Ulysses Magnetic Field Measurements at One-Minute Intervals

NASA's Ulysses spacecraft collected high-resolution samples of the interplanetary magnetic field at approximately one-minute intervals. The data includes vector components in RTN coordinates and scalar magnitudes, with times expressed in Spacecraft Event Time. The dataset excludes data from the February 1992 Jupiter encounter and is documented in a 1992 scientific reference.

Use Cases

• Modeling solar wind structure based on high-resolution magnetic field vector components.
• Analyzing temporal variations in the interplanetary magnetic field based on one-minute sampling.
• Studying coordinate system transformations using the provided RTN (Radial, Transverse, Normal) components.
• Investigating data gaps and measurement continuity in long-duration space missions.

Strengths

• High temporal resolution with samples at approximately one-minute intervals.
• Data includes both vector components and scalar magnitudes of the magnetic field.
• Measurements are documented in a peer-reviewed 1992 scientific publication.

Limitations

• Data gaps are not flagged; missing hours result in absent records.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count and total temporal coverage are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)

Collection Method

Measured by the Ulysses Magnetic Field experiment onboard the Ulysses spacecraft.

Time Range

Temporal coverage is implied but not explicitly stated; excludes February 1992.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-13 05:43:07.999318; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Interplanetary space, specifically along the Ulysses spacecraft trajectory.