Describing airspace complexity: Airspace response to disturbances

Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 210-222

  Lee, Keumjin ^a,b   Ferons, Eric ^a,b   Pritchett, Amy ^a,b  

^a GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b School of Aerospace Engineering

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIRCRAFT; AIRCRAFT CONTROL;

AIR TRAFFICS; AIRSPACE CAPACITY; AIRSPACE COMPLEXITY; CONTROL ACTIVITIES; FUNDAMENTAL RESEARCH; TRAFFIC FLOW MANAGEMENT; TRAFFIC SITUATIONS;

AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL;

EID: 60349090419     PISSN: 07315090     EISSN: 15333884     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/1.36308     Document Type: Article

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