Anomaly Plotter Help


With this tool local time plots and local time histograms can be produced. The anomaly data must be entered by the user, either directly or from a file. The data entered must contain the date and time of the anomaly and either the local time or the longitude of the satellite at the time of the anomaly.

To produce a plot perform the following steps:

  1. Enter the anomaly data by pushing the "Edit Anomaly Data ..." button. This will open a window to enter the anomaly data. See the Anomaly Data Help page for the formatting of the data.
  2. Explain for the tool the meaning of the different fields by pushing the "Identify Fields ..." button. See the Identify Fields Help page for the usage
  3. The push the "Local Time Plot" button or the "Local Time Histogram" button.

A clustering of the data around the local midnight-morning sector indicates that the anomalies are due to surface charging.


Peter Wintoft, Tuesday, August 28, 2001