A multi-instrument view of tail reconnection at Saturn

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 113, Issue 11, 2008, Pages

  Jackman, C M ^a   Arridge, C S ^b,c   Krupp, N ^d   Bunce, E J ^e   Mitchell, D G ^f   McAndrews, H J ^g   Dougherty, M K ^a   Russell, C T ^h   Achilleos, N ^c   Jones, G H ^b,c   Coates, A J ^b,c  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR SONNENSYSTEMFORSCHUNG   (Germany)

^e UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

^f JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^g LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^h UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 58749085191     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2008JA013592     Document Type: Article

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