Io's sodium directional feature: Evidence for ionospheric escape

Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets

Volumn 104, Issue E7, 1999, Pages 16567-16583

  Wilson, Jody K ^a   Schneider, Nicholas M ^b  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

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EID: 0032728918     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/1999JE900017     Document Type: Article

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