Seasonal disappearance of far-infrared haze in Titan's stratosphere

Astrophysical Journal Letters

Volumn 754, Issue 1, 2012, Pages

  Jennings, Donald E ^a   Anderson, C M ^a   Samuelson, R E ^b   Flasar, F M ^a   Nixon, C A ^b   Kunde, V G ^b   Achterberg, R K ^b   Cottini, V ^a   De Kok, R ^c   Coustenis, A ^d   Vinatier, S ^d   Calcutt, S B ^e  

^a NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^b University of Maryland   (United States)

^c SRON NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE FOR SPACE RESEARCH   (Netherlands)

^d UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DIDEROT   (France)

^e UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

molecular processes; planets and satellites: atmospheres; planets and satellites: composition; planets and satellites: individual (Titan); radiation mechanisms: thermal

Indexed keywords

EID: 84863636065     PISSN: 20418205     EISSN: 20418213     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/2041-8205/754/1/L3     Document Type: Review

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