Carbon dioxide electron cooling rates in the atmospheres of Mars and Venus

Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets

Volumn 113, Issue 8, 2008, Pages

  Campbell, Laurence ^a   Brunger, M J ^a   Rescigno, T N ^b  

^a FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b LAWRENCE BERKELEY NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; COOLING; ELECTRON; MARS; PLANETARY ATMOSPHERE; PLANETARY SURFACE; VENUS;

EID: 56349127405     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2008je003099     Document Type: Article

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