Strong rapid dipolarizations in Saturn's magnetotail: In situ evidence of reconnection

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 34, Issue 11, 2007, Pages

  Jackman, C M ^a   Russell, C T ^b   Southwood, D J ^a,c   Arridge, C S ^d   Achilleos, N ^a   Dougherty, M K ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c EUROPEAN SPACE AGENCY   (France)

^d UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MAGNETIC FIELD EFFECTS; MAGNETOSPHERE; PARTICLE ACCELERATORS; POLARIZATION; SOLAR WIND;

DIPOLARIZATION; MAGNETIC TAIL;

PLANETS;

ELECTRON; ION; MAGNETIC FIELD; MAGNETOSPHERE; MAGNETOTAIL; PLASMA; SATURN; SOLAR WIND;

EID: 34547973610     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2007GL029764     Document Type: Article

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