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Hairston & Hill 1985
Hairston, M.R. and Hill, T.W. (1985). Jovian ionospheric conductivity and magnetospheric plasma outflow: Voyarger 1. Journal of Geophysical Research 90: doi: 10.1029/JA080i010p09889. issn: 0148-0227.

Using magnetic field and plasma data from the Voyager 1 inbound encounter, we have derived local values for the mass outflow rate and the radial bulk velocity in the dayside Jovian magnetosphere, and for the height-integrated Pedersen conductivity of the Jovian ionosphere. These values, accurate within a factor of 2, are compatible with previous order-of-magnitude estimates of these quantities. Our results suggest that the shape of the plasma sheet is more complicated than previously suspected. A search for evidence of enhanced plasma outflow in the active sector was inconclusive.

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