Influences of Venus’ topography on fully developed superrotation and near-surface flow

Earth, Planets and Space

Volumn 61, Issue 10, 2009, Pages e45-e48

  Yamamoto, Masaru ^a   Takahashi, Masaaki ^b  

^a KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

General circulation; Orographically forced wave; Superrotation; Topography; Venus

Indexed keywords

VENUSIA;

EID: 85014177706     PISSN: 13438832     EISSN: 18805981     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/BF03352962     Document Type: Letter

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