High-resolution spectroscopy of Venus: Detection of OCS, upper limit to H2S, and latitudinal variations of CO and HF in the upper cloud layer

Icarus

Volumn 197, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 377-385

  Krasnopolsky, Vladimir A ^a  

^a CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF AMERICA   (United States)

Author keywords

Abundances; atmosphere; Atmospheres; atmospheres; composition; Infrared observations; Venus

Indexed keywords

EID: 51749110872     PISSN: 00191035     EISSN: 10902643     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.icarus.2008.05.020     Document Type: Article

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