Open AccessPlasma injection events in Saturn's magnetosphere
Author(s) -
Balcerak Ernie
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
eos, transactions american geophysical union
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.316
H-Index - 86
eISSN - 2324-9250
pISSN - 0096-3941
DOI - 10.1002/2013eo220009
Subject(s) - magnetosphere , magnetosphere of saturn , saturn , physics , polar , astrobiology , astronomy , plasma , environmental science , magnetopause , planet , quantum mechanics
Periodic radio emissions, including the strong radio emissions known as the Saturn kilometric radio (SKR) emissions, originate from the northern and southern polar regions and are observed throughout Saturn's magnetosphere. Scientists have been studying these phenomena but have not been able to pin down the physical mechanism linking periodicities between the inner and outer magnetospheres.