Influence of aerosol multiple scattering of ultraviolet radiation on martian atmospheric sensing

Icarus

Volumn 190, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 492-503

  Zorzano, M P ^a   Cordoba Jabonero C ^b  

^a CENTRO DE ASTROBIOLOGÍA CSIC INTA   (Spain)

^b Área de Investigación Innovación Y Desarrollo   (Spain)

Author keywords

atmosphere; Mars; Radiative transfer; Ultraviolet observations

Indexed keywords

EID: 34548645953     PISSN: 00191035     EISSN: 10902643     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.icarus.2007.03.029     Document Type: Article

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