Phase separation in giant planets: Inhomogeneous evolution of Saturn

Icarus

Volumn 164, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 228-243

  Fortney, Jonathan J ^a   Hubbard, William B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

Atmospheres, composition; Jupiter, evolution; Jupiter, interior; Saturn, evolution; Saturn, interior

Indexed keywords

EID: 0041703206     PISSN: 00191035     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0019-1035(03)00130-1     Document Type: Article

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