Chemical composition of simulated Titan's midatmospheric aerosols

Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets

Volumn 115, Issue 7, 2010, Pages

  Jacovi, R ^a   Laufer, D ^a   Dimitrov, V ^a   Bar Nun, A ^a  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FORMATION MECHANISM; MIXING RATIO; NUMERICAL MODEL; PHOTOLYSIS; PLANETARY ATMOSPHERE; POLYMER; POLYMERIZATION; TITAN; TROPOPAUSE;

EID: 77955623467     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2010JE003585     Document Type: Article

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