Planetary period oscillations in Saturn's magnetosphere: Phase relation of equatorial magnetic field oscillations and Saturn kilometric radiation modulation

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 113, Issue 9, 2008, Pages

  Andrews, D J ^a   Bunce, E J ^a   Cowley, S W H ^a   Dougherty, M K ^b   Provan, G ^a   Southwood, D J ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c EUROPEAN SPACE AGENCY   (France)

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EID: 51349140566     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2007JA012937     Document Type: Article

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