A review of observed variability in the dayside ionosphere of Mars

Advances in Space Research

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 277-307

  Withers, Paul ^a  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ionosphere; Mars; Plasma

Indexed keywords

CARRIER CONCENTRATION; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; ELECTRON DENSITY MEASUREMENT; ELECTRON TEMPERATURE; IONOSPHERE; IONOSPHERIC MEASUREMENT; MAGNETIC FIELDS; MAGNETOPLASMA; MARTIAN SURFACE ANALYSIS; PLASMA DIAGNOSTICS; PLASMA STABILITY; PLASMAS; SOLAR RADIATION; SOLAR WIND; STORMS;

CRUSTAL MAGNETIC FIELDS; IONOSPHERIC PROPERTIES; MARS; MARS GLOBAL SURVEYOR; NEUTRAL ATMOSPHERE; SOLAR ENERGETIC PARTICLE EVENTS; STRONG MAGNETIC FIELDS; VERTICAL MAGNETIC FIELDS;

ELECTRONS;

EID: 67649388056     PISSN: 02731177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.asr.2009.04.027     Document Type: Review

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