Plasma channels and electron density profiles near the midnight plane in the Venus nightside ionosphere

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 109, Issue A4, 2004, Pages

  Perez de Tejada H ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Erosion of the Venus ionosphere; Intermediate transition in Venus ionosphere; Ionospheric holes in the Venus ionosphere

Indexed keywords

EID: 27844611473     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2002JA009811     Document Type: Article

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