Model of Saturn's internal planetary magnetic field based on Cassini observations

Planetary and Space Science

Volumn 57, Issue 14-15, 2009, Pages 1706-1713

  Burton, M E ^a   Dougherty, M K ^b   Russell, C T ^c  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Magnetosphere; Planetary magnetic fields; Saturn magnetic field

Indexed keywords

AXISYMMETRIC; CASSINI; CASSINI MISSION; EQUATORIAL RING; EXTERNAL CURRENTS; INVERSION TECHNIQUES; MAGNETIC EQUATOR; PLANETARY MAGNETIC FIELDS; REANALYSIS; ROTATION RATE; SATURN MAGNETIC FIELD; SECULAR VARIATION; SPHERICAL HARMONIC COEFFICIENT;

HARMONIC ANALYSIS; MAGNETIC FIELDS; MAGNETOSPHERE;

MAGNETIC MATERIALS;

EID: 70449686371     PISSN: 00320633     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pss.2009.04.008     Document Type: Article

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