MHD simulations of Io's interaction with the plasma torus

Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets

Volumn 103, Issue 3339, 1998, Pages 19867-19877

  Linker, Jon A ^a   Khurana, Krishan K ^b   Kivelson, Margaret G ^b   Walker, Raymond J ^b  

^a SCIENCE APPLICATIONS INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 0032581838     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/98je00632     Document Type: Article

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