Identification of an error in the distribution of the NASA model AP-8 MIN

Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 1995, Pages 190-192

  Heynderick, Daniel ^a,c   Beliaev, Alexey ^b  

^a BELGIAN INSTITUTE FOR SPACE AERONOMY   (Belgium)

^b MOSCOW STATE UNIVERSITY   (Russian Federation)

^c Fundaméntele Dynamica ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRONS; ERROR CORRECTION; INTERPOLATION; MAGNETIC FIELD EFFECTS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PROTONS;

AP8 MAX MODEL; AP8 MIN MODEL; NATIONAL SPACE SCIENCE DATA CENTER; TRAPPED RADIATION MODELS;

RADIATION BELTS;

EID: 0029184889     PISSN: 00224650     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/3.26595     Document Type: Note

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