Limits on the size of aerosols from measurements of linear polarization in Titan's atmosphere

Icarus

Volumn 204, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 271-283

  Tomasko, M G ^a   Doose, L R ^a   Dafoe, L E ^a   See, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

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Titan

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EID: 70349772924     PISSN: 00191035     EISSN: 10902643     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.icarus.2009.05.034     Document Type: Article

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