The dynamics and circulation of venus atmosphere

Towards Understanding the Climate of Venus: Applications of Terrestrial Models to Our Sister Planet

Volumn 11, Issue , 2013, Pages 73-110

  Read, Peter L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

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Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION PRINCIPLES; DYNAMICAL BALANCE; KEY CONSTRAINTS; LARGE-SCALE CIRCULATION; PLANETARY WAVES; SUPER ROTATION; UNDERLYING SURFACE; VENUS ATMOSPHERES;

ATMOSPHERIC MOVEMENTS;

EID: 84943813128     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4614-5064-1_6     Document Type: Chapter

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