The Fast Auroral SnapshoT (FAST) mission

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 25, Issue 12, 1998, Pages 2013-2016

  Carlson, C W ^a   Pfaff, R F ^b   Watzin, J G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYCLOTRON RADIATION; ELECTRIC FIELDS; IONOSPHERE; MAGNETOSPHERE; PLASMAS; SATELLITE OBSERVATORIES;

FAST AURORAL SNAPSHOT (FAST) SATELLITE MISSION;

ATMOSPHERIC ELECTRICITY;

EID: 0032097758     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/98GL01592     Document Type: Article

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