Titan’s geometric albedo: Role of the fractal structure of the aerosols

Icarus

Volumn 118, Issue 2, 1995, Pages 355-372

  Rannou, P ^a   Cabane, M ^a   Chassefiere, E ^b   Botet, R ^c   McKay, C P ^d   Courtin, R ^e  

^a SORBONNE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

^b Services d'A?ronomie du CNRS   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ PARIS SUD   (France)

^d NASA AMES RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^e OBSERVATOIRE DE PARIS   (France)

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EID: 0001172113     PISSN: 00191035     EISSN: 10902643     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/icar.1995.1196     Document Type: Article

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