Plasma distribution at Venus and ionospheric magnetic fields: Implication for Mars

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 30, Issue 24, 2003, Pages

  Dwivedi, A K ^a   Mahajan, K K ^a  

^a NATIONAL PHYSICAL LABORATORY   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARRIER CONCENTRATION; IONOSPHERE; MAGNETIC FIELDS; MAGNETOMETERS; ORBITAL LABORATORIES; PLASMAS; WIND EFFECTS;

ION DENSITY; ION MASS SPECTROMETERS;

PLANETARY SURFACE ANALYSIS;

IONOSPHERE; PLANETARY ATMOSPHERE; VENUS;

EID: 1642617843     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2003GL018263     Document Type: Article

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