New advances in empirical modelling of ion composition in the outer ionosphere

Advances in Space Research

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 844-849

  Truhlik V ^a   Triskova L ^a   Smilauer J ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF ATMOSPHERIC PHYSICS   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Ion composition; Satellite measurements; Topside ionosphere

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; HELIUM; IONOSPHERE; MASS SPECTROMETERS; SOLAR RADIATION; SPACECRAFT;

BENNETT ION MASS SPECTROMETERS (BIMS); ION COMPOSITION; ION DENSITY; TRANSITION HEIGHT MODELS;

SPACE RESEARCH;

IONOSPHERE;

EID: 9644261970     PISSN: 02731177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.asr.2003.06.006     Document Type: Article

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