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    • UARS PEM Level 2 AXIS 1 V001 (UARPE2AXIS1) at GES DISC

    Metadata Updated: January 16, 2026

    The UARS Particle Environment Monitor (PEM) level 2 Atmosphere X-Ray Imaging Spectrometer (AXIS) unit 1 daily product contains the X-ray high-resolution spectral data converted to number intensity units from the AXIS1 pixels mounted on the UARS body. PEM was flown on the UARS spacecraft to measure the type, amount, energy, and distribution of charged particles injected into the Earth's thermosphere, mesosphere, and stratosphere.

    The PEM AXIS1 X-ray data cover roughly the energy range from 2 keV to 300 keV. There are eight AXIS1 pixels mounted in the AXIS1 housing, each viewing different directions. The AXIS1 pixels are aligned on the spacecraft to project about 45 degrees toward the +x-axis direction from the Earthward pointing direction (+z-axis). Each pixel of AXIS1 is staggered about the 45 degree direction in an every-other fashion. Pixel 1 is closest to the center line of the spacecraft and Pixel 8 is furtherest away; however, their ground projection is dependent on the spacecraft orientation.

    There is one data file per day for the PEM AXIS1 product, and the temporal coverage is from Oct. 1, 1991 to Aug. 23, 2005. Spatial coverage for the AXIS1 product ranges between -80 and +80 degrees latitude. The AXIS1 data files are written in network binary format. For more information please review the PEM AXIS1 data format guide.

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    Public: This dataset is intended for public access and use. 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 Created Date November 12, 2020
    Metadata Updated Date January 16, 2026

    Metadata Source

    Harvested from NASA Data.json

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    Additional Metadata

    Resource Type Dataset
    Metadata Created Date November 12, 2020
    Metadata Updated Date January 16, 2026
    Publisher NASA/GSFC/SED/ESD/GCDC/GESDISC
    Maintainer
    Identifier C1273348592-GES_DISC
    Data First Published 2006-04-20
    Language en-US
    Data Last Modified 2025-03-31
    Category UARS, geospatial
    Public Access Level public
    Bureau Code 026:00
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    Schema Version https://project-open-data.cio.gov/v1.1/schema
    Catalog Describedby https://project-open-data.cio.gov/v1.1/schema/catalog.json
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    Harvest Source Id 58f92550-7a01-4f00-b1b2-8dc953bd598f
    Harvest Source Title NASA Data.json
    Homepage URL https://cmr.earthdata.nasa.gov:443/search/concepts/C1273348592-GES_DISC.html
    Metadata Type geospatial
    Old Spatial -180.0 -80.0 180.0 80.0
    Program Code 026:001
    Source Datajson Identifier True
    Source Hash 6ebee82ae436532e55db136fcc800b757e87abf844cce8f982ffaf5aa7d136c2
    Source Schema Version 1.1
    Spatial
    Temporal 1991-09-30T00:00:00Z/2005-03-08T23:59:59.999Z

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