Titan's middle-atmospheric temperatures and dynamics observed by the Cassini Composite Infrared Spectrometer

Icarus

Volumn 194, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 263-277

  Achterberg, Richard K ^a   Conrath, Barney J ^b   Gierasch, Peter J ^b   Flasar, F Michael ^c   Nixon, Conor A ^a  

^a University of Maryland   (United States)

^b Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics   (United States)

^c NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Atmospheres; dynamics; Infrared observations; structure; Titan

Indexed keywords

EID: 39149119227     PISSN: 00191035     EISSN: 10902643     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.icarus.2007.09.029     Document Type: Article

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