AE-C: Atmospheric Explorer Aeronomy Data from All Experiments

Atmospheric Explorer (AE)-C 15-second unified aeronomy data includes measurements from all experiments. The dataset contains electron, ion, and neutral densities, temperatures, composition and winds, and airglow emissions. It was created by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration and last updated on March 13, 2026.

Use Cases

• Modeling atmospheric composition and dynamics based on neutral gas densities and winds
• Studying ionospheric plasma behavior based on electron and ion density and temperature measurements
• Analyzing airglow phenomena and their drivers based on emission data
• Validating and improving atmospheric and space weather models based on multi-parameter satellite observations

Strengths

• Data is unified from all experiments on the AE-C satellite, suggesting a multi-instrument perspective.
• Includes multiple atmospheric parameters: densities, temperatures, composition, winds, and emissions.
• Last updated on March 13, 2026, indicating recent metadata maintenance.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• File formats are BIN and HTML, which may require specialized tools for access and analysis.

Provenance

Source

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Collection Method

Collected by instruments on the Atmospheric Explorer (AE)-C satellite.

Time Range

Temporal coverage is not specified in the provided metadata.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03 13 14:32:45.144255; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Spatial coverage is not specified but likely global, based on satellite orbit.