LINDA - The Astrid-2 Langmuir probe instrument

Annales Geophysicae

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 601-610

  Holback, B ^a   Jacksen A ^a   Ahlen L ^a   Jansson, S E ^a   Eriksson, A I ^a   Wahlund, J E ^a   Carozzi, T ^a   Bergman, J ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Ionosphere (plasma temperature and density; plasma waves and instabilities; instruments and techniques)

Indexed keywords

EID: 0035614910     PISSN: 09927689     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/angeo-19-601-2001     Document Type: Article

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