Comparing methane and temperature profiles on Titan in 1980 and 2005

Planetary and Space Science

Volumn 57, Issue 14-15, 2009, Pages 1996-2000

  McKay, C P ^a   Griffith, C A ^b   Ferri, F ^c   Fulchignoni, M ^d  

^a NASA AMES RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^d OBSERVATOIRE DE PARIS   (France)

Author keywords

Huygens; Methane; Temperature; Titan; Voyager

Indexed keywords

DIRECT MEASUREMENT; EQUATORIAL REGIONS; HUYGENS; HUYGENS DATA; HUYGENS PROBE; RELATIVE HUMIDITIES; SEASONAL CHANGES; SMALL REDUCTION; SOLAR FLUX; SURFACE HUMIDITY; SURFACE TEMPERATURES; TEMPERATURE PROFILES; TITAN'S ATMOSPHERE;

ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; ATMOSPHERICS; CLOUDS; METHANE; MOISTURE; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; SPACE PROBES; SULFUR COMPOUNDS;

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE;

EID: 70449650392     PISSN: 00320633     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pss.2009.08.008     Document Type: Article

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