The sputtering of an oxygen thermosphere by energetic O+

Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets

Volumn 105, Issue E1, 2000, Pages 1659-1670

  Johnson, R E ^a   Schnellenberger, D ^b   Wong, M C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OXYGEN; PLANETARY ATMOSPHERE;

EID: 0033777750     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/1999JE001058     Document Type: Article

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