Plasmoids in Saturn's magnetotail

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 113, Issue 1, 2008, Pages

  Hill, T W ^a   Thomsen, M F ^b   Henderson, M G ^b   Tokar, R L ^b   Coates, A J ^c   McAndrews, H J ^b   Lewis, G R ^c   Mitchell, D G ^d   Jackman, C M ^e   Russell, C T ^f   Dougherty, M K ^e   Crary, F J ^g   Young, D T ^g  

^a RICE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^f UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^g SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

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EID: 40949161073     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2007JA012626     Document Type: Article

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