Wind 3DP: Corrected Solar Wind Electron Moments at 100-Second Resolution
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Description
NASA's Wind spacecraft provides corrected electron plasma parameters, accounting for spacecraft potential and instrumental effects. The dataset is derived from EESA-L and EESA-H instrument measurements, with methodology detailed in peer-reviewed publications from 1995, 2017, and 2014. Data is maintained by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration and was last updated on March 13, 2026.
Use Cases
Modeling solar wind dynamics based on corrected electron density and temperature moments.
Studying spacecraft-plasma interactions based on potential correction methods described in the literature.
Analyzing time-series trends in solar wind electron properties at 1 AU.
Validating plasma simulation outputs against in-situ satellite measurements.
Strengths
Data is corrected for spacecraft potential and instrumental effects, as described in multiple peer-reviewed journal articles.
Produced and maintained by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, a leading space agency.
Last updated on March 13, 2026, indicating recent maintenance.
Limitations
Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
Row count and file size are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
Provenance
Source
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Collection Method
Measurements from the Wind spacecraft's 3DP EESA-L and EESA-H instruments, processed with corrections.
Time Range
Temporal coverage is not specified in the provided metadata.
Freshness
Last updated 2026-03 13:30:28.863998; freshness should be verified.
Geography
Spatial coverage is likely near 1 Astronomical Unit (AU) in the solar wind.
License is listed as 'other-license-specified'; specific terms must be reviewed before use.