Simulating the one-dimensional structure of Titan's upper atmosphere: 1. Formulation of the Titan Global Ionosphere-Thermosphere Model and benchmark simulations

Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets

Volumn 115, Issue 12, 2010, Pages

  Bell, Jared M ^a   Bougher, Stephen W ^b   Waite, J Hunter ^a   Ridley, Aaron J ^b   Magee, Brian A ^a   Mandt, Kathleen E ^a   Westlake, Joseph ^c   DeJong, Anna D ^a   Bar Nun, Akiva ^d   Jacovi, Ronen ^e   Toth, Gabor ^b   De La Haye, Virginie ^a  

^a SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

^d TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^e CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC STRUCTURE; IONOSPHERE; MASS SPECTROMETRY; NAVIER-STOKES EQUATIONS; NUMERICAL MODEL; THERMOSPHERE; TITAN; UPPER ATMOSPHERE;

EID: 78649987997     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2010JE003636     Document Type: Article

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