Under what conditions will ionospheric molecular ion outflow occur?

Geophysical Monograph Series

Volumn 104, Issue , 1998, Pages 85-95

  Wilson, G R ^a,b   Craven, P D ^a  

^a NASA MARSHALL SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^b MISSION RESEARCH CORPORATION   (United States)

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EID: 84979928964     PISSN: 00658448     EISSN: 23288779     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1029/GM104p0085     Document Type: Chapter

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