Emission profiles of neutral oxygen and sulfur in Io's exospheric corona

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 106, Issue A11, 2001, Pages 26155-26182

  Wolven, B C ^a   Moos, H W ^a   Retherford, K D ^a   Feldman, P D ^a   Strobel, D F ^a,d   Smyth, W H ^b   Roesler, F L ^c  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ATMOSPHERIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH   (United States)

^c University of Wisconsin Madison   (United States)

^d JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 39449129224     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2000ja002506     Document Type: Article

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