Fischer, Georg and Gurnett, Donald A. and Kurth, William S. and Akalin, Ferzan and Zarka, Philippe and Dyudina, Ulyana A. and Farrell, William M. and Kaiser, Michael L. (2008) Atmospheric Electricity at Saturn. Space Science Reviews, 137 (1-4). pp. 271-285. ISSN 0038-6308. doi:10.1007/s11214-008-9370-z. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechAUTHORS:20200323-153851282
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Abstract
The Cassini mission provides a great opportunity to enlarge our knowledge of atmospheric electricity at the gas giant Saturn. Following Voyager studies, the RPWS (Radio and Plasma Wave Science) instrument has measured again the so-called SEDs (Saturn Electrostatic Discharges) which are the radio signature of lightning flashes. Observations by Cassini/ISS (Imaging Science Subsystem) have shown cloud features in Saturn’s atmosphere whose occurrence, longitudinal drift rate, and brightness were strongly related to the SEDs. In this paper we will review the main physical parameters of the SEDs. Lightning does not only give us clues about the dynamics of the atmosphere, but also serves as a natural tool to investigate properties of Saturn’s ionosphere. We will also discuss other lightning related phenomena and compare Saturn lightning with terrestrial and Jovian lightning.
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| Additional Information: | © 2008 Springer Science+Business Media B.V. Received: 8 December 2007; Accepted: 1 May 2008; Published online: 23 May 2008. | |||||||||
| Subject Keywords: | Saturn: lightning; Saturn: atmosphere | |||||||||
| Issue or Number: | 1-4 | |||||||||
| DOI: | 10.1007/s11214-008-9370-z | |||||||||
| Record Number: | CaltechAUTHORS:20200323-153851282 | |||||||||
| Persistent URL: | https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechAUTHORS:20200323-153851282 | |||||||||
| Official Citation: | Fischer, G., Gurnett, D.A., Kurth, W.S. et al. Atmospheric Electricity at Saturn. Space Sci Rev 137, 271 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11214-008-9370-z | |||||||||
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| ID Code: | 102065 | |||||||||
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| Deposited By: | Tony Diaz | |||||||||
| Deposited On: | 23 Mar 2020 23:08 | |||||||||
| Last Modified: | 16 Nov 2021 18:08 |
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