HST Detection of h2 Raman Scattering in the Jovian Atmosphere

Icarus

Volumn 142, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 324-341

  Bétremieux, Yan ^a   Yelle, Roger V ^a  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Atmosphere; Data reduction techniques; Jupiter; Radiative transfer; Spectroscopy; Ultraviolet observations

Indexed keywords

EID: 0001720479     PISSN: 00191035     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/icar.1999.6217     Document Type: Article

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