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      <ResourceName>GOES 8 Space Evironment Monitor Data at 5 min Resolution</ResourceName>
      <AlternateName>GOES 8 SEM data</AlternateName>
      <ReleaseDate>2011-11-14T19:38:03Z</ReleaseDate>
      <Description>This GOES 8 SEM  data set contains various parameters at 5 min resolution. Within the data files is the Xray flux for two wavelength ranges, the magnetic field vectors, the &gt;2 MeV uncorrected elecron fluxes, and the uncorrected alpha-particle fluxes for several energy ranges.</Description>
      <Acknowledgement>NOAA Environmental Research Laboratories;  Dr. Herbert H. Sauer; Dr. Terry Onsager;  Dr. Howard Singer; Mr. Howard Garcia</Acknowledgement>
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        <PersonID>spase://SMWG/Person/Herbert.H.Sauer</PersonID>
        <Role>PrincipalInvestigator</Role>
      </Contact>
      <Contact>
        <PersonID>spase://SMWG/Person/Terry.Onsager</PersonID>
        <Role>PrincipalInvestigator</Role>
      </Contact>
      <Contact>
        <PersonID>spase://SMWG/Person/Howard.J.Singer</PersonID>
        <Role>PrincipalInvestigator</Role>
      </Contact>
      <Contact>
        <PersonID>spase://SMWG/Person/Howard.A.Garcia</PersonID>
        <Role>PrincipalInvestigator</Role>
      </Contact>
      <Contact>
        <PersonID>spase://SMWG/Person/James.M.Weygand</PersonID>
        <Role>MetadataContact</Role>
      </Contact>
      <InformationURL>
        <Name>GOES 8 Energetic Particle Monitor</Name>
        <URL>http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/nmc/experimentDisplay.do?id=1994-022A-05</URL>
        <Description>Introduction to the GOES 8 Energetic Particle Sensor.</Description>
      </InformationURL>
      <InformationURL>
        <Name>GOES 8 Energetic Particle Sensor Data File Information</Name>
        <URL>http://goes.ngdc.noaa.gov/software/part.txt</URL>
        <Description>Additional GOES EPM information.</Description>
      </InformationURL>
      <InformationURL>
        <Name>GOES 8 Energetic Particle Sensor Additional Data File Information</Name>
        <URL>ftp://satdat.ngdc.noaa.gov/sem/goes/data/full/readme.txt</URL>
        <Description>Additional GOES EPM data file information.</Description>
      </InformationURL>
      <InformationURL>
        <Name>GOES 8 Triaxial Fluxgate Magnetometer</Name>
        <URL>http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/nmc/experimentDisplay.do?id=1994-022A-04</URL>
        <Description>Introduction to the GOES 8 Triaxial Fluxgate Magnetometer.</Description>
      </InformationURL>
      <InformationURL>
        <Name>GOES 8 Space Environment Monitor</Name>
        <URL>http://goes.ngdc.noaa.gov/data/full/readme.txt</URL>
        <Description>Additional GOES Triaxial Fluxgate Magnetometer information.</Description>
      </InformationURL>
      <InformationURL>
        <Name>GOES 8 Triaxial Fluxgate Magnetometer Example ASCII file</Name>
        <URL>http://goes.ngdc.noaa.gov/software/mag.txt</URL>
        <Description>Additional GOES Triaxial Fluxgate Magnetometer header information.</Description>
      </InformationURL>
      <InformationURL>
        <Name>GOES 8 Solar X-Ray Monitor</Name>
        <URL>http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/nmc/experimentDisplay.do?id=1994-022A-03</URL>
        <Description>Additional GOES Solar X-Ray Monitor information.</Description>
      </InformationURL>
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    <AccessInformation>
      <RepositoryID>spase://SMWG/Repository/NOAA/SEC</RepositoryID>
      <Availability>Online</Availability>
      <AccessRights>Open</AccessRights>
      <AccessURL>
        <Name>Direct access to the GOES 8 SEM data</Name>
        <URL>http://goes.ngdc.noaa.gov/data/avg/</URL>
        <Description>Direct link to the GOES 8 SEM data in ASCII format as well as the energetic particle data from other GOES spacecraft. The data are sorted by year. The file names indicates the data type, spacecraft number, year, month, and resolution. For example, A0558606.FIT indicates the type of particle data (A) for spacecraft 5 (05) at 5 min resolution (5) from June 1986 (8606).</Description>
