Inverse radiation modeling of Titan's atmosphere to assimilate solar aureole imager data of the Huygens probe

Planetary and Space Science

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 147-158

  Grieger, B ^a   Lemmon, M T ^b   Markiewicz, W J ^a   Keller, H U ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR SONNENSYSTEMFORSCHUNG   (Germany)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Huygens; Titan

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; EARTH ATMOSPHERE; MOON; PHOTOLYSIS;

INVERSE RADIATION;

SATELLITES;

EID: 0037312760     PISSN: 00320633     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0032-0633(02)00142-3     Document Type: Conference Paper

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