Modelling of the ring current in Saturn's magnetosphere

Annales Geophysicae

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 653-659

  Giampieri, G ^a   Dougherty, M K ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Magnetospheric physics (current systems; planetary magnetospheres; plasma sheet)

Indexed keywords

ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; MAGNETOSPHERE; NUMERICAL MODEL; SATURN;

EID: 1342288843     PISSN: 09927689     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/angeo-22-653-2004     Document Type: Article

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