Impact of a new wavelength-dependent representation of methane photolysis branching ratios on the modeling of Titan's atmospheric photochemistry

Icarus

Volumn 223, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 330-343

  Gans, B ^a   Peng, Z ^b   Carrasco, N ^c   Gauyacq, D ^a   Lebonnois, S ^d   Pernot, P ^b  

^a INSTITUT DES SCIENCES MOLÉCULAIRES D ORSAY   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ PARIS SUD   (France)

^c LABORATOIRE DES SCIENCES DU CLIMAT ET DE L ENVIRONNEMENT   (France)

^d LABORATOIRE DE MÉTÉOROLOGIE DYNAMIQUE   (France)

Author keywords

Atmospheres, Chemistry; Atmospheres, Composition; Photochemistry; Titan

Indexed keywords

EID: 84872578431     PISSN: 00191035     EISSN: 10902643     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.icarus.2012.11.024     Document Type: Article

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