Effects of topography on the spin-up of a Venus atmospheric model

Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets

Volumn 112, Issue 4, 2007, Pages

  Herrnstein, A ^a   Dowling, T E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR TEMPERATURE; ATMOSPHERIC MODELING; INFRARED IMAGERY; OBSERVATIONAL METHOD; PLANETARY ATMOSPHERE; VENUS;

EID: 34250785693     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2006JE002804     Document Type: Article

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