Formulation of molecular diffusion in planetary atmospheres

Planetary and Space Science

Volumn 55, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 1414-1425

  Garcia Munoz A ^a  

^a YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Ambipolar diffusion; Chapman Enskog perturbation technique; Grad's moment method; Molecular diffusion; Planetary atmospheres; Upper atmosphere

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; EXTRATERRESTRIAL ATMOSPHERES; ITERATIVE METHODS; PERTURBATION TECHNIQUES; PLANETARY SURFACE ANALYSIS; UPPER ATMOSPHERE;

AMBIPOLAR DIFFUSION; CHAPMAN-ENSKOG PERTURBATION TECHNIQUE; GRADS MOMENT METHOD; MOLECULAR DIFFUSION; PLANETARY ATMOSPHERES;

MOLECULAR DYNAMICS;

EID: 34447106683     PISSN: 00320633     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pss.2007.03.010     Document Type: Article

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