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Bolton et al. 1989
Bolton, S.J., Gulkis, S., Klein, M.J., De Pater, I. and Thompson, T.J. (1989). Correlation studies between solar wind parameters and the decimetric radio emission from Jupiter. Journal of Geophysical Research 94: doi: 10.1029/88JA03381. issn: 0148-0227.

Results of a study comparing long-term time variations (years) in Jupiter's synchrotron radio emission with a variety of solar wind parameters and the 10.7-cm solar flux are reported. Data from 1963 through 1985 were analyzed, and the results suggest that many solar wind parameters are correlated with the intensity of the synchrotron emission produced by the relativistic electrons in the Jovian Van Allen radiation belts. Significant nonzero correlation coefficients appear to be associated with solar wind ion density, ram pressure, thermal pressure, flow velocity, momentum, and ion temperature. The highest correlation coefficients are obtained for solar wind ram pressure (NV2) and thermal pressure (NT). The correlation analysis suggests that the delay time between fluctuations in the solar wind and changes in the Jovian synchrotron emission is typically about 2 years. The delay time of the correlation places important constraints on the theoretical models describing the radiation belts. The implication of these results, if the correlations are real, is that the solar wind is influencing the supply and/or loss of electrons to Jupiter's inner magnetosphere. We note that the data for this work spans only about two periods of the solar activity cycle, and because of the long time scales of the observed variations, it is important to confirm these results with additional observations. ¿ American Geophysical Union 1989

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Magnetospheric Physics, Solar wind/magnetosphere interactions, Solar Physics, Astrophysics, and Astronomy, Radio emissions, Solar Physics, Astrophysics, and Astronomy, Energetic particles, Space Plasma Physics, Transport processes
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Journal of Geophysical Research
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