Effect of crustal magnetic fields on the near terminator ionosphere at Mars: Comparison of in situ magnetic field measurements with the data of radio science experiments on board Mars Global Surveyor

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 108, Issue A12, 2003, Pages

  Krymskii, A M ^a   Breus, T K ^b   Ness, N F ^c   Hinson, D P ^d   Bojkov, D I ^a  

^a SOUTHERN FEDERAL UNIVERSITY   (Russian Federation)

^b Space Research Institute Russian Academy of Sciences ^*  (Russian Federation)

^c UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

^d Stanford University   (United States)

Author keywords

Atmosphere; Ionosphere; Magnetic fields and magnetism; Mars; Planetary ionospheres

Indexed keywords

EID: 41649091656     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2002JA009662     Document Type: Article

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