Response of Jupiter's and Saturn's auroral activity to the solar wind

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 114, Issue 5, 2009, Pages

  Clarke, J T ^a   Nichols, J ^a   Gerard J C ^b   Grodent, D ^b   Hansen, K C ^c   Kurth, W ^d   Gladstone, G R ^e   Duval, J ^a   Wannawichian, S ^a   Bunce, E ^f   Cowley, S W H ^f   Crary, F ^e   Dougherty, M ^g   Lamy, L ^h   Mitchell, D ⁱ   Pryor, W ^j   Retherford, K ^e   Stallard, T ^f   Zieger, B ^c   Zarka, P ^h   Cecconi, B ^h   more..

^a Boston University   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^e SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

^g IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^h UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DIDEROT   (France)

ⁱ JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY APPLIED PHYSICS LABORATORY   (United States)

^j Central Arizona College   (United States)

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EID: 68749093070     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2008JA013694     Document Type: Review

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