Variability in the H+3 emission of Saturn: Consequences for ionisation rates and temperature

Icarus

Volumn 186, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 234-241

  Melin, Henrik ^a   Miller, Steve ^a   Stallard, Tom ^a   Trafton, L M ^b   Geballe, T R ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^c GEMINI OBSERVATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

atmosphere; Aurorae; Ionospheres; Saturn

Indexed keywords

EID: 33845239005     PISSN: 00191035     EISSN: 10902643     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.icarus.2006.08.014     Document Type: Article

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