Magnetic Field/Electric Field Instruments
SSM
[Source: National Space Science Data Center, http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/nmc/experimentDisplay.do?id=1983-113A-06 ] The primary purpose of the magnetometer experiment was to obtain the components of magnetic field transverse to the main geomagnetic field at high latitudes which are associated with auroral field-aligned currents. The instrument consisted of (1) a triaxial fluxgate magnetometer with a fixed Z-axis sensor and adjustable X- and Y-axis sensors and (2) a signal processor to provide data at a 15-nT resolution over the range of 0 to 60,000 nT. Group: Instrument_Details Entry_ID: SSM Group: Instrument_Identification Instrument_Category: Solar/Space Observing Instruments Instrument_Class: Magnetic Field/Electric Field Instruments Short_Name: SSM Long_Name: Special Sensor Magnetometer End_Group Group: Associated_Platforms Short_Name: DMSP 5D-3/F15 Short_Name: DMSP 5D-2/F14 Short_Name: DMSP 5D-2/F13 Short_Name: DMSP 5D-2/F12 Short_Name: DMSP 5D-2/F7 End_Group Online_Resource: http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/nmc/experimentDisplay.do?id=1983-113A-06 Creation_Date: 2008-10-02 Group: Instrument_Logistics Instrument_Owner: Department of Defense-Department of the Air Force (United States) End_Group End_Group