Analysis of plasma waves observed within local plasma injections seen in Saturn's magnetosphere

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 113, Issue 5, 2008, Pages

  Menietti, J D ^a   Santolik, O ^b   Rymer, A M ^c   Hospodarsky, G B ^a   Persoon, A M ^a   Gurnett, D A ^a   Coates, A J ^d   Young, D T ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^b CHARLES UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY APPLIED PHYSICS LABORATORY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^e SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

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EID: 46749153742     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2007JA012856     Document Type: Article

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