The three-dimensional structure of Saturn's equatorial jet at cloud level

Icarus

Volumn 187, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 510-519

  Sanchez Lavega A ^a   Hueso, R ^a   Perez Hoyos S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE BASQUE COUNTRY UPV EHU   (Spain)

Author keywords

atmosphere; Atmospheres; dynamics; Radiative transfer; Saturn; structure

Indexed keywords

EID: 33847399162     PISSN: 00191035     EISSN: 10902643     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.icarus.2006.10.022     Document Type: Article

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