ATMOWeb: Satellite Observations of Ionosphere and Upper Atmosphere


SPDF ATMOSPHERIC EXPLORER-C (AE-C) DATA SCATTER PLOT

This interface provides listing and plotting capabilities for the 15-second merged mission data (79 science parameters and 9 orbit parameters) from the AE-C spacecraft. AE-C was first in an elliptical orbit until mid-75, than changed to a circular orbit at about 300km, and the orbit altitude was changed to about 400 km in mid-77. AE-C's orbit inclination was 68 degrees.

Note: Because of duty cycle limitations there are many data gaps (even several days). The daily ASCII files at our spdf site provide an indication of which days are available.

* Description of spacecraft, experiments and data

Time span of the data set: 1973-12-16 - 1978-12-11

Please Fill the Form below, then Submit Query to start operations:

*Select an activity
     Scatter plot/regression fit (max # points = 30000)     List data

Enter start and stop dates and times
[Format: YYYYMMDDHH, Valid range: 1973121600 - 1978121123]
   Start time      Stop time

*Select X and Y variables and optional low/high filter values for any variable
Variable name X/Y axes Optional values:
Low    High
Orbit/Attitude Parameters
Altitude [km] X-axis Y-axis   
Latitude [degree] X-axis Y-axis   
Longitude [degree] X-axis Y-axis   
Local Time [hour] X-axis Y-axis   
Local Magnetic Time [hour] X-axis Y-axis   
L-shell parameter [Re] X-axis Y-axis   
Magnetic inclination [degree] X-axis Y-axis   
Solar zenith angle [degree] X-axis Y-axis   
Orbit number X-axis Y-axis   
Bennett Ion Mass Spectrometer (BIMS)
H+ [cm-3] X-axis Y-axis   
He+ [cm-3] X-axis Y-axis   
N+ [cm-3] X-axis Y-axis   
O+ [cm-3] X-axis Y-axis   
N2+ [cm-3] X-axis Y-axis   
NO+ [cm-3] X-axis Y-axis   
O2+ [cm-3] X-axis Y-axis   
Total ion density [cm-3] X-axis Y-axis   
Special ion #2 [cm-3] X-axis Y-axis   
Fe+ [cm-3] X-axis Y-axis   
Cylindrical Electrostatic Probe (CEP)
Electron temperature [K] X-axis Y-axis   
Total ion density [cm-3] X-axis Y-axis   
Spacecraft potential [V] X-axis Y-axis   
Mean ion mass [AMU] X-axis Y-axis   
Low-Energy Electron Spectrometer (LEE)
Electron total energy flux [ergs/(cm2 s sr)] X-axis Y-axis   
Electron characteristic density [cm-3] X-axis Y-axis   
Electron characteristic energy [keV] X-axis Y-axis   
Electron correlation coefficient X-axis Y-axis   
Proton total energy flux [ergs/(cm2 s sr)] X-axis Y-axis   
Proton characteristic density [cm-3] X-axis Y-axis   
Proton characteristic energy [keV] X-axis Y-axis   
Proton correlation coefficient X-axis Y-axis   
Miniature Electrostatic Accelerometer (MESA)
Neutral density [g/cm3] X-axis Y-axis   
Traverse wind component [m/s] X-axis Y-axis   
Magnetic Ion Mass Spectrometer (MIMS)
H+ [cm--3] X-axis Y-axis   
D+ [cm-3] X-axis Y-axis   
He+ [cm-3] X-axis Y-axis   
O++ [cm-3] X-axis Y-axis   
N+ [cm-3] X-axis Y-axis   
O+ [cm-3] X-axis Y-axis   
Mg+ [cm-3] X-axis Y-axis   
N2+ [cm-3] X-axis Y-axis   
NO+ [cm-3] X-axis Y-axis   
O2+ [cm-3] X-axis Y-axis   
Neutral Atmosphere Composition Experiment (NACE)
N2 [cm-3] X-axis Y-axis   
O [cm-3] X-axis Y-axis   
He [cm-3] X-axis Y-axis   
Ar [cm-3] X-axis Y-axis   
NO [cm-3] X-axis Y-axis   
Total Oxygen [cm-3] X-axis Y-axis   
Neutral Atmosphere Temperature Experiment (NATE)
Neutral temperature [K] X-axis Y-axis   
N2 [cm-3] X-axis Y-axis   
Total Oxygen (O+2*O2) [cm-3] X-axis Y-axis   
He [cm-3] X-axis Y-axis   
Ar [cm-3] X-axis Y-axis   
Vertical wind (+ upward) [m/s] X-axis Y-axis   
Open-Source Neutral Mass Spectrometer (OSS)
N2 [cm-3] X-axis Y-axis   
O2 [cm-3] X-axis Y-axis   
He [cm-3] X-axis Y-axis   
O [cm-3] X-axis Y-axis   
Ar [cm-3] X-axis Y-axis   
Special (O/2+O2) [cm-3] X-axis Y-axis   
N [cm-3] X-axis Y-axis   
PhotoElectron Spectrometer (PES)
Flux 2-3 eV [1/(cm2 eV s sr)] X-axis Y-axis   
Flux 7-9 eV [1/(cm2 eV s sr)] X-axis Y-axis   
Flux 12-17 eV [1/(cm2 eV s sr)] X-axis Y-axis   
Flux 25-30 eV [1/(cm2 eV s sr)] X-axis Y-axis   
Flux 37-47 eV [1/(cm2 eV s sr)] X-axis Y-axis   
Flux 100-500 eV [1/(cm2 eV s sr)] X-axis Y-axis   
Retarding Potential Analyzer (RPA)
Ion temperature [K] X-axis Y-axis   
Total ion density (Ni) [cm-3] X-axis Y-axis   
Ion drift normal to RPA (VD) [m/s] X-axis Y-axis   
Spacecraft Potential [V] X-axis Y-axis   
Transverse vertical ion drift (VD=0) [m/s] X-axis Y-axis   
Transv. horizontal ion drift (VD=0) [m/s] X-axis Y-axis   
SIGMA (Delta Ni)/Ni X-axis Y-axis   
Additional parameter #1 X-axis Y-axis   
Additional parameter #2 X-axis Y-axis   
UltraViolet Nitric Oxide Spectrometer (UVNO)
NO scale height [km] X-axis Y-axis   
NO density [cm-3] X-axis Y-axis   
NO density at 150 KM X-axis Y-axis   
Maximum NO density [cm-3] X-axis Y-axis   
Altitude of NO maximum [km] X-axis Y-axis   
Visible Airglow Experiment (VAE)
CH1: up; CH2: 3371 A [Rayleighs] X-axis Y-axis   
CH1: down; CH2: 4278 A [Rayleighs] X-axis Y-axis   
CH1: back; CH2: 5200 A [Rayleighs] X-axis Y-axis   
CH1: forward; CH2: 5577 A [Rayleighs] X-axis Y-axis   
CH2: up; CH2: 6300 A [Rayleighs] X-axis Y-axis   
CH2: down; CH2: 7319 A [Rayleighs] X-axis Y-axis   
* User may select the fitting method
    No fitting      Delta-Y method(N<30000)

*Advanced plot selections (optional)
X-axes type: Y-axes type:
View mode: Character size (0.5-2.0):
Plot symbol: Symbol size (0.1-4.0):
Image size (pixels): X: Y: Connect style:

Send questions about ATMOWeb data to Dr. Dieter Bilitza
Send questions about ATMOWeb system/interface to: Dr. Natalia Papitashvili
NASA Official: Robert Candey (Robert.M.Candey@nasa.gov), Head of the Space Physics Data Facility