Least-squares gradient calculation from multi-point observations of scalar and vector fields: Methodology and applications with Cluster in the plasmasphere

Annales Geophysicae

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 971-987

  De Keyser, J ^a   Darrouzet, F ^a   Dunlop, M W ^b   Decreau P M E ^c  

^a BELGIAN INSTITUTE FOR SPACE AERONOMY   (Belgium)

^b RUTHERFORD APPLETON LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

^c LPCE CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; AZIMUTH; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; HOMOGENEITY; MAGNETIC FIELD; MAGNETOSPHERE; METHODOLOGY; SPACECRAFT; VECTOR;

EID: 34248573598     PISSN: 09927689     EISSN: 14320576     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/angeo-25-971-2007     Document Type: Article

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