A low-noise, microprocessor-controlled, internally digitizing rotating-vane electric field mill for airborne platforms

Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology

Volumn 24, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 1245-1255

  Bateman, Monte G ^a,b   Stewart, M F ^c   Blakeslee, R J ^d   Podgorny, S J ^c   Christian, H J ^c   Mach, D M ^c   Bailey, J C ^e   Daskar, D ^f  

^a UNIVERSITIES SPACE RESEARCH ASSOCIATION   (United States)

^b University of Alabama in Huntsville ^*  (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA IN HUNTSVILLE   (United States)

^d NASA MARSHALL SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^e RAYTHEON COMPANY   (United States)

^f Engineering Research Consulting   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SYSTEMS; ELECTRIC FIELD EFFECTS; MICROCONTROLLERS; SYNCHRONIZATION;

AIRBORNE PLATFORMS; ELECTRIC FIELD MILL;

SPACE PLATFORMS;

COMPUTER SYSTEMS; ELECTRIC FIELD EFFECTS; MICROCONTROLLERS; SPACE PLATFORMS; SYNCHRONIZATION;

AIRBORNE SURVEY; CALIBRATION; DATA PROCESSING; ELECTRIC FIELD; SIGNAL PROCESSING;

EID: 34548033742     PISSN: 07390572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JTECH2039.1     Document Type: Article

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