Three-dimensional multispecies hybrid simulation of Titan's highly variable plasma environment

Annales Geophysicae

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 117-144

  Simon, S ^a   Boesswetter, A ^a   Bagdonat, T ^a   Motschmann, U ^a,b   Schuele, J ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF BRAUNSCHWEIG   (Germany)

^b GERMAN AEROSPACE CENTER DLR   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC FIELD; ELECTRON; ION; IONOSPHERE; MAGNETOSPHERE; PLASMA; SATURN; THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING; TITAN;

EID: 33846852175     PISSN: 09927689     EISSN: 14320576     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/angeo-25-117-2007     Document Type: Article

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