A numerical model of the atmosphere of Venus

Advances in Space Research

Volumn 36, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 2142-2145

  Lee, C ^a   Lewis, S R ^a   Read, P L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

GCM; Super rotation; Venus; Vortex; Waves

Indexed keywords

IONOSPHERE; MAGNETOSPHERE; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PLANETS;

GENERAL CIRCULATION MODELS (GCM); VENUS; VORTEX;

SPACE RESEARCH;

EID: 27844467179     PISSN: 02731177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.asr.2005.03.120     Document Type: Article

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