An initial investigation of the long-term trends in the fluxgate magnetometer (FGM) calibration parameters on the four Cluster spacecraft [PDF]
Geoscientific Instrumentation, Methods and Data Systems, 2014 Over the course of more than 10 years in operation, the calibration parameters of the outboard fluxgate magnetometer (FGM) sensors on the four Cluster spacecraft are shown to be remarkably stable.
L. N. S. Alconcel +5 more
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Active spacecraft potential control for Cluster – implementation and first results [PDF]
Annales Geophysicae, 2001 Electrostatic charging of a spacecraft modifies the distribution of electrons and ions before the particles enter the sensors mounted on the spacecraft body. The floating potential of magnetospheric satellites in sunlight very often reaches several
K. Torkar +18 more
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The Double Star Plasma Electron and Current Experiment [PDF]
Annales Geophysicae, 2005 The Double Star Project is a collaboration between Chinese and European space agencies, in which two Chinese magnetospheric research spacecraft, carrying Chinese and European instruments, have been launched into equatorial (on 29 December 2003) and ...
A. N. Fazakerley +21 more
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Statistical Survey of the Terrestrial Bow Shock Observed by the Cluster Spacecraft [PDF]
Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics, 2019 The terrestrial bow shock provides us with a unique opportunity to extensively investigate properties of collisionless shocks using in situ measurements under a wide range of upstream conditions.
O. Krupařová +8 more
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Cluster spacecraft observations of a ULF wave enhanced by Space Plasma Exploration by Active Radar (SPEAR) [PDF]
, 2009 Space Plasma Exploration by Active Radar (SPEAR) is a high-latitude ionospheric heating facility capable of exciting ULF waves on local magnetic field lines. We examine an interval from 1 February 2006 when SPEAR was transmitting a 1 Hz modulation signal
S. V. Badman +5 more
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IEEE Access, 2020 In order to investigate coordinated orbit control problem for large-scale cluster flight spacecraft, a distributed orbital containment control algorithm is proposed for spacecraft cluster flight system with multiple leaders.
Shijie Zhang +3 more
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Cluster PEACE observations of electrons of spacecraft origin [PDF]
Annales Geophysicae, 2001 The two PEACE (Plasma Electron And Current Experiment) sensors on board each Cluster spacecraft sample the electron velocity distribution across the full 4<pi> solid angle and the energy range 0.7 eV to 26 keV with a time resolution of 4 s ...
S. Szita +9 more
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ECLAT Cluster Spacecraft Magnetotail Plasma Region Identifications (2001–2009) [PDF]
Dataset Papers in Science, 2014 The European Space Agency’s four-spacecraft Cluster mission has been observing the Earth’s dynamical magnetotail region since early 2001. The magnetotail, and in particular the hot trapped plasma sheet, is a critical region in the coupled Sun-Earth ...
P. Boakes +3 more
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Detection of a plasmaspheric wind in the Earth's magnetosphere by the Cluster spacecraft [PDF]
, 2013 . Plumes, forming at the plasmapause and released outwards, constitute a well-established mode for plasmaspheric material release to the Earth's magnetosphere. They are associated to active periods and the related electric field change.
I. Dandouras
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Whistlers observed by the Cluster spacecraft outside the plasmasphere. [PDF]
Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics, 2005 Lightning generated whistlers are ubiquitous within the plasmasphere at both high and low altitudes, and these waves propagate efficiently in both ducted and nonducted modes. On the other hand, in the magnetospheric region outside the plasmasphere, lightning‐generated whistlers are commonly observed at low altitudes (up to ∼6000 km) but only rarely at ...
M. Platino +6 more
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