SSM Instrument

IdentifierssmNamesSpecial Sensor MagnetometerSSM About identifiers

Measurements and Applications

Measures geomagnetic fluctuations associated with solar geophysical phenomena. With SSIES and SSJ provides heating and electron density profiles in the ionosphere.

Instrument Summary

Full Name
Special Sensor Magnetometer
Status
Operational
Instrument Agencies
FRA, NOAA
Maturity
High Heritage - Operational
Instrument Type
Magnetic field
Geometry
Conical scanning
Instrument Technology
Magnetometer
Sampling
Other
Data Access
Open Access
Data Format
Binary, NetCDF

Performance Summary

Resolution
Swath
Accuracy
Waveband
 

Instrument Missions

DMSP F-12 - Defense Meteorological Satellite Program F-12 (1994 - 2004) dmsp-f-12_ssm
DMSP F-13 - Defense Meteorological Satellite Program F-13 (1995 - 2015) dmsp-f-13_ssm
DMSP F-14 - Defense Meteorological Satellite Program F-14 (1997 - 2020) dmsp-f-14_ssm
DMSP F-15 - Defense Meteorological Satellite Program F-15 (1999 - 2019) dmsp-f-15_ssm
DMSP F-16 - Defense Meteorological Satellite Program F-16 (2003 - 2028) dmsp-f-16_ssm
DMSP F-17 - Defense Meteorological Satellite Program F-17 (2006 - 2028) dmsp-f-17_ssm
DMSP F-18 - Defense Meteorological Satellite Program F-18 (2009 - 2028) dmsp-f-18_ssm
DMSP F-19 - Defense Meteorological Satellite Program F-19 (2014 - 2016) dmsp-f-19_ssm
DMSP F-20 - Defense Meteorological Satellite Program F-20 (2020 - 2025) dmsp-f-20_ssm

Instrument Measurements

CategoryParameter
Gravity, Magnetic and Geodynamic measurementsMagnetic field (vector)
Magnetic field (scalar)
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