A global hybrid model for Titan's interaction with the Kronian plasma: Application to the Cassini Ta flyby

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 113, Issue 1, 2008, Pages

  Modolo, Ronan ^a,b   Chanteur, G M ^a  

^a SERVICE D AÉRONOMIE DU CNRS   (France)

^b SWEDISH INSTITUTE OF SPACE PHYSICS   (Sweden)

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EID: 40949165389     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2007JA012453     Document Type: Article

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