Oxygen compounds in Titan's stratosphere as observed by Cassini CIRS

Icarus

Volumn 186, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 354-363

  de Kok, R ^a   Irwin, P G J ^a   Teanby, N A ^a   Lellouch, E ^b,c   Bezard B ^b,c   Vinatier, S ^b,c   Nixon, C A ^d   Fletcher, L ^a   Howett, C ^a   Calcutt, S B ^a   Bowles, N E ^a   Flasar, F M ^e   Taylor, F W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b OBSERVATOIRE DE PARIS   (France)

^c SORBONNE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

^d Bldg 142   (United States)

^e NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Atmospheres; composition; Titan

Indexed keywords

EID: 33846295563     PISSN: 00191035     EISSN: 10902643     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.icarus.2006.09.016     Document Type: Article

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