CEOS EO HANDBOOK – INSTRUMENT SUMMARY
- PlasMag
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Full Name
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Plasma-Magnetometer
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Status
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Operational
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Instrument Agencies
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NOAA , NASA
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Maturity
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Instrument Type
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Space environment
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Geometry
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Instrument Technology
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Magnetometer
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Sampling
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Data Access
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Open Access
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Data Format
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NetCDF
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Measurements and Applications
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Magnetometer and plasma sensor to measure solar wind properties for forecasting geomagnetic storms. The Plasma-mag instrument comprises a Faraday Cup (measures solar wind) and a Fluxgate Magnetometer, as well as two space weather instruments: the Electron Spectrometer and the Pulse Height Analyzer.
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Resolution Summary
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Swath Summary
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Accuracy Summary
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Waveband Summary
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Instrument Measurements
Measurements Overview
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Instrument Missions
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