Interplanetary magnetic field control of Saturn's polar cusp aurora

Annales Geophysicae

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 1405-1431

  Bunce, Emma J ^a   Cowley, S W H ^a   Milan, S E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Magnetospheric physics (Auroral phenomena; planetary magnetospheres; solar wind magnetosphere interactions)

Indexed keywords

MAGNETIC FIELD; PLANETARY ATMOSPHERE; SATURN;

EID: 23744446557     PISSN: 09927689     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/angeo-23-1405-2005     Document Type: Article

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