Reconnection in a rotation-dominated magnetosphere and its relation to Saturn's auroral dynamics

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 110, Issue A2, 2005, Pages

  Cowley, S W H ^a   Badman, S V ^a   Bunce, E J ^a   Clarke, J T ^b   Gerard J C ^c   Grodent, D ^c   Jackman, C M ^a   Milan, S E ^a   Yeoman, T K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

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EID: 23744448414     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2004JA010796     Document Type: Article

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