Discovery of lake-effect clouds on Titan

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2009, Pages

  Brown, M E ^a   Schaller, E L ^a   Roe, H G ^b   Chen, C ^a,c   Roberts, J ^a   Brown, R H ^d   Baines, K H ^e   Clark, R N ^f,g  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b LOWELL OBSERVATORY   (United States)

^c Westridge School   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^e CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^f DENVER FEDERAL CENTER   (United States)

^g DENVER FEDERAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ETHANE; LAKES; METHANE;

CASSINI; HYDROCARBON LAKES; NORTH POLAR REGIONS; NORTH POLES;

CLOUDS;

ATMOSPHERIC CONVECTION; CLOUD; TITAN;

EID: 62749196595     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2008GL035964     Document Type: Article

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