Interaction of Jovian White Ovals BC and DE in 1998 from Earth-Based Observations in the Visual Range

Icarus

Volumn 142, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 116-124

  Sanchez Lavega A ^a   Rojas, J F ^a   Hueso, R ^a   Lecacheux, J ^b   Colas, F ^c   Acarreta, J R ^d   Miyazaki, I ^e   Parker, D ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE BASQUE COUNTRY UPV EHU   (Spain)

^b OBSERVATOIRE DE PARIS   (France)

^c Bureau des Longitudes   (France)

^d INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE TÉCNICA AEROESPACIAL   (Spain)

^e ALPO ^*  (Japan)

^f ALPO   (United States)

Author keywords

Atmosphere; Dynamics; Jupiter; White oval spots

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000551591     PISSN: 00191035     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/icar.1999.6197     Document Type: Article

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