Auroral Lyman α and H2 bands from the giant planets 3. Lyman α spectral profile including charge exchange and radiative transfer effects and H2 color ratios

Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets

Volumn 104, Issue E3, 1999, Pages 5939-5954

  Rego, D ^a,c   Prange R ^a,b   Ben Jaffel, L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS SUD   (France)

^b INSTITUT D'ASTROPHYSIQUE DE PARIS   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AURORA; HYDROGEN; JUPITER; PLANETARY ATMOSPHERE;

EID: 0033602532     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/1998JE900048     Document Type: Article

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