Dynamics and Interaction between a Large-Scale Vortex and the Great Red Spot in Jupiter

Icarus

Volumn 136, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 14-26

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

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

^b Bureau des Longitudes   (France)

^c Grup d'Estudis Astronomics   (Spain)

^d Grup d'Estudis Astronomics ^*

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EID: 0005956760     PISSN: 00191035     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/icar.1998.6006     Document Type: Article

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