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Table 3. The Swarm Level-2 products.

From: The Swarm Satellite Constellation Application and Research Facility (SCARF) and Swarm data products

Science Objective

Name

Format

Description

(needed for Level-1b processing)

MSW_EUL_2_

ASCII

Time series of Euler angles describing transformation from STR-CRF to VFM frame for all three Swarm satellites (3 × 3 Euler angles)

Core field

MCO_SHA_2_

ASCII

Spherical harmonic model of the core field and its temporal variation

Lithospheric field

MLI_SHA_2_

ASCII

Spherical harmonic model of the lithospheric field

Electrical conductivity of the mantle

MIN_1DM_2_

ASCII

1D model of mantle conductivity

 

MIN_3DM_2_

ASCII

3D model of mantle conductivity

 

MCR_1DM_2_

ASCII

1D C-responses

 

MCR_3DM_2_

ASCII

3D C-response maps

External current systems

MMA_SHA_2_

CDF

Spherical harmonic model of the large-scale magnetospheric field and its Earth-induced counterpart

 

MIO_SHA_2_

ASCII

Spherical harmonic model of the daily geomagnetic variation at middle latitudes (Sq) and low latitudes (EEJ)

Precise Orbit Determination (POD)

SP3xCOM_2_

SP3

Time series of position and velocity of the center of mass for satellite x (x = A, BorC)

 

ACCxCAL_2_

CDF

Accelerometer calibration parameters for satellite x

 

ACCxPOD_2_

CDF

Time series of non-gravitational accelerations estimated for satellite x

Magnetic Forcing of the Upper Atmosphere

ACCx_AE 2_

CDF

Time series of calibrated and pre-processed accelerometer observations and of aerodynamic accelerations for satellite x

 

DNSxWND_2_

CDF

Time series of neutral thermospheric density and wind speed for satellite x

Earth environment and Space-Weather (Cat-2 products)

IBIxTMS_2F

CDF

Ionospheric bubble index for satellite x

 

TECxTMS_2F

CDF

Time series of the ionospheric total electron content for satellite x

 

FAC_TMS_2F

CDF

Time series of field-aligned currents determined from combination of Swarm A and Swarm B

 

FACxTMS_2F

CDF

Time series of field-aligned currents (single-satellite solution) for satellite x

 

EEFxTMS_2F

CDF

Equatorial Electric Field for satellite x