Radiative-Convective Latitudinal Gradients for Jupiter and Saturn Models with a Radiative Zone

Icarus

Volumn 142, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 148-154

  Gierasch, Peter J ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

Atmospheres; Atmospheric structure; Outer planets

Indexed keywords

EID: 0346542866     PISSN: 00191035     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/icar.1999.6193     Document Type: Article

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