Diagnostic of the dayside ionosphere of Mars using the Total Electron Content measurement by the NEIGE/Netlander experiment: An assessment study

Planetary and Space Science

Volumn 52, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 603-611

  Morel, L ^a,b   Witasse, O ^c   Warnant, R ^a   Cerisier, J C ^d   Blelly, P L ^e   Lilensten, J ^f  

^a ROYAL OBSERVATORY OF BELGIUM   (Belgium)

^b Ecl Sup Geometres et Topographes   (France)

^c EUROPEAN SPACE AGENCY   (Netherlands)

^d Ctr Etudes Environnements Terrestre   (France)

^e IRAP   (France)

^f LABORATOIRE D ASTROPHYSIQUE   (France)

Author keywords

Ionosphere; Mars; NEIGE; Netlander; Total Electron Content

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DOPPLER EFFECT; MAGNETIC FIELD EFFECTS; ORBITS; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

MARS; TOTAL ELECTRON CONTENT (TEC);

IONOSPHERE;

EID: 1842475538     PISSN: 00320633     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pss.2003.12.007     Document Type: Article

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