GOES 8-12 Series Magnetometer Details
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  • mtilton
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  • 2017-12-27 12:44:06 EST
  • Date Created
  • 2017-11-22 13:01:58 EST
  • GOES 8-12 Series Magnetometer Extras
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  • 7840f0e3-365f-4825-845d-e228d50da966
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  • mtilton
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  • GOES 8-12 Series Magnetometer
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  • <gmi:MI_Instrument xmlns:gmi="http://www.isotc211.org/2005/gmi" xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.isotc211.org/2005/gmi https://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/metadata/published/xsd/schema.xsd" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" uuid="7840f0e3-365f-4825-845d-e228d50da966"> <gmi:identifier> <gmd:MD_Identifier xmlns:gmd="http://www.isotc211.org/2005/gmd"> <gmd:code> <gco:CharacterString xmlns:gco="http://www.isotc211.org/2005/gco"> GOES 8-12 Series Magnetometer </gco:CharacterString> </gmd:code> </gmd:MD_Identifier> </gmi:identifier> <gmi:type> <gco:CharacterString xmlns:gco="http://www.isotc211.org/2005/gco"> magnetometer </gco:CharacterString> </gmi:type> <gmi:description> <gco:CharacterString xmlns:gco="http://www.isotc211.org/2005/gco"> Each satellite's magnetometer features three orthogonal flux-gate magnetometer elements provide magnetic field measurements in three mutually perpendicular components: HP, HE and HN. HP is perpendicular to the satellite's orbital plane. HE lies parallel to the satellite-Earth center line and points earthward. HN is perpendicular to both HP and HE, and points eastward. They measure the magnitude and direction of the Earth's geomagnetic field, detect variations in the magnetic field near the spacecraft, provide alerts of solar wind shocks or sudden impulses that impact the magnetosphere, and assess the level of geomagnetic activity. </gco:CharacterString> </gmi:description> </gmi:MI_Instrument>