Implications of rapid planetary rotation for the Dungey magnetotail of Saturn

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 110, Issue A3, 2005, Pages

  Milan, S E ^a   Bunce, E J ^a   Cowley, S W H ^a   Jackman, C M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 33747156221     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2004JA010716     Document Type: Article

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