Structure and dynamics of the solar wind/ionosphere interface on Mars: MEX-ASPERA-3 and MEX-MARSIS observations

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 35, Issue 11, 2008, Pages

  Dubinin, E ^a   Modolo, Ronan ^b   Fraenz, M ^a   Woch, J ^a   Duru, F ^b   Akalin, F ^b   Gurnett, D ^b   Lundin, Rickard ^c   Barabash, S ^c   Plaut, J J ^d   Picardi, G ^e  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR SONNENSYSTEMFORSCHUNG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^c SWEDISH INSTITUTE OF SPACE PHYSICS   (Sweden)

^d CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^e SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MAGNETIC FIELD MEASUREMENT; MAGNETIC FIELDS; MAGNETIC MATERIALS; MAGNETOSPHERE; PLASMAS; SOLAR WIND; WIND EFFECTS;

DYNAMIC PRESSURES; IONOSPHERIC PLASMAS; MAGNETIC FIELD STRENGTHS; MAGNETOSPHERIC BOUNDARIES; MARS EXPRESS; NUMBER DENSITIES; PLASMA PARAMETERS; PRESSURE BALANCING; SOLAR WIND PLASMAS; SOLAR WIND PRESSURE; STRUCTURE AND DYNAMICS; SUBSOLAR REGION;

EARTH (PLANET);

BOUNDARY LAYER; IONOSPHERE; MAGNETIC FIELD; MARTIAN ATMOSPHERE; PLANETARY SATELLITE; PLASMA; SOLAR WIND;

EID: 49849098589     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2008GL033730     Document Type: Article

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