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      <Format>Text</Format>
      <Encoding>None</Encoding>
      <Acknowledgement>NOAA Environmental Research Laboratories;  Dr. Herbert H. Sauer; Dr. Terry Onsager; Dr. Howard Singer; Mr. Howard Garcia</Acknowledgement>
    </AccessInformation>
    <ProcessingLevel>Calibrated</ProcessingLevel>
    <ProviderResourceName>NOAA GOES 8 SEM</ProviderResourceName>
    <ProviderProcessingLevel>Level-0</ProviderProcessingLevel>
    <InstrumentID>spase://SMWG/Instrument/GOES/8/SEM</InstrumentID>
    <MeasurementType>EnergeticParticles</MeasurementType>
    <MeasurementType>MagneticField</MeasurementType>
    <MeasurementType>Irradiance</MeasurementType>
    <TemporalDescription>
      <TimeSpan>
        <StartDate>1995-03-01T00:00:00</StartDate>
        <StopDate>2003-06-30T00:00:00</StopDate>
        <Note>Time format in data files is YYMMDD HHMM DOY (2 digit year, 2 digit month, 2 digit day, 2 digit hour, 2 digit minute, and 3 digit day of year.</Note>
      </TimeSpan>
      <Cadence>PT5M</Cadence>
    </TemporalDescription>
    <Keyword>5 min</Keyword>
    <Keyword>geosynchronous</Keyword>
    <Keyword>GOES</Keyword>
    <Keyword>energetic particle monitor</Keyword>
    <Keyword>energetic particles</Keyword>
    <Keyword>magnetic field</Keyword>
    <Keyword>xray monitor</Keyword>
    <Parameter>
      <Name>Date and Time</Name>
      <ParameterKey>Time</ParameterKey>
      <Description>Time is given in 3 columns. Time format in data files is YYMMDD HHMM DOY (2 digit year, 2 digit month, 2 digit day, 2 digit hour, 2 digit minute, and 3 digit day of year.</Description>
      <Structure>
        <Size>3</Size>
        <Description>Time array</Description>
        <Element>
          <Name>Year Month Day (2 digit year, 2 digit month, 2 digit day)</Name>
          <Index>1</Index>
          <ParameterKey>YYMMDD</ParameterKey>
        </Element>
        <Element>
          <Name>Hour Minute (2 digit hour, 2 digit min)</Name>
          <Index>2</Index>
          <ParameterKey>HHMM</ParameterKey>
        </Element>
        <Element>
          <Name>Day of Year</Name>
          <Index>2</Index>
          <ParameterKey>DOY</ParameterKey>
          <Units>Days</Units>
        </Element>
      </Structure>
      <Support>
        <SupportQuantity>Temporal</SupportQuantity>
      </Support>
    </Parameter>
    <Parameter>
      <Name>Solar X-Ray Monitor</Name>
      <ParameterKey>Solar X-Ray Flux</ParameterKey>
      <Description>Solar X-Ray monitor flux in Two different wavelength ranges in units of Watts/Meter^2. </Description>
      <Units>W/m^2</Units>
      <Structure>
        <Size>2</Size>
        <Description>Solar X-ray monitor fluxes from two wavelength ranges: 1-8 Ang and .5-4 Ang.</Description>
        <Element>
          <Name>1-8 Ang X-ray Fluxes</Name>
          <Index>1</Index>
          <ParameterKey>XL</ParameterKey>
        </Element>
        <Element>
          <Name>.5-3 Ang X-ray Flux</Name>
          <Index>2</Index>
          <ParameterKey>XS</ParameterKey>
        </Element>
      </Structure>
      <FillValue>3.27E+04</FillValue>
      <Wave>
        <WaveType>Photon</WaveType>
        <Qualifier>Scalar</Qualifier>
        <WaveQuantity>Intensity</WaveQuantity>
      </Wave>
    </Parameter>
    <Parameter>
      <Name>Triaxial Fluxgate Magnetometer Magnetic Field Vectors at 5 min  Resolution Data in Spacecraft Coordinates</Name>
      <ParameterKey>Magnetic Field Vectors</ParameterKey>
      <Description>Magnetic field vector in spacecraft coordinates in units of 0.1 nT. The values must be divided by a factor of 10 to nT. HP  is parallel to the satellite spin axis, which is itself: perpendicular to the satellite's orbital plane.  HE lies parallel: to the satellite-earth center line and points earthward.  HN is: perpendicular to both HP and HE, and points eastward for GOES 8.</Description>
      <Units>0.1*nT</Units>
      <UnitsConversion>1e-10&gt;T</UnitsConversion>
      <CoordinateSystem>
        <CoordinateRepresentation>Cartesian</CoordinateRepresentation>
