Giant planet ionospheres and thermospheres: The importance of ion-neutral coupling

Space Science Reviews

Volumn 116, Issue 1-2, 2005, Pages 319-343

  Miller, Steve ^a   Aylward, Alan ^a   Millward, George ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Giant planets; Ion neutral coupling; Ionosphere; Thermosphere

Indexed keywords

DISSOCIATION; IONOSPHERE; MAGNETIC FIELDS; MAGNETOSPHERE; PLASMAS; SOLAR SYSTEM; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

EXTREME ULTRAVIOLET (EUV); GIANT PLANETS; ION-NEUTRAL COUPLING; THERMOSPHERE;

PLANETS;

EID: 21044446107     PISSN: 00386308     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11214-005-1960-4     Document Type: Conference Paper

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