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UARS PEM Level 2 AXIS 2 V001 (UARPE2AXIS2) at GES DISC

Metadata Updated: April 9, 2026

The UARS Particle Environment Monitor (PEM) level 2 Atmosphere X-Ray Imaging Spectrometer (AXIS) unit 2 daily product contains the X-ray high-resolution spectral data converted to number intensity units from the AXIS2 pixels mounted on the UARS body. PEM was flown on the UARS spacecraft to measure the type, amount, energy, and distribution of charged particles injected into the Earth's thermosphere, mesosphere, and stratosphere. The PEM AXIS2 X-ray data cover roughly the energy range from 2 keV to 300 keV. There are eight AXIS2 pixels mounted in the AXIS2 housing, each viewing different directions. The AXIS2 pixels are aligned on the spacecraft to project about 45 degrees toward the +x axis direction from the Earthward pointing direction (+z axis). Each pixel of AXIS2 is staggered about the 45 degree direction in an every-other fashion. Pixel 1 is closest to the center line of the spacecraft and Pixel 8 is furtherest away; however, their ground projection is dependent on the spacecraft orientation. There is one data file per day for the PEM AXIS2 product, and the temporal coverage is from Oct. 1, 1991 to Aug. 23, 2005. Spatial coverage for the AXIS2 product ranges between -80 and +80 degrees latitude. The AXIS2 data files are written in network binary format. For more information please review the PEM AXIS2 data format guide.

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Dates

Metadata Created Date March 12, 2026
Metadata Updated Date April 9, 2026

Metadata Source

Harvested from NASA Data.json

Additional Metadata

Resource Type Dataset
Metadata Created Date March 12, 2026
Metadata Updated Date April 9, 2026
Publisher NASA/GSFC/SED/ESD/TISL/GESDISC
Maintainer
Identifier /SDE/CMR_API/|C1273348499-GES_DISC
Data Last Modified 2026-04-06
Category Earth Science
Public Access Level public
Bureau Code 026:00
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Schema Version https://project-open-data.cio.gov/v1.1/schema
Catalog Describedby https://project-open-data.cio.gov/v1.1/schema/catalog.json
Harvest Object Id 92430e29-6677-4e6b-ab65-1307aca753e4
Harvest Source Id 58f92550-7a01-4f00-b1b2-8dc953bd598f
Harvest Source Title NASA Data.json
License https://www.usa.gov/government-works
Old Spatial "CARTESIAN",{"WestBoundingCoordinate":-180,"NorthBoundingCoordinate":80,"EastBoundingCoordinate":180,"SouthBoundingCoordinate":-80}
Program Code 026:000
Source Datajson Identifier True
Source Hash 94823add81a3a62c78de86a39c9f10d108da7cf4435cf7d76a6f5a28dd203a28
Source Schema Version 1.1
Spatial
Temporal 1991-09-30/2005-03-08

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