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Voyager 2 Low-Energy Charged Particle (LECP) Proton Intensities in ASCII Format hourly

Krimigis, Stamatios M.; Decker, Robert B. (2025). Voyager 2 Low-Energy Charged Particle (LECP) Proton Intensities in ASCII Format hourly [Data set]. Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory; Space Physics Data Facility. https://doi.org/10.48322/hy5z-1729 .

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ResourceID
spase://NASA/NumericalData/Voyager2/LECP/Flux/Proton/PT1H

Description

Count Rates, Averaged Over All Sectors, Voyager2, LECP, Filtered, Channel, Calibrated, CadencePT1H

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ResourceID
spase://NASA/NumericalData/Voyager2/LECP/Flux/Proton/PT1H
NamingAuthority
NASA
ResourceType
NumericalData
ResourceHeader
ResourceName
Voyager 2 Low-Energy Charged Particle (LECP) Proton Intensities in ASCII Format hourly
AlternateName
v2-LECP-PROTONFLUX-PT1H
DOI
https://doi.org/10.48322/hy5z-1729
ReleaseDate
2026-07-21 12:08:53Z
RevisionHistory
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ReleaseDate
2020-07-07 21:15:57Z
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ReleaseDate
2025-11-14 16:03:01Z
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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 13:32:34Z
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ReleaseDate
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ReleaseDate
2026-07-21 12:08:53Z
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Description

Count Rates, Averaged Over All Sectors, Voyager2, LECP, Filtered, Channel, Calibrated, CadencePT1H

Acknowledgement
Please acknowledge the LECP PI (S.M. Krimigis) and the lead LECP CoI (R.B. Decker)
PublicationInfo
Authors
Krimigis, Stamatios M.; Decker, Robert B.
PublicationDate
2025-11-14 16:03:01Z
PublishedBy
Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory; Space Physics Data Facility
Contacts
Role Person StartDate StopDate Note
1. PrincipalInvestigator spase://SMWG/Person/Stamatios.M.Krimigis
2. CoInvestigator spase://SMWG/Person/Robert.B.Decker
3. ArchiveSpecialist spase://SMWG/Person/Lawrence.Brown
InformationURL
Name
Informational Website for Voyager 1 and 2 LECP Instrument
URL
http://sd-www.jhuapl.edu/VOYAGER/v2_data/v2_1h/v2_prot_1h/Read_Me.txt
Description

The webpage provides a detailed description of Proton Channel Intensity files.

InformationURL
Name
HelioData
URL
https://helio.data.nasa.gov/dataset/Voyager2_LECP_Flux_Proton_PT1H
Description

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

PriorIDs
spase://VEPO/NumericalData/Voyager2/LECP/Flux.Proton.PT1H
spase://VSPO/NumericalData/Voyager2/LECP/Flux/Proton/PT1H
AccessInformation
RepositoryID
spase://SMWG/Repository/JHU_APL
Availability
Online
AccessRights
Open
AccessURL
Name
Voyager2 LECP Average Filtered Rate Data in ASCII Format
URL
http://sd-www.jhuapl.edu/VOYAGER/v2_data/v2_1h/v2_prot_1h/
Description

Count Rates, All Sectors Averaged, Voyager2, LECP, Filtered, Channel CSV Text Files, File Name Template: http://sd-www.jhuapl.edu/VOYAGER/v2_data/v2_1h/v2_prot_1h/v2_%Y_prot_flux_1h.txt

Format
Text
Encoding
GZIP
Acknowledgement
S.M. Krimigis, JHU/APL
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/voyager/voyager2/particle/lecp/v2_prot_flux_1hour/
Description

http access to annual ASCII files

AccessURL
Name
HTTPS from SPDF
URL
https://spdf.gsfc.nasa.gov/pub/data/voyager/voyager2/particle/lecp/v2_prot_flux_1hour/
Description

In CDF via HTTP from SPDF

AccessURL
Name
FTPBrowser
URL
https://omniweb.gsfc.nasa.gov/ftpbrowser/v2_lecp_flux_1h.html
Description

