Ion escape from Mars in a quasi-neutral hybrid model

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 107, Issue A3, 2002, Pages

  Kallio, Esa ^a   Janhunen, Pekka ^a  

^a FINNISH METEOROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

Ionotail; Mars; Mass loading; Particle acceleration; Pickup ions; Quasi neutralhybrid model

Indexed keywords

EID: 0141774918     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2001JA000090     Document Type: Article

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