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Cross-Scale: Multi-Scale Coupling in Space Plasma, Assessment Study Report

Plasma Physics 2009-12-07 v1 Space Physics

Abstract

Driven by the support and interest of the international space plasma community to examine simultaneous physical plasma scales and their interactions, the Cross-Scale Mission concept was submitted and accepted as an ESA Cosmic Vision M-class candidate mission. This report presents an overview of the assessment study phase of the 7 ESA spacecraft Cross-Scale mission. Where appropriate, discussion of the benefit of international collaboration with the SCOPE mission, as well as other interested parties, is included.

Cite

@article{arxiv.0912.0856,
  title  = {Cross-Scale: Multi-Scale Coupling in Space Plasma, Assessment Study Report},
  author = {Steve Schwartz and Stuart D. Bale and Masaki Fujimoto and Petr Hellinger and Mona Kessel and Guan Le and William Liu and Philippe Louarn and Ian Mann and Rumi Nakamura and Chris Owen and Jean-Louis Pinçon and Luca Sorriso-Valvo and Andris Vaivads and Robert F. Wimmer-Schweingruber},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0912.0856},
  year   = {2009}
}

Comments

Assessment Study Report as part of the ESA Cosmic Vision M-Class mission selection process

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