons license applicable to all publicly available SPASE metadata descriptions

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ResourceID
spase://NASA/NumericalData/Ulysses/SWICS/GSFC/SPDF/ChargeStates/PT3H30M
NamingAuthority
NASA
ResourceType
NumericalData
ResourceHeader
ResourceName
Ulysses Solar Wind Ion Composition Spectrometer (SWICS) Average Solar Wind Velocity, Isotope Ratios, and Iron Charge States, (M1), 3.5 h Data
DOI
https://doi.org/10.48322/qx8j-rj13
ReleaseDate
2025-12-04 13:32:22Z
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
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ReleaseDate
2025-12-04 13:32:22Z
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Description

This Data Set contains 3.5 hour Averages of the Solar Wind Ion Density Ratio (to O6+), Velocity And Temperature from the Ulysses Solar Wind Ion Composition Spectrometer. Data Set Contact: R. von Steiger, International Space Science Institute, Bern, Switzerland. Principal Investigators: J. Geiss, International Space Science Institute, Bern, Switzerland, and G. Gloeckler, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland, USA. Reference: Astron. Astrophys. Suppl. Ser., 92(2), 267-289 (1992). Relevant Web Sites: http://space.umd.edu/UMD_sensors/uls_swics.html.

Acknowledgement
J. Geiss, G. Gloeckler, Please acknowledge the Principal Investigators, J. Geiss of the International Space Science Institute, Bern, Switzerland, and G. Gloeckler of the University of Maryland, USA. Also, please acknowledge C. Tranquille of the Ulysses Data System, ESA/ESTEC, NL. See the UDS Users Guide, UDS_UG-02, available for download from http://helio.esa.int/ulysses/.
PublicationInfo
Authors
Geiss, Johannes; Gloeckler, George
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/Johannes.Geiss
2.PrincipalInvestigatorspase://SMWG/Person/George.Gloeckler
3.MetadataContactspase://SMWG/Person/Robert.E.McGuire
4.MetadataContactspase://SMWG/Person/Lee.Frost.Bargatze
InformationURL
Name
Ulysses SWICS Web Page
URL
https://www.cosmos.esa.int/web/ulysses/swics
Description

Ulysses Solar Wind Ion Composition Experiment, SWICS, Web Page

PriorIDs
spase://VSPO/NumericalData/Ulysses/SWICS/GSFC/SPDF/ChargeStates/PT3H30M
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/plasma/swics_cdaweb/scs_m1/
Description

Access to Data in CDF Format via ftp from SPDF

AccessURL
Name
HTTPS from SPDF
URL
https://spdf.gsfc.nasa.gov/pub/data/ulysses/plasma/swics_cdaweb/scs_m1/
Description

Access to Data in CDF Format via http from SPDF

AccessURL
Name
CDAWeb
URL
https://cdaweb.gsfc.nasa.gov/index.html/
ProductKey
UY_M1_SCS
Description

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

Format
CDF
Encoding
None
Acknowledgement
J. Geiss, G. Gloeckler, Please acknowledge the Principal Investigators, J. Geiss of the International Space Science Institute, Bern, Switzerland, and G. Gloeckler of the University of Maryland, USA. Also, please acknowledge C. Tranquille of the Ulysses Data System, ESA/ESTEC, NL. See the UDS Users Guide, UDS_UG-02, available for download from http://helio.esa.int/ulysses/. 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
UY_M1_SCS
Description

Web Service to this product using the HAPI interface.

Format
CSV
Acknowledgement
J. Geiss, G. Gloeckler, Please acknowledge the Principal Investigators, J. Geiss of the International Space Science Institute, Bern, Switzerland, and G. Gloeckler of the University of Maryland, USA. Also, please acknowledge C. Tranquille of the Ulysses Data System, ESA/ESTEC, NL. See the UDS Users Guide, UDS_UG-02, available for download from http://helio.esa.int/ulysses/. Please acknowledge the Data Providers and CDAWeb when using these Data.
ProcessingLevel
Calibrated
InstrumentIDs
spase://SMWG/Instrument/Ulysses/SWICS
MeasurementType
EnergeticParticles
MeasurementType
ThermalPlasma
TemporalDescription
TimeSpan
StartDate
1990-12-07 00:00:00.000
StopDate
2009-06-30 23:59:59.999
Cadence
PT3H30M
ObservedRegion
Heliosphere
ObservedRegion
Heliosphere.Inner
ObservedRegion
Heliosphere.NearEarth
ObservedRegion
Heliosphere.Outer
Parameter #1
Name
Epoch Time
ParameterKey
Epoch
Description

Epoch Time, NSSDC Format

Caveats
This parameter exhibits an increasing monotonic progression.
Cadence
PT3H30M
Units
ms
UnitsConversion
1.0e-3>s
RenderingHints
AxisLabel
Epoch Time
ScaleMin
6.2793511419904e+13
ScaleMax
6.3413604219903e+13
ScaleType
LinearScale
ValidMin
06-Oct-1990 00:00:00.000
ValidMax
30-Jun-2009 23:59:59.999
FillValue
-1.0e+31
Support
SupportQuantity
Temporal
Parameter #2
Name
PB5 Time
Set
Time series defined by using: EPOCH
ParameterKey
Time_PB5
Description

