Surface waves on Saturn's magnetopause

Article ID	Journal	Published Year	Pages	File Type
10705259	Planetary and Space Science	2012	13 Pages	PDF

Abstract

âº Surface waves on a planetary magnetopause transport energy into the magnetosphere. âº Differences in the level of wave activity across Saturn's magnetopause has been predicted. âº Kelvin-Helmholtz waves often form on Saturn's magnetopause surface. âº There is no evidence for the predicted difference across the surface. âº We need to revise our understanding of surface waves on Saturn's magnetopause.

Keywords

Surface waves Kelvin–Helmholtz instability Solar wind–magnetosphere interaction SATuRN Magnetopause

Related Topics

Physical Sciences and Engineering Earth and Planetary Sciences Geophysics

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Authors

A. Masters, N. Achilleos, J.C. Cutler, A.J. Coates, M.K. Dougherty, G.H. Jones,