Comparisons between MHD model calculations and observations of Cassini flybys of Titan

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 111, Issue 5, 2006, Pages

  Ma, Yingjuan ^a   Nagy, Andrew F ^a   Cravens, Thomas E ^b   Sokolov, Igor V ^a   Hansen, Kenneth C ^a   Wahlund, Jan Erik ^c   Crary, Frank J ^d   Coates, Andrew J ^e   Dougherty, Michele K ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

^c SWEDISH INSTITUTE OF SPACE PHYSICS   (Sweden)

^d SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^f IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 33846871664     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2005JA011481     Document Type: Article

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