Modeling the formation of electrostatic discharges on Mars

Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets

Volumn 111, Issue 2, 2006, Pages

  Krauss, Corinne E ^a,b   Horányi, Mihaly ^a   Robertson, Scott ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b DICKINSON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; MARS;

EID: 33645641394     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2004JE002313     Document Type: Article

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