! Skeleton table for the "wi_m0_swe_00000000_v01" CDF. ! Generated: Friday, 25-May-2007 13:37:07 ! CDF created/modified by CDF V2.7.2 ! Skeleton table created by CDF V2.7.2 #header CDF NAME: wi_m0_swe_00000000_v01 DATA ENCODING: NETWORK MAJORITY: ROW FORMAT: SINGLE ! Variables G.Attributes V.Attributes Records Dims Sizes ! --------- ------------ ------------ ------- ---- ----- 0/10 25 24 0/z 0 #GLOBALattributes ! Attribute Entry Data ! Name Number Type Value ! --------- ------ ---- ----- "Project" 1: CDF_CHAR { "ISTP" } . "Source_name" 1: CDF_CHAR { "WIND>Wind Interplanetary " - "Plasma Laboratory" } . "Discipline" 1: CDF_CHAR { "Space " - "Physics>Interplanetary " - "Studies" } . "Data_type" 1: CDF_CHAR { "M0>9 sec pitch-angle " - "distribution averages" } . "Descriptor" 1: CDF_CHAR { "SWE>Solar Wind Experiment" } . "File_naming_convention" 1: CDF_CHAR { "source_datatype_descriptor" } . "Data_version" 1: CDF_CHAR { "1" } . "PI_name" 1: CDF_CHAR { "K. Ogilvie" } . "PI_affiliation" 1: CDF_CHAR { "NASA/GSFC" } . "TEXT" 1: CDF_CHAR { "Explanatory notes:..The " - "electron pitch-angle " - "distribution averages " - "included in this data set " - "are derived from " - "integrating the electron " - "pitch-angle distributions " - "measured by the Wind/SWE " - "electron instrument (see " - 'Ogilvie et al., "SWE, a ' - "comprehensive plasma " - "instrument for the Wind " - 'spacecraft", Space Sci. ' - "Rev., 71, 55, 1955). " - "Averages of phase-space " - "density (f) over key " - "regions of the unit sphere" - " (the set of all possible " - "electron velocity " - "directions) are computed " - "from 9s measurements which" - " are usually separated by " - "one or more 3s " - "spin-periods. These " - "quantities are reliable " - "and citable with caution, " - "meaning that the PI " - "advises that the user " - "should discuss their " - "interpretations with a " - "member of the SWE science " - "team before " - "publishing...The following" - " comments are intended to " - "aid in the use and " - "interpretation of the " - "averages reported in this " - "data set. We begin this " - "analysis with a measure of" - " f for each pitch-angle " - "bin, six degrees in width," - " from 0 degrees (flux " - "nearly parallel to B) to " - "180 degrees (flux nearly " - "anti-parallel with B). " - "The f values for " - "pitch-angles from 0-90 " - "degrees (parallel " - "streaming) are integrated " - "(with angluar weighting " - "and assumptions of " - "gyrotropy) over this " - "half-sphere, then averaged" - " by dividing out the 2-pi " - "solid angle of the " - "half-sphere; the result " - "being referred to as the " - "'f_para' average. " - "Similarly, the 'f_perp' " - "(flux nearly perpendicular" - " to B) average is the " - "result of integrating f " - "for pitch-angles from " - "60-120 degrees (a region " - "also 2-pi in solid angle)." - " Next, the 'f_anti' (flux" - " nearly anti-parallel to " - "B) average covers the " - 'half-sphere of "backward" ' - "streaming electrons; " - "having pitch-angles from " - "90-180 degrees. Finally, " - "the 'f_omni' " - "(omni-directional) average" - " provides the integral of " - "f over the full sphere, " - "divided