Solar control of radar wave absorption by the Martian ionosphere

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 33, Issue 13, 2006, Pages

  Morgan, D D ^a   Gurnett, D A ^a   Kirchner, D L ^a   Huff, R L ^a   Brain, D A ^b   Boynton, W V ^c   Acuna M H ^d   Plaut, J J ^e   Picardi, G ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^d NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^e CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^f SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; CARRIER CONCENTRATION; IONIZATION; IONOSPHERIC ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE PROPAGATION; LIGHT REFLECTION; METEOROLOGICAL RADAR; PROTONS; SOLAR RADIATION;

ELECTRON-NEUTRAL COLLISION FREQUENCY; HIGH ENERGY SOLAR PROTONS; REFLECTION VISIBILITY; X-RAY DATA;

ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES;

ELECTRON DENSITY; IONIZATION; IONOSPHERE; MARS; PLANETARY SURFACE; RADAR; SOLAR RADIATION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SURFACE REFLECTANCE;

EID: 33845652547     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2006GL026637     Document Type: Article

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