Goniopolarimetric study of the revolution 29 perikrone using the Cassini Radio and Plasma Wave Science instrument high-frequency radio receiver

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 114, Issue 3, 2009, Pages

  Cecconi, B ^a,d   Lamy, L ^a,d   Zarka, P ^a,d   Prange R ^a,d   Kurth, W S ^b   Louarn, P ^c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DIDEROT   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^c IRAP   (France)

^d OBSERVATOIRE DE PARIS   (France)

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EID: 67649111382     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2008JA013830     Document Type: Article

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