Accession Number:

AD0255522

Title:

SATELLITE MAGNETIC FIELD MAPPING

Descriptive Note:

Corporate Author:

NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION WASHINGTON D C

Personal Author(s):

• HEPPNER,JAMES P.
• CAIN,JOSEPH C.

Report Date:

1961-05-01

Pagination or Media Count:

1.0

Abstract:

A PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS IS MADE OF DATA FROM THE Vanguard III satellite 1959 ETA. The resulting scalar field measurements are plotted against computed values obtained from three differentANALYSES Finch and Leaton coefficients, Jensen and Whitaker coefficients from U.S.N.H.O. charts, and Jensen and Whitaker coefficients from Russian charts. The topics discussed include The accuracy of spherical harmonic analyses of the earths field, possible magnetic field discontinuities associated with the inner radiation belt, and magnetic storm effects. Author

Descriptors:

• *MAGNETIC FIELDS
• *MAGNETIC STORMS
• *MAGNETOMETERS
• INSTRUMENTATION
• MAPPING
• PROTONS
• ARTIFICIAL SATELLITES
• GEOMAGNETISM

Subject Categories:

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE