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Wind 3DP PESA Moments Data

(2021). Wind 3DP PESA Moments Data [Data set]. Space Physics Data Facility; University of California, Berkeley. https://doi.org/10.48322/s8e6-aw08. Accessed on .

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ResourceID
spase://NASA/NumericalData/Wind/3DP/PM/PT03S

Description

Wind 3DP proton and ion onboard calculated moments from the PESA instrument. Calibrated science quality data.

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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
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ResourceID
spase://NASA/NumericalData/Wind/3DP/PM/PT03S
NamingAuthority
NASA
ResourceType
NumericalData
ResourceHeader
ResourceName
Wind 3DP PESA Moments Data
DOI
https://doi.org/10.48322/s8e6-aw08
ReleaseDate
2025-12-04 13:32:49Z
RevisionHistory
RevisionEvent
ReleaseDate
2021-05-31 12:34:56.789
Note
Updated to SPASE Version 2.3.2 if needed, Applied quality control for DOI usage, LFB
RevisionEvent
ReleaseDate
2025-09-30 14:25:26Z
Note
Updated PublishedBy name to match ROR Registry. 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
2025-10-23 12:34:56.789
Note
Revised ObservedRegion. JMW
RevisionEvent
ReleaseDate
2025-12-04 13:32:49Z
Note
Added MetadataRightsList and RightsList(s). Updated to 2.7.1. ZCB
Description

Wind 3DP proton and ion onboard calculated moments from the PESA instrument. Calibrated science quality data.

Acknowledgement
User will acknowledge the Wind 3DP Team in any publication resulting from use of this data.
PublicationInfo
Authors
Lin, Robert P.; Bale, Stuart D.; & Wilson III, Lynn B.
PublicationDate
2021-01-01 00:00:00
PublishedBy
Space Physics Data Facility; University of California, Berkeley
Contacts
RolePersonStartDateStopDateNote
1.DataProducerspase://SMWG/Person/Peter.Schroeder
InformationURL
Name
Wind 3DP instrument home page
URL
http://sprg.ssl.berkeley.edu/wind3dp/
Description

The Wind 3DP instrument home page contains information on the Wind 3DP instruments and their associated data sets.

PriorIDs
spase://VHO/NumericalData/Wind/3DP/PT03S
spase://VHO/NumericalData/Wind/3DP/PM.PT03S
spase://VSPO/NumericalData/Wind/3DP/PM/PT03S
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/wind/3dp/3dp_pm/
Description

Ftp access to Wind 3DP PESA moments data files at SPDF

AccessURL
Name
HTTPS from SPDF
URL
https://spdf.gsfc.nasa.gov/pub/data/wind/3dp/3dp_pm/
Description

In CDF via HTTP from SPDF

Format
CDF
Encoding
None
Acknowledgement
Acknowledge the 3DP and SPDF teams
AccessInformation
RepositoryID
spase://SMWG/Repository/UCB/Wind/3DP
Availability
Online
AccessRights
Open
AccessURL
Name
Via ftp in CDF from UCB
URL
http://sprg.ssl.berkeley.edu/wind3dp/data/wi/3dp/pm/
Description

Ftp access to Wind 3DP PESA moments data files at UCB

Format
CDF
Encoding
None
Acknowledgement
Acknowledge the 3DP team
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
URL
https://cdaweb.gsfc.nasa.gov/cgi-bin/eval2.cgi?dataset=WI_PM_3DP&index=sp_phys
ProductKey
WI_PM_3DP
Description

Subset, plot, list via CDAWeb

Format
Text
Encoding
ASCII
Acknowledgement
Acknowledge the 3DP and SPDF 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
WI_PM_3DP
Description

Web Service to this product using the HAPI interface.

Format
CSV
Acknowledgement
Acknowledge the 3DP and SPDF teams
ProviderResourceName
Wind 3DP PM Data
ProviderProcessingLevel
1
ProviderVersion
3
InstrumentIDs
spase://SMWG/Instrument/Wind/3DP
MeasurementType
ThermalPlasma
TemporalDescription
TimeSpan
StartDate
1994-11-15 12:53:43Z
RelativeStopDate
-P02D
Cadence
PT03S
ObservedRegion
Heliosphere
ObservedRegion
Earth.NearSurface.Plasmasphere
ObservedRegion
Earth.Magnetosphere
ObservedRegion
Earth.Magnetosphere.Magnetotail
ObservedRegion
Earth.Magnetosphere.Main
ObservedRegion
Heliosphere.NearEarth
ObservedRegion
Heliosphere.Inner
ObservedRegion
Earth.Magnetosheath
Caveats
Users of these data are advised that higher quality, but lower time resolution, proton moment data are available in the Wind/3DP PLSP data product.
Parameter #1
Name
Epoch
ParameterKey
Epoch
Description

Number of milliseconds since CDF_EPOCH: 0000-01-01T00:00:00.000.

