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Cassini / Huygens Program Archive Plan for Science Data PD 699-068 JPL D-15976 Version 3 June 2004 National Aeronautics and Space Administration Jet Propulsion Laboratory California Institute of Technology Pasadena, California Appendix A: Archive Plan for Science Data, 699-068, June 2004 Prepared By: ___________________________ Diane Conner, Cassini Program Archive Engineer Approved By: ___________________________ Susan Linick, Cassini Project Instrument Operations Manager ___________________________ Dennis Matson, Cassini Project Scientist ___________________________ Kathryn Weld, Cassini Project Science and Uplink Operations Manager ___________________________ Robert Mitchell, Cassini Program Manager ___________________________ Jean-Pierre Lebreton, Huygens Project Scientist ___________________________ Laverne Hall, Planetary Data System Project Manager Concurred by: ___________________________ Reta Beebe, Planetary Data System Project Scientist ___________________________ Don Sawyer, National Space Science Data Center Manager ___________________________ Denis Bogan, Cassini Program Scientist ___________________________ Mark Dahl, Cassini Program Executive ii Appendix A: Archive Plan for Science Data, 699-068, June 2004 Change Record for 699-068 Revision No. Date Changes Sections Affected Draft 1 7/15/98 First version for review All Draft 2 8/1/98 Minor updates, All Appendix A -- added definition of processing Appendix C -- added Archive schedule Draft 3 9/16/98 Reorganization -- Updated signature page, All replaced references to SO and DOI with the new “Instrument Operations Team”, replaced references to MSO and Science Office with “Science Operations Office” Section 2, item 2 -- states that Cassini provides volumes to PDS CN who in turn provides copies to the relevant PDS DNs. It should be noted that this is still listed as a TBD Incorporated PDS comments Draft 4 10/5/98 Section 2, item 5 Added cruise archive All policy & included in delivery of cruise science in Archive schedule OTLs and MSOCs listed as archive contacts for each instrument Preliminary 4/1/99 Changed document title All Revised signature page Changed instances of “Cassini Project” to “Cassini Program” Updated applicable document listing Preliminary V1 12/27/99 Updated Signature page All Major changes to Roles and Responsibility section 2.0 Some changes to policy section 3.0 Review and comment on To be Supplied list Formatting changes Preliminary 4/1/00 Incorporated updates throughout the All V2 document as requested by reviewers. Incorporated Huygens data in the plan. Updated distribution list. Updated archive policies. Initial Release, 4/25/00 Clarified PDS CN and PDS DN roles and All Version 0 responsibilities throughout document. UNSIGNED Updated table 1.5.2 data product levels to reflect CODMAC and PDS definitions. (see unresolved list) Clarified the project intent to archive level 1A and level 1B data products in section 6. Reorganized dataset tables in appendices. Added new issues to unresolved issues list. Added High-Level Catalog documents to schedule. iii Appendix A: Archive Plan for Science Data, 699-068, June 2004 Revision No. Date Changes Sections Affected Initial Release, 8/3/00 Higher level product archive. 6.4 Version 1 Version 2 8/12/02 Clarified Policies All. UNSIGNED Clarified Roles and Responsibilities Updated products list Updated archive contacts Added Huygens archive contacts Added Huygens Products list Added Mission and instrument overview Moved CODMAC data level to NASA levels table to appendix. Removed data level references from document in lieu of descriptions of products. Added Peer Review and Validation Process Clarified archive terms Removed Data Flow that appeared to cause confusion. Added standard values for PDS High-Level Catalog files Added PDS label keyword requirements section. Added coordinate system designations. Clarified roles and responsibilities. Added a detailed data delivery schedule. Version 3 6/04 Incorporate many editorial changes All requested by reviewers of version 2: Updated Mission overview to correct tense. Updated Dist list and acronym list. Updated Contacts list. Updated Appendices. Added Huygens Archive Plan to Appendix. Added Cassini data volume Section. Changed policy of when pipeline production should be ready. Added data distribution section. Added/Clarified definitions of terms. Updated Press Release products section. Added Requirements section. Eliminated reference to the MIFT. The SAWG will perform the production coordination function. Defined "Cassini Program" in scope. Merged sections 9 and 10. iv Appendix A: Archive Plan for Science Data, 699-068, June 2004 TBDs ITEM Related section Standard keywords for labels and index files. (MASTER 9.2.2 INDEX) v Appendix A: Archive Plan for Science Data, 699-068, June 2004 Distribution