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Ring Vertical Structure

Ring Vertical Structure is a theoretical construct in planetary science that characterizes the vertical distribution of mass and particle density within a planetary ring system, distinguishing it from other ring properties by focusing specifically on the third-dimensional arrangement perpendicular to the ring plane.

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2017–2026

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37

Saturn's rings - Properties and processes

Jeffrey N. Cuzzi, Jack J. Lissauer, L. W. Esposito et al. · NASA Technical Reports Server (NASA) · 1984 · 135 citations

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Did Saturn's rings form during the Late Heavy Bombardment?

S. Charnoz, Alessandro Morbidelli, L. Dones et al. · Icarus · 2008 · 126 citations · Full text

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The structure of Saturn's rings: Implications from the Voyager stellar occultation

L. W. Esposito, Michael O’Callaghan, Robert A. West · Icarus · 1983 · 119 citations

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Self‐gravity wakes in Saturn's A ring measured by stellar occultations from Cassini

J. E. Colwell, L. W. Esposito, M. Sremčević · Geophysical Research Letters · 2006 · 106 citations · Full text

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The Physical Oceanography of Two Rings Observed by the Cyclonic Ring Experiment. Part II: Dynamics

Donald B. Olson · Journal of Physical Oceanography · 1980 · 102 citations

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Authors

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  1. JN
    Jeffrey N. Cuzzi

    Ames Research Center, United States

    5 publications · 332 citations

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  2. JA
    Joseph A. Burns

    Cornell University, United States

    4 publications · 144 citations

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  3. RG
    R. G. French

    Wellesley College, United States

    4 publications · 131 citations

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  4. LW
    L. W. Esposito

    Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics, United States

    3 publications · 360 citations

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  5. MR
    M. R. Showalter

    Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence, United States

    3 publications · 61 citations

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Institutions

59

  1. Cornell University

    Ithaca, United States

    7 h-index

    9 publications

    179 citations

  2. Ames Research Center

    Mountain View, United States

    5 h-index

    8 publications

    551 citations

  3. Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence

    Mountain View, United States

    3 h-index

    3 publications

    61 citations

  4. University of Idaho

    Moscow, United States

    3 h-index

    3 publications

    56 citations

  5. Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics

    Boulder, United States

    3 h-index

    8 publications

    757 citations

  6. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

    Cambridge, United States

    3 h-index

    7 publications

    311 citations

  7. University of Colorado Boulder

    Boulder, United States

    3 h-index

    7 publications

    810 citations

  8. Wellesley College

    Wellesley, United States

    3 h-index

    7 publications

    131 citations

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Venues

  1. Icarus

    15 publications · 668 citations

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  2. Geophysical Research Letters

    2 publications · 205 citations

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  3. Journal of Physical Oceanography

    2 publications · 131 citations

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  4. Nature

    2 publications · 39 citations

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  5. 19th-Century Music

    2 publications · 131 citations

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