Temporal variations of Titan's middle-atmospheric temperatures from 2004 to 2009 observed by Cassini/CIRS

Icarus

Volumn 211, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 686-698

  Achterberg, Richard K ^a   Gierasch, Peter J ^b   Conrath, Barney J ^b   Michael Flasar, F ^c   Nixon, Conor A ^a  

^a Bldg 142   (United States)

^b Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^c NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Atmospheres, Dynamics; Atmospheres, Structure; Infrared observations; Titan, Atmosphere

Indexed keywords

EID: 78650962794     PISSN: 00191035     EISSN: 10902643     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.icarus.2010.08.009     Document Type: Article

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