A spectroscopic search for molecular oxygen in the Venus middle atmosphere

Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets

Volumn 104, Issue E12, 1999, Pages 30757-30763

  Mills, Franklin P ^a,b  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OXYGEN; PLANETARY ATMOSPHERE; VENUS;

EID: 4644267956     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/1999JE001085     Document Type: Article

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