Titan solar occultation observed by Cassini/VIMS: Gas absorption and constraints on aerosol composition

Icarus

Volumn 201, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 198-216

  Bellucci, A ^a   Sicardy, B ^a,b   Drossart, P ^a   Rannou, P ^c,d   Nicholson, P D ^e   Hedman, M ^e   Baines, K H ^f   Burrati, B ^f  

^a OBSERVATOIRE DE PARIS   (France)

^b INSTITUT UNIVERSITAIRE DE FRANCE   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE REIMS CHAMPAGNE ARDENNE   (France)

^d LABORATOIRE DES SCIENCES DU CLIMAT ET DE L ENVIRONNEMENT   (France)

^e Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^f CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Atmospheres; composition; Occultations; Titan

Indexed keywords

EID: 63749103538     PISSN: 00191035     EISSN: 10902643     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.icarus.2008.12.024     Document Type: Article

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