The WHISPER relaxation sounder and the CLUSTER active archive

Astrophysics and Space Science Proceedings

Volumn 0, Issue , 2010, Pages 185-206

  Trotignon, J G ^a   Decreau P M E ^a   Rauch, J L ^a   Vallieres X ^a   Rochel, A ^a   Kougblenou S ^a   Lointier, G ^a   Facsko G ^a   Canu, P ^b   Darrouzet, F ^c   Masson, A ^d  

^a UNIVERSITÉ D'ORLÉANS   (France)

^b Laboratoire de Physique des Plasmas   (France)

^c BELGIAN INSTITUTE FOR SPACE AERONOMY   (Belgium)

^d EUROPEAN SPACE AGENCY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC DEVICES; ELECTRIC FIELDS; ELECTRON DENSITY MEASUREMENT; ELECTRONS; ORBITS;

AMBIENT PLASMAS; DATA PRODUCTS; DENSITY VALUE; ELECTRON PLASMA FREQUENCY; FIELD SPECTRA; FREQUENCY RANGES; HIGH FREQUENCY HF; PERFORMANCE; PLASMA REGIMES; WHISPER INSTRUMENT;

CARRIER CONCENTRATION;

EID: 84890472300     PISSN: 15706591     EISSN: 15706605     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1007/978-90-481-3499-1_12     Document Type: Conference Paper

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