Schumann resonances as a tool to study the lower ionospheric structure of Mars

Radio Science

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2006, Pages

  Molina Cuberos, G J ^a   Morente, J A ^b   Besser, B P ^c   Porti, J ^b   Lichtenegger, H ^c   Schwingenschuh, K ^c   Salinas, A ^b   Margineda, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MURCIA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

^c Österreichische Akademie der Wissenschaften ^*  (Austria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE PROPAGATION; IONIZATION; IONOSPHERE; MAGNETOSPHERE; PLANETS;

GLOBAL ATMOSPHERIC CONDUCTIVITY; IONIZATION SOURCES; MAGNETIC ANOMALIES; TRANSMISSION LINE MODELING (TLM) METHOD;

RESONANCE;

EID: 33646013304     PISSN: 00486604     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2004RS003187     Document Type: Article

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