Methance escape from Titan's atmosphere

Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets

Volumn 113, Issue 10, 2008, Pages

  Yelle, R V ^a   Cui, J ^a   Muller Wodarg I C F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIFFUSION; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MIXING; PLANETARY ATMOSPHERE; TITAN; VERTICAL MIXING;

EID: 57649129448     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2007JE003031     Document Type: Article

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