Distributed space-based ionospheric multiple plasma sensor networks

IEEE Aerospace Conference Proceedings

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages

  Balthazor, Richard L ^a   McHarg, Matthew G ^a   Godbold Jr , Cash S ^a   Barnhart, David J ^b   Vladimirova, Tanya ^b  

^a UNITED STATES AIR FORCE ACADEMY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISTRIBUTED SMALL SATELLITES; ELECTROSTATIC ANALYZER; MULTI-POINT OBSERVATION; SPACE-BASED; UNIVERSITY OF SURREY; US AIR FORCE ACADEMY;

MILITARY APPLICATIONS; MILITARY SATELLITES; PLASMAS; PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARDS; PRINTED CIRCUIT MANUFACTURE; SATELLITES; SENSORS;

SENSOR NETWORKS;

EID: 70349115276     PISSN: 1095323X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/AERO.2009.4839357     Document Type: Conference Paper

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