Maintenance of equatorial superrotation in the atmospheres of Venus and Titan

Planetary and Space Science

Volumn 54, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 761-773

  Zhu, Xun ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY APPLIED PHYSICS LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Atmosphere superrotation; Titan; Venus

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; EQUATIONS OF STATE; FRICTION; ROTATION; SOLAR RADIATION; TIDES; WIND STRESS;

ATMOSPHERE SUPERROTATION; TITAN; VENUS; WIND SHEAR;

PLANETS;

EID: 33745817057     PISSN: 00320633     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pss.2006.05.004     Document Type: Article

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