Wind Solar Wind Data: Linearly Interpolated 60-Second Resolution

NASA provides processed solar wind data linearly interpolated to a 60-second resolution in GSM coordinates. The dataset was constructed by Dr. J.M. Weygand for Prof. R.L. McPherron and used in superposed epoch and cross correlation studies. It was last updated on March 13, 2026.

Use Cases

• Conduct superposed epoch studies based on the processed solar wind time series.
• Perform cross correlation analyses based on the linearly interpolated 1-minute resolution data.
• Analyze solar wind interactions with magnetospheric phenomena based on GSM coordinate data.

Strengths

• Data is processed and linearly interpolated to a consistent 60-second resolution.
• Dataset was constructed for specific NSF-funded studies (ATM 02-1798, 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.
• Data may reflect temporal bias inherent to the original collection period.

Provenance

Source

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Collection Method

Processed solar wind data linearly interpolated using MATLAB's interp1.m function.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-13 03:52:51.124718; freshness should be verified.