Units
ms
UnitsConversion
1e-3>s
Support
SupportQuantity
Temporal
Parameter #2
Name
Gap flag
ParameterKey
GAP
Description

Flag indicating whether data point is preceded by a data gap (0 = no gap, 1 = gap)

Support
SupportQuantity
Other
Parameter #3
Name
Valid flag
ParameterKey
VALID
Description

Flag indicating whether data point is considered valid (0 = invalid, 1 = valid)

Support
SupportQuantity
Other
Parameter #4
Name
Unix Time
ParameterKey
TIME
Description

Time since 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z in seconds

Units
s
Support
SupportQuantity
Temporal
Parameter #5
Name
Proton Density
ParameterKey
P_DENS
Description

Proton number density

Units
1/cm^3
UnitsConversion
1e6->m^3
Particle
ParticleType
Proton
Qualifier
Moment
ParticleQuantity
NumberDensity
EnergyRange
Low
3
High
30000
Units
eV
Parameter #6
Name
Alpha Density
ParameterKey
A_DENS
Description

Alpha particles number density

Units
1/cm^3
UnitsConversion
1e6->m^3
Particle
ParticleType
AlphaParticle
Qualifier
Moment
ParticleQuantity
NumberDensity
EnergyRange
Low
3
High
30000
Units
eV
Parameter #7
Name
Residual Proton Velocity Variance
ParameterKey
P_TENS
Description

Residual Variance in Proton Velocity in instrument frame

Units
(km/s)^2
CoordinateSystem
CoordinateRepresentation
Cartesian
CoordinateSystemName
GSE
Structure
Size
6
Particle
ParticleType
Proton
Qualifier
Moment
Qualifier
Tensor
Qualifier
Variance
ParticleQuantity
Velocity
EnergyRange
Low
3
High
30000
Units
eV
Parameter #8
Name
Residual Alpha Velocity Variance
ParameterKey
A_TENS
Description

Residual Variance in Alpha Velocity in instrument frame

Units
(km/s)^2
CoordinateSystem
CoordinateRepresentation
Cartesian
CoordinateSystemName
GSE
Structure
Size
6
Particle
ParticleType
AlphaParticle
Qualifier
Moment
Qualifier
Tensor
Qualifier
Variance
ParticleQuantity
Velocity
EnergyRange
Low
3
High
30000
Units
eV
Parameter #9
Name
Proton Velocity
ParameterKey
P_VELS
Description

Proton velocity vector in GSE frame

Units
km/s
UnitsConversion
1e3>m/s
CoordinateSystem
CoordinateRepresentation
Cartesian
CoordinateSystemName
GSE
Structure
Size
3
Element
Name
P_Vx
Qualifier
Component.I
Index
1
Element
Name
P_Vy
Qualifier
Component.J
Index
2
Element
Name
P_Vz
Qualifier
Component.K
Index
3
Particle
ParticleType
Proton
Qualifier
Moment
ParticleQuantity
Velocity
EnergyRange
Low
3
High
30000
Units
eV
Parameter #10
Name
Alpha Velocity
ParameterKey
A_VELS
Description

Alpha velocity vector in GSE frame

Units
km/s
UnitsConversion
1e3>m/s
CoordinateSystem
CoordinateRepresentation
Cartesian
CoordinateSystemName
GSE
Structure
Size
3
Element
Name
A_Vx
Qualifier
Component.I
Index
1
Element
Name
A_Vy
Qualifier
Component.J
Index
2
Element
Name
A_Vz
Qualifier
Component.K
Index
3
Particle
ParticleType
AlphaParticle
Qualifier
Moment
ParticleQuantity
Velocity
EnergyRange
Low
3
High
30000
Units
eV
Parameter #11
Name
Proton Temperature
ParameterKey
P_TEMP
Description

Proton temperature

Units
eV
UnitsConversion
1.160445e4>K
Particle
ParticleType
Proton
Qualifier
Moment
ParticleQuantity
Temperature
EnergyRange
Low
3
High
30000
Units
eV
Parameter #12
Name
Alpha Temperature
ParameterKey
A_TEMP
Description

Alpha temperature

Units
eV
UnitsConversion
1.160445e4>K
Particle
ParticleType
AlphaParticle
Qualifier
Moment
ParticleQuantity
Temperature
EnergyRange
Low
3
High
30000
Units
eV
Parameter #13
Name
Energy Range
ParameterKey
E_RANGE
Description

Energy range of moments computation

Units
eV
UnitsConversion
1.160445e4>K
Structure
Size
2
Description

Lower and upper energy bounds

Particle
ParticleType
Proton
ParticleType
AlphaParticle
ParticleQuantity
Energy
EnergyRange
Low
3
High
30000
Units
eV