Enhanced transport in the polar mesosphere of Jupiter: Evidence from Cassini UVIS helium 584 Å airglow

Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets

Volumn 111, Issue 2, 2006, Pages

  Parkinson, C D ^a,b   Stewart, A I F ^c   Wong, A S ^d   Yung, Y L ^a   Ajello, J M ^e  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b NASA HEADQUARTERS   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^e CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

JUPITER; PLANETARY ATMOSPHERE;

EID: 33645649250     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2005JE002539     Document Type: Article

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