Atmospheric superrotation?

Planetary and Space Science

Volumn 51, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 415-425

  Gaposchkin, E M ^a  

^a Mathematical Geosciences Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Atmosphere; Celestial mechanics; Satellite perturbations; Satellite tracking; Superrotation; Thermosphere

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DRAG; ERROR ANALYSIS; METEOROLOGICAL PROBLEMS; PERTURBATION TECHNIQUES;

ATMOSPHERIC SUPERROTATION;

SATELLITES;

EID: 0038558547     PISSN: 00320633     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0032-0633(03)00021-7     Document Type: Article

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