Stellar occultations at UV wavelengths by the SPICAM instrument: Retrieval and analysis of Martian haze profiles

Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets

Volumn 111, Issue 9, 2006, Pages

  Montmessin, F ^a   Quemerais E ^a   Bertaux, J L ^a   Korablev, O ^b   Rannou, P ^a   Lebonnois, S ^a,c  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b Space Research Institute ^*  (Russian Federation)

^c LABORATOIRE DE MÉTÉOROLOGIE DYNAMIQUE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL; CLOUD; HAZE; INSTRUMENTATION; MARS; MARTIAN ATMOSPHERE; MORPHOLOGY; PARTICLE SIZE; SPATIAL VARIATION;

EID: 33747637994     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2005JE002662     Document Type: Article

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