Ulysses Mission High-Resolution Magnetic Field Measurements

Ulysses Magnetic Field experiment data provides high-resolution samples of the interplanetary magnetic field at about one-second intervals. Field vector components are given in nanoteslas and RTN coordinates, with magnitudes averaged from higher-resolution readings. The dataset is produced by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, with further details published in a 1992 scientific reference.

Use Cases

• Analyzing interplanetary magnetic field dynamics based on high-resolution one-second samples
• Studying solar wind interactions using vector components in RTN coordinates
• Modeling space weather phenomena based on averaged scalar field magnitudes
• Investigating data continuity and gaps based on the hourly data record structure

Strengths

• High-resolution data sampled at about one-second intervals
• Field vector components provided in RTN coordinates and units of nanoteslas
• Data is organized into daily files for temporal segmentation

Limitations

• Data gaps are not flagged; missing hours result in no data record
• No data from the February 1992 encounter with Jupiter is included
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download

Provenance

Source

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Collection Method

Measured by the Ulysses Magnetic Field experiment.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-13 05:42:04.046812; freshness should be verified