2.3.0 spase://NOAA/NumericalData/DSCOVR/PlasMag/FaradayCup/L1/PT0.04S DSCOVR Faraday Cup (FC) Level 1 full resolution data 2019-05-05T12:34:56Z Solar wind observations collected from Faraday Cup on DSCOVR satellite - cycle peak identification spase://SMWG/Person/William.F.Rowland TechnicalContact spase://SMWG/Person/Douglas.Biesecker DataProducer spase://SMWG/Observatory/DSCOVR PartOf spase://NOAA/NumericalData/DSCOVR/FC/fc1 spase://SMWG/Repository/NOAA/NCEI https://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/dscovr/portal/index.html NetCDF Calibrated spase://SMWG/Instrument/DSCOVR/PlasMag/FaradayCup ThermalPlasma 2016-03-27T00:00:00Z -P1D PT0.04S PT0.04S Heliosphere.NearEarth L1 Solar Wind Velocity Density alpha_density alpha_density solar wind alpha density PT0H0M0.04S cm^-3 1.0E-6&gt;m^-3 alpha_density (cm^-3) 0.2178 221.19 -99999.0 AlphaParticle Scalar NumberDensity possible_second_proton_peak_flag possible_second_proton_peak_flag Possible second proton peak between the proton and alpha particle peaks PT0H0M0.04S 0 1 Other alpha_peak_height_flag alpha_peak_height_flag Alpha particle peak height exceeds expected threshold PT0H0M0.04S 0 1 Other proton_velocity_x_gse_out_of_range_flag bad_proton_vx_gse_flag Proton velocity X component in GSE coordinates value out of expected range PT0H0M0.04S 0 1 Other proton_velocity_y_gse_out_of_range_flag bad_proton_vy_gse_flag Proton velocity Y component in GSE coordinates value out of expected range PT0H0M0.04S 0 1 Other proton_out_of_range_unknown_flag proton_out_of_range_unknown_flag Out of range: unknown - no measurements in this cycle exceeded the noise threshold. PT0H0M0.04S 0 1 Other proton_peak_unbounded_flag proton_peak_unbounded_flag Proton peak identified but not bounded by <10% current values PT0H0M0.04S 0 1 Other alpha_temperature alpha_temperature solar wind alpha temperature PT0H0M0.04S degrees K alpha_temperature (degrees K) 35529.0 79497000.0 -99999.0 AlphaParticle Scalar NumberDensity proton_peak_unresolved_flag proton_peak_unresolved_flag Unresolved proton peak, peak band consists of fewer than 3 voltage windows PT0H0M0.04S 0 1 Other proton_alpha_confusion_flag proton_alpha_confusion_flag Likely alpha particle confusion due to non-negligible alpha particle flux which may have contributed to currents measured in the proton peak range. Threshold defined as the two peaks being within two thermal widths of each other. PT0H0M0.04S 0 1 Other proton_out_of_range_high_flag proton_out_of_range_high_flag Out of range: high - the proton peak current occurred in the last window of the measurement cycle. PT0H0M0.04S 0 1 Other proton_out_of_range_low_flag proton_out_of_range_low_flag Out of range: low - the proton peak current occurred in the first window of the measurement cycle. PT0H0M0.04S 0 1 Other packet_time_in_future_flag future_packet_time_flag One or more measurements were extracted from a packet whose timestamp was in the future at the point of processing PT0H0M0.04S 0 1 Other packet_time_older_than_threshold_flag old_packet_time_flag One or more measurements were extracted from a packet whose timestamp was older than the threshold at the point of processing PT0H0M0.04S 0 1 Other fill_flag fill_flag Fill PT0H0M0.04S 0 1 Other normal_full_sweep_mode_flag normal_mode_flag Normal operation mode (full sweep) PT0H0M0.04S 0 1 Other alpha_velocity_x_gsm_out_of_range_flag bad_alpha_vx_gsm_flag Alpha particle velocity X component in GSM coordinates value out of expected range PT0H0M0.04S 0 1 Other alpha_velocity_y_gsm_out_of_range_flag bad_alpha_vy_gsm_flag Alpha particle velocity Y component in GSM coordinates value out of expected range PT0H0M0.04S 0 1 Other alpha_velocity_z_gsm_out_of_range_flag bad_alpha_vz_gsm_flag Alpha particle velocity Z component in GSM coordinates value out of expected range PT0H0M0.04S 0 1 Other AOCS_non_science_mode_maneuver_or_safehold_flag maneuver_flag AOCS