Proton cyclotron waves at Mars: Exosphere structure and evidence for a fast neutral disk

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 33, Issue 23, 2006, Pages

  Wei, H Y ^a   Russell, C T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC ELECTRICITY; CYCLOTRONS; ELECTRIC FIELDS; EXTRATERRESTRIAL ATMOSPHERES; IONS; MAGNETISM; PROTONS;

EXOSPHERE; INTERPLANETARY ELECTRIC FIELD; PROTON CYCLOTRON WAVES;

MARTIAN SURFACE ANALYSIS;

ATMOSPHERIC STRUCTURE; ELECTRIC FIELD; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE; MARS; MARTIAN ATMOSPHERE; SOLAR WIND;

EID: 34548639943     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2006GL026244     Document Type: Article

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