New electron energy transfer rates for vibrational excitation of N2

Annales Geophysicae

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 176-182

  Pavlov, A V ^a  

^a PUSHKOV INSTITUTE OF TERRESTRIAL MAGNETISM   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Atmospheric composition and structure; Ionosphere; Modeling and forecasting; Thermosphere

Indexed keywords

EID: 0542445065     PISSN: 09927689     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s005850050591     Document Type: Article

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