Numerical models of Saturn's long-lived anticyclones

Icarus

Volumn 191, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 665-677

  García Melendo, Enrique ^a   Sánchez Lavega, Agustín ^b   Hueso, Ricardo ^b  

^a Esteve Duran Observatory Foundation   (Spain)

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

Author keywords

atmosphere; Atmospheres; dynamics; Saturn

Indexed keywords

EID: 35549013383     PISSN: 00191035     EISSN: 10902643     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.icarus.2007.05.020     Document Type: Article

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