Published June 1, 1982 | Version v1
Journal article

Saturian kilometric radiation: Source locations

  • 1. NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Laboratory for Extraterrestrial Physics, Planetary Magnetospheres Branch, Greenbelt, Maryland 20771

Description

Using Voyager 1 and 2 Planetary Radio Astronomy data and reasonable assumptions about radiation beam geometry, we deduce the source locations of both polarization components of the Saturn kilometer-wavelength radiation. The resulting radio source footprints are at high latitudes north and south, and near the noon meridian. These footprints are compared with the surface locations of Saturn's UV aurorae, polar cap boundary, and polar cusp

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
J. Geophys. Res.
Journal Volume
87
Journal Issue
A6
Series
J. Geophys. Res.
Journal Page Range
4555-4559
ISSN
0022-1406

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
United States
INIS RN
14735281
Subject category
S79: ASTROPHYSICS, COSMOLOGY AND ASTRONOMY;
Descriptors DEI
LONG WAVE RADIATION; POLARIZATION; RADIATION SOURCES; SATURN PLANET; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; VOYAGER SPACE PROBES
Descriptors DEC
ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION; PLANETS; RADIATIONS; RADIOWAVE RADIATION; SPACE VEHICLES