Dynamics of the Saturnian inner magnetosphere: First inferences from the Cassini magnetometers about small-scale plasma transport in the magnetosphere

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 32, Issue 14, 2005, Pages 1-5

  André, Nicolas ^a   Dougherty, M K ^b   Russell, C T ^c   Leisner, J S ^c   Khurana, K K ^c  

^a IRAP   (France)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MAGNETIC FIELD MEASUREMENT; MAGNETIC FLUX; MAGNETOMETERS; PLANETS; PLASMAS;

INTERCHANGING FLUX TUBES; PLASMA TRANSPORT; SATURN;

MAGNETOSPHERE;

MAGNETIC FIELD; MAGNETOSPHERE; PLASMA; SATURN;

SATURNIA;

EID: 25444494207     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2005GL022643     Document Type: Article

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