A self-consistent model of the Jovian auroral thermal structure

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 106, Issue A7, 2001, Pages 12933-12952

  Grodent, Denis ^a   Waite Jr , J Hunter ^b   Gérard, Jean Claude ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

^b SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

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EID: 39449089026     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2000ja900129     Document Type: Article

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