Comparison of terrestrial and Martian TEC at dawn and dusk during solstices

Abstract This paper used the similarities between the ionospheres on Mars and Earth, the most similar of the terrestrial planets, to examine the relative importance of photochemical and transport processes at dawn and dusk. The amount of plasma present in the ionosphere, as measured by the total ele...

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Main Authors: Angeline G. Burrell, Beatriz Sánchez-Cano, Olivier Witasse, Mark Lester, Marco Cartacci
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2020-09-01
Series:Earth, Planets and Space
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40623-020-01258-3