Distributions of the Venus 1.27-μm O2 airglow and rotational temperature

Planetary and Space Science

Volumn 56, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 1391-1398

  Ohtsuki, S ^a   Iwagami, N ^a   Sagawa, H ^b   Ueno, M ^a   Kasaba, Y ^c   Imamura, T ^d   Yanagisawa, K ^e   Nishihara, E ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR SONNENSYSTEMFORSCHUNG   (Germany)

^c TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d JAPAN AEROSPACE EXPLORATION AGENCY   (Japan)

^e NATIONAL ASTRONOMICAL OBSERVATORY OF JAPAN   (Japan)

^f Gunma Astronomical Observatory   (Japan)

Author keywords

Ground based observation; Night airglow; Oxygen; Rotational temperature; Venus

Indexed keywords

GROUND-BASED OBSERVATION; NIGHT AIRGLOW; OXYGEN; ROTATIONAL TEMPERATURE; VENUS;

EID: 51449123386     PISSN: 00320633     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pss.2008.05.013     Document Type: Article

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