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08 Sep 2008
Auroral current systems in Saturn's magnetosphere: comparison of theoretical models with Cassini and HST observations
S. W. H. Cowley
Department of Physics & Astronomy, University of Leicester, Leicester LE1 7RH, UK
C. S. Arridge
Mullard Space Science Laboratory, University College London, Dorking RH5 6NT, UK
Centre for Planetary Sciences, University College London, Gower Street, London WC1E 6BT, UK
E. J. Bunce
Department of Physics & Astronomy, University of Leicester, Leicester LE1 7RH, UK
J. T. Clarke
Center for Space Physics, Boston University, Boston, MA 02215, USA
A. J. Coates
Mullard Space Science Laboratory, University College London, Dorking RH5 6NT, UK
Centre for Planetary Sciences, University College London, Gower Street, London WC1E 6BT, UK
M. K. Dougherty
Blackett Laboratory, Imperial College London, London SW7 2AZ, UK
J.-C. Gérard
Laboratoire de Physique Atmosphérique et Planétaire, Université de Liège, Liège 4000, Belgium
D. Grodent
Laboratoire de Physique Atmosphérique et Planétaire, Université de Liège, Liège 4000, Belgium
J. D. Nichols
Center for Space Physics, Boston University, Boston, MA 02215, USA
D. L. Talboys
Department of Physics & Astronomy, University of Leicester, Leicester LE1 7RH, UK
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