Fresh ammonia ice clouds in Jupiter. I. Spectroscopic identification, spatial distribution, and dynamical implications

Icarus

Volumn 159, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 74-94

  Baines, Kevin H ^a   Carlson, Robert W ^a   Kamp, Lucas W ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Atmospheres, composition; Atmospheres, dynamics; Ices; Jupiter, atmosphere; Spectrophotometry

Indexed keywords

EID: 0036752993     PISSN: 00191035     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/icar.2002.6901     Document Type: Article

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