A three-dimensional model of moist convection for the giant planets II: Saturn's water and ammonia moist convective storms

Icarus

Volumn 172, Issue 1 SPEC.ISS., 2004, Pages 255-271

  Hueso, Ricardo ^a   Sánchez Lavega, Agustín ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE BASQUE COUNTRY UPV EHU   (Spain)

Author keywords

Atmospheres, dynamics; Meteorology; Saturn, atmosphere

Indexed keywords

EID: 7444236452     PISSN: 00191035     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.icarus.2004.06.010     Document Type: Article

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