Sensitivity studies of methane photolysis and its impact on hydrocarbon chemistry in the atmosphere of Titan

Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets

Volumn 105, Issue E8, 2000, Pages 20263-20273

  Wilson, Eric H ^a   Atreya, Sushil K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; METHANE; PLANETARY ATMOSPHERE; TITAN;

EID: 0000121874     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/1999JE001221     Document Type: Article

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