A model of the ionosphere of Saturn's rings and its implications

Icarus

Volumn 181, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 465-474

  Luhmann, J G ^a   Johnson, R E ^b   Tokar, R L ^c   Ledvina, S A ^a   Cravens, T E ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b University of Virginia   (United States)

^c LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Atmospheres, dynamics; Ices; Planetary rings; Saturn; Saturn, magnetosphere

Indexed keywords

EID: 33645847229     PISSN: 00191035     EISSN: 10902643     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.icarus.2005.11.022     Document Type: Article

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