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Earth's ionospheric outflow dominated by hidden cold plasma
DOI: 10.1038/ngeo387
Bibcode: 2009NatGe...2...24E
André, M.; Eriksson, A. I.; Cully, C. M. +3 more
The Earth constantly loses matter, mostly in the form of H+ and O+ ions. Analysis of measurements from the Cluster spacecraft reveals that the total loss of cold ions, below 1 eV in thermal energy, is larger than the previously observed, more energetic, outflow.
2009
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Nature Geoscience
Cluster
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