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    • GOES Solar X-Ray Imager (SXI) L0 & L1b data from SWPC

    Metadata Updated: October 18, 2024

    The Solar X-Ray Imager (SXI) instrument onboard GOES 12-15 is an X-ray telescope used for the early detection of solar flares, coronal mass ejections, and space phenomena that impact flight and satellite communications. The Solar X-ray Imager was the first X-ray telescope to record a 'full-disk' image of the Sun, thus providing forecasters with the ability to detect solar storms and issue real-time solar forecasts. The SXI instrument records coronal images in continuous sequence at 1-minute intervals. NOAA’s Space Weather Prediction Center (SWPC) received the SXI telemetry stream directly from GOES satellites, processed the data, and integrated the observations into space weather alerts and prediction services. This data collection includes Level-0 (L0) and Level-1b (L1b) SXI data from GOES 12-15. The temporal period of record (POR) extends from August 2001 to March 2020. The data are provided in FITS and PNG formats, and are accessible via direct download from NOAA's National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI). The data were produced by SWPC and are archived with NOAA's Comprehensive Large Array-Data Stewardship System (CLASS).

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    License: No license information was provided. If this work was prepared by an officer or employee of the United States government as part of that person's official duties it is considered a U.S. Government Work.

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    Dates

    Metadata Date November 17, 2023
    Metadata Created Date October 18, 2024
    Metadata Updated Date October 18, 2024
    Reference Date(s) August 13, 2001 (publication)
    Frequency Of Update notPlanned

    Metadata Source

    Harvested from NGDC STP Space Weather

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    SXI capturing solar activity on July 9, 2012

    Additional Metadata

    Resource Type Dataset
    Metadata Date November 17, 2023
    Metadata Created Date October 18, 2024
    Metadata Updated Date October 18, 2024
    Reference Date(s) August 13, 2001 (publication)
    Responsible Party DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NCEI > National Centers for Environmental Information, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce (Point of Contact)
    Contact Email
    Guid gov.noaa.ncei.swx:goes_sxi
    Access Constraints Cite as: GOES Solar X-Ray Imager (SXI) L1B & L2 data from SWPC. [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. [access date]., Distribution liability: NOAA and NCEI make no warranty, expressed or implied, regarding these data, nor does the fact of distribution constitute such a warranty. NOAA and NCEI cannot assume liability for any damages caused by any errors or omissions in these data. If appropriate, NCEI can only certify that the data it distributes are an authentic copy of the records that were accepted for inclusion in the NCEI archives., Use liability: NOAA and NCEI cannot provide any warranty as to the accuracy, reliability, or completeness of furnished data. Users assume responsibility to determine the usability of these data. The user is responsible for the results of any application of this data for other than its intended purpose.
    Coupled Resource
    Frequency Of Update notPlanned
    Graphic Preview Description SXI capturing solar activity on July 9, 2012
    Graphic Preview File https://www1.ncdc.noaa.gov/pub/data/metadata/images/goes_sxi_swpc.png
    Graphic Preview Type PNG
    Harvest Object Id 471445df-f8e7-484b-a3ae-063ec17937f8
    Harvest Source Id 720e273e-9143-4e92-8a4c-fe2bf3aacd0b
    Harvest Source Title NGDC STP Space Weather
    Licence
    Lineage The data were produced by NOAA's Space Weather Prediction Center (SWPC).
    Metadata Language eng; USA
    Metadata Type geospatial
    Progress completed
    Spatial Data Service Type
    Spatial Reference System Non geographic dataset
    Spatial Harvester True
    Temporal Extent Begin 2001-08-13
    Temporal Extent End 2020-03-02

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