Loki, Io: New ground-based observations and a model describing the change from periodic overturn

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 33, Issue 17, 2006, Pages

  Rathbun, J A ^a   Spencer, J R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF REDLANDS   (United States)

^b SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GEOPHYSICS; INFRARED DEVICES; OPTICAL TELESCOPES; OPTICAL VARIABLES MEASUREMENT; SOLAR SYSTEM; VOLCANOES;

INFRARED TELESCOPE FACILITY (IRTF); LOKI PATERA; QUANTITATIVE MODEL;

SPACE SURVEILLANCE;

GROUND-BASED MEASUREMENT; LAVA; OVERTURN; VOLCANIC ERUPTION; VOLCANO;

LOKI; PATERA;

EID: 33845645891     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2006GL026844     Document Type: Article

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