Simultaneous analysis of multi-instrument satellite measurements of atmospheric density

Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets

Volumn 41, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 849-853

  Moe, Kenneth ^a   Moe, Mildred M ^a   Rice, Carl J ^b  

^a SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION   (United States)

^b AEROSPACE CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCELEROMETERS; ATMOSPHERIC DENSITY; DRAG; ERROR ANALYSIS; GEOMAGNETISM; MASS SPECTROMETERS; STORMS;

CYLINDRICAL SATELLITES; DENSITY GAUGE; DRAG COEFFICIENTS; THERMOSPHERIC DENSITY;

SATELLITES;

EID: 7544232698     PISSN: 00224650     EISSN: 15336794     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/1.2090     Document Type: Article

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