Discrete cloud activity in Saturn's equator during 1995, 1996 and 1997

Planetary and Space Science

Volumn 47, Issue 10-11, 1999, Pages 1277-1283

  Sanchez Lavega, A ^a   Lecacheux, J ^b   Colas, F ^c   Rojas, J F ^a   Gomez, J M ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE BASQUE COUNTRY UPV EHU   (Spain)

^b OBSERVATOIRE DE PARIS   (France)

^c Bureau des Longitudes   (France)

^d Grup d'Estudis Astronomics   (Spain)

Author keywords

Atmosphere; Clouds; Saturn

Indexed keywords

EID: 11544288988     PISSN: 00320633     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0032-0633(99)00050-1     Document Type: Review

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