Diagnostics of the Jovian Aurora Deduced from Ultraviolet Spectroscopy: Model and HST/GHRS Observations

Icarus

Volumn 147, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 251-266

  Dols, V ^a   Gerard J C ^a   Clarke, J T ^b   Gustin, J ^a   Grodent, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

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EID: 0000933518     PISSN: 00191035     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/icar.2000.6415     Document Type: Article

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