Spectro-imaging observations of Jupiter's 2-μm auroral emission. I. H3+ distribution and temperature

Icarus

Volumn 171, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 133-152

  Raynaud, E ^a   Lellouch, Emmanuel ^a   Maillard, J P ^b   Gladstone, G R ^c   Waite Jr , J H ^d   Bezard B ^a   Drossart, P ^a   Fouchet, T ^a  

^a OBSERVATOIRE DE PARIS   (France)

^b INSTITUT D'ASTROPHYSIQUE DE PARIS   (France)

^c SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Ionospheres infrared observations; Jupiter; Jupiter atmosphere

Indexed keywords

EID: 4344619498     PISSN: 00191035     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.icarus.2004.04.020     Document Type: Article

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