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

    Metadata Updated: October 18, 2024

    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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    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 December 21, 2017
    Metadata Created Date October 18, 2024
    Metadata Updated Date October 18, 2024
    Reference Date(s) 2017-12 (publication)
    Frequency Of Update daily

    Metadata Source

    Harvested from NGDC STP Space Weather

    Other Data Resources

    Graphic Preview

    Image of NOAA GOES spacecraft.

    Additional Metadata

    Resource Type Nongeographicdataset
    Metadata Date December 21, 2017
    Metadata Created Date October 18, 2024
    Metadata Updated Date October 18, 2024
    Reference Date(s) 2017-12 (publication)
    Responsible Party DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NCEI > National Centers for Environmental Information, NESDIS, NOAA, Department of Commerce (Point of Contact)
    Contact Email
    Guid gov.noaa.ncei.swx:magn-l2-goes-i-p
    Access Constraints Cite this dataset when used as a source: Redmon, Robert J.; Loto'aniu, Paul T. M.; Singer, Howard J.; (2017): Magnetometer High-Resolution Level 2 Data for GOES-I through GOES-P, Provided in Four Coordinate Frames. [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. doi:10.7289/V5JM27WK [access date]., NCEI cannot assume liability for any damages caused by any errors or omissions in the data, nor as a result of the failure of the data to function on a particular system. NCEI makes no warranty, expressed or implied, nor does the fact of distribution constitute such a warranty. 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.
    Coupled Resource
    Frequency Of Update daily
    Graphic Preview Description Image of NOAA GOES spacecraft.
    Graphic Preview File https://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/stp/image/goes-over-earth.jpg
    Graphic Preview Type JPEG
    Harvest Object Id 3982863e-e95e-4595-a743-c3fb90ef7e0c
    Harvest Source Id 720e273e-9143-4e92-8a4c-fe2bf3aacd0b
    Harvest Source Title NGDC STP Space Weather
    Licence
    Lineage This archive was produced by and is archived at NOAA's National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI).
    Metadata Language
    Metadata Type geospatial
    Progress planned
    Spatial Data Service Type
    Spatial Reference System
    Spatial Harvester True
    Temporal Extent Begin 1995-07-01

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