Characterization of the active current system around the TSS-1R satellite through magnetic field measurements taken by the Tethered Magnetometer instrument

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 105, Issue A8, 2000, Pages 18537-18547

  Mariani, F ^a   Orsini, S ^b,f   Candidi, M ^b,f   Marcucci, M F ^b,f   Acuna M ^c   Musmann, G ^d   Ness, N F ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

^b CNR   (Italy)

^c NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^d TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF BRAUNSCHWEIG   (Germany)

^e UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

^f INAF   (Italy)

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