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Radio observations of the Jovian magnetic fieldRadio observations of Jupiter are reviewed and discussed in relation to the planet's magnetic field. Early ground-based decameter- and decimeter-wave observations lead to a first estimate of the magnetic field strength which was subsequently confirmed by space-borne measurements. Decametric, hectometric and decimetric measurements of the Jovian rotation period offer the possibility of detecting a real change in the magnetic field structure within the next few decades. Solar wind control of the radio emission allows inferences to be made concerning the magnetic field and the emission regions at decametric, hectometric and kilometric frequencies. The decametric and the hectometric radiation may originate in hollow-cone emission sources at high (auroral) latitudes on Jupiter. The broad-band kilometric emission appears to originate at the outer edge of the Io torus.
Document ID
19920069342
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Reprint (Version printed in journal)
Authors
Barrow, C. H.
(Max-Planck-Institut fuer Aeronomie Katlenburg-Lindau, Germany)
Carr, T. D.
(Florida, University Gainesville, United States)
Date Acquired
August 15, 2013
Publication Date
August 1, 1992
Publication Information
Publication: Advances in Space Research
Volume: 12
Issue: 8, Au
ISSN: 0273-1177
Subject Category
Lunar And Planetary Exploration
Accession Number
92A51966
Distribution Limits
Public
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