Electric properties and related physical characteristics of the atmosphere and surface of Titan

Planetary and Space Science

Volumn 54, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 1124-1136

  Grard, R ^a   Hamelin, M ^b   Lopez Moreno J J ^c   Schwingenschuh, K ^d   Jernej, I ^d   Molina Cuberos, G J ^c,e   Simoes F ^b   Trautner, R ^a   Falkner, P ^a   Ferri, F ^f   Fulchignoni, M ^g   Rodrigo, R ^c   Svedhem, H ^a   Beghin C ^h   Berthelier, J J ^b   Brown, V J G ^c   Chabassiere M ^h   Jeronimo, J M ^c   Lara, L M ^c   Tokano, T ⁱ  

^a EUROPEAN SPACE AGENCY   (Netherlands)

^b CNRS   (France)

^c INSTITUTO DE ASTROFÍSICA DE ANDALUCÍA CSIC   (Spain)

^d Austrian Academy of Sciences ^*  (Austria)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MURCIA   (Spain)

^f UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^g OBSERVATOIRE DE PARIS   (France)

^h LPCE CNRS   (France)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Acoustic pressure; Atmospheric electricity; Electric fields; Surface properties; Titan

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC ELECTRICITY; ELECTRIC PROPERTIES; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES; PERMITTIVITY; SURFACE PROPERTIES;

ACOUSTIC PRESSURE; FREE ELECTRONS; IONOSPHERIC CAVITY; TITAN;

SURFACE CHEMISTRY;

EID: 33749445286     PISSN: 00320633     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pss.2006.05.036     Document Type: Article

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