Magnetosphere-ionosphere coupling currents in Jupiter's middle magnetosphere: Effect of magnetosphere-ionosphere decoupling by field-aligned auroral voltages

Annales Geophysicae

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 799-808

  Nichols, J D ^a   Cowley, S W H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Magnetospheric physics (current systems; magnetosphere ionosphere interactions; planetary magnetospheres)

Indexed keywords

JUPITER; MAGNETOSPHERE; PLANETARY ATMOSPHERE;

EID: 18744399827     PISSN: 09927689     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/angeo-23-799-2005     Document Type: Article

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