Grid effects on the derived ion temperature and RAM velocity from the simulated results of the retarding potential analyzer data

Advances in Space Research

Volumn 32, Issue 11, 2003, Pages 2361-2366

  Chao, C K ^a   Su, S Y ^a   Yeh, H C ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTRAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; IONOSPHERE; PLASMA FLOW; SATELLITES; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT;

RETARDING POTENTIAL ANALYZER DATA;

SPACE RESEARCH;

SATELLITE SENSOR;

EID: 0346154911     PISSN: 02731177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0273-1177(03)90566-7     Document Type: Article

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