Effect of the magnetic field on the energetics of mars ionosphere

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 25, Issue 14, 1998, Pages 2753-2756

  Choi, Y W ^a   Kim, J ^b   Min, K W ^a   Nagy, A F ^c   Oyama, K I ^d  

^a Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)   (South Korea)

^b Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI)   (South Korea)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^d JAPAN AEROSPACE EXPLORATION AGENCY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRON TEMPERATURE; IONOSPHERE; IONOSPHERIC MEASUREMENT; IONS; MAGNETIC FIELDS; MAGNETISM; TEMPERATURE CONTROL; UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES (UAV); BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; ELECTRON ENERGY LEVELS; EXTRATERRESTRIAL ATMOSPHERES; HEAT FLUX; INTERPLANETARY FLIGHT; MAGNETIC FIELD EFFECTS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PLANETS; SOLAR HEATING; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY;

HEAT SOURCES; HORIZONTAL MAGNETIC FIELDS; ION ENERGIES; ION TEMPERATURE; ION TEMPERATURE PROFILES; TEMPERATURE PROFILES; VARIOUS BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; VIKING LANDER;

THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; ASTROPHYSICS;

MARS IONOSPHERE; RETARDING POTENTIAL ANALYZERS; VIKING MISSION;

EID: 0032120673     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/98GL51839     Document Type: Article

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