Statistical validation of HZETRN as a function of vertical cutoff rigidity using ISS measurements

Advances in Space Research

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 600-610

  Slaba, Tony C ^a   Blattnig, Steve R ^a   Badavi, Francis F ^b   Stoffle, Nicholas N ^c   Rutledge, Robert D ^d   Lee, Kerry T ^e   Neal Zapp, E ^e   Dachev, Tsvetan P ^f   Tomov, Borislav T ^f  

^a NASA LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b CHRISTOPHER NEWPORT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c LOCKHEED MARTIN   (United States)

^d NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^e NASA JOHNSON SPACE CENTER   (United States)

^f BULGARIAN ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (Bulgaria)

Author keywords

HZETRN; International Space Station; Low Earth Orbit; Radiation shielding; Space radiation; Transport

Indexed keywords

CODES (SYMBOLS); COMMUNICATION SATELLITES; EARTH (PLANET); ERRORS; GEOMAGNETISM; NUMERICAL METHODS; RADIATION SHIELDING; RIGIDITY; SPACE STATIONS; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

HZETRN; INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATIONS; LOW EARTH ORBITS; SPACE RADIATIONS; TRANSPORT;

ORBITS;

EID: 79551488963     PISSN: 02731177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.asr.2010.10.021     Document Type: Article

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