by the full 4-pi " - "solid angle; providing a " - "measure of total electron " - "flux into the region of " - "observation...The above " - "analysis is carried out " - "for each of 13 energy " - "channels: E = 19.34, " - "38.68, 58.03, 77.37, " - "96.71, 116.1, 193.4, " - "290.1, 425.5, 580.3, " - "773.7, 1006., and 1238. " - "eV. For reference, the " - "electron speeds (|V|, in " - "cm/s) corresponding to " - "these energies are " - "reported in this data set." - " Hence the data set " - "reported here contains: " - "f_para, f_perp, f_anti, " - "f_omni (for each of 13 " - "values of E), and the 13 " - "values of |V| (constant, " - "included for reference).." } . "Instrument_type" 1: CDF_CHAR { "Plasma and Solar Wind" } . "Mission_group" 1: CDF_CHAR { "Wind" } . "Logical_source" 1: CDF_CHAR { "wi_m0_swe" } . "Logical_file_id" 1: CDF_CHAR { "wi_m0_swe_00000000_v01" } . "Logical_source_description" 1: CDF_CHAR { "Wind SOLAR WIND EXPERIMENT" - " 9 sec solar wind electron" - " pitch-angle distribution " - "averages" } . "Time_resolution" 1: CDF_CHAR { "9 seconds" } . "Rules_of_use" . "Generated_by" . "Generation_date" 1: CDF_CHAR { "20070525" } . "Acknowledgement" . "MODS" 1: CDF_CHAR { "Skeleton created 5/25/2007" } . "ADID_ref" . "LINK_TEXT" . "LINK_TITLE" . "HTTP_LINK" . #VARIABLEattributes "CATDESC" "DEPEND_0" "DEPEND_1" "DEPEND_2" "DEPEND_3" "DICT_KEY" "DISPLAY_TYPE" "FIELDNAM" "FILLVAL" "FORMAT" "LABLAXIS" "LABL_PTR_1" "LABL_PTR_2" "LABL_PTR_3" "UNITS" "UNIT_PTR" "VALIDMIN" "VALIDMAX" "VAR_TYPE" "SCALETYP" "SCAL_PTR" "VAR_NOTES" "MONOTON" "FORM_PTR" #variables ! No rVariables. #zVariables ! Variable Data Number Record Dimension ! Name Type Elements Dims Sizes Variance Variances ! -------- ---- -------- ---- ----- -------- --------- "Epoch" CDF_EPOCH 1 0 T ! Attribute Data ! Name Type Value ! -------- ---- ----- "CATDESC" CDF_CHAR { "Default time" } "FIELDNAM" CDF_CHAR { "Epoch" } "FILLVAL" CDF_EPOCH { 31-Dec-9999 23:59:59.999 } "VALIDMIN" CDF_EPOCH { 01-Jan-1990 00:00:00.000 } "VALIDMAX" CDF_EPOCH { 31-Dec-2029 23:59:59.999 } "VAR_TYPE" CDF_CHAR { "support_data" } "SCALETYP" CDF_CHAR { "linear" } "MONOTON" CDF_CHAR { "INCREASE" } . ! RV values were not requested. ! Variable Data Number Record Dimension ! Name Type Elements Dims Sizes Variance Variances ! -------- ---- -------- ---- ----- -------- --------- "Ve" CDF_REAL4 1 1 13 T T ! Attribute Data ! Name Type Value ! -------- ---- ----- "CATDESC" CDF_CHAR { "Electron speed" } "DEPEND_0" CDF_CHAR { "Epoch" } "DICT_KEY" CDF_CHAR { "velocity>electron" } "FIELDNAM" CDF_CHAR { "Ve" } "FILLVAL" CDF_REAL4 { -1.0e+31 } "FORMAT" CDF_CHAR { "E12.5" } "LABLAXIS" CDF_CHAR { "Ve" } "UNITS" CDF_CHAR { "cm/s" } "VALIDMIN" CDF_REAL4 { 0.0 } "VALIDMAX" CDF_REAL4 { 1.0e+10 } "VAR_TYPE" CDF_CHAR { "support_data" } "SCALETYP" CDF_CHAR { "linear" } "VAR_NOTES" CDF_CHAR { "electron speeds corresponding to fluxes" } . ! RV values were not requested. ! Variable Data Number Record Dimension ! Name Type Elements Dims Sizes Variance Variances ! -------- ---- -------- ---- ----- -------- --------- "f_para" CDF_REAL4 1 1 13 T T ! Attribute Data ! Name Type Value ! -------- ---- ----- "CATDESC" CDF_CHAR { "Electron flux, parallel average" } "DEPEND_0" CDF_CHAR { "Epoch" } "DICT_KEY" CDF_CHAR { "particle_flux>electron" } "DISPLAY_TYPE" CDF_CHAR { "time_series" } "FIELDNAM" CDF_CHAR { "f_para" } "FILLVAL" CDF_REAL4 { -1.0e+31 } "FORMAT" CDF_CHAR { "E12.5" } "LABL_PTR_1" CDF_CHAR { "f_para_LABL" } "UNITS" CDF_CHAR { "#/[cc*(cm/s)^3*str]" } "VALIDMIN" CDF_REAL4 { 1.0e-33 } "VALIDMAX" CDF_REAL4 { 1.0e-23 } "VAR_TYPE" CDF_CHAR { "data" } "SCALETYP" CDF_CHAR { "log" } "VAR_NOTES" CDF_CHAR { "For each flux value, f_para[i], Ve[i] " - "gives the corresponding electron speed" - " (cm/s)." } . ! RV values were not requested. ! Variable Data Number Record Dimension ! Name Type Elements Dims Sizes Variance Variances ! -------- ---- -------- ---- ----- -------- --------- "f_perp" CDF_REAL4 1 1 13 T T ! Attribute Data ! Name Type Value ! -------- ---- ----- "CATDESC" CDF_CHAR { "Electron flux, perpendicular average" } "DEPEND_0" CDF_CHAR { "Epoch" } "DICT_KEY" CDF_CHAR { "particle_flux>electron" } "DISPLAY_TYPE" CDF_CHAR { "time_series" } "FIELDNAM" CDF_CHAR { "f_perp" } "FILLVAL" CDF_REAL4 { -1.0e+31 } "FORMAT" CDF_CHAR { "E12.5" } "LABL_PTR_1" CDF_CHAR { "f_perp_LABL" } "UNITS" CDF_CHAR { "#/[cc*(cm/s)^3*str]" } "VALIDMIN" CDF_REAL4 { 1.0e-33 } "VALIDMAX" CDF_REAL4 { 1.0e-23 } "VAR_TYPE" CDF_CHAR { "data" } "SCALETYP" CDF_CHAR { "log" } "VAR_NOTES" CDF_CHAR { "For each flux value, f_perp[i], Ve[i] " - "gives the corresponding electron speed" - " (cm/s)." } . ! RV values were not requested. ! Variable Data Number Record Dimension ! Name Type Elements Dims Sizes Variance Variances ! -------- ---- -------- ---- ----- -------- --------- "f_anti" CDF_REAL4 1 1 13 T T ! Attribute Data ! Name Type Value ! -------- ---- ----- "CATDESC" CDF_CHAR { "Electron flux, anti-parallel average" } "DEPEND_0" CDF_CHAR { "Epoch" } "DICT_KEY" CDF_CHAR { "particle_flux>electron" } "DISPLAY_TYPE" CDF_CHAR { "time_series" } "FIELDNAM" CDF_CHAR { "f_anti" } "FILLVAL" CDF_REAL4 { -1.0e+31 } "FORMAT" CDF_CHAR { "E12.5" } "LABL_PTR_1" CDF_CHAR { "f_anti_LABL" } "UNITS" CDF_CHAR { "#/[cc*(cm/s)^3*str]" } "VALIDMIN" CDF_REAL4 { 1.0e-33 } "VALIDMAX" CDF_REAL4 { 1.0e-23 } "VAR_TYPE" CDF_CHAR { "data" } "SCALETYP" CDF_CHAR { "log" } "VAR_NOTES" CDF_CHAR { "For each flux value, f_anti[i], Ve[i] " - "gives the corresponding electron speed" - " (cm/s)." } . ! RV values were not requested. ! Variable Data Number Record Dimension ! Name Type Elements Dims Sizes Variance Variances ! -------- ---- -------- ---- ----- -------- --------- "f_omni" CDF_REAL4 1 1 13 T T ! Attribute Data ! Name Type Value ! -------- ---- ----- "CATDESC" CDF_CHAR { "Electron flux, omni-directional average" } "DEPEND_0" CDF_CHAR { "Epoch" } "DICT_KEY" CDF_CHAR { "particle_flux>electron" } "DISPLAY_TYPE" CDF_CHAR { "time_series" } "FIELDNAM" CDF_CHAR { "f_omni" } "FILLVAL" CDF_REAL4 { -1.0e+31 } "FORMAT" CDF_CHAR { "E12.5" } "LABL_PTR_1" CDF_CHAR { "f_omni_LABL" } "UNITS" CDF_CHAR { "#/[cc*(cm/s)^3*str]" } "VALIDMIN" CDF_REAL4 { 1.0e-33 } "VALIDMAX" CDF_REAL4 { 1.0e-23 } "VAR_TYPE" CDF_CHAR { "data" } "SCALETYP" CDF_CHAR { "log" } "VAR_NOTES" CDF_CHAR { "For each flux value, f_omni[i], Ve[i] " - "gives