AN EXTENDED PLASMA MODEL FOR SATURN

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作者
RICHARDSON, JD
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[1] Center for Space Research, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge
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10.1029/95GL01018
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P [天文学、地球科学];
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07 ;
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The Saturn magnetosphere model of Richardson and Sittler [1990] is extended to include the outer magnetosphere. The inner magnetospheric portion of this model is updated based on a recent reanalysis of the plasma data near the Voyager 2 ring plane crossing. The result is an axially symmetric model of the plasma parameters which is designed to provide accurate input for models needing either in situ or line-of-sight data and to be a useful tool for Cassini planning.
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