On the cause of Saturn's plasma periodicity

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 35, Issue 14, 2008, Pages

  Burch, J L ^a   Goldstein, J ^a   Mokashi, P ^a   Lewis, W S ^a   Paty, C ^a   Young, D T ^a   Coates, A J ^b   Dougherty, M K ^c   Andre N ^d  

^a SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d EUROPEAN SPACE AGENCY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CASSINI; RADIAL DISTANCES;

PLASMAS;

MAGNETIC FIELD; MAGNETOPAUSE; PERIODICITY; PLANETARY ATMOSPHERE; PLANETARY ROTATION; PLANETARY SURFACE; PLASMA; SATURN;

EID: 53749099220     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2008GL034951     Document Type: Article

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