Wind MFI/SWE: 1-Minute Solar Wind Magnetic Field and Plasma Data at Earth's Bow Shock

Solar wind magnetic field and plasma data at 1-minute resolution, created from NASA's Wind satellite data and shifted to the Earth's bow shock nose. The dataset is provided by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration and was last updated in March 2026.

Use Cases

• Modeling solar wind-magnetosphere coupling based on magnetic field and plasma data at the bow shock.
• Analyzing temporal variations in solar wind parameters based on the 1-minute resolution data.
• Correlating upstream solar wind conditions with magnetospheric activity based on the shifted data location.

Strengths

• Data is sourced from the NASA Wind satellite mission.
• Provides 1-minute temporal resolution for magnetic field and plasma measurements.
• Data is processed and shifted to a specific, physically relevant location (the bow shock nose).

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

Created from Wind satellite data, shifted to the Earth's bow shock nose.

Time Range

Temporal coverage is not specified in the input.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03 13:26:31.968812; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Spatial coverage is not specified in the input.