Physical properties of the organic aerosols and clouds on Titan

Planetary and Space Science

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 79-99

  McKay, C P ^a   Coustenis, A ^b   Samuelson, R E ^c   Lemmon, M T ^d   Lorenz, R D ^d   Cabane, M ^e   Rannou, P ^e   Drossart, P ^b  

^a NASA AMES RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b OBSERVATOIRE DE PARIS   (France)

^c NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^e SORBONNE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

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EID: 0002491418     PISSN: 00320633     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0032-0633(00)00051-9     Document Type: Article

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