INGEST PLAN FOR 30-S FLUXES ASCII FLATFILES FROM SAMPEX
                       R. Parthasarathy, acqsci

PROJECT: SAMPEX

TOTAL NUMBER OF FILES: ONE FILE PER DAY OF (a) 30-S FLUXES, (b) 30-S
                       RATES, (c) POLARCAP AVERAGED FLUXES FOR EACH
                       POLAR PASS, and (d) POLARCAP AVERAGED RATES
                       FOR EACH POLAR PASS. ALL IN ASCI.  (THE
                       CORRESPONDING CDF'S ALSO WILL BE INGESTED LATER.)

NSSDC IDs FOR THIS DATA: 92-038A-01B, 92-038B-02B, 92-038-03B, 
92-038-04B.

BRIEF COMMENTS ABOUT THE DATA: EACH 30-S FLUX FILE IS VOLUMINOUS, AND
                               CARRIES ABOUT 2900 RECORDS, EACH OF
                               WHICH HAS 133 PARAMETERS; FILE SIZE IS 4 MB.
                               MOST OF THE PARAMETERS ARE ANCILLARY/META DATA.
                               (THE 30-S RATE FILES CARRY MORE PARAMETERS. THE
                               POLARCAP AVERAGED RATES/FLUXES ARE IN SMALL
                               FILES, AND DOWNLINKING MAY BE FACILITA  
                             POOLING SEVERAL DAYS OF DATA THROUGH YYDDD-YYDDD
                               KEY.)

SYSTEM DATA TYPE: SAMPEX_30S_FLUX_ASCII
                  SAMPEX_30S_FLUX_CDF

USER DATA TYPE: SAMPEX_30S_FLUX_ASCII
                SAMPEX_30S_FLUX_CDF

EID: YYYYDDD
     DOCUMENT      documentation files

Super Keys:

DOCUMENTS  = DOCUMENT

ON-THE-FLY PROCESSING OPTIONS:  NIL

DELIVERY MEDIUM: ELECTRONIC FILES (IN X-FILES ACCOUNT) "PUSHED" BY U.MD.
DELIVERY SITE: SAMPX2::$SCRATCH (AT U.MD)

***
    AT NSSDC:  xfiles:  in /ncf/xfiles/sp_ingest/sampex/30sflux
***

DELIVERY SCHEDULE: THERE ARE ALREADY 1-MONTH OF DATA IN SAMPX2 NODE
                   A FEW OF WHICH THE ACQSCI HAS ACCESSED FOR
                   TESTING/VALIDATING. A FULL 6-MONTHS OF DATA WILL BE READY
                   WHEN NDADS IS READY TO RECEIVE.

INPUT DATA FORMAT: ASCII, UNCOMPRESSED. SAMPEX_30S_FLUX_FORMAT WILL PROVIDE
                   FORMAT; SAMPEX_30S_FLUX.DOC WILL PROVIDE SHORT DESCRIPTION
                   OF CONTENT.

OUTPUT DATA FORMAT: SAME AS INPUT.

INPUT FILE NAME:  yyyyddd_flux.30s
OUTPUT FILE NAME: yyyyddd_SMPX_30SFLUX_V01.ASCII
                  yyyyddd_SMPX_30SFLUX_V01.CDF

INGEST METHOD: SEMI-AUTOMATED

   Initially, Acquisistion programmer will rename files and send BOL
files to Ingest programmer.  Greater automation will be added later as
needed.

PREPROCESSING: NIL

VALIDATION: THE ACQSCI WILL USE KALEIDAGRAPH S/W TO VALIDATE EARLY 
FILES.

FETCHER: SIGNET (VMS)

PROPRIETORY: PUBLIC USE

HOLDING FILE: Complete

AIMS/RSIRS/NMD: IN PREPARATION.

VALUE ADDED: NIL (THE SUPPLEMENTING CDF VERSION IS NOT READY. MAYBE 
JAN 96.)

When ready, Acqusition programmer will create CDF version
and send BOL files to Ingest programmer.