Modeling of methane photolysis in the reducing atmospheres of the outer solar system

Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets

Volumn 104, Issue E1, 1999, Pages 1873-1876

  Smith, Nicholas S ^a   Raulin, François ^a  

^a LABORATOIRE INTERUNIVERSITAIRE DES SYSTÈMES ATMOSPHÉRIQUES   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERE; METHANE; PHOTOLYSIS; REDOX CONDITIONS;

EID: 0032969245     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/1998JE900027     Document Type: Article

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