Peak electron densities in Saturn's ionosphere derived from the low-frequency cutoff of Saturn lightning

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 116, Issue 4, 2011, Pages

  Fischer, G ^a,b   Gurnett, D A ^b   Zarka, P ^c   Moore, L ^d   Dyudina, U A ^e  

^a Austrian Academy of Sciences   (Austria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^c OBSERVATOIRE DE PARIS   (France)

^d Boston University   (United States)

^e CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

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EID: 79955426800     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2010JA016187     Document Type: Article

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