NASA NTRS · 19890058261
The POLAR code wake model - Comparison with in situ observations
Abstract
Measurements made by the plasma diagnostics package during Spacelab 2 are discussed and compared with predictions made with the Air Force Geophysics Laboratory POLAR wake code. This code uses a complex geometric model of the orbiter and the self-similar solution of the expansion of a plasma into a vacuum as its model basis. Excellent qualitative and quantitative agreement is found at distances greater than about 30 m. At least to the first order, the model's approximations are justified.
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Murphy, G., Katz, I.. 1989-07-01. The POLAR code wake model - Comparison with in situ observations. https://ntrs.nasa.gov/citations/19890058261
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