Nightside ion frictional heating: Atomic and molecular ion temperature anisotropy and ion composition changes

Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics

Volumn 59, Issue 11, 1997, Pages 1329-1341

  Jenkins, B ^a   Moffett, R J ^a   Davies, J A ^b   Lester, M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0008601425     PISSN: 13646826     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1364-6826(96)00019-3     Document Type: Article

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