The Cushion Region and Dayside Magnetodisc Structure at Saturn

Abstract A sustained quasi‐dipolar magnetic field between the current sheet outer edge and the magnetopause, known as a cushion region, has previously been observed at Jupiter, but not yet at Saturn. Using the complete Cassini magnetometer data, the first evidence of a cushion region forming at Satu...

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Published in:Geophysical Research Letters
Main Authors: N. R. Staniland, M. K. Dougherty, A. Masters, N. Achilleos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2021-03-01
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1029/2020GL091796