The composition of the atmosphere of Venus below 100 km altitude: An overview

Planetary and Space Science

Volumn 54, Issue 13-14, 2006, Pages 1389-1397

  de Bergh, C ^a   Moroz, V I ^e   Taylor, F W ^b   Crisp, D ^c   Bezard B ^a   Zasova, L V ^d  

^a OBSERVATOIRE DE PARIS   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^c CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^d Space Research Institute ^*  (Russian Federation)

^e NONE

Author keywords

Atmospheric composition; Carbon monoxide; Sulfur compounds; Venus; Water vapor

Indexed keywords

EARTH (PLANET); INFRARED RADIATION; PLANETS; ROCKETS; SATELLITES; SPACECRAFT; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

MAGELLAN RADIO OCCULTATION; VENUS; WATER VAPOR;

ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY;

EID: 33747724527     PISSN: 00320633     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pss.2006.04.020     Document Type: Article

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