Benzene and haze formation in the polar atmosphere of Jupiter

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 30, Issue 8, 2003, Pages

  Wong, Ah San ^a   Yung, Yuk L ^b   Friedson, A James ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; BENZENE; COMPOSITION; HYDROCARBONS; MAGNETOSPHERE; PLANETS; UPPER ATMOSPHERE; AEROSOLS; ALUMINUM; EXTRASOLAR PLANETS; INTERPLANETARY FLIGHT;

MULTI-RING COMPOUNDS; CHEMICAL COMPOSITIONS; ENERGETIC PARTICLES; EXTRASOLAR GIANT PLANETS; FORMATION MECHANISM; HEAVY HYDROCARBONS; HIGH TEMPERATURE; PLANETARY MAGNETOSPHERE; POLAR ATMOSPHERE;

GEOPHYSICS; UPPER ATMOSPHERE;

JUPITER; PLANETARY ATMOSPHERE;

EID: 0041883644     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2002GL016661     Document Type: Article

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