non-science mode (spacecraft maneuver/safehold) PT0H0M0.04S 0 1 Other proton_density_out_of_range_flag bad_proton_density_flag Proton density value out of expected range PT0H0M0.04S 0 1 Other proton_temperature_out_of_range_flag bad_proton_temperature_flag Proton temperature value out of expected range PT0H0M0.04S 0 1 Other reduced_alpha_particle_data_quality_flag reduced_alpha_quality_flag Reduced alpha particle data quality; peak identified but resulting science data subject to high uncertainties PT0H0M0.04S 0 1 Other calibration_mode_flag calibration_mode_flag Instrument in calibration mode PT0H0M0.04S 0 1 Other proton_speed_out_of_range_flag bad_proton_speed_flag Proton speed value out of expected range PT0H0M0.04S 0 1 Other proton velocity Y component GSM proton_vy_gsm solar wind proton velocity Y component in Geocentric Solar Magnetospheric coordinates PT0H0M0.04S km/s 1.0E3&gt;m/s Cartesian GSM proton_vy_gsm (km/s) 169.0 1516.0 -99999.0 Proton Component.J Velocity proton velocity X component GSM proton_vx_gsm solar wind proton velocity X component in Geocentric Solar Magnetospheric coordinates PT0H0M0.04S km/s 1.0E3&gt;m/s Cartesian GSM proton_vx_gsm (km/s) 169.0 1516.0 -99999.0 Proton Component.I Velocity proton_speed proton_speed solar wind proton speed PT0H0M0.04S km/s 1.0E3&gt;m/s proton_speed (km/s) 169.0 1516.0 -99999.0 Proton Scalar Velocity proton velocity Z component GSM proton_vz_gsm solar wind proton velocity Z component in Geocentric Solar Magnetospheric coordinates PT0H0M0.04S km/s 1.0E3&gt;m/s Cartesian GSM proton_vz_gsm (km/s) 169.0 1516.0 -99999.0 Proton Component.K Velocity proton velocity X component GSE proton_vx_gse solar wind proton velocity X component in Geocentric Solar Ecliptic coordinates PT0H0M0.04S km/s 1.0E3&gt;m/s Cartesian GSE proton_vx_gse (km/s) 169.0 1516.0 -99999.0 Proton Component.I Velocity time time date and time for each observation PT0H0M0.04S milliseconds since 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z 1.0E-3&gt;s time (ms) Temporal proton velocity Z component GSE proton_vz_gse solar wind proton velocity Z component in Geocentric Solar Ecliptic coordinates PT0H0M0.04S km/s 1.0E3&gt;m/s Cartesian GSE proton_vz_gse (km/s) 169.0 1516.0 -99999.0 Proton Component.K Velocity proton velocity Y component GSE proton_vy_gse solar wind proton velocity Y component in Geocentric Solar Ecliptic coordinates PT0H0M0.04S km/s 1.0E3&gt;m/s Cartesian GSE proton_vy_gse (km/s) 169.0 1516.0 -99999.0 Proton Component.J Velocity proton_temperature proton_temperature solar wind proton temperature PT0H0M0.04S degrees K proton_temperature (degrees K) 35529.0 79497000.0 -99999.0 Proton Scalar NumberDensity proton_density proton_density solar wind proton density PT0H0M0.04S cm^-3 1.0E-6&gt;m^-3 proton_density (cm^-3) 0.2178 221.19 -99999.0 Proton Scalar NumberDensity alpha velocity Y component GSE alpha_vy_gse solar wind alpha velocity Y component in Geocentric Solar Ecliptic coordinates PT0H0M0.04S km/s 1.0E3&gt;m/s Cartesian GSE alpha_vy_gse (km/s) 169.0 1516.0 -99999.0 AlphaParticle Component.J Velocity alpha velocity X component GSE alpha_vx_gse solar wind alpha velocity X component in Geocentric Solar Ecliptic coordinates PT0H0M0.04S km/s 1.0E3&gt;m/s Cartesian GSE alpha_vx_gse (km/s) 169.0 1516.0 -99999.0 AlphaParticle Component.I Velocity alpha velocity X component GSM alpha_vx_gsm solar wind alpha velocity X component in Geocentric Solar Magnetospheric coordinates PT0H0M0.04S km/s 1.0E3&gt;m/s Cartesian GSM alpha_vx_gsm (km/s) 169.0 1516.0 -99999.0 AlphaParticle Component.I Velocity alpha velocity Z component GSE alpha_vz_gse solar wind alpha velocity Z component in Geocentric Solar Ecliptic coordinates PT0H0M0.04S km/s 1.0E3&gt;m/s Cartesian GSE alpha_vz_gse (km/s) 169.0 1516.0 -99999.0 AlphaParticle Component.K Velocity alpha velocity Z component GSM alpha_vz_gsm solar wind alpha velocity Z component