The study of the Martian atmosphere from top to bottom with SPICAM light on Mars Express

Planetary and Space Science

Volumn 48, Issue 12-14, 2000, Pages 1303-1320

  Bertaux, Jean Loup ^a   Fonteyn, D ^b   Korablev, O ^c   Chassefiere E ^d   Dimarellis, E ^a   Dubois, J P ^a   Hauchecorne, A ^a   Cabane, M ^a   Rannou, P ^a   Levasseur Regourd, A C ^a   Cernogora, G ^a   Quemerais, E ^a   Hermans, C ^b   Kockarts, G ^b   Lippens, C ^b   De Maziere, M ^b   Moreau, D ^b   Muller, C ^b   Neefs, B ^b   Simon, P C ^b   Forget, F ^d   Hourdin, F ^d   Talagrand, O ^d   Moroz, V I ^c   Rodin, A ^c   Sandel, B ^e   Stern, A ^f   more..

^a CNRS   (France)

^b BELGIAN INSTITUTE FOR SPACE AERONOMY   (Belgium)

^c Space Research Institute ^*  (Russian Federation)

^d LABORATOIRE DE MÉTÉOROLOGIE DYNAMIQUE   (France)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^f and Planet Sci ^*  (United States)

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EID: 0001428282     PISSN: 00320633     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0032-0633(00)00111-2     Document Type: Article

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