=================================================================== Tohban report: 2008-03-04 to 2008-03-11 checked data from: 2008- =================================================================== Data quality/collection status ============================== FGM: A: 03/01 00:00 - 03/10 19:30 full data coverage B: 03/01 00:00 - 03/09 13:50 full data coverage C: 03/01 00:00 - 03/09 13:00 full data coverage D: 03/01 00:00 - 03/10 17:00 full data coverage E: 03/01 00:00 - 03/09 13:50 full data coverage ESA: A: 03/01 00:00 - 03/10 12:10 data coverage with gap 03/09 16:10 - 03/09 24:00 data gap B: 03/01 00:00 - 03/09 18:00 data coverage 03/06 14:20 - 03/07 23:30 data gap C: 03/01 00:00 - 03/09 17:10 full data coverage D: 03/01 00:00 - 03/10 14:10 data coverage with gap 03/09 14:20 - 03/09 24:00 data GAP E: 03/01 00:00 - 03/09 16:30 full data coverage SST: A: 03/01 00:00 - 03/10 12:10 data coverage with gap 03/09 12:10 - 03/09 24:00 data gap B: 03/01 00:00 - 03/09 18:00 data coverage with gap 03/06 14:20 - 03/07 23:30 data gap C: 03/01 00:00 - 03/09 17:10 full data coverage D: 03/01 00:00 - 03/10 14:10 data coverage with gap 03/02 14:30 - 03/02 24:00 data GAP E: 03/01 00:00 - 03/09 16:30 full data coverage with gap EFI,SCM: A: 03/01 00:00 - 03/10 12:40 full data coverage B: 03/01 00:00 - 03/09 18:00 full data coverage C: 03/01 00:00 - 03/09 17:10 full data coverage D: 03/01 00:00 - 03/10 17:20 full data coverage E: 03/01 00:00 - 03/09 16:30 full data coverage GBO keograms: Late delivery for files since Feb 28, (no files until Friday Mar 07) re-do of summary plots with keogram is underway, including Feb 22 Issues: -IDPU error during the TH-A contact at 4am local time that resulted from a compression disable command being sent at a time when the IDPU was busy just after running one of the slow survey scripts (0x49)-> possible problems for TH-A slow survey data between 066/12:21 and 066/21:46 (see also e-mail -ICCR 054,055 ICCR_JSM054 to fix timing issues with FGM data THC(P2) 2008-065-23:42:01 UTC THD(P3) 2008-066-01:54:34 UTC THE(P4) 2008-058-19:30:30 UTC ICCR_DOP055 the IDPU FSW patch from version 0x4a to 0x4b THA(P5) 2008-066-00:27:59 UTC This resulted in the IDPU error that might compromised slow survay dat aon TH-A. Further testing and uploads postponed till after tailseason on one of teh inner probes but away from magnetopause crossings Long eclipses for TH-B (P1): Nothing special being done in the THEMIS B ATS for the long eclipses 2008-03-05 13:24:00.000 - 2008-03-05 15:58:00.000 passed without problems min. battery voltage in first long (165 min) shadow was 31.9 V 2008-03-09 13:12:00.000 - 2008-03-09 15:59:00.000 min. battery voltage in second and longest (174 min) shadow was 31.8 V One more to come: 2008-03-13 12:57:00.000 - 2008-03-13 15:30:00.000 153.0 min -OnBoard Tests by ATS: top-of-the month ESA gain toggle tests have been scheduled at or very near 10 Re: THEMIS A: 2008/063 19:20:00 THEMIS B: 2008/066 00:00:00 THEMIS C: 2008/063 14:00:00 THEMIS D: 2008/063 12:30:00 THEMIS E: 2008/063 12:30:00 -commands to discard 0x453 packets near perigee has been removed from THEMIS B and C's ATS command sequence. Science: Possible substorms from major conjunction periods: Minor conjunction 03/03 02:50 AE ~150 P2 earthward flow P3,P4 dipolarization 09:10 Ae ~380 P2 earthward flow P3,P4 dipolarization Major conjunction 03/05 02:00 AE ~150 P1,P2 earthward flows, P3,P4 dipolarization 06:45 AE ~400 P1 earthward flow P3,P4 dipolarization Minor conjunction 03/07 05:010 AE 140 P2 earthward flow, fluctuating until 06:00 05:10 AE 140 P3,P4 dipolarization Major conjunction 03/09 02:20 AE ~ 600 P1 earthward flow at ~-20 Re X-gsm P3 dipolarization 06-08 DST -76 to -60 larg storm 05:27 P3,P4 --Bx->++BX ================================= Major Instrument Ops (Details) -------------------------------- BGS_11M THEMIS_C 2.810 2008/065 23:40:10 2008/066 00:00:10 TR2 # SOH check and track [JM] - toggle FGE sample rate to 128 Hz and back to 4 Hz - ICCR_JSM54 BGS_11M THEMIS_A 2.510 2008/066 00:17:05 2008/066 00:37:05 TR2 # SOH check and track [DP] - upload IDPU FSW 0x4B patch - ICCR_DOP055 BGS_11M THEMIS_D 2.710 2008/066 01:50:30 2008/066 02:10:30 TR2 # SOH check and track [DP] - toggle FGE sample rate to 128 Hz and back to 4 Hz - ICCR_JSM54 AGO_9M THEMIS_A 2.730 2008/066 21:40:00 2008/066 22:00:00 TR2 # SOH check and track [JM] - rerun slow survey scripts 0x49 and 0x2C