Data description for MSSP-2 interface ACE EPAM data These ACE EPAM (Electron, Proton & Alpha Monitor) daily, spin-averaged He, C, O, Ne, Si, Fe fluxes are given in 12 energy windows each, spanning 0.44-3.93 MeV/n for helium through 0.49-6.24 MeV/n for iron. They were prepared and provided by T.P. Armstrong at Fundamental Technologies, LLC,. On 2/2/2012, a newly FunTech-reprocessed version of the data, having revised fluxes and energy bin ranges, was swapped into this MSSP interface and into the FTPBrowser interface at http://omniweb.sci.gsfc.nasa.gov/ftpbrowser/ace_epam_flux_1d.html See the ACE EPAM home page at JHU/APL at http://sd-www.jhuapl.edu/ACE/EPAM/ and see the ACE EPAM web pages at FunTech at http://ace.ftecs.com/index.html The daily fluxes used in this all-Z MSSP interface are taken from http://data.ftecs.com/VHO/VEPO/ace_epam/pha/spectra/ ACE SIS data These ACE SIS (Solar Isotope Spectrometer; Caltech) hourly fluxes are given in 8 energy windows for each of 14 species, spanning 3.43-41.2 MeV/n for helium through 11.2-179 MeV/n for nickel. They are from the "Level 2" data set accessible from the ACE Science Center and from CDAWeb. The instrument is described at http://www.srl.caltech.edu/ACE/CRIS_SIS/sis.html The data set is described at http://www.srl.caltech.edu/ACE/ASC/level2/sis_l2desc.html and references therein. The hourly fluxes used in this all-Z MSSP interface are taken from CDAWeb. ACE ULEIS data The ULEIS (Ultra Low Energy Isotope Spectrometer) on ACE measures ion fluxes over the charge range from He through Ni from about 20 keV/n to 10 MeV/n. The instrument and its diversity of available data products are extensively discussed at http://sd-www.jhuapl.edu/ACE/ULEIS/. Key Investigators are Glenn Mason, Rob Gold and George Ho at JHU/APL. ULEIS Level 2 data consist of hourly and daily averaged fluxes and statistical uncertainties of H, He3, He4, C, O, Ne-S, and Fe. These data have long been accessible from the ACE Science Center at http://www.srl.caltech.edu/ACE/ASC/level2/index.html. Descriptions of the Level 2 data are at http://www.srl.caltech.edu/ACE/ASC/level2/uleis_l2desc.html and updated release notes are at http://www.srl.caltech.edu/ACE/ASC/DATA/level2/uleis_v2/uleis_release_notes The Level 2 hourly fluxes taken from from ASC and accessible through this Multi-Source Spectral Plot (MSSP) interface consist of: H 0.160 - 7.24 MeV in 5 bins He 0.063 - 8.67 MeV/n in 15 bins C 0.041 - 14.0 MeV/n in 9 bins O 0.040 - 10.4 MeV/n in 8 bins Fe 0.035 - 3.07 MeV/n in 9 bins A companion FTPBrowser interface at http://omniweb.sci.gsfc.nasa.gov/ftpbrowser/ace_ule_all_hr.html lists ranges for each energy bin for each element, and enables time-series plotting of any combination of elements and energy bins. CAVEAT: depending on flux levels ULEIS spectra above ~1 MeV/nucleon may show turn ups which are background and should be discarded. This effect is stronger when intensities are low. ACE CRIS data The CRIS (Cosmic Ray Isotope Spectrometer) on ACE measures ion fluxes over the nuclear charge (Z) range from 4 (38-118 MeV/n Boron) through 28 (129-429 MeV/n Ni), in 7 energy windows per species. The instrument and its diversity of available data products are discussed at http://www.srl.caltech.edu/ACE/CRIS_SIS/cris.html. Key Investigators include Mark Wiedenbeck (JPL) and Dick Mewaldt (Caltech). CRIS Level 2 data consist of hourly, daily and 27-day fluxes and counts of the above named species. These data have long been accessible from the ACE Science Center at http://www.srl.caltech.edu/ACE/ASC/level2/index.html. Descriptions of the Level 2 data are at http://www.srl.caltech.edu/ACE/ASC/level2/cris_l2desc.html and updated release notes are at http://www.srl.caltech.edu/ACE/ASC/DATA/level2/cris/cris_release_notes The Level 2 daily fluxes taken from ASC and accessible through this Multi-Source Spectral Plot (MSSP) interface are limited to C, N, O, Ne, Na, Mg, Al, Si, S, Ar, Ca, Fe, Ni, as these are the species whose fluxes are also made