Heliophysics Data
Heliophysics research seeks to understand the nature and dynamic interactions of the Sun, the heliosphere, and the plasma environments of the planets and interstellar space. This research relies on observations – as well as models based on such observations – from a fleet of strategically placed NASA spacecraft, known as the Heliophysics System Observatory (HSO). The data from these missions are publicly available through the Heliophysics Data Portal. The collection of this data, along with related documentation, tools, and services is termed the Heliophysics Digital Resource Library, or the HDRL.
Heliophysics data are managed and curated in two archives, the Solar Data Analysis Center (SDAC) and the Space Physics Data Facility (SPDF). SDAC mainly archives solar science and remote sensing data. SPDF archives all ionosphere, thermosphere, mesosphere (ITM), magnetosphere, and heliosphere mission science (i.e., in-situ data).
These datasets can be integrated with the physical models that are found at the Community Coordinated Modeling Center (CCMC). Connecting the modeling capabilities from the CCMC with the Heliophysics System Observatory data provides the foundation not only for obtaining new science, but also brings us one step closer to providing the predictive capabilities needed for forecasting space weather.
Resources
Heliophysics Digital Resource Library
Open-access gateway to thousands of datasets from NASA Heliophysics missions offering sophisticated analyses and modeling tools and documentation resources
Solar Data Analysis Center
Access data from recent and current space-based solar-physics missions
Space Physics Data Facility
Access non-solar heliophysics data, often called space physics data, from heliophysics missions
Heliophysics Data Portal
Browse a comprehensive list of all of NASA’s heliophysics missions data resources, as registered in the SPASE format
Policy and Guidance
SPD-41a
Scientific Information Policy for the Science Mission Directorate
Heliophysics Science Data Management Policy
Describes the requirements and specifications for how scientific information from HPD-sponsored science programs is shared
Heliophysics Data Management Handbook
Details how scientific information from the science programs sponsored by NASA’s Heliophysics Division (HPD) is shared and managed, and its scope encompasses all phases of the mission and research data life cycles
Heliophysics Archiving Strategy
Describes the goals and objectives of the continuous effort to evolve the HDRL to meet the needs of the research community
Templates
Project Data Management Plan
Template for the interface document between NASA, the mission systems, and the instrument teams that describes the science and ancillary data associated with the mission and how the data will be managed
Calibration and Measurement Algorithms Document
Template for the interface document between NASA, the mission systems, and the instrument teams that describes the overall concept for calibrating a specific instrument.
Open Science and Data Management Plan
Template for documenting a research project’s plans for the sharing of data, software, and publications.
SDAC Interface Control Document
For missions submitting data to the SDAC, the ICD details the interface agreement between the mission Science Operations Center (SOC) and the SDAC as well as their respective responsibilities for data delivery and availability
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