Planetary aurorae

R. Prange 


Observations of the auroral emissions from Jupiter and Saturn by recent planetary
missions (Galileo, Cassini) together with ground-based telescopes and earth-orbiting
observatories at various wavelengths now provide us with a comprehensive set of data
from against which auroral models can be checked. I will be summarize our knowledge
of the planetary aurorae, and compared them with the auroral processes at Earth,
from a point of view as useful as possible for radio astronomers.

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European Geosciences Union General Assembly, Vienna, Austria, 2-7 April 2006