accessible through MSSP. A CRIS-specific companion FTPBrowser interface at http://omniweb.sci.gsfc.nasa.gov/ftpbrowser/ace_cris_flux_1h.html lists the ranges for each of the 7 energy bins for each element, and enables time-series plotting of hourly fluxes of any combination of elements and energy bins. STEREO-A and -B IMPACT LET The Low Energy Telescope (LET; Co-I Edward Stone, Caltech) flown on the STEREO-A and -B spacecraft is a part of the In-situ Measurements of Particles and CME Transients (IMPACT) investigation (PI: Janet Luhmann, UCB). LET data made accessible through this all-Z MSSP interface consist of hourly fluxes of 14 elements from He through Ni. Energy ranges span 2.2-15 MeV/n for He through 8.0-70 MeV/n for Ni. The number of energy bins per species is species- dependent, ranging between 9 and 16. The fluxes were pulled from the Caltech/LET interfaces at http://www.srl.caltech.edu/STEREO/DATA/Level1/Public/ahead/Hourly/ and http://www.srl.caltech.edu/STEREO/DATA/Level1/Public/behind/Hourly/. See http://www.srl.caltech.edu/STEREO/docs/LET_Level1.html#level1docs for further details. Note that, as of August, 2012, fluxes of H and He start 2007-03-29, whereas the fluxes of higher-Z species start 2006-11-14 STEREO-A & -B IMPACT SIT data The SIT (Suprathermal Ion Telescope) on the STEREO-A and -B spacecraft is a component of the overall IMPACT (In-Situ Measurements of Particles and CME Transients). SIT measures the heavy ion composition from suprathermal energies (few 10's keV/n) to several MeV/n). The IMPACT Co-Investigator for SIT is Glenn Mason, JHU/APL. The hourly fluxes taken from from CDAWeb (which also provides statistical flux uncertainties) and accessible through this Multi-Source Spectral Plot (MSSP) interface consist of: H 0.320 - 10.24 MeV in 10 bins He 0.113 - 10.24 MeV/n in 13 bins C 0.056 - 10.24 MeV/n in 15 bins O 0.056 - 10.24 MeV/n in 15 bins Fe 0.028 - 3.62 MeV/n in 14 bins A companion FTPBrowser interface at http://omniweb.sci.gsfc.nasa.gov/ftpbrowser/sta_sit_all_hr.html lists ranges for each energy bin for each element, and enables time-series plotting of any combination of elements and energy bins. The SIT instrument and measurements are described at http://sprg.ssl.berkeley.edu/impact/SSR/MasonetalSSR.pdf and at http://epact2.gsfc.nasa.gov/STEREO/SIT_description_V_2-9.pdf. An important page with caveats on data usage is at http://stereo.ssl.berkeley.edu/sit/caveats_2011_10_07.pdf. Ulysses HISCALE data These daily-averaged He, C, O, Ne, Si, and Fe fluxes are from the HISCALE (Heliosphere Instrument for Spectrum, Composition and Anisotropy at Low Energies; L.J. Lanzerotti, P.I. and T.P. Armstrong, Co-I and Data product creator) flown on the Ulysses spacecraft. The fluxes are given in 12 energy windows for each species, spanning 0.31-3.91 MeV/n for helium through 0.20-8.09 MeV/n for iron. The fluxes result from the convolution of pulse height data and coincidence mode count rate data. On 2/2/2012, a newly FunTech-reprocessed version of the data, having revised fluxes and energy bin ranges, was swapped into the MSSP interface and into the FTPBrowser interface at http://omniweb.sci.gsfc.nasa.gov/ftpbrowser/uly_hisc_flux_1d.html For instrument and data product details, see the Ulysses Data Analysis Handbook (and references therein) at http://hiscale.ftecs.com/uly-handbk-oview.html. The fluxes in this all-Z MSSP were taken in EXCEL spreadsheet format from http://data.ftecs.com/VHO/VEPO/ulysses.hiscale/pha/spectra/. Wind EPACT LEMT data These EPACT/LEMT (Energetic Particles:Acceleration, Composition and Transport/Low Energy Matrix Telescope) data consist of hourly omnidirectional fluxes of helium, carbon, oxygen,neon,silicon, iron, magne­sium, sulfur, argon, and calcium. Fluxes may also be found for solar particle event intervals at http://vho.nasa.gov/mission/wind/epact/omni/. See the EPACT web page at http://epact2.gsfc.nasa.gov/don/epact.htm for further detail. ----------------------------------------------------------------