International Magnetospheric Study

The International Magnetospheric Study (IMS) was proposed in 1970 as a concerted effort to acquire coordinated ground-based, balloon, rocket, and satellite data needed to improve our understanding of the behavior of earth's plasma environment.[1]

Projects done as a contribution to International Magnetospheric Study:

  1. Prognoz 6
  2. Scandinavian Magnetometer array

References

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