Electron density and temperature measurements in the cold plasma environment of Titan: Implications for atmospheric escape

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 37, Issue 20, 2010, Pages

  Edberg, N J T ^a   Wahlund, J E ^a   Agren K ^a   Morooka, M W ^a   Modolo, R ^b   Bertucci, C ^c   Dougherty, M K ^d  

^a SWEDISH INSTITUTE OF SPACE PHYSICS   (Sweden)

^b LABORATOIRE DES SCIENCES DU CLIMAT ET DE L ENVIRONNEMENT   (France)

^c INSTITUTO DE ASTRONOMÍA Y FÍSICA DEL ESPACIO   (Argentina)

^d IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRON TEMPERATURE; HEATING; IONOSPHERE; MAGNETOSPHERE; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT; THERMAL LOGGING;

ATMOSPHERIC ESCAPE; CASSINI; COLD PLASMAS; DENSITY MEASUREMENTS; ELECTRON DENSITY AND TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENTS; INCREASED TEMPERATURE; IONOSPHERIC PLASMAS; LANGMUIRS; MAGNETIC PRESSURE; MAGNETOSPHERIC TAIL; PROBE INSTRUMENTS; SOLAR ILLUMINATION; TOP-SIDE IONOSPHERE; WAKE REGION;

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE;

AIR TEMPERATURE; ATMOSPHERIC ELECTRICITY; ELECTRON DENSITY; HEATING; IONOSPHERE; MAGNETOSPHERE; PLASMA; SOLAR ACTIVITY;

EID: 78049324403     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2010GL044544     Document Type: Article

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