Different tidal torques on a planet with a dense atmosphere and consequences to the spin dynamics

Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets

Volumn 108, Issue 11, 2003, Pages

  Correia, Alexandre C M ^a   Laskar, Jacques ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

^b Institut de Mecanique Celeste et de Calcul des ephemerides   (France)

Author keywords

Atmospheres; Obliquity; Spin dynamics; Tides; Venus

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC TIDE; PLANETARY ATMOSPHERE; PLANETARY ROTATION; TORQUE;

EID: 1342311423     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2003je002059     Document Type: Article

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