Transient response of an electrodynamic tether system in the ionosphere: TSS‐1 first results

Radio Science

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 1995, Pages 1519-1535

  Bilén, Sven G ^a   Gilchrist, Brian E ^a   Bonifazi, Carlo ^a   Melchioni, Enrico ^a  

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTRIC CABLES; ELECTRODYNAMICS; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES; IONOSPHERE; NETWORKS (CIRCUITS); ORBITS; PLASMA INTERACTIONS; SATELLITES; SPACE SHUTTLES;

ELECTRIC FIELD TRANSIENT SIGNATURES; ELECTRODYNAMIC TETHER SYSTEMS; IONOSPHERIC PLASMA DENSITY VARIATIONS; ON ORBIT TRANSIENT DECAY; SPACE PLASMA; TETHER ELECTRICAL CIRCUIT; TETHERED SATELLITE SYSTEM; TRANSIENT RESPONSE;

TETHERLINES;

EID: 0029376450     PISSN: 00486604     EISSN: 1944799X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/95RS01889     Document Type: Article

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