Influence of high abundances of aerosols on the electrical conductivity of the Titan atmosphere

Planetary and Space Science

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 19-26

  Borucki, W J ^a   Whitten, R C ^b  

^a NASA AMES RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b SETI INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Planetary atmosphere; Titan

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY MEASUREMENT; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; PLANETS; RADIO ALTIMETERS; ULTRAVIOLET PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

HUYGENS PROBES; PHOTOELECTRON EMISSION THRESHOLDS; PLANETARY ATMOSPHERE; TITAN;

ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS;

EID: 37349067227     PISSN: 00320633     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pss.2007.03.013     Document Type: Article

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