Meteoric layers in planetary atmospheres

Space Science Reviews

Volumn 137, Issue 1-4, 2008, Pages 175-191

  Molina Cuberos, J G ^a   Lopez Moreno J J ^b   Arnold, F ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MURCIA   (Spain)

^b INSTITUTO DE ASTROFÍSICA DE ANDALUCÍA CSIC   (Spain)

^c MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR KERNPHYSIK   (Germany)

Author keywords

Ionosphere; Meteoroids; Planetary atmosphere

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM CLADDING; CALCIUM; DUST; E REGION; ELECTROLYSIS; INTERPLANETARY FLIGHT; IONS; KETONES; LIGHT METALS; MAGNESIUM; MAGNESIUM PRINTING PLATES; NICKEL; PLANETS;

DISTRIBUTION OF IONS; ELECTRON DENSITIES; INTERPLANETARY DUST; IONOSPHERE; IONOSPHERIC STRUCTURES; LONG DISTANCES; METALLIC IONS; METEOROIDS; PLANETARY ATMOSPHERE; PLANETARY ATMOSPHERES;

INTERPLANETARY SPACECRAFT;

ALUMINUM; CALCIUM; DUST; ELECTROLYSIS; IONS; KETONES; LIGHT METALS; MAGNESIUM; NICKEL; PLATES; PRINTING;

EID: 49749130820     PISSN: 00386308     EISSN: 15729672     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11214-008-9340-5     Document Type: Article

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