Magnetometer High-Resolution Level 2 Data for GOES-I through GOES-P, Provided in Four Coordinate Frames

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This data set provides a 20+ year archive of science-quality, 2Hz geosynchronous measurements of the magnetic field from eight NOAA spacecraft, GOES-8 through GOES-15. GOES-8 started the era of high cadence observations (2 Hz) as it began operations in 1995. While magnetometer data from GOES 8 - 15 satellites have been available for many years, the current data set offers several major improvements. The new archive includes the highest temporal cadence (2 Hz), recomputed means, corrected calibration parameters, updated quality flagging, vector measurements in geophysically relevant coordinates, and full ephemeris information. In addition, this data set follows a unified standard format -- netCDF-4 -- that is also used in GOES-R series Level 2 magnetometer files. The dataset spans the time period from 1995 to the present.

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issued	2017-12-01T00:00:00.000+00:00
keyword	[ "Earth Science > Sun-Earth Interactions > Ionosphere/Magnetosphere Dynamics > Magnetic Fields/Magnetic Currents", "Spase.MeasurementType.MagneticField", "observedRegion.Earth.Magnetosphere", "Earth Observation Satellites > GOES (Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite) > GOES-8 > Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite 8", "Earth Observation Satellites > GOES (Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite) > GOES-9 > Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite 9", "Earth Observation Satellites > GOES (Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite) > GOES-10 > Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite 10", "Earth Observation Satellites > GOES (Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite) > GOES-11 > Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite 11", "Earth Observation Satellites > GOES (Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite) > GOES-12 > Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite 12", "Earth Observation Satellites > GOES (Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite) > GOES-13 > Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite 13", "Earth Observation Satellites > GOES (Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite) > GOES-14 > Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite 14", "Earth Observation Satellites > GOES (Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite) > GOES-15 > Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite 15", "Solar/Space Observing Instruments > Magnetic Field/Electric Field Instruments > FGM > Fluxgate Magnetometer", "NOAA Big Earth Data Initiative (BEDI)", "DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NCEI > National Centers for Environmental Information, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce", "DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NGDC > National Geophysical Data Center, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce" ]
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temporal	1995-07-01T00:00:00+00:00/1995-07-01T00:00:00+00:00
title	Magnetometer High-Resolution Level 2 Data for GOES-I through GOES-P, Provided in Four Coordinate Frames

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