Comparisons of electron fluxes measured in the crustal fields at Mars by the MGS magnetometer/electron reflectometer instrument with a B field-dependent transport code

Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets

Volumn 108, Issue 12, 2003, Pages

  Liemohn, Michael W ^a   Mitchell, David L ^b   Nagy, Andrew F ^a   Fox, Jane L ^c   Reimer, Tamara W ^d   Ma, Yingjuan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c WRIGHT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d HARVEY MUDD COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Magnetic fields; Mars; Photoelectrons; Plasma transport

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; CRUST; ELECTRON; INSTRUMENTATION; MAGNETIC FIELD; MAGNETOMETER; MARS; REFLECTANCE;

EID: 1542379057     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2003je002158     Document Type: Article

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