A patchy cloud model for the L to T dwarf transition

Astrophysical Journal Letters

Volumn 723, Issue 1 PART 2, 2010, Pages

  Marley, Mark S ^a   Saumon, Didier ^b   Goldblatt, Colin ^c  

^a NASA AMES RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Brown dwarfs; Stars: atmospheres

Indexed keywords

EID: 78649247322     PISSN: 20418205     EISSN: 20418213     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/2041-8205/723/1/L117     Document Type: Article

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