Diurnal variations of Titan's ionosphere

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 114, Issue 6, 2009, Pages

  Cui, J ^a   Galand, M ^a   Yelle, R V ^b   Vuitton, V ^c   Wahlund, J E ^d   Lawas, P P ^b   Muller Wodarg I C F ^a   Cravens, T E ^e   Kasprzak, W T ^f   Waite Jr , J H ^g  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^c LABORATOIRE D ASTROPHYSIQUE   (France)

^d SWEDISH INSTITUTE OF SPACE PHYSICS   (Sweden)

^e UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

^f NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^g Soudiwest Research Institute   (United States)

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EID: 70349433634     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2009JA014228     Document Type: Article

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