Response of the Martian thermosphere/ionosphere to enhanced fluxes of solar soft X rays

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 109, Issue A11, 2004, Pages

  Fox, J L ^a  

^a WRIGHT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Mars ionosphere; Mars thermosphere; Soft X rays

Indexed keywords

EID: 41849091537     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2004JA010380     Document Type: Article

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