Jupiter and Saturn rotation periods

Planetary and Space Science

Volumn 57, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 1467-1473

  Helled, Ravit ^a   Schubert, Gerald ^a   Anderson, John D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Atmospheres; Dynamics; Jupiter; Rotation period; Saturn

Indexed keywords

ANDERSONS; ATMOSPHERES; EQUILIBRIUM THEORY; GRAVITATIONAL FIELDS; INTERIOR STRUCTURE; INTERNAL ROTATIONS; ISO SURFACE; ISOBARIC SURFACES; JUPITER; JUPITERS; MINIMIZATION METHODS; PRESSURE LEVEL; ROTATION PERIOD; SATURN; SOLID-BODY ROTATION; ZONAL WIND;

GRAVITATION; INTERPLANETARY FLIGHT; OPTIMIZATION;

ROTATION;

EID: 70149119884     PISSN: 00320633     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pss.2009.07.008     Document Type: Article

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