TIDE: Polar Satellite Thermal Ion Dynamics Level-Zero Telemetry

The Polar Thermal Ion Dynamics Experiment (TIDE) Level-Zero Telemetry Files are raw data from a NASA satellite instrument. The dataset includes ancillary data such as Polar orbit and attitude, extracted EFI spacecraft potential, and ion masks. Data is provided in BIN format and requires specific processing software to read.

Use Cases

• Analyzing thermal ion dynamics in the polar magnetosphere based on the instrument's telemetry.
• Processing raw satellite telemetry data using the provided C and IDL software.
• Correlating ion measurements with spacecraft orbit and attitude data mentioned in the description.
• Creating custom data plots and downloads via the described web interface.

Strengths

• Data originates from the NASA Polar satellite mission, an authoritative source.
• Includes ancillary data like orbit, attitude, and spacecraft potential for context.
• Provides dedicated processing software and web tools for analysis.

Limitations

• Row count and dataset size are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Data is in a proprietary BIN format requiring specific, provided software to read.

Provenance

Source

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Collection Method

Satellite telemetry from the Polar spacecraft's Thermal Ion Dynamics Experiment (TIDE) instrument.

Time Range

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Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-13 07:36:56.560684; freshness should be verified.

Geography

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