Electric fields in the Hermean environment

Advances in Space Research

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 627-631

  Blomberg, L G ^a   Cumnock, J A ^a,b   Kasaba, Y ^c   Matsumoto, H ^d   Kojima, H ^d   Omura, Y ^d   Moncuquet, M ^e   Wahlund, J E ^f  

^a ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS   (United States)

^c JAPAN AEROSPACE EXPLORATION AGENCY   (Japan)

^d KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^e OBSERVATOIRE DE PARIS   (France)

^f SWEDISH INSTITUTE OF SPACE PHYSICS   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Electric fields; Exosphere; Magnetosphere; Mercury; Space plasma physics

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC FIELD EFFECTS; IN SITU PROCESSING; MAGNETIC FIELD EFFECTS; MAGNETOSPHERE; PLANETARY SURFACE ANALYSIS; SOLAR SYSTEM;

EXOSPHERE; MAGNETOSPHERIC CURRENT SYSTEMS; MERCURY; SPACE PLASMA PHYSICS;

SPACE RENDEZVOUS;

EID: 33750364991     PISSN: 02731177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.asr.2005.02.034     Document Type: Article

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