DMSP SSIES-2 Data Processing Program: User's Guide

Abstract

This is a basic utilization guide for the SSIES-2 (Special sensor for Ions, Electrons, and Scintillation) data processing, reflecting the operational aspects of the SSIES-2 program. The SSIES-2 system is a composite sensor for thermal plasma measurements which has been developed as a successor to the SSIES (Special Sensor for Ions, Electrons, and Scintillation) instrument flown on several Defense Meteorological Satellite Program vehicles. This report describes the utilization of the software program SSIES2, which was developed at Phillips Laboratory from the original Air Force Global Weather Center SSIES processing program. The major components of the SSIES-2 system are: (a) The main electronics package (MEP,MP); (b) The drift scintillation meter electronics package (DSM/DM/SM); (c) The electron sensor assembly (EP); (d) The electron electrometer package (EL/AMP); and (e) The ion sensor array assembly (RPA).

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 11, 1991
Accession Number
ADA243951

Entities

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  • Andrew J. Mazzella Jr.
  • J. R. Cornelius
  • Kevin P. Larson

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  • Air Platforms
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Sensors
  • Space

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  • Air Force
  • Classification
  • Computer Programs
  • Data Acquisition
  • Data Processing
  • Detectors
  • Drift
  • Driftmeters
  • Electron Density
  • Electronics
  • Engineering
  • Grids
  • Ion Density
  • Longitude
  • Measurement
  • Meteorological Satellites
  • Vehicles

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  • Physics

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  • Astronomy and Astrophysics.
  • Computer Science.
  • Space/Atmospheric Physics.

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  • Microelectronics
  • Microelectronics - Microelectromechanical Systems
  • Space