Analysis of Cassini/CIRS limb spectra of Titan acquired during the nominal mission. I. Hydrocarbons, nitriles and CO2 vertical mixing ratio profiles

Icarus

Volumn 205, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 559-570

  Vinatier, Sandrine ^a,b   Bézard, Bruno ^a   Nixon, Conor A ^c,d   Mamoutkine, Andrei ^d,e   Carlson, Ronald C ^d,f   Jennings, Donald E ^d   Guandique, Ever A ^d,e   Teanby, Nick A ^g   Bjoraker, Gordon L ^d   Michael Flasar, F ^d   Kunde, Virgil G ^c  

^a OBSERVATOIRE DE PARIS   (France)

^b LABORATOIRE DE MÉTÉOROLOGIE DYNAMIQUE   (France)

^c University of Maryland   (United States)

^d NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^e ADNET SYSTEMS INC   (United States)

^f CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF AMERICA   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Abundances, Atmosphere; Infrared observations; Titan

Indexed keywords

EID: 75149141249     PISSN: 00191035     EISSN: 10902643     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.icarus.2009.08.013     Document Type: Article

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