Computational comparison of debris cloud models

Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 650-654

  Barrows, S P ^a,d   Swinerd, G G ^b   Crowther, R ^c  

^a Smith System Engineering Ltd   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^c DEFENCE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

^d AIAA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLOUDS; COLLISION AVOIDANCE; COMPUTER AIDED ANALYSIS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; COMPUTER SOFTWARE; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; ORBITS; RISK ASSESSMENT;

DEBRIS CLOUD MODELS;

SPACE DEBRIS;

EID: 0031222171     PISSN: 00224650     EISSN: 15336794     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/2.3263     Document Type: Review

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