Equatorial transport of Saturn's ionosphere as driven by a dust-ring current system
Journal Article
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· Geophys. Res. Lett.; (United States)
The diurnal modulation of the dust ring current of Saturn's D-ring causes field-aligned Birkeland currents ot flow near the dawn and dusk terminators and close across the mid-latitude ionosphere. One consequence of this current system is the establishment of a global convection pattern in the equatorial outer ionosphere. Outward motion of the dayside ionosheric plasma as well as the corresponding absorption effect of the inner ring system might be one physical cause of the depletion of the ionospheric content of Saturn.
- Research Organization:
- Max-Planck-Institut fuer Aeronomie, D-3411 Katlenburg-Lindau 3, F.R.G.
- OSTI ID:
- 6051081
- Journal Information:
- Geophys. Res. Lett.; (United States), Journal Name: Geophys. Res. Lett.; (United States) Vol. 10:3; ISSN GPRLA
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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