Electron densities in the upper ionosphere of mars from the excitation of electron plasma oscillations

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 113, Issue 7, 2008, Pages

  Duru, F ^a   Gurnett, D A ^a   Morgan, D D ^a   Modolo, R ^a   Nagy, A F ^b   Najib, D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

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EID: 49849106390     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2008JA013073     Document Type: Article

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