The two Titan stellar occultations of 14 November 2003

Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets

Volumn 111, Issue 11, 2006, Pages

  Sicardy, Bruno ^a   Colas, F ^a   Widemann, T ^a   Bellucci, A ^a   Beisker, W ^b   Kretlow, M ^b   Ferri, F ^c   Lacour, S ^a   Lecacheux, J ^a   Lellouch, E ^a   Pau, S ^a   Renner, S ^a   Roques, F ^a   Fienga, A ^a   Etienne, C ^a   Martinez, C ^d   Glass, I S ^e   Baba, D ^f   Nagayama, T ^f   Nagata, T ^f   Itting Enke, S ^g   Bath, K L ^b   Bode, H J ^b   Bode, F ^b   Ludemann H ^b   Ludemann J ^b   Neubauer, D ^b   Tegtmeier, A ^b   Tegtmeier, C ^b   Thome B ^b   Hund, F ^h   deWitt, C ⁱ   Fraser, B ⁱ   Jansen, A ⁱ   Jones, T ⁱ   Schoenau, P ⁱ   Turk, C ⁱ   Meintjies, P ^j   Hernandez, M ^k   Fiel, D ^l   Frappa, E ^m   Peyrot, A ⁿ   Teng, J P ⁿ   Vignand, M ⁿ   Hesler, P ^o   Payet, T ^o   Howell, R R ^p   Kidger, M ^q   Ortiz, J L ^r   Naranjo, O ^s   Rosenzweig, P ^s   Rapaport, M ^t   more..

^a OBSERVATOIRE DE PARIS   (France)

^b European Section   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^d Instituto Superior de Ciencias Astronómicas   (Argentina)

^e SOUTH AFRICAN ASTRONOMICAL OBSERVATORY   (South Africa)

^f NAGOYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^g South African Astronomical Observatory ^*  (Namibia)

^h Hakos Guestfarm   (Namibia)

ⁱ Astronomical Society of Southern Africa   (South Africa)

^j UNIVERSITY OF THE FREE STATE   (South Africa)

^k Association Aude   (France)

^l Lycée Stanislas   (France)

^m Astronef   (France)

ⁿ Observatoire Les Makes   (France)

^o ARECA   (France)

^p Wyoming Infrared Observatory   (United States)

^q INSTITUTO DE ASTROFÍSICA DE CANARIAS   (Spain)

^r INSTITUTO DE ASTROFÍSICA DE ANDALUCÍA CSIC   (Spain)

^s FACULTAD DE CIENCIAS   (Venezuela)

^t OBSERVATOIRE DE BORDEAUX   (France)

more..

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INVERSION LAYER; PLANETARY ATMOSPHERE; STRATOSPHERE; TITAN; ZONAL WIND;

EID: 33846553355     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2005JE002624     Document Type: Article

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