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Why is Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) used by Sun Explorer and included in the Sun Explorer output file name?

April 26, 2017Explorer file GMT greenwich included mean output Sun time Used

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Why is Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) used by Sun Explorer and included in the Sun Explorer output file name?

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Sun Explorer uses the GMT time format to allow processing of Sun Explorer files from all over the world. Using one time format allows Sun to know exactly when each Sun Explorer process was run without performing time conversions. Converting the time would require that the Sun Explorer output file be parsed and the TZ variable extracted.