Morphology of the dayside ionosphere of Venus: Implications for ion outflows

Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets

Volumn 113, Issue 11, 2008, Pages

  Fox, Jane L ^a  

^a WRIGHT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY CONDITION; ELECTRON DENSITY; ION EXCHANGE; IONOSPHERE; PLANETARY ATMOSPHERE; SATELLITE DATA; VENUS;

EID: 58649110842     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2008JE003182     Document Type: Article

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