Simulation of the Saturnian magnetospheric interaction with Titan

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 105, Issue A6, 2000, Pages 13119-13130

  Brecht, Stephen H ^a   Luhmann, Janet G ^b   Larson, David J ^a  

^a Bay Area Research Corporation   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 39449094207     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/1999ja900490     Document Type: Article

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