Microwave sounding of the giant planets

Icarus

Volumn 119, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 67-89

  Killen, R M ^a   Flasar, F M ^b  

^a SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

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EID: 0029690097     PISSN: 00191035     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/icar.1996.0003     Document Type: Article

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