List Judd, David UVIS Achilleos, Nick MAG Kazeminejad, Bobby Huygens Acton, Charles NAIF Kellock, Steve MAG Adams, Steven PDS CN Kempf, Sascha CDA A'Hearn, Mike PDS Kirk, Randy USGS/IMG Alanis, Rafael JPL/IMG Kliore, Arv RSS Anabtawi, Aseel RSS Krimigis, Tom MIMI Anderson, Theresa SE Kunde, Virgil CIRS Armstrong, Thomas FTECS Kurth, Bill RPWS Arvidson, Ray PDS/GEO LaVoie, Sue JPL, Imaging Asmar, Sami RSS Lebreton, Jean-Pierre Huygens Atkinson, Dave Huygens Linick, Susan IO Barbinis, Elias RSS Lorenz, Ralph Huygens Beebe, Reta PDS/ATM Lunine, Jonathan IDS Blanc, Michel IDS Maize, Earl Deputy PM Bogan, Denis NASA Matson, Dennis JPL Bohlin, David NASA McCloskey, Rick VIMS Bolton, Scott SCI McFarlane, Lisa DISR Brown, Robert VIMS Mitchell, Don MIMI Brown, Tyler PDS CN Mitchell, Robert JPL Brun, Jean-Francis ACP Nixon, Conor CIRS Bunker, Anne RADAR Owen, Tobias IDS Burton, Marcia CIRS Peterson, Joe ISS Cabane, Michel ACP Pieri, Leslie ISS Callahan, Phil RADAR Porco, Carolyn ISS Chin, Greg MSSO Rappaport, Nicole RSS Colombatti, Giacomo HASI Raulin, Francois IDS Conner, Diane IO Romani, Paul CIRS Cuzzi, Jeff IDS Rye, Elizabeth JPL, Imaging Dougherty, Michele MAG Sawyer, Don NSSDC Dutta-Roy, Robin DWE Sesplaukis, Tadas SE Edberg, Steve JPL Showalter, Mark PDS Elachi, Charles RADAR Simpson, Richard PDS Radio Science Eliason, Eric USGS/IMG Slootweg, Peter MAG Elson, Lee NAIF Soderblom, Larry IDS Esposito, Larry UVIS Southwood, David MAG Flasar, Michael CIRS Spilker, Linda JPL Fletcher, Greg INMS Srama, Ralf CDA French, Dick RSS Stiles, Bryan RADAR Furman, Judy CAPS Strobel, Darrell IDS Garcia, Patricia USGS/IMG Sykes, Mark SBN/DUST Gautier, Daniel IDS Tingley, Jim CIRS Gell, David INMS Waite, Hunter INMS Goltz, Gene RSS Walker, Ray UCLA/PPI Gombosi, Tamas IDS Wall, Steve RADAR Gordon, Mitch PDS Rings Weld, Kathryn JPL Gurnett, Don RPWS West, Rich RADAR Haberman, John GCMS Witasse, Olivier ESTEC Hall, Laverne PDS Young, David CAPS Hansen, Candy UVIS Zarnecki, John SSP Huber, Lyle PDS/ATM Zinsmeyer, Charles CAPS Ivens, John VIMS CEL (2) Jouchoux, Alain UVIS Joy, Steve UCLA/PPI vi Appendix A: Archive Plan for Science Data, 699-068, June 2004 1 Introduction ............................................................................................................................. 1 1.1 Purpose .......................................................................................................................................... 1 1.2 Scope .............................................................................................................................................. 1 1.3 Applicable Documents .................................................................................................................. 1 1.4 Document Change Control .......................................................................................................... 2 2 Mission Overview .................................................................................................................... 3 3 Science Instruments Overview ................................................................................................ 4 3.1 Cassini Orbiter Science Instruments .......................................................................................... 4 3.2 Huygens Probe Science Instruments .......................................................................................... 5 4 Archive Terms Defined ........................................................................................................... 6 5 Cassini Data Volume Estimates .............................................................................................. 8 5.1 Cassini Orbiter .............................................................................................................................. 8 5.2 Huygens Probe .............................................................................................................................. 8 6 Validation ................................................................................................................................ 9 6.1 Project Design Peer Review ......................................................................................................... 9 6.2 PDS Peer Review .......................................................................................................................... 9 6.3 Production Validation ................................................................................................................ 10 7 Delivery to PDS ..................................................................................................................... 10 8 Distribution ...........................................................................................................................
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