Laboratory Measurements of the Microwave Opacity of Phosphine: Opacity Formalism and Application to the Atmospheres of the Outer Planets

Icarus

Volumn 152, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 172-184

  Hoffman, James P ^a   Steffes, Paul G ^a   DeBoer, David R ^b  

^a GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b SETI INSTITUTE   (United States)

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EID: 0346125236     PISSN: 00191035     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/icar.2001.6622     Document Type: Article

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