Cassini Ion and Neutral Mass Spectrometer data in Titan's upper atmosphere and exosphere: Observation of a suprathermal corona

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 112, Issue 7, 2007, Pages

  De La Haye, V ^a   Waite Jr , J H ^a   Johnson, R E ^b   Yelle, R V ^c   Cravens, T E ^d   Luhmann, J G ^e   Kasprzak, W T ^f   Gell, D A ^a   Magee, B ^a   Leblanc, F ^g   Michael, M ^h   Jurac, S ⁱ   Robertson, I P ^d  

^a SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^f NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^g SERVICE D AÉRONOMIE DU CNRS   (France)

^h INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY KANPUR   (India)

ⁱ MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

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EID: 34548595645     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2006JA012222     Document Type: Article

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