Low- to middle-latitude X-ray emission from Jupiter

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 111, Issue 11, 2006, Pages

  Bhardwaj, Anil ^a   Eisner, Ronald F ^b   Gladstone, G Randall ^c,g   Waite Jr , J Hunter ^c,g   Branduardi Raymont, Graziella ^d   Cravens, Thomas E ^e   Ford, Peter G ^f  

^a INDIAN SPACE RESEARCH ORGANISATION   (India)

^b NASA MARSHALL SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^c South West Research Institute ^*  (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

^f MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^g SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

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EID: 33947543306     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2006JA011792     Document Type: Article

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