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Richardson 1987
Richardson, J.D. (1987). Ion distributions in the dayside magnetosheaths of Jupiter and Saturn. Journal of Geophysical Research 92: doi: 10.1029/JA092iA06p06133. issn: 0148-0227.

Data from the Voyager 1 and 2 Plasma Science experiment in the dayside magnetosheaths of Jupiter and Saturn are analyzed. The ion distributions throughout the dayside magnetosheaths of both planets are well modeled by a two-temperature proton distribution. The two proton populations have comparable densities, and temperatures of 100 and 1000 eV. Similar two-temperature proton distributions are occasionally observed in earth's magnetosheath. Ion temperatures, densities, and bulk velocities for the four magnetosheath crossings are presented, confirming that sunward flow of up to 100 km/s occurs when the magnetosphere is expanding. ¿American Geophysical Union 1987

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