An intercomparison of ground-based millimeter, MGS TES, and Viking atmospheric temperature measurements: Seasonal and interannual variability of temperatures and dust loading in the global Mars atmosphere

Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets

Volumn 105, Issue E4, 2000, Pages 9553-9571

  Clancy, R T ^a   Sandor, B J ^b   Wolff, M J ^a   Christensen, P R ^c   Smith, M D ^d   Pearl, J C ^d   Conrath, B J ^e   Wilson, R J ^f  

^a Center for Extrasolar Planetary Studies   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^c ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^e Department of Population Medicine and Diagnostic Sciences   (United States)

^f NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MARS; PLANETARY ATMOSPHERE; SPECTROMETRY; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 0033772828     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/1999JE001089     Document Type: Review

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