A simple quantitative model of plasma flows and currents in Saturn's polar ionosphere

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 109, Issue A5, 2004, Pages

  Cowley, S W H ^a   Bunce, E J ^a   O'Rourke, J M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Magnetosphere ionosphere interactions; Saturn's magnetosphere; Saturn's polar ionosphere; Solar wind magnetosphere interactions

Indexed keywords

EID: 21044449668     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2003JA010375     Document Type: Article

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