Oscillation of Saturn's southern auroral oval

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 113, Issue 11, 2008, Pages

  Nichols, J D ^a,b   Clarke, J T ^a   Cowley, S W H ^b   Duval, J ^a   Farmer, A J ^c   Gerard J C ^d   Grodent, D ^d   Wannawichian, S ^a  

^a Boston University   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

^c HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

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EID: 58749095652     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2008JA013444     Document Type: Article

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