Effects of thermal tides on the Venus atmospheric superrotation

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 112, Issue 9, 2007, Pages

  Takagi, M ^a   Matsuda, Y ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b TOKYO GAKUGEI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC MOVEMENTS; FLOW OF GASES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MOMENTUM TRANSFER; VISCOSITY; WIND;

ANGULAR MOMENTUM; EDDY; PLANETARY ATMOSPHERE; SOLAR TIDE; VENUS; VISCOSITY; ZONAL FLOW; ZONAL WIND;

EID: 34347363222     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2006JD007901     Document Type: Article

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