The south equatorial belt of Jupiter, I: Its life cycle

Icarus

Volumn 121, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 1-17

  Sanchez Lavega, A ^a   Gomez, J M ^b  

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

^b Grup d'Estudis Astronomics   (Spain)

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EID: 0030139706     PISSN: 00191035     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/icar.1996.0067     Document Type: Article

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