MMS FPI Plasma Moments: Burst Mode Measurements at 0.15 Seconds

Burst mode plasma data collected by the Magnetospheric Multiscale (MMS) mission's Fast Plasma Investigation instrument. The product contains integrated moments of phase space distributions derived from Dual Ion Spectrometer measurements at 150-millisecond resolution. It is produced by NASA and includes additional parameters and instrument state annotations.

Use Cases

• Analyze plasma density and velocity fluctuations based on integrated moments of phase space distributions.
• Study magnetospheric events and particle dynamics based on high-resolution (150 ms) burst mode data.
• Model plasma transport and heating processes based on instrument state annotations and augmented parameters.
• Compare plasma conditions inside and outside the mission's Region of Interest based on survey and burst mode resolutions.

Strengths

• Data originates from the NASA Magnetospheric Multiscale mission, a dedicated space physics observatory.
• Provides high-resolution burst mode measurements at 150 milliseconds for the Dual Ion Spectrometer.
• Includes augmented parameters beyond standard moments and instrument state annotations.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Not all burst resolution data are downlinked, as per mission design.

Provenance

Source

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Collection Method

Data collected by the Fast Plasma Investigation instrument on the Magnetospheric Multiscale satellites.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-13 08:32:44.308004; freshness should be verified.