One minute averages of the WAVES RAD1, RAD2, and TNR receivers are available.
All of the files are in idl 'save' format and in
ASCII (compressed) and are named in the form YYYYMMDD.RCVR where RCVR is R1, R2
or tnr (i.e. 19981025.R1 or R2 or tnr
for RAD1, RAD2, or tnr for October 25, 1998). For RAD1, see the warning a couple of
paragraphs below.
For the rads,
files are arrays that are 1441 X 256 -- 256 for the channels (and yes I already
do the interpolation for times when we're in LIST mode), and 1440 for every
minute of the day with position 1441 reserved for the background values (and
there are only background entries for 'real' channels -- i.e. those that the
receiver actually samples rather than interpolated frequencies). For the tnr I have daily arrays that are 1441 X
96 (no interpolation here). All values are in terms of ratio to
background and the background values are listed in position 1441 in microvolts
per root Hz.
For RAD1 and RAD2, there are also daily
dynamic spectra plotted in four six-hour long strips. These are available as pdf
files (e.g. RADx Adobe pdf
files). Be forewarned that for the RAD1
plots, artifacts exist below about 150 kHz created by IDL and due to the fact
that often there is not a sample every 1 minute at these low frequencies. These artifacts appear as ‘picket
fences’ in the dynamic spectra.
So much for
documentation. With IDL, one
can 'restore' these files and plot a dynamic spectrum in a matter of seconds --
I have a dynamic spectrum program (x