Modeling the size and shape of Saturn's magnetopause with variable dynamic pressure

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 111, Issue 11, 2006, Pages

  Arridge, C S ^a   Achilleos, N ^a   Dougherty, M K ^a   Khurana, K K ^b   Russell, C T ^b  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 33947504010     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2005JA011574     Document Type: Article

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