Photochemical modeling of CH3 abundances in the outer solar system

Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets

Volumn 105, Issue E8, 2000, Pages 20207-20225

  Lee, Anthony Y T ^a   Yung, Yuk L ^a   Moses, Julianne ^b  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b LUNAR AND PLANETARY INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METHANE; SOLAR SYSTEM;

EID: 0000019965     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/1999JE001186     Document Type: Article

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