Wind 3DP: Solar Wind Plasma Measurements at 60-Second Resolution

Wind spacecraft data linearly interpolated to 60-second resolution in GSM coordinates. This processed solar wind dataset was constructed by Dr. J.M. Weygand for Prof. R.L. McPherron under NSF grants ATM 02-1798 and ATM 02-08501. The data were primarily used in superposed epoch and cross correlation studies on solar wind.

Use Cases

• Conduct superposed epoch analysis based on the interpolated 60-second solar wind time series.
• Perform cross correlation studies between solar wind parameters and magnetospheric activity.
• Analyze solar wind plasma dynamics at the spacecraft's position using the linearly interpolated measurements.

Strengths

• Data is processed to a consistent 60-second resolution via linear interpolation.
• Dataset was constructed for specific NSF-funded research projects (ATM 02-1798 and ATM 02-08501).

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Last updated 2026-03-13 03:53:53.081358; freshness should be verified.

Provenance

Source

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Collection Method

Processed solar wind data linearly interpolated to 1 min resolution using MATLAB's interp1.m function.