On the formation of Io-induced acceleration regions related to Jovian aurora

Planetary and Space Science

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 405-415

  Kopp, Andreas ^a,c   Birk, Guido T ^a,d   Otto, Antonius ^b  

^a RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

^c MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR SONNENSYSTEMFORSCHUNG   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

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EID: 0002932745     PISSN: 00320633     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0032-0633(97)00114-1     Document Type: Article

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