Distribution of water-group ion cyclotron waves in Saturn’s magnetosphere

Abstract The water-group ion cyclotron waves (ICWs) in Saturn’s magnetosphere were studied using the magnetic field data provided by the MAG magnetometer on board the Cassini satellite. The period from January 2005 to December 2009, when the Cassini radial distance is smaller than 8 R S , was used....

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Main Authors: Marty Chou, Chio Zong Cheng
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2017-09-01
Series:Earth, Planets and Space
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40623-017-0709-0