The characterisation of Titan's atmospheric physical properties by the Huygens Atmospheric Structure Instrument (HASI)

Space Science Reviews

Volumn 104, Issue 1-4, 2002, Pages 395-431

  Fulchignoni, M ^m   Ferri, F ^c   Angrilli, F ^m   Bar Nun, A ^m   Barucci, M A ^m   Bianchini, G ^m   Borucki, W ^a   Coradini, M ^b   Coustenis, A ^m   Falkner, P ^c   Flamini, E ^d   Grard, R ^c   Hamelin, M ^e   Harri, A M ^f   Leppelmeier, G W ^f   Lopez Moreno, J J ^g   McDonnell, J A M ^h   McKay, C P ^a   Neubauer, F H ^m   Pedersen, A ^m   Picardi, G ⁱ   Pirronello, V ^j   Rodrigo, R ^g   Schwingenschuh, K ^k   Seiff, A ^l   Svedhem, H ^c   Vanzani, V ^m   Zarnecki, J ^h   more..

^a NASA AMES RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b EUROPEAN SPACE AGENCY   (France)

^c EUROPEAN SPACE AGENCY   (Netherlands)

^d ITALIAN SPACE AGENCY   (Italy)

^e LPCE CNRS   (France)

^f FINNISH METEOROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^g INSTITUTO DE ASTROFÍSICA DE ANDALUCÍA CSIC   (Spain)

^h UNIVERSITY OF KENT   (United Kingdom)

ⁱ SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^j INAF OSSERVATORIO ASTROFISICO DI CATANIA   (Italy)

^k Austrian Academy of Sciences ^*  (Austria)

^l SAN JOSE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^m NONE

more..

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASTRONOMY; ATMOSPHERE; ELECTRICITY; INSTRUMENT; LIQUID; PHYSICAL PARAMETERS; REVIEW; SENSOR; SOLID; SPACE; SURFACE PROPERTY;

EID: 0038071823     PISSN: 00386308     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1023688607077     Document Type: Review

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