Momentum transfer between the Io plasma wake and Jupiter's ionosphere

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 108, Issue A6, 2003, Pages

  Delamere, P A ^a   Bagenal, F ^a   Ergun, R ^a   Su, Y J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Alfven waves; Current limitation; Io jupiter interaction; Mass loading; Momentum coupling; Parallel electric fields

Indexed keywords

EID: 2442572439     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2002JA009530     Document Type: Article

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