Solar EUV and electron-proton-hydrogen atom-produced Ionosphere on Mars: Comparative studies of particle fluxes and ion production rates due to different processes

Icarus

Volumn 159, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 18-30

  Haider, S A ^a   Seth, S P ^a,b   Kallio, Esa ^c   Oyama, K I ^d  

^a PHYSICAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (India)

^b Sheth RA Bhavan's Science College   (India)

^c FINNISH METEOROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^d JAPAN AEROSPACE EXPLORATION AGENCY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Ionosphere; Magnetosphere; Mars

Indexed keywords

EID: 0036752016     PISSN: 00191035     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/icar.2002.6919     Document Type: Article

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