Solar Cycle Effects on the Dynamics of Jupiter's and Saturn's Magnetospheres

Solar Physics

Volumn 274, Issue 1-2, 2011, Pages 481-502

  Jackman, C M ^a,c   Arridge, C S ^b,c  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84855323042     PISSN: 00380938     EISSN: 1573093X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11207-011-9748-z     Document Type: Article

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