Influence of non-stationary electromagnetic field conditions on ion pick-up at Titan: 3-D multispecies hybrid simulations

Annales Geophysicae

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 599-617

  Simon, S ^a   Motschmann, U ^a,b   Glassmeier, K H ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF BRAUNSCHWEIG   (Germany)

^b GERMAN AEROSPACE CENTER DLR   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; ION; IONOSPHERE; MAGNETOPAUSE; MAGNETOSPHERE; SATURN; TITAN;

EID: 41349119856     PISSN: 09927689     EISSN: 14320576     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/angeo-26-599-2008     Document Type: Article

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