Time in PB5 Format

Caveats
This parameter exhibits an increasing monotonic progression.
Cadence
PT3H30M
RenderingHints
ScaleType
LinearScale
Structure
Size
3
Element
Name
year
Index
1
Units
year
ValidMin
1990.0
ValidMax
2009.0
RenderingHints
AxisLabel
year
ScaleMin
1990.0
ScaleMax
2009.0
Element
Name
day of year
Index
2
Units
d
ValidMin
279.0
ValidMax
181.0
RenderingHints
AxisLabel
day
ScaleMin
279.0
ScaleMax
181.0
Element
Name
ms of day
Index
3
Units
ms
ValidMin
0.0
ValidMax
8.64e+07
RenderingHints
AxisLabel
ms
ScaleMin
0.0
ScaleMax
8.64e+07
FillValue
-2.14748e+09
Support
SupportQuantity
Temporal
Parameter #3
Name
Ulysses Mission Time
Set
Time series defined by using: EPOCH
ParameterKey
UMT
Description

Ulysses Mission Time in Days elapsed since October 6, 1990

Caveats
This parameter exhibits an increasing monotonic progression.
Cadence
PT3H30M
Units
d
UnitsConversion
86400>s
RenderingHints
AxisLabel
UMT
ValueFormat
F9.4
ScaleMin
0.0
ScaleMax
6661.9
ScaleType
LinearScale
ValidMin
0.0
ValidMax
6661.9
FillValue
-1.0e+31
Support
SupportQuantity
Temporal
Parameter #4
Name
Alpha Particle Velocity
Set
Time series defined by using: EPOCH
ParameterKey
Velocity
Description

Alpha Particle Velocity

Cadence
PT3H30M
Units
km/s
UnitsConversion
1.0e3>m/s
RenderingHints
DisplayType
TimeSeries
AxisLabel
Alpha Velocity
ValueFormat
F6.1
ScaleMin
0.0
ScaleMax
1000.0
ScaleType
LinearScale
ValidMin
0.0
ValidMax
1000.0
FillValue
-1.0e+31
Particle
ParticleType
AlphaParticle
Qualifier
Magnitude
ParticleQuantity
Velocity
AtomicNumber
2
Parameter #5
Name
Ratio of Carbon 6+ to Carbon 5+
Set
Time series defined by using: EPOCH
ParameterKey
RATC6_C5
Description

Abundance Ratio of Carbon 6+ to 5+

Cadence
PT3H30M
RenderingHints
DisplayType
TimeSeries
AxisLabel
Ratio of Carbon 6+ to 5+
ValueFormat
F6.3
ScaleMin
0.0
ScaleMax
100.0
ScaleType
LogScale
ValidMin
0.0
ValidMax
100.0
FillValue
-1.0e+31
Particle
ParticleType
Ion
Qualifier
Ratio
ParticleQuantity
ChargeState
Parameter #6
Name
Ratio of Oxygen 7+ to Oxygen 6+
Set
Time series defined by using: EPOCH
ParameterKey
RATO7_O6
Description

Abundance Ratio of Oxygen 7+ to 6+

Cadence
PT3H30M
RenderingHints
DisplayType
TimeSeries
AxisLabel
Ratio of Oxygen 7+ to 6+
ValueFormat
F6.3
ScaleMin
0.0
ScaleMax
100.0
ScaleType
LogScale
ValidMin
0.0
ValidMax
100.0
FillValue
-1.0e+31
Particle
ParticleType
Ion
Qualifier
Ratio
ParticleQuantity
ChargeState
Parameter #7
Name
Ratio of Iron to Oxygen
Set
Time series defined by using: EPOCH
ParameterKey
RATFE_O
Description

Abundance Ratio of Iron to Oxygen

Cadence
PT3H30M
RenderingHints
DisplayType
TimeSeries
AxisLabel
Ratio of Iron to Oxygen
ValueFormat
F6.3
ScaleMin
0.0
ScaleMax
100.0
ScaleType
LogScale
ValidMin
0.0
ValidMax
100.0
FillValue
-1.0e+31
Particle
ParticleType
Ion
Qualifier
Ratio
ParticleQuantity
ChargeState
Parameter #8
Name
Iron Charge State
Set
Time series defined by using: EPOCH
ParameterKey
FECHARGE
Description

Iron Charge State

Cadence
PT3H30M
RenderingHints
DisplayType
TimeSeries
AxisLabel
Iron Charge State
ValueFormat
F4.1
ScaleMin
0.0
ScaleMax
26.0
ScaleType
LinearScale
ValidMin
0.0
ValidMax
26.0
FillValue
-1.0e+31
Particle
ParticleType
Ion
ParticleQuantity
ChargeState
Parameter #9
Name
Number of Instrument Cycles
Set
Time series defined by using: UMT
ParameterKey
NULL
Description

Number of Instrument Cycles

Cadence
PT3H30M
RenderingHints
AxisLabel
No. of Cycles
ValueFormat
I3
ScaleMin
0
ScaleMax
16
ScaleType
LinearScale
ValidMin
0
ValidMax
16
FillValue
999
Support
SupportQuantity
Other