A possible auroral signature of a magnetotail reconnection process on Jupiter

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 109, Issue A5, 2004, Pages

  Grodent, D ^a   Gerard J C ^a   Clarke, J T ^b   Gladstone, G R ^c   Waite Jr , J H ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

^b Boston University   (United States)

^c SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Aurora; Jupiter; Reconnection

Indexed keywords

EID: 27844433182     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2003JA010341     Document Type: Article

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