Surface conductivity of Mercury provides current closure and may affect magnetospheric symmetry

Annales Geophysicae

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 1829-1837

  Janhunen, P ^a   Kallio, E ^a  

^a FINNISH METEOROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

Magnetospheric physics (planetary magnetospheres; current systems; solar wind magnetosphere interactions)

Indexed keywords

CONDUCTIVITY; MAGNETOSPHERE; MERCURY (PLANET);

EID: 2442561593     PISSN: 09927689     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/angeo-22-1829-2004     Document Type: Article

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