Water vapour in the middle atmosphere of Venus: An improved treatment of the Venera 15 IR spectra

Planetary and Space Science

Volumn 47, Issue 8-9, 1999, Pages 1061-1075

  Ignatiev, N I ^a   Moroz, V I ^a   Zasova, L V ^a   Khatuntsev, I V ^a  

^a Russian Academy of Sciences   (Russian Federation)

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EID: 0000320330     PISSN: 00320633     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0032-0633(99)00030-6     Document Type: Article

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