The source of Saturns periodic radio emission

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 114, Issue 9, 2009, Pages

  Southwood, David J ^a,b,c   Kivelson, Margaret G ^c  

^a EUROPEAN SPACE AGENCY   (France)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 72049125677     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2008JA013800     Document Type: Article

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