Characteristics of Jovian morning bright FUV aurora from hubble space telescope/space telescope imaging spectrograph imaging and spectral observations

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 111, Issue 9, 2006, Pages

  Gustin, J ^a   Cowley, S W H ^b   Gerard J C ^a   Gladstone, G R ^c   Grodent, D ^a   Clarke, J T ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

^c SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^d Boston University   (United States)

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EID: 33947530327     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2006JA011730     Document Type: Article

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