Variation of the Martian ionospheric electron density from Mars Express radar soundings

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 113, Issue 9, 2008, Pages

  Morgan, D D ^a   Gurnett, D A ^a   Kirchner, D L ^a   Fox, J L ^b   Nielsen, E ^c   Plaut, J J ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^b WRIGHT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Max Plank Institute for Solar System Studies   (Germany)

^d CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

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EID: 56749177167     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2008JA013313     Document Type: Article

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