Io-related Jovian auroral arcs: Modeling parallel electric fields

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 108, Issue A2, 2003, Pages

  Su, Yi Jiun ^a   Ergun, Robert E ^a   Bagenal, Fran ^a   Delamere, Peter A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Auroral cavity; Decametric radio emission; Electron precipitation; Io wake emission; Jupiter Io interaction; Upward current region

Indexed keywords

EID: 33845641217     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2002JA009247     Document Type: Article

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