The thermosphere of Titan simulated by a global three-dimensional time-dependent model

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 105, Issue A9, 2000, Pages 20833-20856

  Muller Wodarg I C F ^a,b   Yelle, R V ^b,c   Mendillo, M ^b   Young, L A ^b,d   Aylward, A D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NORTHERN ARIZONA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

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EID: 39449113373     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2000ja000053     Document Type: Article

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