GOES
satellites carry onboard a Space Environment Monitor subsystem
that measures X-rays, Energetic Particles and the Magnetic Field
at the spacecraft.
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GOES Space Environment Monitor
Data describing
the environment at geosynchronous orbit. |
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Primary access to GOES SEM data is through the interactive tool -- SPIDR. |
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./data |
./avg |
./YYMM (i.e., ./2008) |
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1 min & 5 min averages, ASCII tables, view naming and format. |
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./full |
./magnetometer |
./YYMM |
Full resolution, 3s values, FITS binary tables, 1974 - 1996. |
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./particles |
./YYMM |
Full resolution, 3s values, FITS binary tables, 1974 - 1992. |
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./xrays |
./YYMM |
Full resolution, 3s values, FITS binary tables, 1974 - 1996. |
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./plots |
./YYMM |
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Daily & montly plots of all data in time series used for quality control, pdf format. |
./docs |
./avg |
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Description of 1 min & 5 min average data files. |
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./full |
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Description of full resolution data files. |
./software |
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C Code to convert full resolution files to ASCII tables. |
In addition to the http access shown above, this same directory structure can be accessed though ftp (ftp://satdat.ngdc.noaa.gov/sem/goes/). |
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This list of energetic
particle events is prepared by the Space Weather Prediction Center |
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The Space Weather Prediction Center maintains a historical status page for GOES SEM data. |
GOES Data Books |
The GOES Data Books provide a good overview of the satellite platform and various instrument packages.
GOES-8 - GOES-12 Data Book
GOES-13+ Data Book |
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Historical data quality
issues are discussed.
The NORAD ortital elements for GOES are available from CelestraK.
ERL-SEL-42: Space Environment Subsystem, 1975, R.N. Grubb
ERL-SEL-48: Solar X-ray Measurements from SMS-1, SMS-1 and GOES-1, Information for Data Users, R.F. Donnelly, et al
ERL-SEL-56: SMS-GOES Soft X-ray Measurements, July 1, 1974 - December 31, 1976, R.F. Donnelly
ERL-SEL-62: A Summary of Solar 1-8 Å Measurements from the SMS and GOES Satellites, 1977 - 1981, S.D. Bouwer, et al
Monitoring space weather with the GOES magnetometers, SPIE Conference, H.J. Singer, et al
Comment on the use of GOES Solar Proton Data and Spectra in Solar Proton Dose Calculations, D.F. Smart & M.A. Shea. |
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Here you can find several
custom plots. There are also links to the Spacecraft Anomaly Database
files. |
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You can view these data
in real time by visiting the Space Weather Prediction Center. |
GOES SEM data can also be ordered on CD-ROM or DVD-ROM for
a nominal charge.
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