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An extended plasma model for Saturn
Author(s) -
Richardson John D.
Publication year - 1995
Publication title -
geophysical research letters
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.007
H-Index - 273
eISSN - 1944-8007
pISSN - 0094-8276
DOI - 10.1029/95gl01018
Subject(s) - magnetosphere , saturn , physics , magnetosphere of saturn , plasma , ring current , astronomy , axial symmetry , computational physics , planet , nuclear physics , magnetopause , quantum mechanics
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.