A model of Titan's haze of fractal aerosols constrained by multiple observations

Planetary and Space Science

Volumn 51, Issue 14-15, 2003, Pages 963-976

  Rannou, P ^a   McKay, C P ^b   Lorenz, R D ^c  

^a SORBONNE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

^b NASA AMES RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

Atmosphere structure; Haze; Photometry; Titan

Indexed keywords

AEROSOLS; ATMOSPHERICS; COMPUTATIONAL GEOMETRY; FRACTALS; PHOTOMETRY; POLARIZATION; SEDIMENTATION; TROPOSPHERE;

HAZE EXTINCTIONS;

SPACE RESEARCH;

EID: 0242607626     PISSN: 00320633     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pss.2003.05.008     Document Type: Conference Paper

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