IAP, the thermal plasma analyzer on DEMETER

Planetary and Space Science

Volumn 54, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 487-501

  Berthelier, J J ^a   Godefroy, M ^a   Leblanc, F ^a   Seran, E ^a   Peschard, D ^a   Gilbert, P ^a   Artru, J ^b  

^a SERVICE D AÉRONOMIE DU CNRS   (France)

^b CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ionosphere; Ionospheric effects of seismic activity; Ionospheric thermal plasma measurements; Retarding potential analyzers

Indexed keywords

DATABASE SYSTEMS; HEAT RADIATION; IONOSPHERE; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; PLASMA DENSITY; SEISMIC PROSPECTING;

IONOSPHERIC EFFECTS OF SEISMIC ACTIVITY; IONOSPHERIC THERMAL PLASMA MEASUREMENTS; RETARDING POTENTIAL ANALYZERS;

PLASMA APPLICATIONS;

EID: 33646123562     PISSN: 00320633     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pss.2005.10.018     Document Type: Article

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