CO2+ dissociative recombination: A source of thermal and nonthermal C on Mars

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 109, Issue A8, 2004, Pages

  Fox, J L ^a  

^a WRIGHT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Atmospheric escape; Atomic carbon; Dissociative recombination; Martian ionosphere; Martian thermosphere

Indexed keywords

EID: 33747051768     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2004JA010514     Document Type: Article

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