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Definitions of Units of Measure used in MMS data product files:
- Densities: [cm^-3]
- Speed, Velocities : [km/s]
- Angles, Phase shifts : [deg]
- Pressures (plasma - dynamic, thermal, magnetic): [nPa]
- Temperatures: [eV]
- HeatFlux: [mW/m^2]
- Entropy: [J/K]
- Electric Field: [mV/m]
- Probe to Spacecraft Potential: [V]
- Electric Field Power Spectral Density : [(V/m)^2/Hz]
- ExB velocity: [km/s]
- Poynting Flux : [mW/m^2]
- Magnetic Field: [nT]
- Magnetic field power spectral density: [nT^2/Hz]
- Current density: [nA/m^2]
- Differential Number Flux: #/(cm^2 s ster eV)
- Differential Energy Flux: eV/(cm^2 s ster eV)
- Earth radius: 6371.2 km
- Distance: [km]
- 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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