Westward rotation of the atmospheric angular momentum vector of Titan by thermal tides

Planetary and Space Science

Volumn 58, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 814-829

  Tokano, Tetsuya ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Atmosphere; Meteorology; Titan

Indexed keywords

ANGULAR MOMENTUM VECTOR; ATMOSPHERE; AXIAL ANGULAR MOMENTUMS; GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; POLAR AXIS; TEMPORAL VARIATION; THERMAL TIDE; TILT ANGLE; WAVE NUMBERS;

ATMOSPHERICS; METEOROLOGY; SULFUR COMPOUNDS; TIDES; VECTORS;

ANGULAR MOMENTUM;

EID: 77949286115     PISSN: 00320633     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pss.2010.01.001     Document Type: Article

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