ACE SWEPAM: Solar Wind Data at Earth's Bow Shock Nose

NASA's Advanced Composition Explorer (ACE) satellite provides solar wind magnetic field and plasma data. The dataset contains 1-minute resolution measurements shifted to the Earth's bow shock nose. It was last updated on March 13, 2026.

Use Cases

• Modeling solar wind propagation to Earth based on magnetic field and plasma data.
• Analyzing space weather events using high-resolution plasma parameters.
• Studying the structure of Earth's bow shock nose using shifted satellite data.

Strengths

• Data originates from NASA's ACE satellite, an authoritative source for solar wind measurements.
• Provides 1-minute temporal resolution for detailed time-series analysis.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Collection Method

Created from ACE satellite data shifted to the Earth's bow shock nose.

Time Range

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Freshness

Last updated 2026-03 13 14:34:20.023007.

Geography

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