Evaporation of hydrogen and helium atoms from the atmospheres of Earth and Mars

Planetary and Space Science

Volumn 51, Issue 4-5, 2003, Pages 319-327

  Pierrard, V ^a  

^a BELGIAN INSTITUTE FOR SPACE AERONOMY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Boltzmann equation; Exosphere; Jeans' flux; Mars; Planetary atmospheres; Transition region

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; EARTH (PLANET); EARTH ATMOSPHERE; EXTRATERRESTRIAL ATMOSPHERES; HELIUM; HYDROGEN; MONTE CARLO METHODS; PLANETS;

TRANSITION REGION;

ASTROPHYSICS;

EID: 0037382882     PISSN: 00320633     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0032-0633(03)00014-X     Document Type: Article

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