Ionospheric layer induced by meteoric ionization in Titan's atmosphere

Planetary and Space Science

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 143-153

  Molina Cuberos, G J ^a   Lammer, H ^b   Stumptner, W ^b   Schwingenschuh, K ^a   Rucker, H O ^b   Lopez Moreno J J ^a   Rodrigo, R ^a   Tokano, T ^c  

^a Austrian Academy of Sciences   (Austria)

^b INSTITUTO DE ASTROFÍSICA DE ANDALUCÍA CSIC   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cassini; Dust; Huygens; Ionosphere; Meteoroid; Titan

Indexed keywords

EID: 0001305207     PISSN: 00320633     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0032-0633(00)00133-1     Document Type: Article

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