the corresponding electron speed" - " (cm/s)." } . ! RV values were not requested. ! Variable Data Number Record Dimension ! Name Type Elements Dims Sizes Variance Variances ! -------- ---- -------- ---- ----- -------- --------- "f_para_LABL" CDF_CHAR 20 1 13 F T ! Attribute Data ! Name Type Value ! -------- ---- ----- "CATDESC" CDF_CHAR { "f_para_LABL" } "FIELDNAM" CDF_CHAR { "f_para_LABL" } "FORMAT" CDF_CHAR { "A21" } "VAR_TYPE" CDF_CHAR { "metadata" } . ! NRV values follow... [1] = { "f_para @ Ve[0] " } [2] = { "f_para @ Ve[1] " } [3] = { "f_para @ Ve[2] " } [4] = { "f_para @ Ve[3] " } [5] = { "f_para @ Ve[4] " } [6] = { "f_para @ Ve[5] " } [7] = { "f_para @ Ve[6] " } [8] = { "f_para @ Ve[7] " } [9] = { "f_para @ Ve[8] " } [10] = { "f_para @ Ve[9] " } [11] = { "f_para @ Ve[10] " } [12] = { "f_para @ Ve[11] " } [13] = { "f_para @ Ve[12] " } ! Variable Data Number Record Dimension ! Name Type Elements Dims Sizes Variance Variances ! -------- ---- -------- ---- ----- -------- --------- "f_perp_LABL" CDF_CHAR 20 1 13 F T ! Attribute Data ! Name Type Value ! -------- ---- ----- "CATDESC" CDF_CHAR { "f_perp_LABL" } "FIELDNAM" CDF_CHAR { "f_perp_LABL" } "FORMAT" CDF_CHAR { "A21" } "VAR_TYPE" CDF_CHAR { "metadata" } . ! NRV values follow... [1] = { "f_perp @ Ve[0] " } [2] = { "f_perp @ Ve[1] " } [3] = { "f_perp @ Ve[2] " } [4] = { "f_perp @ Ve[3] " } [5] = { "f_perp @ Ve[4] " } [6] = { "f_perp @ Ve[5] " } [7] = { "f_perp @ Ve[6] " } [8] = { "f_perp @ Ve[7] " } [9] = { "f_perp @ Ve[8] " } [10] = { "f_perp @ Ve[9] " } [11] = { "f_perp @ Ve[10] " } [12] = { "f_perp @ Ve[11] " } [13] = { "f_perp @ Ve[12] " } ! Variable Data Number Record Dimension ! Name Type Elements Dims Sizes Variance Variances ! -------- ---- -------- ---- ----- -------- --------- "f_anti_LABL" CDF_CHAR 20 1 13 F T ! Attribute Data ! Name Type Value ! -------- ---- ----- "CATDESC" CDF_CHAR { "f_anti_LABL" } "FIELDNAM" CDF_CHAR { "f_anti_LABL" } "FORMAT" CDF_CHAR { "A21" } "VAR_TYPE" CDF_CHAR { "metadata" } . ! NRV values follow... [1] = { "f_anti @ Ve[0] " } [2] = { "f_anti @ Ve[1] " } [3] = { "f_anti @ Ve[2] " } [4] = { "f_anti @ Ve[3] " } [5] = { "f_anti @ Ve[4] " } [6] = { "f_anti @ Ve[5] " } [7] = { "f_anti @ Ve[6] " } [8] = { "f_anti @ Ve[7] " } [9] = { "f_anti @ Ve[8] " } [10] = { "f_anti @ Ve[9] " } [11] = { "f_anti @ Ve[10] " } [12] = { "f_anti @ Ve[11] " } [13] = { "f_anti @ Ve[12] " } ! Variable Data Number Record Dimension ! Name Type Elements Dims Sizes Variance Variances ! -------- ---- -------- ---- ----- -------- --------- "f_omni_LABL" CDF_CHAR 20 1 13 F T ! Attribute Data ! Name Type Value ! -------- ---- ----- "CATDESC" CDF_CHAR { "f_omni_LABL" } "FIELDNAM" CDF_CHAR { "f_omni_LABL" } "FORMAT" CDF_CHAR { "A21" } "VAR_TYPE" CDF_CHAR { "metadata" } . ! NRV values follow... [1] = { "f_omni @ Ve[0] " } [2] = { "f_omni @ Ve[1] " } [3] = { "f_omni @ Ve[2] " } [4] = { "f_omni @ Ve[3] " } [5] = { "f_omni @ Ve[4] " } [6] = { "f_omni @ Ve[5] " } [7] = { "f_omni @ Ve[6] " } [8] = { "f_omni @ Ve[7] " } [9] = { "f_omni @ Ve[8] " } [10] = { "f_omni @ Ve[9] " } [11] = { "f_omni @ Ve[10] " } [12] = { "f_omni @ Ve[11] " } [13] = { "f_omni @ Ve[12] " } #end