Radial variations in the Io plasma torus during the Cassini era

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 110, Issue A12, 2005, Pages

  Delamere, P A ^a   Bagenal, F ^a   Steffi, A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

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EID: 33845736376     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2005JA011251     Document Type: Article

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