Table 1. List of parameters contained in the IRC/FAC data product.
From: Determining field-aligned currents with the Swarm constellation mission
Variable Name | Data Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
Timestamp | CDF EPOCH | Time stamp in UTC |
Latitude | CDF DOUBLE | geographic latitude [deg.] |
Longitude | CDF DOUBLE | geographic longitude [deg.] |
Radius | CDF DOUBLE | geographic radius [m] |
IRC | CDF DOUBLE | radial current density [μA/m2] |
IRC_Error | CDF DOUBLE | uncertainty of current density [μ A/m2] |
FAC | CDF DOUBLE | Field-aligned current (FAC) density [μ A/m2] |
FAC_Error | CDF DOUBLE | uncertainty of FAC density [μ A/m2] |
Flags | CDF UINT4 | flags related to IRC/FAC processing |
Flags_F | CDF UINT4 | flags passed through from L1b |
Flags_B | CDF UINT4 | flags passed through from L1b |
Flags_q | CDF UINT4 | flags passed through from L1b |