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Arcs in Saturn's radio spectra

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Arcs appearing in the dynamic spectra of Saturn radio emission have been modelled using the same techniques as applied to jovian arcs. Their properties suggest a source region several tenths of a Saturn radius above the cloud tops in the late morning local time sector.

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  1. Advanced Systems Planning Division, ORI Inc, 1400 Spring St, Silver Spring, Maryland, 20910, USA

    J. R. Thieman

  2. Code 692, Laboratory for Extraterrestrial Physics, NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Maryland, 20771, USA

    M. L. Goldstein

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Thieman, J., Goldstein, M. Arcs in Saturn's radio spectra. Nature 292, 728–731 (1981). https://doi.org/10.1038/292728a0

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