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Polar Magnetic Field ExperimentThis grant covers the initial data reduction and analysis of the magnetic field measurements of the Polar spacecraft. At this writing data for the first three years of the mission have been processed and deposited in the key parameter database. These data are also available in a variety of time resolutions and coordinate systems via a webserver at UCLA that provides both plots and digital data. The flight software has twice been reprogrammed: once to remove a glitch in the data where there were rare collisions between commands in the central processing unit and once to provide burst mode data at 100 samples per second on a regular basis. The instrument continues to function as described in the instrument paper (1.1 in the bibliography attached below). The early observations were compared with observations on the same field lines at lower altitude. The polar magnetic measurements also proved to be most useful for testing the accuracy of MHD models. WE also made important contributions to study of waves and turbulence.
Document ID
19990051000
Acquisition Source
Goddard Space Flight Center
Document Type
Contractor or Grantee Report
Authors
Russell, C. T.
(California Univ. Los Angeles, CA United States)
Date Acquired
September 6, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 1999
Subject Category
Geophysics
Funding Number(s)
CONTRACT_GRANT: NAG5-3171
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.
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