in Geocentric Solar Magnetospheric coordinates PT0H0M0.04S km/s 1.0E3&gt;m/s Cartesian GSM alpha_vz_gsm (km/s) 169.0 1516.0 -99999.0 AlphaParticle Component.K Velocity alpha velocity Y component GSM alpha_vy_gsm solar wind alpha velocity Y component in Geocentric Solar Magnetospheric coordinates PT0H0M0.04S km/s 1.0E3&gt;m/s Cartesian GSM alpha_vy_gsm (km/s) 169.0 1516.0 -99999.0 AlphaParticle Component.J Velocity loss_of_proton_peak_flag proton_peak_loss_flag Loss of proton peak PT0H0M0.04S 0 1 Other alpha_speed alpha_speed solar wind alpha speed PT0H0M0.04S km/s 1.0E3&gt;m/s alpha_speed (km/s) 169.0 1516.0 -99999.0 AlphaParticle Scalar Velocity backfilled_data_flag backfill_flag One or more measurements were backfilled from the spacecraft recorder and therefore were not available to forecasters in real-time PT0H0M0.04S 0 1 Other alpha_position_high_flag alpha_position_high_flag Alpha particle peak identified above the expected position PT0H0M0.04S 0 1 Other alpha_position_low_flag alpha_position_low_flag Alpha particle peak identified below the expected position PT0H0M0.04S 0 1 Other alpha_peak_unbounded_flag alpha_peak_unbounded_flag Alpha particle peak identified but not bounded by <10% current values PT0H0M0.04S 0 1 Other alpha_out_of_range_unknown_flag alpha_out_of_range_unknown_flag Out of range: unknown - no measurements in this cycle to the right of the proton peak exceeded the noise threshold. PT0H0M0.04S 0 1 Other alpha_out_of_range_high_flag alpha_out_of_range_high_flag Out of range: high - the alpha particle peak current occurred in the last window of the measurement cycle. PT0H0M0.04S 0 1 Other alpha_proton_confusion_flag alpha_proton_confusion_flag Likely proton confusion due to non-negligible proton flux which may have contributed to currents measured in the alpha particle peak range. Threshold defined as the two peaks being within two thermal widths of each other. PT0H0M0.04S 0 1 Other alpha_peak_unresolved_flag alpha_peak_unresolved_flag Unresolved alpha particle peak, peak band consists of fewer than 3 voltage windows PT0H0M0.04S 0 1 Other alpha_density_out_of_range_flag bad_alpha_density_flag Alpha particle density value out of expected range PT0H0M0.04S 0 1 Other alpha_speed_out_of_range_flag bad_alpha_speed_flag Alpha particle speed value out of expected range PT0H0M0.04S 0 1 Other alpha_velocity_x_gse_out_of_range_flag bad_alpha_vx_gse_flag Alpha particle velocity X component in GSE coordinates value out of expected range PT0H0M0.04S 0 1 Other alpha_temperature_out_of_range_flag bad_alpha_temperature_flag Alpha particle temperature value out of expected range PT0H0M0.04S 0 1 Other proton_velocity_x_gsm_out_of_range_flag bad_proton_vx_gsm_flag Proton velocity X component in GSM coordinates value out of expected range PT0H0M0.04S 0 1 Other proton_velocity_z_gse_out_of_range_flag bad_proton_vz_gse_flag Proton velocity Z component in GSE coordinates value out of expected range PT0H0M0.04S 0 1 Other proton_velocity_z_gsm_out_of_range_flag bad_vz_gsm_flag Proton velocity Z component in GSM coordinates value out of expected range PT0H0M0.04S 0 1 Other proton_velocity_y_gsm_out_of_range_flag bad_proton_proton_vy_gsm_flag Proton velocity Y component in GSM coordinates value out of expected range PT0H0M0.04S 0 1 Other alpha_velocity_z_gse_out_of_range_flag bad_alpha_vz_gse_flag Alpha particle velocity Z component in GSE coordinates value out of expected range PT0H0M0.04S 0 1 Other alpha_velocity_y_gse_out_of_range_flag bad_alpha_vy_gse_flag Alpha particle velocity Y component in GSE coordinates value out of expected range PT0H0M0.04S 0 1 Other loss_of_alpha_particle_peak_flag alpha_peak_loss_flag Loss of alpha particle peak PT0H0M0.04S 0 1 Other reduced_proton_data_quality_flag reduced_proton_quality_flag Reduced proton data quality; peak identified but resulting science data subject to high uncertainties PT0H0M0.04S 0 1 Other