Saturn's Zonal Winds at Cloud Level

Icarus

Volumn 147, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 405-420

  Sanchez Lavega, Agustín ^a   Rojas, José F ^a   Sada, Pedro V ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE BASQUE COUNTRY UPV EHU   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DE MONTERREY   (Mexico)

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EID: 0001051457     PISSN: 00191035     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/icar.2000.6449     Document Type: Article

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