A comparison of the atmospheres of Jupiter and Saturn: deep atmospheric composition, cloud structure, vertical mixing, and origin.

@article{Atreya1999ACO,
  title={A comparison of the atmospheres of Jupiter and Saturn: deep atmospheric composition, cloud structure, vertical mixing, and origin.},
  author={Sushil K. Atreya and M. H. Wong and Tobias C. Owen and Paul R. Mahaffy and Hasso Bernhard Otto Niemann and Imke de Pater and Pierre Drossart and Th{\'e}r{\`e}se Encrenaz},
  journal={Planetary and space science},
  year={1999},
  volume={47 10-11},
  pages={
          1243-62
        }
}
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