Polar wind outflow model: Saturn results

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 112, Issue 1, 2007, Pages

  Glocer, A ^a   Gombosi, T I ^a   Toth, G ^a   Hansen, K C ^a   Ridley, A J ^a   Nagy, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

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EID: 34547953174     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2006JA011755     Document Type: Article

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