Enceladus plume variability and the neutral gas densities in Saturn's magnetosphere

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 115, Issue 10, 2010, Pages

  Smith, H T ^a   Johnson, R E ^b   Perry, M E ^a   Mitchell, D G ^a   McNutt, R L ^a   Young, D T ^c  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b University of Virginia   (United States)

^c SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

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EID: 77957591409     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2009JA015184     Document Type: Article

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