New analysis of hydrogen and deuterium escape from Venus

Icarus

Volumn 141, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 226-235

  Donahue, Thomas M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Atmospheres, evolution; Ultraviolet observations; Venus; Venus, atmosphere; Venus, surface

Indexed keywords

EID: 0033210706     PISSN: 00191035     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/icar.1999.6186     Document Type: Article

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