Plots and lists of 0.57-1.78, 3.40-17.6, 22.0-31.0 MeV proton fluxes

Format
Text
Acknowledgement
S.M. Krimigis, JHU/APL, and the Space Physics Data Facility
InstrumentIDs
spase://SMWG/Instrument/Voyager2/LECP
MeasurementType
EnergeticParticles
TemporalDescription
TimeSpan
StartDate
1977-09-07 00:00:00.000Z
StopDate
2009-05-31 23:59:59.999Z
Cadence
PT1H
ObservedRegion
Heliosphere.Outer
ObservedRegion
Heliosphere.Heliosheath
Parameter #1
Name
Start Time of Data Record
ParameterKey
StartTime
Description

Start Time for the record given in year, day of
year, hour.

Cadence
PT1H
Structure
Size
3
Element
Name
Year
Index
1
ValidMin
1977
ValidMax
2008
Element
Name
Day of year
Index
2
ValidMin
1
ValidMax
366
Element
Name
Hour of day
Index
3
ValidMin
0
ValidMax
23
Support
SupportQuantity
Temporal
Parameter #2
Name
Start Time of Data Record (Decimal Year)
ParameterKey
DEC_YEAR
Description

decimal year (double precision) = year + (doy - 1 + hr/24)/dpy (dpy=365 or 366)

Cadence
PT1H
Support
SupportQuantity
Temporal
Parameter #3
Name
Start Time of Data Record (Decimal Day of Year)
ParameterKey
DEC_DOY
Description

Decimal Day of Year (1.0-365.0 or 366.0)

Cadence
PT1H
Support
SupportQuantity
Temporal
Parameter #4
Name
CH1 Flux
ParameterKey
CH1_FLUX
Description

Channel 1 Proton Flux

Cadence
PT1H
Units
Protons/(cm^2 sec ster MeV)
FillValue
-1
Particle
ParticleType
Proton
ParticleQuantity
EnergyFlux
EnergyRange
Low
0.52
High
1.45
Units
MeV
Parameter #5
Name
CH1 Flux Uncertainty
ParameterKey
CH1_FLUXU
Description

Channel 1 Proton Flux Statistical Uncertainty

Cadence
PT1H
Units
Protons/(cm^2 sec ster MeV)
FillValue
-1
Particle
ParticleType
Proton
Qualifier
Uncertainty
ParticleQuantity
EnergyFlux
EnergyRange
Low
0.52
High
1.45
Units
MeV
Parameter #6
Name
CH16 Flux
ParameterKey
CH16_FLUX
Description

Channel 16 Proton Flux

Cadence
PT1H
Units
Protons/(cm^2 sec ster MeV)
FillValue
-1
Particle
ParticleType
Proton
ParticleQuantity
EnergyFlux
EnergyRange
Low
3.04
High
17.3
Units
MeV
Parameter #7
Name
CH16 Flux Uncertainty
ParameterKey
CH16_FLUXU
Description

Channel 16 Proton Flux Statistical Uncertainty

Cadence
PT1H
Units
Protons/(cm^2 sec ster MeV)
FillValue
-1
Particle
ParticleType
Proton
Qualifier
Uncertainty
ParticleQuantity
EnergyFlux
EnergyRange
Low
3.04
High
17.3
Units
MeV
Parameter #8
Name
CH23 Flux
ParameterKey
CH23_FLUX
Description

Channel 23 Proton Flux

Cadence
PT1H
Units
Protons/(cm^2 sec ster MeV)
FillValue
-1
Particle
ParticleType
Proton
ParticleQuantity
EnergyFlux
EnergyRange
Low
22.0
High
30.0
Units
MeV
Parameter #9
Name
CH23 Flux Uncertainty
ParameterKey
CH23_FLUXU
Description

Channel 23 Proton Flux Statistical Uncertainty

Cadence
PT1H
Units
Protons/(cm^2 sec ster MeV)
FillValue
-1
Particle
ParticleType
Proton
Qualifier
Uncertainty
ParticleQuantity
EnergyFlux
EnergyRange
Low
22.0
High
30.0
Units
MeV