Nitrogen isotope fractionation and its consequence for Titan's atmospheric evolution

Planetary and Space Science

Volumn 48, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 529-543

  Lammer, H ^a   Stumptner, W ^a,b   Molina Cuberos, G J ^a,c   Bauer, S J ^a,b   Owen, T ^d  

^a Austrian Academy of Sciences ^*  (Austria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GRAZ   (Austria)

^c INSTITUTO DE ASTROFÍSICA DE ANDALUCÍA CSIC   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

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EID: 0001333895     PISSN: 00320633     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0032-0633(00)00043-x     Document Type: Article

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