Parameterization of ionization rate by auroral electron precipitation in Jupiter

Annales Geophysicae

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 77-86

  Hiraki, Y ^a   Tao, C ^b  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AURORA; ELECTRON; HYDROGEN; IONIZATION; JUPITER; MAGNETOSPHERE; PARAMETERIZATION; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY);

EID: 38949115738     PISSN: 09927689     EISSN: 14320576     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/angeo-26-77-2008     Document Type: Article

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