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Ann. Geophys., 17, 1499-1502, 1999
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Introduction: The Equator-S mission

G. Haerendel¹, R. B. Torbert², and H. Höfner^1
1Max-Planck-Institut für extraterrestrische Physik, Garching, Germany
²University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH

Abstract. In spite of its short operational life of only five months, the major goals of the Equator-S mission were fulfilled, except that its contribution to the ISTP science is restricted to the morning sector of the outer magnetosphere. A set of twelve papers following this introduction is a first documentation of the achievements. They span from the successful testing and operation of the most advanced and complex way of measuring electric fields in a hot plasma environment by means of electron beams, to various investigations at or near the equatorial magnetopause and in the plasma sheet.

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Citation: Haerendel, G., Torbert, R. B., and Höfner, H.: Introduction: The Equator-S mission, Ann. Geophys., 17, 1499-1502, 1999.   Bibtex   EndNote   Reference Manager