X-ray emission from the outer planets: Albedo for scattering and fluorescence of solar X rays

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 111, Issue 7, 2006, Pages

  Cravens, T E ^a   Clark, J ^a   Bhardwaj, A ^b,c   Elsner, R ^b   Waite Jr , J H ^d   Maurellis, A N ^e   Gladstone, G R ^f   Branduardi Raymont, G ^g  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

^b NASA MARSHALL SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^c INDIAN SPACE RESEARCH ORGANISATION   (India)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^e SRON NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE FOR SPACE RESEARCH   (Netherlands)

^f SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALBEDO; AURORA; JUPITER; PLANETARY ATMOSPHERE; SATURN; SOLAR RADIATION; X-RAY FLUORESCENCE;

EID: 33846408679     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2005JA011413     Document Type: Article

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