Jupiter's polar auroral emissions

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 108, Issue A10, 2003, Pages

  Grodent, D ^a   Clarke, J T ^b,e   Waite Jr , J H ^c   Cowley, S W H ^d   Gerard J C ^a   Kim, J ^b,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

^b Boston University   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

^e BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aurora; Jupiter; Planetary magnetospheres; Reconnection; Solar wind magnetosphere interactions

Indexed keywords

EID: 41549105728     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2003JA010017     Document Type: Article

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