Wind 3DP: Electron Plasma Moments from the EESA LOW Instrument

Electron plasma moments computed on-board the Wind spacecraft at a 3-second spin resolution. The data is from the EESA LOW instrument, part of the 3DP experiment led by R. Lin at UC Berkeley, and is provided by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. The dataset was last updated on March 13, 2026.

Use Cases

• Modeling solar wind behavior based on on-board computed electron plasma moments.
• Analyzing plasma dynamics at high temporal resolution based on the 3-second spin data.
• Studying uncorrected spacecraft potential effects on electron measurements.

Strengths

• Data originates from a NASA satellite mission, indicating a credible source.
• Provides measurements at a high 3-second temporal resolution.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• The description notes the data is 'NOT CORRECTED FOR S/C POTENTIAL', which may affect analysis.

Provenance

Source

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Collection Method

On-board computation from the EESA LOW instrument on the Wind spacecraft.

Time Range

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Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-13 13:33:07.229611; freshness should be verified.

Geography

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