The natural shape balloon and related models

Advances in Space Research

Volumn 33, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 1617-1622

  Baginski, Frank ^a   Winker, Jim ^b  

^a GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Rekwin Company   (United States)

Author keywords

Related models; Scientific ballooning; The natural shape balloon

Indexed keywords

EXPOSURE CONTROLS; GASES; STRESS ANALYSIS; UNITS OF MEASUREMENT;

AXISYMMETRIC; LIFTING GAS; NATURAL SHAPE BALLOONS;

BALLOONS;

BALLOON OBSERVATION;

EID: 2442510979     PISSN: 02731177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.asr.2003.10.030     Document Type: Article

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