Definitions of Units of Measure used in MMS data product files:
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| Quantity | Units (original notation) | Units (proposed notation - See below) | SI_CONVERSION (proposed) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Number densities | cm^-3 | cm^{-3} | 1e6>m^{-3} |
| Speeds, velocities | km/s | km s^{-1} | 1.0e3>m |
| Angles, phase shifts | deg | deg | 0.0174532925>rad |
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| Pressures (plasma - dynamic, thermal, magnetic) |
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| nPa | nPa | 1.0e-9>Pa | |
| Temperatures | eV | eV | 11604.50520>K |
| Heat Flux | mW/m^2 | mW m^{-2} | 1.0e-3>W m^{-2} |
| Entropy | J/K | J K^{-1} | 1.0>J K^{-1} |
| Electric Field | mV/m | mV m^{-1} | 1.0e-3>V m^{-1} |
| Probe to Spacecraft Potential | V | V | 1.0>V |
| Electric field power spectral density | (V/m)^2/Hz |
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| V^2 m^{-2} Hz^{-1} | 1.0>V^2 m^{-2} Hz^{-1} | ||
| ExB Velocity | km/s | km s^{-1} | 1.0e3>m s^{-1} |
| Poynting Flux | mW/m^2 | mW m^{-2} | 1.0e-3>W m^{-2} |
| Magnetic Field | nT | nT | 1.0e-9>T |
| Magnetic Field Power Spectral Density | nT^2/Hz | nT^2 Hz^{-1} | |
| Current Density | nA/m^2 | nA m^{-2} | 1.0e-9>A m^{-2} |
| Differential Number Flux | 1/(cm^2 s sr eV) | cm^{-2} s^{-1} sr^{-1} eV^{-1} | |
| Differential Energy Flux | eV/(cm^2 s sr eV) | eV cm^{-2} s^{-1} sr^{-1} eV^{-1} | |
| Distance | km | km | 1.0e3>m |
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- Earth radius: 6371.2 km
- Distance: [km]
ASCII Date/Time
(PROPOSED): ISO8601 standard (e.g. YYYY-MM-DDTHH:MM:SS.SSS or YYYY-DDDTHH:MM:SS.SSS)
MMS Team members are welcome to ADD ADDITIONAL QUANTITIES as they are defined.
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