Longitudinal modulation of the brightness of Io's auroral footprint emission: Comparison with models

• Main Authors: S. Wannawichian, J. T. Clarke, F. Bagenal, C. A. Peterson, J. D. Nichols
• Format: Journal
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: Agricultural and Biological Sciences; Earth and Planetary Sciences; Environmental Science
• Online Access: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?partnerID=HzOxMe3b&scp=84882756641&origin=inward; http://cmuir.cmu.ac.th/jspui/handle/6653943832/52160
• Institution: Chiang Mai University

The auroral emission close to the foot of Io's magnetic flux tube has been known for over a decade to be one of the key parameters characterizing the electrodynamic interaction between the satellite and Jupiter's magnetosphere. Ten years of observations of Io's magnetic footprint brig...