ISEE-3: Merged Solar Wind and Magnetic Field Data from 1978-1982

ISEE-3 satellite data merges 2-minute averaged magnetic field and solar wind plasma measurements. The magnetic field data spans from 1978-09-11 to 1982-10 12, while plasma data covers 1978-09-11 to 1980-02-19. NASA's National Space Science Data Center (NSSDC) prepared this dataset for creating new OMNI data products.

Use Cases

• Modeling solar wind-magnetosphere coupling based on merged plasma and magnetic field parameters.
• Analyzing temporal variations in the interplanetary magnetic field based on the 2-minute resolution data.
• Studying solar wind plasma properties and their correlation with magnetic field data from the specified time range.

Strengths

• Data spans a specific multi-year period (1978-1982 for magnetic field).
• Merges two key heliospheric measurements (magnetic field and solar wind plasma) into a single product.
• Coordinates are explicitly defined as Spacecraft-Centered Solar Ecliptic (SE).

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Solar wind plasma data covers a shorter time range (1978-1980) than the magnetic field data.

Provenance

Source

National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)

Collection Method

Generated at the NSSDC by merging 1-minute MAG and 24-second SWP data from the ISEE-3 mission.

Time Range

Magnetic field: 1978-09-11 to 1982-10-12; Solar wind plasma: 1978-09-11 to 1980-02-19

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-13 06:46:26.399987; freshness should be verified

Geography

Interplanetary space, measured by the ISEE-3 spacecraft.