Geosynchronous spacecraft charging in January 1997

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 25, Issue 15, 1998, Pages 2967-2970

  Lanzerotti, L J ^a   Lafleur, K ^a   Maclennan, C G ^b   Maurer, D W ^b  

^a LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES   (United States)

^b Telesat   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC ELECTRICITY; ELECTRIC CHARGE; IONOSPHERIC MEASUREMENT; MAGNETOMETERS; MAGNETOPLASMA; MAGNETOSPHERE; SENSORS; WIND EFFECTS; MAGNETIC FLUX; SPACECRAFT;

CHARGE PLATE SENSORS; GEOSYNCHRONOUS SPACECRAFT; MAGNETIC CLOUD EVENT; SOLAR WIND;

COMMUNICATION SATELLITES; INTERPLANETARY SPACECRAFT;

EARTH'S MAGNETOSPHERE; ENERGY INPUTS; GEOSYNCHRONOUS SPACECRAFTS; IONOSPHERIC CURRENT SYSTEMS; MAGNETIC CLOUDS; MAGNETIC FLUX TUBE; TIME VARIATIONS;

EID: 0032140283     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/98GL00987     Document Type: Article

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