CRRES Magnetic Field Orbital Data from Tri-Axial Fluxgate Magnetometer

Orbits 6-350 of magnetic field data from the CRRES satellite's tri-axial fluxgate magnetometer, converted to sensor coordinates. The dataset was processed by NASA using software and calibration coefficients provided by the principal investigator, Dr. Howard Singer. Original raw files for these orbits were not readily available, so the converted files are provided for uniformity, along with source code and calibration files.

Use Cases

• Modeling Earth's magnetic field variations based on orbital sensor data.
• Calibrating magnetometer data processing pipelines using the provided source code and coefficient files.
• Analyzing pitch-angle calculations for the MEA instrument mentioned in the description.
• Comparing processed and original data formats for methodological validation.

Strengths

• Data processed with final calibration coefficients provided by the principal investigator.
• Source code and calibration files are provided for transparency and reproducibility.
• Includes calculated total magnetic field (B) and pitch-angle for analysis.

Limitations

• Row count and file size are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Original high-resolution magnetometer outputs are not included for orbits 6-350.

Provenance

Source

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Collection Method

Converted from CRRES tri-axial fluxgate magnetometer sensor output using provided software and calibration files.

Time Range

Covers orbits 6-350.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-13 07:43:27.336391; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Orbital data around Earth.