Current-voltage characteristic of the TSS-1R satellite: Comparison with isotropic and anisotropic models

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 749-752

  Vannaroni, G ^a   Dobrowolny, M ^b,h   Lebreton, J P ^c   Melchioni, E ^d,i   De Venuto, F ^a   Harvey, C C ^e   Iess, L ^f   Guidoni, U ^b,h   Bonifazi, C ^b,h   Mariani, F ^g  

^a INAF   (Italy)

^b ITALIAN SPACE AGENCY   (Italy)

^c EUROPEAN SPACE AGENCY   (Netherlands)

^d Fin and Math Res ^*

^e OBSERVATOIRE DE PARIS   (France)

^f SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^g UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

^h ASI   (Italy)

ⁱ FMR   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CURRENT VOLTAGE CHARACTERISTICS; GEOMAGNETISM; MAGNETIC FIELDS; PLASMA TURBULENCE; ELECTRIC CURRENT COLLECTION; MAGNETIC FIELD EFFECTS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SATELLITES; TETHERLINES;

ANISOTROPIC MODELS; CHANNELING EFFECT; CURRENT COLLECTION; I - V CURVE; SPHERICAL GEOMETRIES; TERRESTRIAL MAGNETIC FIELDS;

SATELLITES; SPACE RESEARCH;

TETHERED SATELLITE SYSTEMS (TSS);

EID: 0032028988     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/97GL02577     Document Type: Review

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