On the effect of the martian crustal magnetic field on atmospheric erosion

Icarus

Volumn 206, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 130-138

  Fang, Xiaohua ^a   Liemohn, Michael W ^b   Nagy, Andrew F ^b   Luhmann, Janet G ^c   Ma, Yingjuan ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Atmospheres, Evolution; Magnetic field; Mars; Solar wind

Indexed keywords

EID: 75949112881     PISSN: 00191035     EISSN: 10902643     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.icarus.2009.01.012     Document Type: Article

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