Detecting electrical activity from Martian dust storms

Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets

Volumn 104, Issue E2, 1999, Pages 3795-3801

  Farrell, W M ^a   Kaiser, M L ^a   Desch, M D ^a   Houser, J G ^a   Cummer, S A ^a   Wilt, D M ^b   Landis, G A ^b  

^a NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^b NASA GLENN RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC FIELD; MARS;

EID: 0033602152     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/98JE02821     Document Type: Article

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