Characteristics of Saturn's polar atmosphere and auroral electrons derived from HST/STIS, FUSE and Cassini/UVIS spectra

Icarus

Volumn 200, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 176-187

  Gustin, J ^a   Gerard J C ^a   Pryor, W ^b   Feldman, P D ^c   Grodent, D ^a   Holsclaw, G ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

^b Central Arizona College   (United States)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Aurorae; Saturn; Spectroscopy; Ultraviolet observations

Indexed keywords

EID: 60449091457     PISSN: 00191035     EISSN: 10902643     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.icarus.2008.11.013     Document Type: Article

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