        <CoordinateSystemName>SC</CoordinateSystemName>
      </CoordinateSystem>
      <Structure>
        <Size>4</Size>
        <Description>HP  is parallel to the satellite spin axis, which is itself: perpendicular to the satellite's orbital plane. HE lies parallel: to the satellite-earth center line and points earthward. HN is: perpendicular to both HP and HE, and point eastward for GOES 8.</Description>
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          <Name>MAGNETIC "NORTHWARD" COMPONENT</Name>
          <Qualifier>Component.I</Qualifier>
          <Index>1</Index>
          <ParameterKey>Hp</ParameterKey>
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        <Element>
          <Name>MAGNETIC "EARTHWARD" COMPONENT</Name>
          <Qualifier>Component.J</Qualifier>
          <Index>2</Index>
          <ParameterKey>He</ParameterKey>
        </Element>
        <Element>
          <Name>MAGNETIC "EASTWARD" COMPONENT</Name>
          <Qualifier>Component.K</Qualifier>
          <Index>3</Index>
          <ParameterKey>Hn</ParameterKey>
        </Element>
        <Element>
          <Name>Total Magnetic Field</Name>
          <Qualifier>Magnitude</Qualifier>
          <Index>3</Index>
          <ParameterKey>Ht</ParameterKey>
        </Element>
      </Structure>
      <FillValue>327.11</FillValue>
      <Field>
        <Qualifier>Vector</Qualifier>
        <FieldQuantity>Magnetic</FieldQuantity>
      </Field>
    </Parameter>
    <Parameter>
      <Name>2 MeV electrons</Name>
      <ParameterKey>E1</ParameterKey>
      <Description>Uncorrected &gt;=2 MeV electrons number fluxes in units of (Counts/cm2 sec sr). These values are especially unreliable during ion storms.</Description>
      <Units>Counts/cm2 sec sr</Units>
      <Particle>
        <ParticleType>Electron</ParticleType>
        <Qualifier>Magnitude</Qualifier>
        <ParticleQuantity>NumberFlux</ParticleQuantity>
      </Particle>
    </Parameter>
    <Parameter>
      <Name>Uncorrected Alpha Particles</Name>
      <ParameterKey>alpha-particles</ParameterKey>
      <Description>Uncorrected alpha-particle number fluxes in units of Counts/cm2 sec sr MeV for 6 different energy channels. </Description>
      <Units>Counts/cm2 sec sr MeV</Units>
      <Structure>
        <Size>6</Size>
        <Description>Each Name provides the energy range for each channel.</Description>
        <Element>
          <Name>4.0 -   10.0 MeV alpha-particles (Counts/cm2 sec sr MeV) Uncorrected</Name>
          <Qualifier>Scalar</Qualifier>
          <Index>1</Index>
          <ParameterKey>A1</ParameterKey>
        </Element>
        <Element>
          <Name>10.0 -  21.0 MeV alpha-particles (Counts/cm2 sec sr MeV) Uncorrected</Name>
          <Qualifier>Scalar</Qualifier>
          <Index>2</Index>
          <ParameterKey>A2</ParameterKey>
        </Element>
        <Element>
          <Name>21.0 -  60.0 MeV alpha-particles (Counts/cm2 sec sr MeV) Uncorrected</Name>
          <Qualifier>Scalar</Qualifier>
          <Index>3</Index>
          <ParameterKey>A3</ParameterKey>
        </Element>
        <Element>
          <Name>60.0 - 150.0 MeV alpha-particles (Counts/cm2 sec sr MeV) Uncorrected</Name>
          <Qualifier>Scalar</Qualifier>
          <Index>4</Index>
          <ParameterKey>A4</ParameterKey>
        </Element>
        <Element>
          <Name>150.0 - 250.0 MeV alpha-particles (Counts/cm2 sec sr MeV) Uncorrected</Name>
          <Qualifier>Scalar</Qualifier>
          <Index>5</Index>
          <ParameterKey>A5</ParameterKey>
        </Element>
        <Element>
          <Name>300.0 - 500.0 MeV alpha-particles (Counts/cm2 sec sr MeV) Uncorrected</Name>
          <Qualifier>Scalar</Qualifier>
          <Index>6</Index>
          <ParameterKey>A6</ParameterKey>
        </Element>
      </Structure>
      <FillValue>3.27E+04</FillValue>
      <Particle>
        <ParticleType>AlphaParticle</ParticleType>
        <Qualifier>Scalar</Qualifier>
        <ParticleQuantity>NumberFlux</ParticleQuantity>
        <AtomicNumber>2</AtomicNumber>
      </Particle>
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