Abstract
Analysis of the average properties of Saturn's kilometre wavelength radio emission suggests that the source region is near the noon meridian in the northern auroral zone and/or the polar cusp.
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Kaiser, M., Desch, M. & Lecacheux, A. Saturnian kilometric radiation: statistical properties and beam geometry. Nature 292, 731–733 (1981). https://doi.org/10.1038/292731a0
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